3

AC POWER CORD SOCKET

 

 

 

This socket accepts AC mains power via the supplied AC power cord.

 

4

FUSE COMPARTMENT

 

 

 

The panel surrounding the main power switch is also a hinged cover for

 

 

 

the Nº31.5’s fuse compartment. The Nº31.5 uses two 1.0-ampere slo-blow

 

 

 

fuses (type T1A slow-blo 5x20mm).

 

 

 

 

Warning!

 

 

Never attempt to open the fuse compartment without first

 

 

 

removing the AC power cord from the Nº31.5. If you need to

 

 

 

replace the fuses, always use the same type of fuse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To open the fuse compartment, insert the tip of a small, flat-bladed screw-

 

 

 

driver into the slot at the top edge of this panel. Gently pry open the top

 

 

 

edge of the compartment cover.

 

 

5-6 SLAVE OUT and SLAVE IN

 

 

 

These communication ports allow the Nº31.5 to “link” to certain compat-

 

 

 

ible Mark Levinson components via the Madrigal Communications Link sys-

 

 

 

tem (MCL). (See Setting Options.) When making these connections (which

 

 

 

resemble large versions of standard U.S. telephone connectors), make sure

 

 

 

that the Link cable’s locking tabs engage securely in the components’ com-

 

 

 

munication ports.

 

 

 

To set up a Linked system consisting only of transport and processor:

 

 

 

1. Using a Link cable (see Madrigal Communications Link), connect

 

 

 

the master port on the Mark Levinson digital processor to the

 

 

 

Nº31.5’s slave in port.

 

 

 

2. Make sure that the digital audio connection between the two op-

 

 

 

erates (you should see “44.1” on the processor, indicating that it

 

 

 

has locked onto the Nº31.5’s output).

 

 

 

3. Press play on the Nº31.5—that’s it.

 

 

 

To add multiple Mark Levinson transports to the system, simply connect the

 

 

 

first Nº31.5’s slave out port to the second Nº31.5’s slave in port. Subsequent

 

 

 

transports are connected from slave out to slave in in a “daisy chain.”

 

 

 

If you are linking a Mark Levinson preamplifier, it must be the last compo-

 

 

 

nents in this “daisy chain.” Run a Link cable from the last slave out port to

 

 

 

the slave port of the Mark Levinson preamplifier. (Mark Levinson power

 

 

 

amplifiers employ a different, special linking connection from the preampli-

 

 

 

fier.)

 

 

 

 

Caution:

 

 

Connecting the communication ports other than as

 

 

 

described in this manual may damage the Nº31.5 and the

 

 

 

digital processor, and will void the products’ warranties.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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