Genius 740A user manual Front panel controls

Front panel controls

azur 740A

Integrated Amplifier

					8	Volume
						11
Standby/On	Phones	Speaker A/B	Mode		Bass Treble	Direct
				6	7
1	2	3	4	5	9	10

1 Standby/On 10 Direct

Switches the unit between Standby mode (indicated by dim power LED) and On (indicated by bright power LED). Standby is a low power mode where the power consumption is less than 10 Watts. The unit should be left in Standby mode when not in use.

2Phones

Allows for the connection of stereo headphones with a ¼" Jack plug. Headphones with an impedance of between 32 and 600 ohms are recommended. When the headphones are connected, the loudspeaker relays are released switching off the output to the loudspeakers (speakers A and B).

This control gives the audio signal a more direct path to the power amplifier stage of your amplifier, bypassing the tone control circuits for the purest possible sound quality.

11Volume

Use to increase/decrease the level of the sound from the outputs of the amplifier. This control affects the level of the loudspeaker output, the pre-amp output and the headphone output. It does not affect the Tape Out connections.

The Volume control is also used in navigating the 740A System Configure menus on the front panel display.

3Speaker A/B

Press to scroll through the speaker sets connected to the loudspeaker terminals on the back panel (speaker sets A, B or A and B). This can be used for listening to an extra set of loudspeakers in another room.

Please note that care should be taken when choosing speakers if two loudspeakers are going to be used on each channel. If the combined resistance measured on the loudspeaker terminals is too low the amplifier may not switch out of Standby mode until a suitable load resistance is detected. For more information refer to the CAP5 section of this manual.

Note: When using one pair of speakers, use speakers with a nominal impedance of between 4-8 ohms. When using two pairs of speakers, use speakers with a nominal impedance of between 6-8 ohms each.

4Mode

Press to switch between Volume and Balance modes. Press and hold to to enter the 740A System Configure menu.

5Infrared sensor

Receives IR commands from the supplied Azur remote control. A clear unobstructed line of sight between the remote control and the sensor is required.

6& 7 Input select buttons

Push the appropriate input selection button to select the source component that you wish to listen to (highlighted by a solid circle on the display). The signal selected is also fed to the Tape Out sockets so that it may be recorded. The input should not be changed whilst recording (but the recorded signal can be checked using the tape input Tape Monitor).

8Display

LCD used to control the 740A. Please refer to the ‘Operating instructions’ and ‘Amplifier setup’ section of this manual for more information.

9Bass and Treble

Press to release and rotate to allow subtle adjustments to the tonal balance of the sound.

Please refer to the ‘Operating instructions’ section of this manual for more information on some functions of these buttons.

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