Linn PRE-AMPLIFIER owner manual Operation, Standby key, Selecting a source, Adjusting the audio

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Operation

Standby key

To toggle between standby mode and operation mode:

Press on the front panel or handset.

Selecting a source

To select the source you want to watch or listen to:

Either

Press the appropriate source type key (DVD, CD, TUNER or AUX) on the handset.

Use the / keys to cycle through available sources of that type.

When the desired source is shown on the front panel display, press ‘enter’, or wait and the EXOTIK will select the source automatically.

or

Repeatedly press the SOURCE +/- keys on the front panel. This will cycle through all available sources.

When the desired source is shown on the front panel display, press SELECT, or wait and the EXOTIK will select the source automatically.

Adjusting the audio

Volume

To change the volume:

Repeatedly press or hold VOL -/ + on the front panel or handset. Volume range is from 0 to 100 (in 0.5 steps).

Operation English

Balance

To change the balance for all loudspeakers (excluding a centre speaker and/or subwoofer):

Press AUDIO ADJ (adjust) on the handset. BALANCE is shown on the front panel display.

Repeatedly press or hold to shift the balance to the right, or to shift the balance to the left.

Balance range is from 10 increments to the left to 10 increments to the right, with neutral balance being 0.

Volume trim

This feature is for use in systems that have more than two loudspeakers.

When listening to multi-channel audio or watching a DVD-Video, you may want to adjust the volume level of your centre, surround, back surround loudspeakers or subwoofer without affecting any of the other loudspeakers. This is done by adjusting volume trim.

To change the volume trim:

Repeatedly press AUDIO ADJ (adjust) on the handset until the desired loudspeaker(s) is/are shown on the front panel display.

Repeatedly press or hold / on the front panel or handset to increase/decrease the level of volume trim.

Volume trim range is from -10.0 to 10.0 (in 0.5 steps) with neutral trim being 0.

Note:

The loudspeakers shown when AUDIO ADJ is repeatedly pressed is dependent on the number of loudspeakers in your system and the currently selected surround sound format.

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Contents Exotik PRE-AMPLIFIER Important Safety Information Mains PlugsCE Declaration of Conformity English Important Safety InformationUK Users Please Read this Important Safety Information FCC noticeCopyright and Acknowledgements Contents Introduction English CleaningIntroduction Audio formats EXOTIK+DAConnecting to the mains supply ConnectingEnglish Connecting UnpackingUsing the Exotik with a Linn Unidisk player Connecting EnglishBack panel English Front Panel and Handset Front Panel and HandsetFront panel display Handset Setup Setup menusSize Using the setup menusSpeaker setup Small Frequency EXOTIK+DADistance EXOTIK+DA CalibrationSource setup EXOTIK+DAAnalog Input Volume OffsetName Digital InputVolume Rate Volume LimitVolume Preset Mute RateDolby PRO Logic II Music EXOTIK+DA General setupDisplay Content Display IntensitySleep Timeout Display TimeoutSelection Timeout Accessory SocketBaud Rate RS232 SetupRS232 Events ParityRestore Installer Installer menuSave AS Installer Restore FactoryStandard Exotik Using the Exotik with a Linn Unidisk playerEXOTIK+DA Standby key Adjusting the audioOperation Selecting a sourceEnglish Operation Lip Sync Delay EXOTIK+DASurround sound formats Analogue audio input Restoring the original audio settings Midnight Movie mode EXOTIK+DAOperation Record function Technical Specification English Technical SpecificationGuarantee and Service Guarantee and Service

PRE-AMPLIFIER specifications

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