PREAMPLIFIER FRONT PANEL
DISPLAY: Provides all operational information
STAND-BY : To switch the unit in and out of Standby mode.. A
red LED located below the rotary control illuminates when in
Standby mode.
HEADPHONE : To switch Headphones on and off. A headphone
logo illuminates at the left side of the display volume indication.
MUTE : To mute the output of the amplifier and to set the balance.
MONITOR : To switch in MONITOR mode.
< INPUT SELECT > : Input selection.
ROTARY CONTROL : To control volume and setup.
DISPLAY
The display indicates :
- On the left side the selected source.
- On the right side the volume level.
- In some cases the status of the unit ( Balance, Headphone…).
SELECTION (< INPUT SELECT >)
The selection of inputs is made via the <INPUT SELECT >keys.
- In order to select your choice of input use successive
depressions of the key.
The display will indicate the name of the selected source from the
following list : PHO - CD - FM - DVD –MCH - AUX1 – AUX2 –
TAPE.
VOLUME
The regulation of volume is achieved with the rotary control
located in the centre of the front panel. The display will indicate a
level between 0 dB and –99 dB.
Note : The rotary control allows access to different speeds of
volume adjustment. If you turn slowly it will increment in single
steps. Fast rotation increases the speed of the steps. This will
allow you to move to the desired volume with great ease.
HEADPHONE OPERATION (HEADPHONE)
The headphone socket is located on the front panel of the unit.
The headphone volume setting is independent of the line outputs
volume.
- Press the HEADPHONE key.
The display will indicate:
- Headphone volume can be adjusted via the central rotary
control.
-Press the HEADPHONE key to return to normal operation.
MONITOR (MONITOR)
This function allows full record monitoring when combined with a
three head recording device.
- Press the MONITOR key.
- The amplifier is now in monitor mode and the source is TAPE
- Press once again the MONITOR key to return to normal
operation.
MUTE (MUTE)
- Press this key when you want to put the amplifier into MUTE
mode. The display will indicate:
- Press again MUTE to resume listening.
BALANCE (MUTE)
- Press the MUTE key for a period of 2 seconds.
The display will indicate:
- Set the desired balance using the central rotary control.
- If you turn clockwise, the display will show R1, R2…R6 indicating
that the right speaker level will be increased by 1, 2…6 dB.
- If you turn counter clockwise, the display will show L1, L2…L6
indicating that the left speaker level will be increased by 1, 2…6
dB.
- Press again on the MUTE key to exit balance setup.
If you had offset the balance, the display will indicate it by
inserting a balance logo :
PHONO MM - MC (PHONO)
- Press for 2 seconds on the Left INPUT SELECT key and the
display will indicate:
PRE indicates it is set in PHONO MM mode. A short press on the
same INPUT SELECT key again allows to switch to PHONO MC
mode. The display shows then:
- PRE is then set in PHONO MC mode and this setup is stored in
a non volatile memory keeping this setup even if mains power is
disconnected. After a few seconds the display indicates:
You can modify this setup at any time by proceeding in the same
way as mentioned above.
