Sony SCD-XA9000ES Operating Instructions Manual page 7

Connecting via i.LINK S200 AUDIO OUT
jack
Connect SCD-XA9000ES to STR-DA9000ES/TA-
DA9000ES with the supplied i.LINK connecting cord.
i.LINK connecting cord (supplied)
Notes
• i.LINK connections are only possible between this player and
STR-DA9000ES/TA-DA9000ES. This player has some
restrictions on i.LINK functions and may not operate properly
if connected to components other than STR-DA9000ES/TA-
DA9000ES.
• If a metal object should fall into the i.LINK S200 AUDIO OUT
jack, short-circuiting may occur and damage the components.
• Be sure to insert the plug firmly to prevent malfunction.
• See page 32 for information about compatible signals.
• Some i.LINK components comply with copy protection
technology and handle encrypted signals. This player complies
with the DTLA copy protection technology (Revision 1.2).
• "i.LINK" lights up in the display when this player is ready to
output the audio signals from the i.LINK S200 AUDIO OUT
jack.
L L
R R
FRONT SURROUND
R
ANALOG
CENTER
5.1CH OUT
COAXIAL OPTICAL
OUT
DIGITAL(CD)
SUB WOOFER
L
2CH OUT
To i.LINK S200
AUDIO IN jack
Establishing a LINC
Before an audio signal can be transmitted between i.LINK
components, a LINC (Logical INterface Connection) must
first be established between the receiving component (of
the audio signal) and the sending component.
Establishing a LINC means establishing a logical path for
the transmission of digital audio signals between the two
components. Each logical path has an ID number. Since
the component that sends an audio signal must output the
signal to a path, and the component that receives the
signal must input it from the same path, the path must be
mutually known by both components. During the
establishment of a LINC, the following communication
occurs between the two i.LINK components.
Example
STR-DA9000ES/TA-DA9000ES establishes a LINC with SCD-
XA9000ES.
1 STR-DA9000ES/TA-DA9000ES sends a request and path
information to SCD-XA9000ES to establish a transmission
path for the audio signal.
STR-DA9000ES
TA-DA9000ES
2 SCD-XA9000ES responds to STR-DA9000ES/TA-DA9000ES,
agreeing to the establishment of a LINC.
The digital audio signal transmission becomes possible only
after the communication described above has occurred and a
LINC has been established.
AUDIO OUT
i.LINK S200
STR-DA9000ES
TA-DA9000ES
1
,
SCD-XA9000ES
2
<
AC IN
7
US