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Preparation• There are various ways to connect the player, depending
on the equipment you wish to use. The following
drawings illustrate some possible configurations.
• Please refer to manuals for other equipment as necessary
to ensure that you make the correct connections.
• Do not connect the player via your VCR. The video
quality could be distorted by the copy protection system.
• Do not connect the player’s audio output jack to the
phono input jack on your audio system.
Digital audio connections
This unit features COAXIAL and OPTICAL digital
output jacks. Connect one or both of them to digital
input jacks of an AV receiver. You can also enjoy high-
quality stereo sound at sampling frequencies of 88.2 and
96kHz, assuming the material is not copy-protected and
the equipment you connect is compatible with these
signals.
Notes:
– If the audio format of the digital output does not
match the capabilities of your receiver, the receiver
will produce a strong, distorted sound or no sound at
all. Make sure to select the appropriate audio format
on the disc menu screen. Pressing AUDIO once or
more may change not only the audio language but
also the audio format. The selected format name will
be displayed for several seconds in the status
window.
– SA-CD audio signal is not output from DIGITAL
OUT jacks.
– If you wish to enjoy Dolby Digital, DTS, and MPEG
you must connect this unit to the AV receiver that
support those.
i.LINK components connections
Use an i.LINK connection cable of approximately
3m(10 feet) or less to connect this unit to i.LINK-
compatible components (refer to page18 for details).
Analog audio (6CH DISCRETE)
connection
Connect a receiver with multi-channel audio input
terminals to enjoy surround sound with no sampling
frequency limitation. We recommend this connection to
obtain maximum performance of SA-CD discs and
DVD-Audio multi-channel sound.
Audio connection
COAXIAL
IN OPTICAL
IN
AV receiver Insert
fully, with
this side
facing up.
RL
FRONT RL
SURROUND
CENTER
SUBWOOFER
AV receiver