Classe Audio SSP-300

• The left button acts like the backspace key on a computer keyboard, moving the

cursor to the left and eliminating any characters along the way.

• The right button moves the cursor to the right, adding characters along the

way. (Change each character to what you want as you go along, using the + and

– buttons.)

• The + and – buttons change the current character through the available

characters. They include all upper and lower case letters of the alphabet, the

numbers 0-9, and a variety of punctuation. When done, your main display might

look like this:

Touching the audio button gives you control over a wide variety of settings which affect

how the audio from this source will be handled.

• offset is used to ensure that all analog sources are played back at comparable levels.

There can be signiﬁcant differences in output levels among analog sources (this is

not a problem with digital sources); this can lead to unexpected changes in volume

when switching among them. The SSP-300 provides an adjustment range of from

-5 to +10 dB.

• delay establishes an overall delay (added to all channels) for the audio so as to

match it more closely with a delayed video signal. This addresses the “lip sync”

problems often found with modern digital televisions, whose sophisticated

video processing introduces a delay in the picture you see. If you see a consistent

problem in this regard, this is the place to address it. If you see a problem that

seems speciﬁc to a particular disc, it is better addressed in the Home menu (home/

controls/system trims/audio delay). The SSP-300 will automatically revert to this

default setting when you change inputs, or if you touch the reset trims button.

• favorite processing determines what surround mode the SSP-300 will use by

default when it receives either a two channel (“stereo”) or a multichannel signal

from this source. For example, you may want to use Dolby Pro Logic II Music as

the default mode for stereo signals from your CD player, while preferring plain

two-channel reproduction for the signal from your FM tuner. Touching either

the 2-channel or the multichannel buttons will bring up a list of the available

surround processing modes for the chosen signal type, from which you may select

your preferred default setting for this source.

• the digital button takes you to a screen where you can specify which digital

connection you wish to use with this source. The SSP-300 has four coaxial digital

inputs, two optical Toslink™ inputs, and one balanced digital AES/EBU input,

all of which are assignable to any source button you choose.