i.LINK connection

If you have the i.LINK component SCD- XA9000ES, connect to this receiver with an i.LINK cable (supplied with SCD-XA9000ES). This receiver is only compatible with i.LINK connections to the SCD-XA9000ES. i.LINK connections to SCD-XA9000ES through other components, and i.LINK connections to other component are not guaranteed.

Notes

•If a metal object should fall into the i.LINK jack, short-circuiting may occur and damage the components.

•Be sure to insert the plug firmly to prevent malfunction.

•For details about compatible signals, see page 63. This receiver cannot process incompatible signals such as DV, MICROMV, or MPEG-TS. Some i.LINK components conform to copy protection technology standards and handle encrypted signals. This receiver conforms to the copy protection technology of DTLA (Revision 1.2).

•Sound fields and LIP SYNC function (page 41) are not activated when DSD signals are input to this receiver.

Establishing a LINC

Before an audio signal can be transmitted between i.LINK components, a LINC (Logical INterface Connection) must first be established between the component receiving the audio signal and the component sending the audio signal. Establishing a LINC means establishing a logical path for the transmission of digital audio signals between the two components. Each logical path has an ID number. Since the component that sends an audio signal must output the signal to a path, and the component that receives the signal must input it from the same path, the path must be mutually known by both components. During the establishment of a LINC, the following communication occurs between the two i.LINK components.

Example

This receiver establishes a LINC with SCD- XA9000ES. Select i.LINK using the INPUT SELECTOR on this unit, and set the player to i.LINK output mode.

1This receiver sends a request and path information to SCD-XA9000ESto establish a transmission path for the audio signal.

1

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2

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2SCD-XA9000ES responds to the component, agreeing to the establishment of a LINC.

The digital audio signal transmission becomes possible only after the communication described above has occurred and a LINC has been established.

Notes

The LINC is cancelled in the following cases.

–When i.LINK cable is connected or disconnected.

–When the input selection is switched.

Operations Other

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