Leaderboard

Rear panel is now ready to be replaced onto the deck: Here we can see how the mounting plate and wiring fits inside the deck: The +5VDC, GND, SPDIF (MD), and SPDIF (CD) supply leads are connected to the top row of the distribution block: All wires are now connected. Reconnect the mains cord - we are almost finished! About to test the digital output connections to my A/V receiver - happy to report that all four digital audio outputs tested perfectly: The top cover was replaced (do you remember where you put those screws? ), and I decided to use the TOSlink connections to my A/V receiver for it's final hookup: FINALLY our MXD-D5C deck is settled back into it's place on the A/V stand, in full SPDIF digital audio output glory IN CONCLUSION: If you've made it this far, boy, then congratulations to you! I cannot express how thrilled I am with this mod, and I hope others can learn and improve upon what I've done here. I know now how I'd simplify a few things if I were to do this again, but it all worked out in the end. I do have one small issue with my new digital audio output connection - but it is a shortcoming of the A/V receiver, not the mod to the deck. During playback of CD's, which often have a two-second space of silence between tracks, the receiver momentarily loses the digital S/PDIF signal lock. When the next song begins, my receiver takes about a quarter-second to re-lock the signal again before it plays the audio stream, so I often miss the first beat of music after the two-second silence. However, this is also true when playing back the same CD's on my Panasonic DVD player when connected via TOSlink to the receiver, so I know it's not the fault of the MXD-D5C Digital Audio Output Mod. I am hoping a newer receiver will solve this issue in the future. Input on this issue is very welcome. I cannot thank enough the folks mentioned earlier in this guide that modded their decks and wrote to tell about it for others to learn, but I'd especially like to thank sonyinsider forums administrator Stephen sfbp for his constant and incredibly helpful communication throughout this project - THANK YOU SO MUCH! Thanks for reading. camroncamera We'll finish this writeup with the following videos of my project: