How To Connect - McIntosh C34V Owner's Manual

Fold out the photographs on the inside of the back
cover. It will assist you in locating the controls and
pushbuttons. The numbers and letters on the photo-
graphs refer to the paragraphs that follow.
There are four fields of audio connectors on the back
panel of the C 34V for use with associated equipment:
AUDIO INPUTS, EXTERNAL PROCESSORS, AUDIO
OUTPUTS, and MONITOR AMPLIFIER. On the front
panel are four additional phone jacks; two for use with
an additional audio tape recorder and two for use with
headphones.
Use shielded cables to interconnect the source equip-
ment and the preamplifier, To minimize the possibility
of hum or noise, the shielded cables should be of
parallel construction or if not loosely twist the left and
right cables together. Locate them away from the
speaker connecting cables and AC power cords. Be cer-
tain to use good quality shielded cables for all intercon-
nections. Your dealer can advise you on the kind and
length of cable that will best suit your installation.
AUDIO INPUTS
1. TURNTABLE:
Connect the cable from the turntable left channel
to the Left PHONO INPUT. Connect the cable from
the turntable right channel to the Right PHONO IN-
PUT. If the turntable has a separate ground lead,
connect it to the screw terminal marked ground (GND).
2. TUNER:
Connect the cable from the tuner left channel
output to the Left TUNER INPUT. Connect the
cable from the tuner right channel output to the
Right TUNER INPUT.
3. CD:
Connect the cable from the Compact Disc (CD)
player left channel output to the Left CD INPUT.
Connect the cable from the CD player right channel
output to the Right CD INPUT.
4. TV:
Audio from a stereo TV set or TV monitor can be
connected to the TV INPUT. Connect the left chan-
nel cable to the Left TV INPUT. Connect the right
channel cable to Right TV INPUT.
The output of a monophonic TV set can be con-
nected to both left and right channel TV INPUTS by
use of a "Y" connector.
5. VCR 1/TAPE 1:
To Playback/Monitor: connect the cable from the
tape recorder left channel output to the Left
VCR 1/TAPE 1 INPUT. Connect the cable from the

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tape recorder right channel output to the Right
VCR 1/TAPE 1 INPUT. Connect a second and third
recorder in the same manner to the VCR 2/TAPE 2
INPUT and LASER/TAPE 3 INPUT.
To Record: connect the cable from the Left
VCR 1/TAPE 1 OUTPUT to the left high-level input
of the tape recorder. Connect the cable from the
Right VCR 1/TAPE 1 OUTPUT to the right input of
the tape recorder. Connect a second and third
recorder in the same manner to the VCR 2/TAPE 2
OUTPUT and TAPE 3 OUTPUT.
M. FRONT PANEL TAPE RECORDER JACKS:
TAPE 3 recorder input and output connections are
also available at the TAPE 3 IN-OUT phone jacks on
the front panel. The front panel phone jacks are
designed for use with ¼-inch stereo phone plugs.
Connections are tip: left signal, ring: right signal,
and sleeve: common ground.
When a phone plug is inserted in the front panel
TAPE 3 in phone jack, the circuit to the rear panel
LASER/TAPE 3 INPUT is disconnected, but inserting
a phone plug in the front panel TAPE 3 OUT phone
jack does not disconnect the rear panel TAPE 3
OUTPUT. Thus, it is possible to record from the
front panel TAPE 3 OUT phone jack and the rear
panel TAPE 3 OUTPUT at the same time but it is
not possible to listen to both at the same time.
6. VCR I/TAPE 1 - VCR 2/TAPE 2:
Video Tape Recorders: If you prefer, one or both
of the VCR/TAPE inputs can be used for the audio
from a VCR. Connect the left channel audio output
from the VCR to the Left VCR 1/TAPE 1 INPUT.
Connect the right channel audio output from the
VCR to the Right VCR 1/TAPE 1 INPUT. If the VCR
has only a single audio output (mono), use a "Y"
connector to connect the program to both the left
and right input.
7. LASERVISION PLAYER:
The audio from a laser vision video disc player
can be connected to the LASER/TAPE 3 INPUT if
desired. Connect the cable from the left channel
audio output of a laser disc player to the Left
LASER/TAPE 3 INPUT. Connect the cable from the
right channel audio output of a laser disc player to
the Right LASER/TAPE 3 INPUT.
8. EXTERNAL PROCESSORS:
The second field of connectors are marked EXTER-
NAL PROCESSORS. There are two sets of EXTERNAL
PROCESSOR jacks, one set that affects the program
selected by the LISTEN selector and one set that af-