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REAR-PANEL OVERVIEW (continued)

16 MICROPHONE INPUT CONNECTORS

Provide microphone input for speaker distance and output level

calibration. Additionally, inputs 1 (left) and 2 (right) are used when

LIVE! is active. Four 3.5mm Tip/Ring/Sleeve connectors are

available.

17 TRIGGER OUTPUT CONNECTORS

Provide 12V DC output to control connected components. Three

trigger output connectors are available on a removable terminal

block. The PWR connector – the power trigger output connector –

cannot be configured. It is activated when the MC-12HD is

activated, and deactivated when the MC-12HD is deactivated. The

trigger output connectors (1) and (2) can be configured for remote

or program operation.

18 BALANCED AUDIO OUTPUT CONNECTORS

(MC-12HD BALANCED)

Provide balanced analog audio output in the Main Zone and Zone

2. Ten connectors labeled Front L/R, Center, LFE, Subwoofer L/R,

Side L/R, and Rear L/R are available in the Main Zone. The

connectors labeled Aux L/R are provided for future expansion. Two

connectors labeled Zone 2 L/R are available in Zone 2.

19 DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT CONNECTORS

(S/PDIF & AES/EBU)

Provide digital audio input in all zones. Six S/PDIF coaxial (RCA), six

S/PDIF optical (including 5 TOSLINK

and 1 optical mini jack

[OMJ], and one AES/EBU (XLR) input connectors are available.

These connectors are compatible with PCM (44.1, 48, 88.2, and

96kHz), Dolby Digital, and DTS(-ES) sources. These connectors are

not compatible with MPEG or MP3 sources.

20 ANALOG AUDIO INPUT CONNECTORS

Provide analog audio input. Eight stereo analog audio input

connectors labeled 1 to 8 are available. Connectors labeled 6, 7 and

8 can be configured as 5.1-channel connectors.

When a 5.1-channel analog audio source is present in the Main

Zone, input signals are sent to the Main Zone audio output

connectors as indicated in the table below. When a 5.1-channel

analog source is present in the Main Zone and the INPUT SETUP

menu ZONE2 IN or RECORD IN parameter is set to DMIX, only the

(L) and (R) input signals are sent to the Zone 2 or Record Zone

audio output connectors.

Input Connector Output Connector

(L) & (R) Front L/ R

(SUB) Subwoofer L/R & LFE

(LS) & (RS) Side L/R and Rear L/R