12v trigger help needed with Pass X1 preamp

you give me *way* too much credit Al. knowing how to use ones equipment is always a good starting point. will do that next time. thought it was an "auto trigger" that powered up when the X1's volume was turned on from zero/standby.

just tried it and all is well. i can turn on the 432 via the X1. glad i didn't screw anything up(that i know of thus far?). no telling what i would have tried next?.

gonna put on a strange/conic hat and go sit in the corner now ;->.

thanks again.

cheers
Lev

I wouldn't attempt something like that without having a multimeter available, to check for proper continuity and for the possibility of shorts.

Also, if your first attempt had the connections backwards, you would have been shorting the X1's 12 volt trigger output to ground. I suspect that would NOT have damaged anything, but there is no way to be certain of that without information about the 12V driver circuit.

Just to make sure that nothing simple is being overlooked, I assume that when you tried it that the 432 had its power switch set to on, and its power save mode set to either standby or sleep, as you prefer. And that you had the X1 mode set to "amplifier" when you tried to issue the turn-on command.

Also, you mentioned using a mono mini jack rather than a mono mini plug. What did you connect between the mono mini jack and the 432's trigger input jack? I presume that would have been a cable with mono mini-plugs on both ends.

Regards,
-- Al