Mark Levinson N26 manual Balanced input gain settings

Internal adjustments: varying the input capacitance

Internal adjustments: adjusting the balanced input gain

Balanced input gain settings

Making the internal adjustments

Nº26, internal adjustments

If you wish to vary the input capacitance of the phono option to obtain the optimal value for a particular cartridge, a capacitor may also be inserted into the optional load terminals (see "Terminating the optional load" and "Making the internal adjustments").

Because the inherent input capacitance (all switches off) is in parallel with the optional load terminals, use the following formula to calculate the actual capacitor needed.

C = CR - CT - CP

C = The capacitor value

CR = Recommended capacitance value CT = Tonearm capacitance including leads CP = Preamplifier inherent shunt capacitance

(Low-gain phono option = 100pf; high-gain phono option = 1000pf)

Note: We recommend high-quality polypropylene, polystyrene or Teflon capacitors; see your Mark Levinson dealer.

The Nº26's optional balanced input module allows you to adjust the input gain. If you wish to adjust the balanced input gain, see "Making the internal adjustments;" refer to the table below for the proper switch positions for each gain setting.

Switch	–1.1dB	–7.1dB
#1	Off	On
#2	On	Off
#3	Off	On
#4	On	Off

1.Make sure all associated equipment is disconnected from the AC mains, and that the PLS-226 is disconnected from the AC mains.

	O	1	2
	N
	O
	F
Phono gain	F
(right channel)
Optional load pins			1	2	3	4
Cartridge loading OR
balanced input gain
(right channel)
			OFF
Phono gain
(left channel)
Optional load pins
Cartridge loading OR	Line gain		Line gain
balanced input gain
	(right channel)		(left channel)
(left channel)

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