Linn EXOTIK PRE-AMPLIFIER owner manual Standby key, Selecting a source, Operation English

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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. (For a Linn UNIDISK player, press DVD.)

Repeatedly press the source key 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.

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.

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).

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 Instructions Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Weee DirectiveCE 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 UnpackingConnecting English Back panelFront panel display Front Panel and HandsetEnglish Front Panel and Handset Front panel layoutLIP Sync HandsetAudio ADJ EXOTIK+DASetup Setup menusSize Using the setup menusSpeaker setup Small Frequency EXOTIK+DADistance EXOTIK+DA CalibrationKnekt Source setupEXOTIK+DA Analog Group EXOTIK+DASurround Channels Volume OffsetName TypeVolume Preset Volume RateVolume Limit Midnight Movie EXOTIK+DADisplay Timeout General setupDisplay Content Selection TimeoutStartup Source Sleep TimeoutAccessory Socket Standby Record fromAnalog Source Unidisk sourceRS232 Events Digital SourceRestore 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 Operation Midnight Movie mode EXOTIK+DARestoring the original audio settings DTS Mpeg AACRecord function Technical Specification English Technical SpecificationGuarantee and Service USA

EXOTIK PRE-AMPLIFIER specifications

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