Linn KNEKT Multi-room User manual

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KNEKT Multi-room
Owner’s Manual

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Copyright © 2003 Linn Products Ltd. First edition September 2003.
Linn Products Limited, Floors Road, Waterfoot, Glasgow, G76 OEP, Scotland, United
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Contents
Your KNEKT Multi-room System 1
How KNEKT works 1
Technical Details 2
Controlling your KNEKT System 2
KNEKT RCU (Room Control Unit) 3
KNEKT RCU operation 3
Overview 3
Display 4
Switching the KNEKT RCU on/off 4
Volume adjustment 5
Balance adjustment 5
Tone adjustment 5
Muting & un-muting 5
Room selection 6
Source (CD player, tuner etc) selection 6
Source product control 6
KIVOR features 7
Clock feature 8
Controlling the KNEKT System by remote control 8
Advanced functions 9
Macros 9
Alarm function 11
Sleep Mode 12
BASIK 3 IR RCU 13
BASIK 3 RCU 13
MAJIK or WAKONDA 14
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Your KNEKT™Multi-room System
At Linn, we believe that music is not a luxury, but a necessity. Your KNEKT
multi-room system ensures that you achieve the best sound available,
distributed throughout your home and easily accessed and controlled at the
touch of a button. Your system has been specifically designed and customised
to suit your requirements and lifestyle. The sonic performance of the system,
combined with its flexibility is certain to enrich your life.
How KNEKT works
Audio is distributed from the hi-fi system, situated in your ‘Main’ room to a
number of ‘Secondary’ rooms. Each of the Secondary-rooms can listen to,
and control the source products (CD player, radio tuner etc) in the Main-room
system. A Secondary-room can also have its own local source products,
accessible via KNEKT.
So, for example, your Main-room system (which is perhaps located in your living
room) contains a CD player and radio tuner. These sources can be accessed from
any Secondary-room – perhaps the kitchen, bathroom and all the bedrooms.
The master bedroom, as an example, may also have its own local CD
player and VCR connected to the ‘KNEKT Receiver’ in that room, and so in
addition to the Main-room sources, these ‘local’ sources can be listened to
through the KNEKT system and can be controlled via the KNEKT RCU (Room
Control Unit) in that bedroom.
The KNEKT system can be used to control non-Linn source products as well as
Linn products and can be fully integrated into a number of home-automation
systems, making it very flexible, expandable and future-proof.
KNEKT also has the advantage that sound quality and functionality can be
easily upgraded at any time. Consult your Linn Custom Installer for details of
upgrade and expansion options.
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RADIO
Main Room
Secondary Rooms
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Your KNEKT Multi-room System

Controlling your KNEKT System
Your KNEKT system can be controlled in a number of ways and will utilise one
or more of the following control methods:
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Technical Details
KNEKT ensures quality sound throughout the home by utilising full volume,
line-level, balanced audio distribution.
Line-level transmission
The KNEKT system amplifies the sound locally, which means that the signal is
carried from the Main system to the other rooms at line level, rather than
loudspeaker level. This makes sure that no drop in quality occurs (loudspeaker-
level signals require very expensive and bulky cable and experience significant
drop in quality over longer distances). Line-level transmission also makes it
possible to feed in local sources, such as television sound, in each room. As well as
providing superior sound quality, it means that low-cost, discreet cabling can be
used.
Full volume transmission
In the KNEKT multi-room system the audio signals are always distributed at full
line level and the volume is controlled at the destination. This optimises the
signal-to-noise ratio and improves the dynamic range.
Balanced line
This method of cabling was developed to make sure that source signals maintain
their quality even when they have to travel over a long distance.
In balanced line wiring, two wires are used to carry the signal – effectively the
music signal is inverted (a mirror image is created) and both the inverted and
un-inverted signals are carried along separate wires. When the two signals reach
their destination, they are re-combined into a single music signal.
Any noise that was picked up long the way is eradicated as noise(+) cancels
out noise(-), leaving only a clean, high-quality music signal.

KNEKT RCU operation
Overview
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DDiissppllaayyProvides feedback and control information for the system.
((mmuuttee))Mutes/un-mutes the sound in the room.
((cclloocckk))Displays the time and/or date.
VVOOLL--Reduce or increase volume, adjust balance and tone.*
VVOOLL++
WWHHEERREESelects the room you wish to listen to.
WWHHAATTSelects the source product you wish to listen to.
DDOOControls the source product.
OONN//OOFFFFBrings the KNEKT RCU in/out of standby mode.
Provides disc and track information when a KIVOR is used.
MMuullttii--ffuunnccttiioonnkkeeyyssPerform a variety of control tasks – tasks are shown
above them on the display.
*Tone controls not available in all systems.
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KNEKT RCU (Room Control Unit)
The KNEKT RCU is a sophisticated, but discreet and stylish control panel. It is,
effectively a computer, which is programmed by your Linn Custom Installer to
incorporate your system specifications and is customised for your lifestyle.
Your Linn Custom Installer can talk you through the various programming
options available if they have not already done so. Some very useful options are
available - for example, volume can be limited in a specific room; rooms can be
programmed to listen to but not control the Main-room system etc.
The KNEKT RCU incorporates a remote control sensor, so all its functions can
be controlled from anywhere in the room, via a Linn remote-control handset.
Linn source products and (remote controllable) non-Linn source products can
also be controlled via the KNEKT system. Your Linn Custom Installer will
configure this for you.

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A typical example of the KNEKT RCU display is shown above to illustrate how a
source product’s controls and current status are displayed (in this case, a CD
player). The display will change to reflect the status of the system and what is
being controlled at a particular time. What will be displayed is very much
dependent on how your system was programmed. Your Linn Custom Installer
will be able to help you with any aspects of the programming.
The KNEKT RCU’s functions are explained in more detail below.
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Shows source currently
playing – e.g. CD player
Shows the source’s
current status – e.g. stopped
Shows what the
right hand
‘multi-function’ key
does – e.g. plays
Shows what the left hand
‘multi-function’ key does – e.g. pauses
Display Switching the KNEKT RCU on/off
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●Press OONN//OOFFFFto take the KNEKT RCU in or out of standby.
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If your KNEKT system is INTERSEKT ™based, you may have the option,
depending on how your KNEKT system has been programmed, to send
every KNEKT RCU in the system into standby simultaneously (global shutdown):
●Press and hold OONN//OOFFFFon any KNEKT RCU in the system until the
display shows ‘off’ and starts to count down from 5 – 0. Continue to hold
OONN//OOFFFFuntil the countdown from 5 – 0 is complete.
Once the countdown is complete, all KNEKT RCUs in the system will then go
into standby.
Notes:
Not available in all systems.
Releasing OONN//OOFFFFbefore the countdown is complete will not result in a global
shutdown and only that KNEKT RCU will go into standby.
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●Press OONN//OOFFFFon each KNEKT RCU that you wish to bring out of standby.

Muting & un-muting
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●Press to mute the sound in the room or the zone you are in and
press again to restore it to its original volume.
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Volume adjustment
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●Press VVOOLL--or VVOOLL++to decrease or increase the volume in the room you
are in.
Balance adjustment
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●Press VVOOLL--and VVOOLL++together.
The display shows ‘Balance’ followed by the current balance setting.
●Press VVOOLL--or VVOOLL++to shift the balance to the left or right respectively.
The resulting balance position is shown on the display.
Tone adjustment
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●Press VVOOLL--and VVOOLL++together.
The display will firstly show balance. Additional presses of this combination will,
if the control product being used contains this function, display bass and treble
settings.
●Use VVOOLL--or VVOOLL++to adjust bass and/or treble.
The resulting tone setting is shown on the display.
Note:
Tone controls are not available in all systems.
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Room selection
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●Press WWHHEERREE. Repeatedly pressing WWHHEERREEwill step you through the
options available. The options available will depend on the room you are
in and how your system has been programmed.
Note:
If you select a room, by pressing WWHHEERREE, but do not select a source product to
listen to within that room (by pressing WWHHAATT), the KNEKT RCU will time-out
after a short delay and will remain set to the original room selection. It is
therefore necessary to select the room and the product.
Source (CD player, tuner etc) selection
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●Press WWHHAATTto select the source product within the room that you wish
to listen to. Repeatedly pressing WWHHAATTwill step you through the options
available. The options available will depend on how your system has been
programmed.
Source product control
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●Press DDOOto select which aspect of the source product you wish to
control. Repeatedly pressing DDOOwill step you through the options
available. The options available will depend on the product in question
and how your system has been programmed.
The options will be shown on the right hand side of the display and can be
accessed using the ‘‘mmuullttii--ffuunnccttiioonn’’keys as indicated. The function of each
‘‘mmuullttii--ffuunnccttiioonn’’key is shown by the symbol above it on the display. In the
example shown below, the left ‘‘mmuullttii--ffuunnccttiioonn’’key would pause the CD player
and the right one would play it.
●Press the ‘‘mmuullttii--ffuunnccttiioonn’’key to perform the task shown above it.
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Press the left hand
‘multi-function’ key to
perform the action
displayed here
Press the right hand
‘multi-function’ key to
perform the action
displayed here

KIVOR™features
When a KNEKT system contains a KIVOR music archive and retrieval system,
some additional features are available, i.e. sub-menus and disc/track
information.
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●Select the KIVOR, using WWHHEERREEand WWHHAATT, as described in
Source
Selection above.
●Press DDOOto access the KIVOR main menu. Repeatedly pressing DDOOwill
step you through the options available. The options available will depend
on how your system has been programmed.
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●Press and hold DDOO. After about two seconds, the display will change to
show the sub-menu. Repeatedly pressing DDOOwill step you through the
options available. The options available will depend on how your system
has been programmed.
One of the sub-menu options is ‘Listmode’. Listmode is a useful method of
selecting a disc, artist, track etc from your KIVOR. Listmode is indicated by the
‘<’ and ‘>’ symbols appearing on the display above the ‘‘mmuullttii--ffuunnccttiioonn’’keys.
●Repeatedly press one of the ‘‘mmuullttii--ffuunnccttiioonn’’keys to step through the
available lists (typically options like Artist, Genre, Disc and User will be
available).
●Use DDOOto select a list from the Listmode menu.
The item that you have selected from Listmode will now be available in the
KIVOR main menu. The Listmode option that is available in the KIVOR main
menu can be changed by repeating the above process.
Note:
The Listmode option that is available in the KIVOR main menu will appear on
the display in the sub-menu, but will not be selectable.
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●Press and hold DDOO.
or
●Press WWHHAATT..
This will take you back to the KIVOR main menu.
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●Access the KIVOR, using WWHHEERREEand WWHHAATT, as described above.
●Select a disc and a track, using the DDOOand ‘‘mmuullttii--ffuunnccttiioonn’’keys.
●Press to access information about the disc and track – i.e. CD title,
track title and music genre (where applicable).
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