Parasound manual CONNECTING THE A 21 TO TRIGGER ANOTHER COMPONENT, What You’ll Need, To Connect

9 CONNECTING THE A 21 TO TRIGGER ANOTHER COMPONENT

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Whenever the A 21 is turned on either manually or automatically, there is 12 Vdc present at its own DC Trigger Out jack so it can trigger additional amplifiers or other components on and off.

What You’ll Need:

• A cable with a 2.5 mm sub-mini plug on each end
(in addition to the one provided with the A 21)	2.5 mm sub-mini plug
• A component that can be triggered with an external
+9 Vdc to +12 Vdc source. The A 21 DC Trigger output
provides up to 150 mA of current

Before Connecting

Remove power to all the components in your audio system.

To Connect

1Plug one end of the trigger wire into the 12V Output jack on the A 21.

2Plug the other end of this wire into the component that you want the A 21 to trigger.

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Input

COMPONENT TO CONTROL

YOU SHOULD KNOW

If the device you want your A 21 to control doesn’t have a 2.5 mm trigger output connector, you can cut one plug off the cable and terminate the end as required. The lead with the stripe is positive and the lead without the stripe is negative.