Madrigal Audio N31.5 manual

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    Madri gal A u dio L abor at ori es , I nc . O per at in g Man u al M ark L e vinso n ® Nº31.5 Ref erenc e CD T r anspo r t[...]

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    C A UT ION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comp[...]

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    I m por t an t Saf e ty I nstru c tions P l ea se re ad a ll instru cti ons a nd p r eca ut io ns ca re fu ll y an d c omp le te ly be f or e ope ra t in g y ou r M ar k L e vins o n co m- ponent. 1. AL W A Y S disc o nnect y our ent ire sy ste m f r om t he A C ma ins bef o re c o nnect ing o r disc o nne ctin g any cables, or when cleaning any co[...]

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    4 T able of C on t en ts U np acking and Pla cement ....................................................................... 6 U npackin g the Nº3 1 . 5 ....................................................................................... 6 Re mo ve t he T r ansport Scr e ws ........................................................................[...]

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    5 I ntr oduc tion t o Pr ogr ammi ng .................................................................. 41 H o w the Nº3 1 . 5 r emem bers pr ogr ams .......................................................... 41 As sem bling a n e w pr ogr am ........................................................................... 41 De le t e Pr ogr ammin g ..[...]

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    6 U npac k i n g an d P lac e m en t Un packin g the Nº3 1 . 5 U npa c k y our Nº3 1 . 5 Re f er en ce CD T ra ns po r t an d re mo v e al l a c ce ss o rie s f ro m th e ca r to n . In cl ud ed wit h y our n e w M ar k Le v inso n tra nsp ort is a pa ir of knit , w hit e g l o v es de si gn ed to a ss ist y ou in t he init ia l u npa ckin g a nd[...]

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    7 O per at in g V olt ag e & Fre que nc y The Nº3 1 . 5 R e f er en c e CD T rans po rt is set a t the f a ct o r y (inte rna l l y) f o r 1 00V , 1 20V , 200V , 2 20V , or 2 40V A C ma ins ope ra t io n as a pp ro p ria t e f o r th e co u ntry in w hi ch it is t o be so l d . ( 2 3 0V/50Hz o nly i n Europe an U n io n cou nt ries , i n c o m[...]

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    8 A Qu ic k St ar t… W e recognize tha t many p eopl e are understandabl y ea ger to b eg i n l is teni n g to th eir ne w co mpo nent s , a nd t h at r ea din g th e ma nua l is oft en d o ne (if a t al l) at a l a te r t ime—per ha ps w hile l ist enin g t o mus ic w ith t he n ew p rod uct it se lf . W e st ron g ly recommend that y ou re ad[...]

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    9 5 PO W E R U P TH E RE ST O F TH E S Y S TE M , LEA VI NG TH E PO WE R AM PLI FI E RS FOR L AST Al w a ys tu rn th e po w er am p lif ie r(s) of f fir st, a nd o n l as t . This good h a bit minimi z es t he o p po rtunity f or u ne x pect ed tra nsi ents r ea c hin g y ou r lo u d- sp e ak e rs. 6 SE LE C T TH E I N PU TS Y O U A RE U SI NG O N [...]

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    10 Spec ial D e si gn F eatu r e s C on gra tul at io ns on y ou r pu r ch ase of t he Nº3 1 . 5 R ef er en ce CD T rans po r t . The M a dri g a l des i gn t eam is c o nfi de nt y ou wil l en jo y th e outs tan din g pe rf o rman c e of th e Nº3 1 . 5 f or ma ny y ea rs . In c ase y ou a r e int ere st ed in t echn ic al de ta ils , wh at f ol [...]

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    11 bandw id th Hewlet t Pa ckard ® pa r t f or s u peri o r perf orma nce . A hig h qua lity E IA J o pt ic a l inte rf a c e h as a lso be en in cl u ded f o r maximu m c om pa t ib ility , alt h ou gh in ou r e xp eri en ce it s ho u l d be th e inte rf a ce o f la st re so r t . (I t of f ers t h e l east p ote n- t ia l f o r hi gh p erf orma [...]

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    12 Se t u p an d I nst al lat ion F or you r prote ction , rev iew I mpo r t ant Sa f ety I ns tr ucti ons b e f ore y ou ins t all you r Nº3 1 . 5. C a re fu ll y o pen t h e s hi pp in g ca rto n a nd r em o v e th e co nte nts . Y ou s ho u ld h a v e: • M ar k L e vins on Nº3 1 . 5 R e f er en ce D i gita l T ra ns po r t • R em ote c o n[...]

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    13 I ns t all t he s pik e s one at a time. Usi ng the supplied 1 ⁄ 8 " he x k ey , rem ov e th e scr ew s ec urin g t he f oot t o th e Nº3 1 . 5’ s c ha ss is . Ins ert th e thr ea ded e nd of t he s p ik e t hro u g h th e ho l e in th e f oot into t he t hre a ded h ol e in th e c ha s- sis , th en tu rn th e s p ik e c l ockw ise u n[...]

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    14 3 CO N N EC T TH E Nº3 1 . 5 T O TH E A C MA I NS Inse rt the s u p p li ed s hie ld ed A C co rd int o th e IE C-sta nda rd A C soc k et on th e rea r pa ne l o f th e Nº3 1 . 5 . Ch e ck t o ens ur e t ha t th e po w er sw it c h is in t h e “O f f ” ( O ) posit io n . Dou b le-c hec k th e v o lta ge l a be l on t he r ea r pa n el o f [...]

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    15 W arning: Con nec tin g the c ommun icat ion ports oth er than as desc ribed in th is manu al may dam age the Nº3 1 . 5 and/or th e digi tal process or , and will void the pr od uc t s’ w a rranties. As su min g both t he L ink co nne cti o n an d th e di g ital int er co nne c tion hav e been ma de , me re l y p re ss in g play t he f irs t [...]

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    16 Bubble level Levelling screws Levelling screws W he n l e v el , p l a ce th e disc da mpe r o n th e s p ind l e , t hen p res s Li d Op en/ Cl ose a g ain t o cl os e th e Li d . 8 IN SE RT B A T TE RI ES I N TH E R E MO TE C O NT RO L U sin g t he s u p p li ed 5 ⁄ 64 " h e x k e y , re m o v e th e t w o scr ew s se curin g th e c o v[...]

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    17 repeat disc repeat track program clear program review program save index mode on track on disc MADRIGAL AUDIO LABORATORIES repeat A > B preview program + program – display mode 10 8 6 7 9 5 elapsed time time remaining standby REFERENCE CD TRANSPORT Nº 31.5 1 11 12 15 13 14 display intensity 2 4 3 track index time F r on t P an e l 1S T A N[...]

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    18 2D I S P L A Y I N T E N S I T Y P re ss in g this b utt on v a rie s th e b ri g htn es s of t he d isp l a y . F our b ri g htn es s l e v- els a re a v a il a b l e . W he n t he Nº3 1 . 5’ s ma in po w er sw it c h is fir st tu rned o n (o r w h en po w er is re st or ed aft er a n inte rrupt io n), th e dis pl a y is a uto ma ti cal l y [...]

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    19 W hil e r epeat disc is a cti v e , th e LE D a bo v e th e bu tto n is lit . T o re turn t o n o rmal p la y , p res s r epeat disc aga i n. 7R E P E A T A - B This fu nct i on a ll ow s y ou t o rep eat (c ont inu ou s l y) a pa r t ic u l ar p hra se or pa ss a ge o n a CD . W h il e a CD is p la yin g , p re s s r epeat A-B a t th e be g inn[...]

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    20 1 1 PR O GRAM RE VI E W This fu nct i on a ll ow s y ou t o re v i e w t h e se l ect io ns in th e cu rr ent p ro gr am . (Se e P rog ra mm i n g .) P re ss t his bu tto n on ce t o vi ew t h e fir st se l ect i on in y ou r p r og ra m . T o vi e w th e ne x t se l ect i on , p re ss pr ogram r e vi e w a g a in , a nd s o o n . Aft er y ou v [...]

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    21 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 T op P an el 1L I D The L id c ov er s th e CD tr ans port as semb ly , th e me ch a nism t ha t ho l ds t he CD du rin g p l a y . It s o pe r a t io n is c o ntro lled b y th e Lid Ope n/Close b u tt o n (2). 2 LI D OPE N/CL O SE P re ss in g this b utt on o pens t he L i d (1); pr ess in g it a ga in cl oses t he Li d . Pres[...]

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    22 4 SEAR CH R E VER SE H o l din g this b utt on d o wn du rin g p l a y m o v es th e las er p ic ku p ra p id l y t o- w ard the b eginn ing of the CD , and pro vides audibl e c u ei ng . ☛ If y ou r Nº3 1 . 5 is co nn ect ed t o a co mp at ib le M ar k Le vins on d i g ital p roc es s or (v ia t he c o mmu ni ca t io n po r t s), y ou ma y c[...]

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    23 W hil e t he Nº3 1 . 5 is in ind e x m ode , pr ess in g pr e v i ous “ ski ps ” t he l aser pick up to the previo us ind e x . I f ind e x m ode is ina cti v e , p re s sin g p re vious skips the laser pickup to the pre v ious track . Press i ng pre vious w hil e a CD is p l a y in g su s pen ds p la y , ski ps th e l ase r p ic kup t o th[...]

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    24 1 1 4 3 2 CD T r anspor t As se mbl y 1 FI N GE R W ELLS The se c ut ou ts ma k e it ea sy t o gr as p a CD by it s ed ges w h en p l a c in g it o n o r re mo vin g it fr om t he s pin dl e . Both ri g ht-ha nded a n d l eft-h an ded u ser s ar e a cc omm oda ted b y h a vin g both di a go na ls a v a il a b l e . LEV E LLI N G SC REW S F or t [...]

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    25 3 BU BB LE LEVE L U se th is bu bb l e le v el , al on g with t h e f our l ev e llin g sc re w s (1), to ma k e sur e th at t he Nº3 1 . 5’ s tra ns po rt ass emb l y is le v e l . 4 L ASER AS SEM BL Y This a sse mb l y co nta ins th e Nº3 1 . 5’ s l as er p ic kup , th e de vi ce t h at r ea ds th e u nd e rsi de o f t he CD . Caution: N[...]

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    26 time track index 1 2 3 4 D isplay 1T R A C K Be fo re p l a y be gins , this p art of t he d is p l a y s ho w s th e tota l numbe r of tr a c ks o n th e CD . D urin g pl a y , this pa r t of t he d is p la y sh o ws t h e numbe r of t he t ra ck in p la y . W hil e a pr o gr am is in t he Nº3 1 . 5’ s mem ory , the l ett er P w ill a ppe ar[...]

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    27 Y ou ma y v ar y th e na tu re o f th e inf orma ti on in t his pa r t o f th e dis pl a y us in g the display mode b utt o n . (See Fr ont P ane l .) 4 I NFR ARED R EC EIVER AN D TR ANS MIT TER This pa r t of th e dis p la y a c cep ts c o mman ds fr om t he Nº3 1 . 5’ s R em ote C on- t r o l. ( S e e R em ote C on tro l .) W h e n u sin g [...]

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    28 Re mote C o n t r o l d/a polarity input mute volume A–B intensity/ •standby display mode 123 456 78 9 0 2 stop pause track 3 5 6 1 7 repeat prg/time MADRIGAL AUDIO LABORATORIES R • index 4 1 I R TRA N SM ITTE R W I N DO W The Nº3 1 . 5’ s R em ote C ont r o l sen ds inf ra r ed (IR) c omma nds t hr ou gh it s p ro- ject io n le ns , an[...]

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    29 A-B : P re ss o nc e to e sta b l is h a be ginn in g po int (po int A ) f or a n end- l es s p la yb a c k l oop . Th e dis p la y wil l fl as h th e l ett er B t o indi ca te th a t it is re a dy t o a c cep t y ou r de s i gna ted en din g point (p o int B ). O nc e t his ha s been do ne , th e Nº3 1 . 5 will r ep eat t he se gm ent o f th e[...]

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    30 4 PROGRA M/TI M E W hil e r e ma inin g in st op , y ou ma y ad va nc e t h e d is pl a y to a ny d e sir ed t r a c k us ing t he tr ack – and trac k + ke y s. P r e s s i n g prgm/t ime f o ll o w ed b y the tr ack + (o r track – ) butt o n will a dd (o r d el ete) t he d is pl a y ed tr a c k to t ha t disc ’ s p l a y list . On the o t[...]

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    31 This fu nct i on is a v a ila bl e ev e n w he n th e Nº3 1 . 5 is in stan db y , in which ca se i t s di splay wi ll ac tivate long e nough to c on f irm y ou r c omma nd v isu all y . Y ou ma y c h an ge t he i nput bu tt on b a c k to c o ntr o llin g th e digit al so ur c e sel ect i on a t an y t ime b y repe at ing t his p roced ur e . Di[...]

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    32 int ensity/•stan dby : Pr es s in g this b utt o n m ome nta ril y cy cl e s the Nº3 1 . 5 (and a ny Link ed Ma r k Le vinso n co mpo ne nts) thr ou g h th eir f our l ev e ls o f display int ensity (b ri g ht , medi um , d im , o f f). W hen pressed an d h eld f o r a bout o ne se co nd (de n ot ed b y th e bo ld d ot •), this b utt on w i[...]

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    33 Optimu m IR r ece p ti on windo w 30 feet or less 30˚ 30˚ If t he r equ ir eme nts of y ou r insta ll at i on p rec l u de a c l ea n lin e of s i g ht betw een t h e Nº3 1 . 5 and y our l ist enin g posit i on , y ou ma y w a nt to c onsi der u sin g an inf rar ed repeater to route the remote control ’ s comm ands to the N º 3 1 . 5 . P l[...]

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    34 main power REFERENCE CD TRANSPORT Nº 31.5 designed and manufactured in U.S.A. by MADRIGAL S/N slave out slave in eiaj st spdif aes/ebu communication ports digital outputs WARNING: BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THIS DEVICE, REFER T O OWNER'S MANUAL FOR PROPER OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. HAZARDOUS VOLT AGE AV AILABLE INSID[...]

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    35 3 A C PO WE R CO RD SO CK ET This s ock et a cc ept s A C ma ins po w er vi a th e su p pl ied A C po w er c or d. 4 FUSE COMP ART MENT The p a ne l su rro u n din g the m ain po w er sw itc h is als o a hing ed co v er f o r th e Nº3 1 . 5’ s fuse c o mpa r tm ent . Th e Nº3 1 . 5 uses tw o 1 . 0-amp er e s lo-b lo w fus es (ty pe T1A s l o[...]

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    36 7 D I GI T AL O UTP UT , E IAJ O PTI C A L Th is output p rovides the digit al audi o signal ( DA S ) , via opti cal cab le equ ip ped w ith t he E I A J-ty pe o pt i ca l co nnect or (so met ime s ca ll ed “T os link ® ”) to t he d i gita l pr oces so r . 8 DIGIT AL OUTPUT , ST O PTIC AL Th is output p rovides the digit al audi o signal ( [...]

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    37 Basic O per ati on Be f or e o per at in g y ou r Nº3 1 . 5 , beco me f a milia r wit h its co ntro ls an d t he ir l oca- t io ns . (S ee Fr ont P an el , T op P ane l , CD T r an sport A ssem bl y , an d R em ote C o nt rol .) Loadin g a CD T o l oa d a CD f or p l a y: 1 . M ak e s ure t h a t th e main po w er sw it ch is se t t o th e “ [...]

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    38 Ran dom play Us in g th e R em ote C o ntr ol , y o u ma y h a v e th e Nº3 1 . 5 pl a y tra cks t otal l y at r an dom . T o do t his , p r e s s t h e 0 (z ero) nu m be red k e y , t h e n p res s play . W hil e ra n do m p l a y is a ct i v e , th e le tte r R w ill a pp ear p re ced in g th e tr a c k number on the di sp la y . T o cancel r[...]

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    39 U sing i ndic es If a CD has i ndices , y o u m a y use them to b egin pl a y in the m iddle of a tra ck . 1. P r e s s inde x mode . (If t h er e w as n o CD in p la y , th e d is p la y will show IN D EX S EA RCH .) Aft e r a b rie f d e l a y w hil e th e t r ans po r t sea rc h es th e d isc , th e LE D a bo v e th e bu tto n w ill fl as h t[...]

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    40 R epeatin g a specifi c pas sage T o rep ea t (co ntinu ou s l y) a spe c ifi c p hra se o r pas sa ge o n a CD , p re ss r epeat A-B at t he be ginn in g of t he p as sa g e y ou w ou l d lik e t o rep ea t . At th e end o f th e pa s- sa ge , press repeat A-B a ga in . The pa ssa g e y ou se l ect ed wil l re pea t c ont inu ou s l y . W hil e[...]

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    41 I nt r odu c t ion t o P r ogr am m in g Rat he r than pla ying an e n ti re C D , y ou m a y cho o s e to pla y o n ly ce r t ai n s elec tion s. T o do t his , y ou c re a te a “ pr og ra m ” (or p la y list) a n d st o re it in t he Nº3 1 . 5’ s mem o r y . Be f or e us in g yo ur Nº3 1 . 5’ s pr og ra mmin g f eatu re s , bec o me [...]

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    42 Delet e Programming If y ou w ant t o p l a y m ost of a CD , a nd ju st “i gn or e” a f ew t ra ck s , y ou ma y w ant t o us e th is sh o rtcu t: 1 . U sin g t he n e xt and pr e vious (o r the nu mber ed bu tto ns on t he R e- m ote C ont ro l), s e le ct th e f irst t ra ck y ou w a nt t o eli m i nate from y our pr ogram . 2. “D e le [...]

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    43 A d v an c ed P r og r am m in g Af ter you ha v e created a fe w pr ograms as outline d i n the pre vious se c tion, y o u ma y w ant t o re v ie w t he m , a dd e x tr a tr a c ks t o e xist ing p ro gra ms , or in ot he r w a ys chan ge the nat ure of wh at y ou ha v e done . T he N º 3 1 .5 pro vides gre at flexibi l ity in the se regards. [...]

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    44 Erasing a sele ction Y ou als o ma y era se a se l ect i on f r o m a pr e vi ous l y sa v ed pr o gra m . T o era se a se l ec- tion : 1 . Loa d a CD f o r w hic h y ou ’ v e al rea dy s a v ed a pr o gra m (th e l ett er P wil l a ppe a r p rec ed in g th e tra c k numbe r o n th e dis pl a y); or l oa d a n u npro grammed C D , then asse mb[...]

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    45 Se tt in g O p ti ons The Nº3 1 . 5 gi v es y ou t he a b ility t o “ cu st o miz e ” its o pe ra ti on t o su it y our pa r ti cul ar ne eds a nd/o r pr ef er en ce s . On e of t he se o pt io ns perta ins e x c l usi v el y t o ho w t he Nº3 1 . 5 itself o pera t es: I nd e x 0 . The ot he r o pt io ns ad dr es s th e w a y in w hi ch t [...]

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    46 p l a c e onl y th e Nº3 1 . 5 int o sta nd b y m ode (s in ce y ou ma y w is h t o list en t o a not he r inp ut on y ou r p r oces so r). W he n t he Nº3 1 . 5 is f irst tu rn ed on , th e sta ndb y link sett in g is on . ■ Alias li nk: M a rk L e v inso n di gita l p roc ess o rs a ll o w y ou t o set a n “in- pu t al ia s ” f or ea c[...]

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    47 A – si gn be si de a n opt io n ind ic a te s th at it is cu rr ent l y off ; a + sign in d i c a t es th at it is cu rr e nt l y on . If y ou contin ue clicki ng display m ode aft er t he d is p la y sh o ws DISPL A YLIN K + , t he link s a re s h o w n a ga in beg inn in g wit h I N D EX 0 , then RECORD LIN K , then MU TE LI N K , and so on [...]

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    48 M adrig al Com m un ic ati ons L i nk The inf o rma ti o n ne eded t o ta k e ful l a d v anta g e of t he M ad ri g al C ommu nic at i o ns Linkin g sy st em (M CL) f a lls int o t w o ca t e g ori es: u nderst anding the architect ure us ed, a n d s umma riz in g w hic h ca bl es a re n eeded be t w een w hi ch c o mpo n ents . The f o ll ow i[...]

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    49 “ Link ed amplifi ers?” y ou ask Th e co mmu ni ca t i on r equ ired bet w een p rea mp lifi er a nd po w er a mp lif ie r(s) is m or e limit ed th an be t w een ot he r co mpo n ents . In pa rti cu la r , the n ew 300 s erie s M ar k Le v inso n a mp lifi er s wil l: • t o gg le betw een st andb y and operat e in c on ju nct io n w ith t [...]

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    50 Whi ch Cables Go Wher e? H a vin g cl ear ed u p (w e ho pe) th e co nc eptu al d i ff i cu lty w ith h o w Linkin g w or ks an d wit h th e nam es o f th e v a rio us L ink co mmun ic a ti ons po rts , w e mo v e on t o th e pur el y p ra gma t ic: w h at s iz e ca b l es d o I use? Wh er e? The L ink sy ste m us es sta nd ar d t el ep hone c o[...]

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