Sony XA-300 Dual Aux / USB Input Adaptor

Sony Unilink AUX Input Adaptor

Features:

• Two sets of stereo RCA inputs (accepts audio from Sony changer)
• AUX IN 1 linked to headphone jack (with independent level control) for private listening
• USB port accepts audio input from a laptop computer
• 83-inch UniLink cable (included) and 83-inch RCA patch cable (included) for connection to your receiver
• Control input accepts UniLink cable from changer
• Control outputs: connects XA-300 to receiver through supplied UniLink cable
• Audio out (provides audio to Sony receiver with supplied RCA cable)

Technical Details

General Overview:

The XA-300 Aux-In Selector accepts input from a UniLink CD/MD changer and up to two non-UniLink auxiliary sources (DVD player, video game, portable CD, MD, tape or MP3 player). In addition, the unit has a USB input to connect a laptop computer with a USB port.

It also has a headphone output with volume control. The XA-300 has a UniLink output connection and stereo RCA outputs to connect the Aux-In Selector module to a Sony changer controller head unit and allows the head unit to select input from the CD/MD changer or any of the auxiliary sources (2-m UniLink cable and 2-m stereo RCA patch cord incl.). The unit requires no external power source because it receives power from the head unit.

AUX Input Connections:

The input for each auxiliary source is a set of female RCA jacks mounted directly to the Aux-In Selector module. A stereo RCA patch cord should be connected to the AUX IN jacks on the module and run to where the auxiliary source will be located.

USB Input:

The USB input allows you to connect a laptop computer to your car stereo system (USB cable not incl.) in order to play MP3 files or other audio from the computer. The computer must have a compatible operating system in order to work.

It must be running Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows ME, Windows 2000 or Mac OS 8.6 or later (Sony recommends Windows 2000 or Mac OS 9.0 or later).

Selecting The Auxiliary Device:

On the Sony changer controller head unit, press SOURCE repeatedly until CD is selected. Press MODE repeatedly until the device you want to listen to is selected. The head unit will cycle through each unit in the following order: CD1 (CD/MD changer) > CD2/AUX1 > CD3/AUX2 > CD4/USB.

When CD1 is selected, the CD/MD changer will automatically start playing. When any other source is selected, playback of that unit will have to be manually started and the volume adjusted. As the volume settings of each connected device may differ, the volume of each device should be set to a similar level as the CD/MD changer.

Headphone Output:

A stereo mini-plug headphone output with volume control is provided for the private listening of the auxiliary source connected to the AUX IN 1 input.

The headphone output is always on, even if the head unit has selected one of the other sources. This allows a passenger to listen to the AUX IN 1 source while the head unit plays another source (headphone listening not recommended while operating the vehicle).