Connections - Sharp MD-R3 Operation Manual

CONNECTIONS

Digital and analog connections
This unit can be connected to your equipment by making a digital or analog connection.
When recording the playback signals from other equipment using this unit
Digital connection
Digital equipment with an optical output jack
or a coaxial output jack
Stereo system, CD player, MD player, MD recorder,
DAT, DSS tuner, etc.
Can be recorded with high fidelity, without
converting the original digital signals.
When listening to a recording on this unit or recording its output on other equipment
Digital connection
Digital equipment with an optical input jack
Stereo system, MD recorder, DAT, etc.
Can be played back or recorded from with
high fidelity, without converting the original
digital signals.
Depending on the digital equipment, the sampling frequency may be different (DAT etc.) from this unit's sampling
frequency. This unit supports these digital devices using an automatic switching function (Sampling rate converter: 32
kHz, 48 kHz 44.1 kHz automatically switched).
About the connecting cables
The type of cables required to make connections depends on the type of signal (digital/analog) and input/output jacks on
the equipment being connected to this unit.
Check the shape of the jacks carefully before making connections.
Jacks to be connected
Digital connection
Optical input/output,
digital input/output, etc.
Optical input/output,
digital input/output, etc.
Digital output etc.
Analog connection
L R
Line input/output,
AUX input/output, etc.
PHONES
Headphones etc.
Equipment with line output jacks or a head-
phone jack
CD player, headphone stereo, radio cassette player,
stereo system, video, etc.
Digital signals, such as those from a CD
player, can be recorded as analog signals.
Equipment with line input jacks
Stereo system, radio cassette recorder, video, etc.
Played back or recorded from with analog
signals.
Cables used
Square plug Square plug
Model: AD-M3DC
(optionally available)
Round plug Square plug
Model: AD-M1DC
(optionally available)
Yellow Yellow
Pin plug
Pin plug
Commercially available video coaxial cable
Pin plug
Pin plug
Connecting cable included with this unit
Stereo mini-plug Pin plug
Commercially available audio
connecting cable
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MD-R3
Analog connection
Analog connection
Jacks on this unit
OPTICAL
OPTICAL
OUT IN
COAXIAL
COAXIAL
IN
LINE OUT LINE IN
L
L
R R