Owner`s manual

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Linking connections The Mark Levinson Linking system uses the Nº360 as the Master
of (and central clearinghouse for) inter-component communica-
tions. Other components such as digital transports are connected
to the Master as “Slaves,” and can be “daisy-chained” using their
Slave In and Slave Out jacks. As the ultimate destination of all
source signals, the Nº380 or Nº380S Preamplifier (if owned) must
be the final “Slave” in the chain. (In technical terms, it terminates
the communications bus.) In turn, the Nº380 can then serve as a
master to an associated compatible Mark Levinson power ampli-
fier—hence its “Master” communications port.
Thus, if the only other Mark Levinson Link-compatible compo-
nent you have is the Nº380 or Nº380S, connect the Nº360’s master
port to the preamplifier’s slave port using a “straight-through” RJ-
45 cable. If there are additional Mark Levinson Link-compatible
components in the system, place the preamplifier at the end of the
chain by connecting the last
slave out port to the Nº380’s slave
port. See the diagram at left for clarification.
The RJ-45 cable needed for the Link connection between the
Nº360 and other Link components may be purchased from your
Mark Levinson dealer. It may also be easily and inexpensively
made to length using two RJ-45 connectors and the appropriate
length (up to 100 feet/30 meters) of RJ-45 (flat, eight conductor)
cable.
RJ-45 cables and connectors are used throughout the world for
both telecommunications and computers, and are widely available
at low cost. The connectors are crimped on to the ends of the
cable such that pin 1 at one end is connected to pin 1 at the other
end. Such a “straight-through” connection is (counter-intuitively)
made by introducing a 180° twist in the cable between the two
ends, as shown below.
Building link cables
To Nº360 To Mark Levinson transport
Locking tabLocking tab
Caution! Connecting the communication ports other than as
described in this manual may damage the Nº360 and
the associated Mark Levinson components, and will
void those products’ warranties.
digital input
master
analog output
digital output
slave in
slave out
Link
cable
Link
cable
Nº380
slaveany input
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polarity
invert
display
intensity
aes/ebu emphasis
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COMPACT DISC DRIVE
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mode
teach ir
Nº360
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polarity
invert
display
intensity
aes/ebu emphasis
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DIGITAL PROCESSOR
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mode
teach ir
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standby
PREAMPLIFIER
Nº38
Link
cable
master
slave in
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Nº37
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DUAL MONAURAL
POWER AMPLIFIER