Phase

Follow these steps to configure an input for bypass:

1)Select desired input.

2)On the front panel only (not remote control), depress the bypass button and hold it in the depressed position. The bypass LED will light.

3)While holding the bypass button, press the input button again. Both the bypass and selected input LEDs will blink rapidly, indicating the unit recognized the desired bypass configuration.

The unit will enter bypass mode as indicated by the bypass LED and lack of volume display. Selecting another input that has not been configured for bypass will exit the bypass mode. Selecting an input that is configured for bypass will cause the bypass LED to blink for a short time before going to the desired input, indicating that the unit is about to enter the bypass mode. This is to allow the user time to reduce the level of the surround processor or select another input if there is any doubt about the safety of entering bypass mode. Pressing any button on the Janus while the bypass LED is blinking will cause the unit to revert back to the last selected input.

To remove the bypass configuration for a selected input, follow the same procedure as above.

The tape input may also be configured for bypass. The procedure is the same as above, except holding the tape input button instead of the currently selected input. Tape must be pre-selected. A special feature of using the tape input as the bypass input is that high quality analog sources can be kept in their purest form for two channel listening through the Janus, or routed through the surround processor when desired, by selecting tape. The tape output of the Janus, in that case, should be routed to an input of the surround processor.

Bypass configurations are stored in memory and are retained even if power is removed. For this reason, it is recommended to remove all bypass configurations if the unit is ever transferred from one system to another, to prevent possible system damage.

The phase button is used to change the absolute phase of the output. When the phase LED is illuminated, the output is 180 degrees out of phase relative to the input. When the LED is off, the output is 0 degrees. The correct setting is that which yields the best focus of image and tightest bass. It will vary from recording to recording, as absolute phase is rarely maintained throughout the recording and mastering process.