General Hints - VINCENT SA-31 Manuel D'utilisation

CONNECTION OF THE SOURCE EQUIPMENT
You can connect up to four devices with analogue stereo high level output such as a CD player in order
to provide the audio signals of your input sources to the system. The output sockets on the source equip-
ment are usually indicated by "Line Out", "Audio Out" or "Front Out". You will find information about
ways to connect source equipment in their operating manuals. The audio inputs "CD", "AV", "TAPE" and
"TUNER" (9) represent electrically equivalent standard high level inputs with RCA connection. They have
an identical function and differ only in name.
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General hints:

To use a record player you need a so-called phono preamplifier (also called an equaliser preampli-
fier), which is installed in the signal path between the record player and one of the high-level inputs.
Some models of record player already include this preamplifier and can be connected directly. You
will find further information in this appliance's operating manual.
The stereo sound of appliances that use output connectors other than RCA (DIN plugs, jack plugs) can
often also be used with the aid of adaptors.
CONNECTION OF A RECORDING DEVICE
If you want, you can use the RCA sockets "REC OUT" (10) on the back of the appliance to connect an
analogue stereo recording device (e.g. CD recorder, cassette recorder etc.) or another appliance that is
intended for receiving the unchanged, fixed stereo output level (line level) from the signal source selected
on the amplifier at any given time. The output level is independent from the volume and tone settings
(BASS, TREBLE, TONE, LOUD).
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Connect this signal output to the signal input ("LINE IN", "TAPE IN" or "REC IN") on the recording appli-
ance using RCA cables. Please note that some recording equipment can have a slightly detrimental effect
on the audio signal quality. Some recording devices have rather low input impedance, which can slight-
ly alter the input signal voltage. For maximal music enjoyment we recommend that you connect to the
"REC" terminal only for as long as the recording is actually being made.
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RCA connection
CD player, tuner,
DVD player, etc.
LINE OUT
RCA connection
e.g. Tape recorder
LINE IN
CONNECTION OF ONE OR MORE POWER AMPLIFIERS
This preamplifier has two stereo preamplifier outputs with RCA connectors for the main amplifier channels. In
this way it is possible to drive four loudspeakers or bi-wire/bi-amp one pair of loudspeakers. The main ampli-
fiers supply the system's loudspeakers and the loudspeakers are connected to the outputs of these. Instead of
each stereo main amplifier shown here you can alternatively use two mono main amplifiers.
Connection of one pair of speakers:
In this case you will need two main amplifier channels, for example one stereo main amplifier. Connect
both sockets named "1" in the field "OUTPUT" with the RCA input sockets of the main amplifier channels
(often marked as "INPUT" or "POWER AMP IN"). For this you need RCA cables. Please pay attention not
to interchange right with left channels. The letters "R" and "L" indicate the correct correlation. You may
further use the SA-31 preamplifier output marked with "2" for a headphone amplifier.
RCA connection
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RCA connection
Also select this type of main amplifier connection if you want to connect one speaker pair for bi-wiring.
e.g. Stereo
INPUT
main amplifier
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