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MAIN MENU < LEVEL < INPUT SOURCE

LEVEL

 

Output Mute

 

Output Attenuate

 

Input Mute

 

Input Sensitivity

 

Input Source

 

 

 

Description

This display allows you to select an analog or digital audio source for each input channel. No parameters­ can be modified if the amplifier is without

 

a digital input card.

 

 

Available Controls

To access Input Source, use the rotary encoder dial from the LEVEL menu to highlight, then press to select.

 

Navigation Soft Key: Back to LEVEL menu.

 

Rotary Encoder: Allows the scrolling of two pages of four input channels.

 

Menu Soft Key #5: Toggles between forcing all channels to be Analog and all channels to be Digital. For amplifiers without an input card installed,

 

the ­inactive button caption reads “Analog only.”

 

Menu Soft Key #1-4: Toggle between input type analog or digital for each displayed channel.

 

 

Options

“Ana” (Analog), “Dig” (Digital).

 

 

Notes

Options only available when input card is installed.

 

 

MAIN MENU < METER

METER

Output Voltage Input Meter

Description

The METER menu allows you to view the status of both input and output channels.

 

 

Available Controls

Navigation Soft Key: Back to LEVEL menu.

 

Menu Soft Key #1-5: Changes menu to respective category.

 

 

Options

Output Voltage

 

Input Meter

 

MAIN MENU < METER < OUTPUT VOLTS

METER

 

Output Voltage

 

Input Meter

 

 

 

Description

This display allows you to monitor each configured output channel voltage. For channels set to output modes other than Mono, metering is bound

 

by the configured groupings. You can also mute all output channels.

 

 

Available Controls

To access Output Voltage, use the rotary encoder dial from the METER menu to highlight, then press to select.

 

Navigation Soft Key: Back to METER menu.

 

Menu Soft Key #5: Enables/disables muting of all output channels.

 

 

Options

Mute ALL, Unmute ALL.

 

 

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Bose PM8500 manual Digital input card, ­inactive button caption reads Analog only, Output Voltage Input Meter Description

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