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5. Once you have completed the necessary input and output
connections, select the input of your choice. For each input
selected, the corresponding LED will illuminate. When a powered
digital input source and the Processor have linked, the SYNC LED
will illuminate.
DIGITAL SOURCE TO D/A PROCESSOR INTERLINK CONSID
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ERATIONS
Care should be taken in selecting the type of cable used to link the
digital source to your Processor. We suggest the AT&T wide-
bandwidth fiber optic cable be used. The AT&T format has a
bandwidth of approximately 50 MegaBit. This allows accurate
transmission of the digital bit stream without data corruption
and proves to be sonically superior. If the AT&T format is not
available, a high quality quartz fiber optic cable (TOSH format)
can work well. Using a fiber optic interconnect reduces ground
loop problems often associated with quality audio systems.
If coaxial cable is used, it should be non-capacitive and have a
bandwidth in excess of 10MHz to prevent drop-out errors. For
best results with coaxial cable we recommend the AES/EBU
balanced format. The AES/EBU format is a + 5 volt balanced
digital transmission. Because of the high voltage balanced for-
mat, this system allows for accurate data transmission and has
great sonic advantages over standard single-ended coaxial or
Tosh fiber optic terminations. The AES/EBU coaxial cable must
have two conductors and a shield for balanced termination.
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