Superlink" Digital Signal Transmission System; Connections - C.E.C. TL3N Owner's Manual

"SUPERLINK" Digital Signal Transmission System

SUPERLINK is CEC's proprietary digital signal transmission system that
transports music signals and synchronization(clock) signals with separate
cables. The SPDIF(Sony Philips Digital Inter Face) and AES/EBU(Audio
Engineering Society/European Broadcasting Union) systems, commonly
used in coaxial digital outputs and optical outputs, transmit both the music
and clock signals through the same cable, and thus are prone to jitter effects
caused by the signals interfering with each other. CEC's SUPERLINK
system transmits these signals separately with multiple cables, requiring no
encoding/decoding process for data transmission. It minimizes deterioration
of the music signal during transmission by using the clock signals from the
D/A converter's master clock generator to achieve complete synchronization.
Each transmission path delivers/receives the following signals.
MCK(Master Clock): The CD transport receives the master clock signal
from the D/A converter through this line, and functions as a slave to the
DA converter, enabling completely synchronized transportation of audio
data.
BCK(Bit Clock): Sends bitclock signals, required for digital data bit
identification(e.g. sampling frequency) or signal readout, from the CD
transport to the D/A converter.
LRCK(L/R Clock): Sends left/right identification clock signals from the CD
transport to the D/A converter.
DATA: Sends audio data from the CD transport to the DA converter.
Connection
●SUPERLINK Connection
Connect the TL3N's SUPERLINK terminals(MCK,
BCK, LRCK, DATA) to the corresponding terminals
on a D/A converter with four 75Ω BNC cables.
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