Mark Levinson N 320S owner manual All slave chains, Component, Requirements & Connections

Nº 320S Basic Operation

All slave chains:

•Must include compatible Mark Levinson components. The

Nº 320S is compatible with the components listed on page 2-9. Refer to the appropriate documentation for Link compatibility information about other Mark Levinson components.

•Must connect components in a certain order to prevent communication from terminating. In general, components must be linked as follows: digital audio processor, to digital transport, to Nº 320S, to power amplifier.

				Note
				Link communication port names differ among Mark Levinson
				components. The Link communication port names used in
				the table below correspond with the component listed in the
				Component column.
Component				Requirements & Connections
Digital Audio	•	Serves as the master component in the slave chain.
Processor*	• Maximum of one per slave chain.
(e.g., Nº 360S)	•	Connect the master communication port on the digital audio processor to the slave in communication
		port on the first digital transport. If no digital transports are included in the slave chain, connect
		the master communication port on the digital audio processor to the slave in communication port
		on the Nº 320S.
Digital	• No maximum number per slave chain.
Transport*	•	Must be positioned after the digital audio processor and before the Nº 320S and power amplifier(s).
(e.g., Nº 37)	•	Connect the slave in communication port on the first digital transport to the master communication
		port on the digital audio processor. Digital transports CANNOT be included in a slave chain that
		does not include a compatible Mark Levinson digital audio processor.
	•	Connect multiple digital transports in a “daisy chain” using slave out-to-slave in communication
		port connections. Connect the slave out communication port on the last digital transport to the
		slave in communication port on the Nº 320S.
Preamplifier	• No maximum number per slave chain.
(e.g., Nº 320S)	•	Connect the slave in communication port on the Nº 320S to the slave out communication port on
		the last digital transport. If no digital transports are included in the slave chain, connect slave in
		communication port on the Nº 320S to the master communication port on the digital audio
		processor.
	•	Connect the	communication port on the Nº 320S to the		input communication port on
		the first power amplifier.

Power	•	Maximum of six per slave chain.
Amplifier	•	Connect the	input communication port on the first power amplifier to the	communication
(e.g., Nº 432)		port on the Nº 320S.

•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.

*The Nº 39 and Nº 390S CD Processors can serve as either a digital audio processor or a digital transport in a slave chain.

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