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CD to DAC to DAT to DAC?

So I receive my Panasonic SV-3800 DAT deck yesterday...

I connect my turntable to the analog input (obviously) and connect my CD player to the digital input (TOSLINK).

I then take the coax out on the DAT deck to my DAC (and then out to the amp over RCA).

For some reason the DAT deck acts like the CD player isn't there. Do I need to run it into the DAC, then out via coax back to the DAT, and then back out to the DAC (and then into the amp)?

This doesn't seem right to me, but I'm just a bit baffled - I mean, does the signal from the CD player need to be processed prior to hitting the DAT?

Thanks,
Mark
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dollysowner
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The answer to your question is in the back of the SV3800 (I have an SV3700, but I assume the answer is the same). There are a series of DIP switches in the back. One of them (I believe it's the one that's farthest to the left) selects either the analog input or the digital input.

Of course, in either case, the only way you can pass the incoming signal on to your analog preamp or amplifier is to put the DAT into record mode.
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