Connecting a CD recorder or MD recorder

If you connect a CD recorder or MD recorder to the CinemaStation using commercially available optical cables, you can record audio sources played on the CinemaStation. Also, you can enjoy audio sources played on the recorder with the CinemaStation. For information on your CD recorder or MD recorder, refer to the manual for it.

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Use a commercially available optical cable (shown below) to connect your CD recorder or MD recorder to the CinemaStation. To make all connections, two optical cables are required.

Optical cable

AM/FM broadcasts cannot be output from this unit’s OPTICAL OUT (DIGITAL AUDIO) jack. To record AM/FM broadcasts, use a commercially available audio cable to connect the VCR OUT jack on the CinemaStation to the analog input jack on your recorder (see page 55).

Notes

Do not connect the power cable of the CinemaStation until all cable connections are completed.

Turn off the AV component before connecting it to the CinemaStation.

CD recorder or

MD recorder

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

IN

 

 

 

Optical

 

 

 

 

cable

 

 

 

 

 

Optical

S VIDEO

VIDEO

DIGITAL

cable

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR VCR

IN

 

 

OUT

OUT

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

(DVD ONLY)

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

VCR

OUT

 

 

IN

IN

OPTICAL

 

Connecting External AV Components

1Remove the anti-dust caps from the OPTICAL (DIGITAL AUDIO) jacks on the CinemaStation.

Keep the cap to re-attach it when the jack is not in use.

Anti-dust cap

PREPARATION

 

 

 

2 Connect the OPTICAL OUT (DIGITAL AUDIO)

 

jack on the CinemaStation to the optical

 

digital input jack on your recorder using a

 

commercially available optical cable.

 

 

 

3 To listen to audio sources played on the

 

recorder with the CinemaStation, connect the

 

OPTICAL IN (DIGITAL AUDIO) jack on the

 

CinemaStation to the optical digital output

 

jack on your recorder using another optical

 

cable.

 

Connecting the Power Cables

After you made all connections, connect the power cables of the CinemaStation and subwoofer.

SPEAKERS

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FRONT CENTER FRONT

To an AC wall outlet

SURROUND SURROUND

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE: 6MIN.

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