4TAPE 1 OUT, TAPE 2 OUT

Connect these outputs to the right-channel and left-channel tape inputs of your tape machine.

5TAPE 1 IN, TAPE 2 IN

Accept right-channel and left-channel signal leads from the tape- output connectors of a tape machine. These inputs can also be used with other line-level source equipment.

These outputs are unaffected by the OUTPUT LEVEL control on the front panel of the Nº26.

6POWER SUPPLY INPUT

Accepts one end of the DC cable that connects the Nº26 to the PLS-226.

7CD

Accepts right-channel and left-channel balanced signal leads from a CD player or other line-level source equipment.

8AUX 1

Accepts right-channel and left-channel signal leads from line-level source equipment.

9PHONO/AUX 2

If your Nº26 is equipped with the phono option, connect your turntable's right-channel and left-channel signal leads to these inputs.

If your Nº26 isn't equipped with a phono option, these inputs will accept signal leads from any line-level source equipment.

10Ground binding post

Connect your tonearm's ground lead to this binding post.

11OPTIONAL BALANCED INPUT

If your Nº26 is equipped with the balanced input option, connect the right-channel and left-channel balanced line-level signal leads from source equipment with balanced output.

The pin assignments of these XLR-type female input connectors are:

 

Pin 1:

Signal ground

1 2

Pin 2:

Signal + (non-inverting)

3Pin 3: Signal – (inverting)

Connector ground lug: chassis ground

Refer to the operating manual of your balanced-output line-level source to verify that the pin assignments of its output connector correspond to the Nº26. If not, wire the cable so that the appropriate output pin connects to the equivalent input pin.

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Mark Levinson N26 manual Tape 1 OUT, Tape 2 OUT, Tape 1 IN, Tape 2, Power Supply Input, Phono/Aux, Optional Balanced Input

N26 specifications

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