Playing Audio Via A Surround Processor - Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Connectivity Manual

Playing audio via a
surround processor
Socket layout will vary
A
B
If you have several audio/video sources – DVD
player, Blu-ray player etc. – you may want to use
a surround processor to control source selection
and connect an output from the processor to the
Zeppelin AUX input.
The processor will have analogue outputs, usu-
ally in the form of RCA Phono sockets, so the cable
you require will have two colour or left/right coded
RCA Phono plugs at one end for the source and
a mini jack, headphone-style plug at the other to
connect to Zeppelin's AUX socket (Option A).
Connect Zeppelin to the front left and right
outputs and set up the processor to have no centre
speaker. If you wish, add separate surround speak-
ers and/or a subwoofer for increased effect.
You may also have the option of an optical digital
output. This may be labelled either OPTICAL,
TOSLINK™ or S/PDIF and is preferred over the
analogue outputs.
Zeppelin cannot reproduce Dolby Digital
or DTS encoded material. If such programme
cannot be "downmixed" and output by the
processor in digital stereo PCM format,
an analogue connection to Zeppelin should
be used.
The TOSLINK™ socket may have a blanking
plug in it, which must be removed. You should,
however, retain the blanking plug to protect the end
of the optical fibre should you disconnect the cable.
You will need an optical cable with a TOSLINK™
plug at one end and an optical mini jack at the
other to plug into Zeppelin's AUX socket (Option B).
Optical mini jacks have the same profile as the
analogue version, but they have a hole in the tip
for the light to pass through and do not have the
two black rings. It is also possible to use a cable
with a TOSLINK™ plug at both ends, together
with a TOSLINK™ to optical mini jack adaptor.
However, these can be somewhat variable in
performance and we recommend that you avoid
them if possible.
It makes sense, when you are using the pre-
amplifier to control source selection, also to use its
volume control. Set Zeppelin's volume to the nor-
mal level you use for playing your iPod and leave it
there. Then you will avoid the sound being too loud
when you return to listening to your iPod.
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