Mark Levinson 53 owner manual Discovering Slaves ML Net and Link2, Mark Levinson

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The figure below illustrates a typical ML Net setup:

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Discovering Slaves

ML Net and Link2

Note

If more devices are desired than the router can handle, connect the additional devices first to a switch, then connect the uplink of the switch to a normal port on the router.

Before the master device can control any slave device, the slave device must be “discovered” and assigned to the master device. Refer to the owner’s manual of the designated master device for further information about discovering and assigning slave devices.

A system can use ML Net and Link2 together, but the Link2 control has priority. Status requests and notifications are sent to the ML Net master device, but commands sent by the ML Net master device are ignored as long as Link2 is connected.

While ML Net is active from initial power-up, Link2 doesn’t activate until the master device is put into Standby mode (after initial power up). As a result, the amplifier can react initially to ML Net commands even though Link2 is connected.