Precaution – Madrigal Imaging N38 User Manual

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The RJ-45 cable needed for the Link connection between source
components and the preamplifier may be purchased from your
Mark Levinson dealer. It may also be easily and inexpensively
made to length using two RJ-45 connectors and the appropriate
length (up to 100 feet/30 meters) of RJ-45 (flat, eight conductor)
cable.

RJ-45 cables and connectors are used throughout the world for
both telecommun-ications and computers, and are widely
available at low cost. The connectors are crimped on to the ends
of the cable such that pin 1 at one end is connected to pin 1 at
the other end. Such a “straight-through” connection is (counter-
intuitively) made by introducing a 180

twist in the cable between

the two ends, as shown below.

To Nº38

To Mark Levinson

digital processor

Locking tab

180

twist

The power amplifier Link connection is made using a 6-conductor
Link cable. Connect the Nº38’s master port to the slave port of a
compatible Mark Levinson power amplifier.

Connecting the communication ports other than as
described in this manual will damage the Nº38 and the
associated Mark Levinson components, and will void those
products’ warranties.

INPUTS 3-6
Accepts right-channel and left-channel (single-ended) inputs from
line-level source equipment such as tuners, CD players, and tape
decks.

If a turntable is to be used with the Nº38, it must be used in
conjunction with a phono preamp such as the Mark Levinson Nº25
which will handle RIAA equalization and which will deliver a line-
level signal to the input of the Nº38.

EXTERNAL IR INPUT
The Nº38 incorporates an infrared repeater input to facilitate a
wide range of installation options. If desired, the Nº38 may be
placed inside a cabinet or outside the normal line-of-sight in the
listening area, with the controlling IR signal being relayed to the
Nº38 by any of a number of commercially-available IR repeaters.

The specifications for this IR input call for a triggering voltage of
5 volts at no more than 100 milliamps of current, with the tip of the

⁄

" mini-plug having positive polarity, as below:

–

5 volts @ less
than 100 mA

If you would like more information on the possibility of using an
infrared repeater with your Nº38, please contact your Mark
Levinson dealer.

Building a Link cable

PRECAUTION

Tip polarity for

External IR input

Using a turntable