Esoteric SA-50 ADigital audio output terminals, BDigital audio input terminals, English

ADigital audio output terminals

These terminals output digital audio from CD. The unit may be connected using either coaxial or optical (TOS) cables to amplifiers or digital audio devices such as CD recorders, etc.

Use commercially available COAXIAL or OPTICAL cables: COAXIAL: Use RCA (pin) digital audio cable OPTICAL: Use optical digital audio cable (TOS)

<The DIGITAL OUT terminals cannot output digital audio from Super Audio CDs.

<When inserting the plug of the optical cable, the protective shutter of the terminal will open and you should hear it click into position when fully inserted. Be careful that you do not force the plug, because this could result in damage to the protective shutter, the cable, or the unit itself.

<Digital output can be set to on or off (page 22).

BDigital audio input terminals

Inputs digital audio. Connect to the digital output terminals of digital devices.

Use commercially available cables.

COAXIAL: Use RCA (pin) digital audio cables

OPTICAL: Use optical digital audio cables (TOS)

CAnalog audio output terminals

Use either the XLR or RCA (pin) terminals for 2-channel analog stereo output.

Use commercially available XLR or RCA audio cables:

XLR: Use balanced XLR audio cables

RCA: Use RCA audio cables

Connect the R terminal on this unit to the right (R) terminal of the amplifier and the L terminal on this unit to the left (L) terminal of the amplifier.

<Analog audio output can be set to on or off and the polarity of the XLR terminal can be set to 2 HOT or 3 HOT (page 22).

ENGLISH

Esoteric uses Esoteric MEXCEL stress-free 7N cable as a reference. The following items are available in the Esoteric MEXCEL cable series.

RCA audio cable	BNC digital cable
XLR audio cable	Speaker cable
RCA digital cable	Power cable
XLR digital cable

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