Additional information

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i.LINK interface

Symptom

Cause

Remedy

No sound is output.

• An output signal is not produced from the

• Refer to the manual that came with the source player.

 

i.LINK connector on the source player.

 

 

 

 

 

• The selected component is not compatible

• Refer to the manual that came with the source player.

 

with i.LINK audio.

 

 

 

 

 

• The input signal is set to DIGITAL or

• Select i.LINK or AUTO using the SIGNAL SELECT

 

ANALOG.

button (see Selecting the input signal type on page 43).

i.LINK indicator does not light up even when an i.LINK-equipped component is selected.

• The DIGITAL or ANALOG input signal is

• Select i.LINK or AUTO using the SIGNAL SELECT

selected.

button (see Selecting the input signal type on page 43).

• The i.LINK cable has become disconnected. • Check all connections.

• The i.LINK cable is too long.

• Use a cable less than 3.5m long.

• The selected component does not

• Refer to the manual for the selected component.

correspond to the i.LINK Audio format.

 

The component between the unit and the source player is turned off.

When the source player is turned off or in standby, the output signal is not produced. Refer to the manual for the selected component.

PQLS OFF or PQLS ON is

• During playback through an i.LINK

• This is not a malfunction.

displayed temporarily on your

connection, if you change the settings for

 

player and the sound output is

other i.LINK components, the sound will be

 

discontinued.

discontinued momentarily.

 

 

 

 

The program format indicators

• The program format indicators remain lit

• This is not a malfunction.

don’t disappear when SACD

until another format source is input.

 

playback stops.

 

 

You can’t get i.LINK to display when using the SIGNAL SELECT button.

i.LINK-equipped component(s) are not

• Turn on the component(s).

ready.

 

 

 

• i.LINK input setting is incorrect.

• Select the correct i.LINK input setting (see Assigning

 

the i.LINK inputs on page 82).

After upgrading a component, it is not recognized and cannot be selected using the i.LINK connection.

Depending on the upgrade process, certain components may cease to be recognized by the receiver.

You may need to reset the i.LINK database memory in the receiver (use the front panel):

With the receiver in standby, press STANDBY/ON while holding down STEREO/DIRECT. When you see DB CLEAR? appear in the display, press MULTI CH IN, then ACOUSTIC EQ again to confirm. When you’ve reset the i.LINK database memory, DB CLEAR SET shows in the display. If DB ERROR is displayed, step through the procedure again.

i.LINK messages

You may see the following messages displayed in the front panel display when using the i.LINK interface.

Message

Explanation

BUS FULL

The i.LINK bus has reached its capacity and cannot transmit any more data.

 

 

CANNOT LINK 1

The connection between the receiver and the selected i.LINK-equipped component is unstable. If the

 

i.LINK cables appear to be connected properly and both the receiver and i.LINK-equipped component are

 

on, switch both units off, then on again to re-establish the connection between them.

 

 

CANNOT LINK 2

The receiver can’t identify the selected i.LINK-equipped component. For example, the receiver may not be

 

able to identify an i.LINK-equipped personal computer.

 

 

LINK CHECK

The receiver is checking the i.LINK network. It does this when components are added to, or removed from

 

the network. The sound may be interrupted if this happens during playback.

 

 

LOOP CONNECT

The i.LINK network cannot function because the connected components form a loop. See Creating an

 

i.LINK network on page 77 for more on this.

 

 

NO NAME

When an i.LINK-equipped component has no name, this message is displayed instead of the proper

 

component name.

 

 

NO SIGNAL

A component is outputting an i.LINK signal that the receiver cannot reproduce. This receiver can only

 

reproduce signals from i.LINK-Audio-equipped components. See About i.LINK on page 77 for more on

 

this.

 

 

PQLS OFF

This is displayed on a playback component when PQLS turns off during playback. The sound may be

 

interrupted momentarily when this happens.

 

 

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