Mark Levinson N40 User Manual
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Rear Panel Operation
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11. Main component video outputs
12. Monitor output
13. PHASTLink- compatible control ports
14. RS-232 control ports
15. Nº40 communications port
16. DC triggers
17. IR input
The Mark Levinson Nº40 Media Console uses a card cage design for
several reasons.
One important advantage of the card cage design is that it allows
you to take advantage of hardware features if you so choose. For
example, the Nº40 can support up to five zones: the main zone plus
as many as four additional and independent Remote or Record
zones, which we refer to as “RZones.” (As you will see, the hardware
involved in either a Remote zone or a Record zone is the same.)
Our card cage also provides a mechanism by which new technology
can more easily be introduced into the product, even after it has
been purchased and installed.
This flexibility of the design can be a two-edged sword, however.
Endless mixing-and-matching of op