Arcam C30, P35 Setting up your C30 pre-amplifier, Introduction, Adjusting Listening Settings

Setting up your C30 pre-amplifier

INTRODUCTION

The C30 allows you to adjust listening settings to suit your taste, and to customize various features of the amplifier to fit your system. Use this diagram to help you navigate through the settings available.

The ENTER and SELECT buttons from the front panel are represented in the

diagram by the symbols and respectively.

The Control knob is shown as .

ADJUSTING LISTENING SETTINGS

The default display mode is VOLUME, where the Control knob is used to adjust the sound level.

Press SELECT once to enter edit mode,

then repeatedly to cycle through the other sound settings: BALANCE, BASS and TREBLE. When a setting is selected

(shown on the display), it can be adjusted by using the control knob. Press ENTER to store the change you have made and return to default (volume) mode, or press SELECT again to move to the next setting.

CUSTOMISING AMPLIFIER SETTINGS

It is possible to customise (change to your preference) many of the features of the

C30.To do this, proceed as follows:

1.Press SELECT repeatedly until the display shows ‘CUSTOMISE->’;

2.Rotate the Control knob to choose which setting you wish to alter;

3.Press SELECT to adjust the chosen setting with the Control knob;

4.Press ENTER to confirm the adjustment, or press SELECT to confirm the adjustment and move on to the next item.

Press ENTER twice to leave the Customise menu.

‘Switch on’ state

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LEFT RIGHT

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Volume Resolution – Standard, fine or Reference. ‘Standard’ and

‘Fine’ represent different levels of volume control sensitivity. The ‘Reference’ setting gives absolute increments in 0.5dB steps.

Volume display mode – graphic or numeric shows the volume either

as a bar graph or as a number. If Volume resolution is set to ‘Reference’ a numeric volume display shows the actual decibel figure.

Input Trims – use the source select buttons and Control knob to set input trims for each source. Input trims are used to compensate for variations in output levels of different source equipment.

Max.‘On’Volume –This can be used to limit the maximum volume the amplifier operates at when it is first switched on. The system comes on at this volume if the last used volume exceeds this value. If this is set to ‘Disabled’, the amplifier comes on at the last used volume.

Tone Control – Global or Per source. This specifies the scope of

changes for ‘Bass’ and ‘Treble’ tone settings. The default setting is ‘Global’ which affects all inputs equally. ‘Per source’ allows you to set tone controls for individual inputs: once set, the amplifier remembers tone settings for each input.

Processor Mode – This mode enables you to adjust the gain of the amplifier.The amplifier can then be used to drive the front left and right speakers in a surround sound system when fed from a separate processor. The volume of the entire system can then be controlled using the processor. Feed the sound from the processor into the TAPE input. Set the gain to match the amplifiers that drive your other loudspeakers.

Welcome message – You can change

the power on ‘Welcome message’ from ‘Arcam Amp’ to display your name,

postcode, etc. When customising the message, use the UP and DOWN buttons to select the cursor position and the Control knob to change the letter.

Phono/Aux Text – The C30 is fitted with a phono module, so when the

phono input is selected as the source, ‘PHONO’ is displayed. Should you wish to

remove the phono board, then the AUX connections can be used as a line input. In this case, change the text displayed to ‘AUX’, using this menu option.

Restore Settings – this restores all amplifier settings, including input trims and the welcome message, to their factory defaults.

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