Kenwood MDS-JA20ES Hookups, Connecting the AC power cord, Connecting the deck to an amplifier

Getting Started

HookupsConnecting the deck to an amplifier

Connect the amplifier to the LINE(ANALOG) IN/OUT jacks using the audio connecting cords (supplied), making sure to match the color-coded cords to the appropriate jacks on the components: red (right) to red and white (left) to white. Be sure to make connections firmly to prevent hum and noise.

MD deck		ç	Amplifier
LINE(ANALOG)			TAPE/MD
IN	OUT		OUT
L	L		L
R	R	Ç	R

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Connecting the deck to a digital component such as a CD player, DAT deck, digital amplifier, or another MD deck

Connect the component through the DIGITAL IN/ OUT connectors with two (or three) optical cables (not supplied) and/or two coaxial digital connecting cables (not supplied).

When using the optical cables

Take the caps off the connectors and then insert the plugs parallelly until they click into place.

Be sure not to bend or tie together the optical cables.

MD deck		Digital component
DIGITAL IN	DIGITAL OUT	DIGITAL
COAXIAL OPT1 OPT2	COAXIAL OPTICAL	OPTICAL
		IN OUT

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You can connect the optical cable to either OPT1 or OPT2

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When using the coaxial digital connecting cable

MD deck		Digital component
DIGITAL IN	DIGITAL OUT	DIGITAL
COAXIAL OPT1 OPT2	COAXIAL OPTICAL	COAXIAL
		IN OUT
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zIf “Din Unlock” and “C71” appear in the display

Make sure the optical cable or the coaxial digital connecting cable is connected properly.

zAutomatic conversion of digital sampling rates during recording

A built-in sampling rate converter automatically converts the sampling frequency of various digital sources to the 44.1 kHz sampling rate of your MD deck. This allows you to record sources such as 32- and

48-kHz DAT or satellite broadcasts, as well as compact discs and other MDs.

Note

If “Din Unlock” alternates with “C71”, or “Cannot Copy” appears in the display, recording through the digital connector is not possible. In this case, record the program source through the LINE(ANALOG) IN jacks with the INPUT set at ANALOG.

Connecting the AC power cord

Connect the AC power cord to a wall outlet or to the outlet of a timer.

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