Arcam Configuring your A38 amplifier, A38 setup, Adjusting listening settings, E-11, English

Configuring your A38 amplifier

A38 setup

Adjusting listening settings

The A38 allows you to customise various features of the amplifier to fit your system. Use this diagram to help you navigate through the available configuration options.

In the diagram, the control knob is shown as .

Normally, the display shows the current volume and the control knob is used to adjust this.

Press menu once to enter the setup menu, then press OK repeatedly to cycle through the menu items. When

you have found the setting that you wish to adjust (as shown on the front panel display), you can change the setting using the control knob. Press MENU to store the change and return to volume display mode – or press OK again to move to the next setting.

Note that the menu will time-out after a short period without pressing a button, with the display reverting to the current volume.

The following items can be adjusted from the setup menu:

‘Power On’ state

English

Balance			This allows you to adjust the output balance between left and right channels. The display is
			also available directly by pressing the front panel Display button.
Volume		resolution	There are three volume-display options to chose from: ‘Standard’, ‘Fine’ or ‘Reference’.
			Standard and Fine represent different levels of volume-control sensitivity; the Reference
			setting gives absolute increments in 0.5dB steps.
Input	trims		Input trims are used to compensate for variations in output levels of different source
			equipment. If, for example, your CD player is louder at a given volume display value
			than other inputs, you can attenuate it by using this setting so that it matches your other
			components.
			Use the source-select buttons to select the input you wish to adjust, then the control knob
			to set (increase or decrease) the input volume for that source.
Max	on	volume	This can be used to limit the maximum volume the amplifier operates at when it is first
			switched on: the A38 comes on at the (reduced) ‘Max. On Volume’ level if the last-used
			volume exceeds this value.
			If this item is set to ‘Disabled’, the A38 always comes on at the last used volume, even if this
			is very loud.
Processor mode			Processor mode enables you to fix the gain (volume setting) of your A38. The A38 (in
			combination with a power amp.) can then be used to drive the front left and right speakers
			of 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 AV input, then set the gain of the A38 to match
			the amplifiers that drive your other loudspeakers.
Reset			Confirming ‘Yes’ restores all amplifier settings to their factory defaults.

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