16CONNECTIONSConnecting Audio Components Connecting to digital jacksThis unit has digital jacks for direct transmission ofdigital signals through either coaxial or fiber optic cables.You can use the digital jacks to input PCM, Dolby Digitaland DTS bitstreams. When you connect components toboth the COAXIAL and OPTICAL jacks, priority is givento the input signals from the COAXIAL jack. All digitalinput jacks are acceptable for 96-kHz sampling digitalsignals.y• You can designate the input for each digital jacks according toyour component by using “7 I/O ASSIGNMENT” on the SETMENU (see pages 56 and 57 for details).Note• The OPTICAL jacks on this unit conform to the EIA standard.If you use a fiber optic cable that does not conform to thisstandard, this unit may not function properly. Connecting a turntablePHONO jacks are for connecting a turntable with an MMor high-output MC cartridge. If you have a turntable witha low-output MC cartridge, use an in-line boostingtransformer or MC-head amplifier when connecting tothese jacks.y• Connect your turntable to the GND terminal to reduce noise inthe signal. However you may hear less noise without theconnection to the GND terminal for some record players. Connecting a CD playery• The COAXIAL CD and OPTICAL CD jacks are available for aCD player which has coaxial or optical digital output jacks.• When you connect a CD player to both the COAXIAL CD andOPTICAL CD jacks, priority is given to the input signals fromthe COAXIAL CD jack. Connecting an MD recorder, tapedeck or CD recordery• DIGITAL OUTPUT jacks and analog OUT (REC) areindependent. Only digital signals are output from DIGITALOUTPUT jacks and analog signals from OUT (REC) jacks.• When you connect your recording component to both theanalog and digital input and output jacks, the priority is givento the digital signal.Notes• When you connect a recording component to this unit, keep itspower on while using this unit. If the power is off, this unit maydistort the sound from other components.• When you record from a source component connected to thisunit while this unit is set in the standby mode, the recordedsound may be distorted. To avoid this problem, turn on thisunit.