Mark Levinson N432 N431 Note

•Must include components that are connected in a certain

order to prevent communication from terminating. Power

amplifiers such as the Nº432/431 must be the last components

in a slave chain.

Note The slave chains in this section include preamplifiers and power

amplifiers. However, slave chains can also include digital audio

processors and digital transports. Refer to the appropriate

documentation for information about including these Mark

Levinson components in a slave chain.

The table below indicates slave chain requirements for preamplifiers

and power amplifiers.

Preamplifier

(e.g., Nº320S)

Power Amplifier

(e.g., Nº432/431)

•No maximum number per slave chain.

•Connect the or slave out communication port on

the preamplifier to the input communication port

on the first power amplifier.

•Maximum of six per slave chain.

•Connect the input communication port on the first

power amplifier to the or slave out communication

port on the preamplifier.

•Connect up to six power amplifiers in a “daisy chain”

using input-to- control communication port

connections. The control communication port on

the last power amplifier is not connected.

1. Make sure the Nº432/431 and all associated components are

powered off.

2. Connect the input communication port on the first

power amplifier to the or slave out communication port

on the preamplifier.

If desired, connect the control communication port on

the first power amplifier to the input communication

port on another power amplifier. Up to six power amplifiers

can be included in a slave chain using “daisy chain”

input-to- control communication port connections. The

control communication port on the last power amplifier

is not connected.