Setting Options

The Nº31.5 gives you the ability to “customize” its operation to suit your particular needs and/or preferences. One of these options pertains exclusively to how the Nº31.5 itself operates: Index 0. The other options address the way in which the Nº31.5 interacts with other Linked Mark Levinson components such as the Nº30.5 Reference Digital Processor and the Nº38S Preamplifier.

Note: To take advantage of linked functions, the various components must be connected via their communication ports. (See Rear Panel and Setup and Installation.)

The stand-alone option that is always available addresses whether the Nº31.5 plays the space between tracks called “Index 0.” This space is analogous to the “lead-in grooves” of vinyl LPs.

■Index 0: When this option has been selected, pressing play will begin each track at Index 0 rather than at the usual Index 1, result- ing in a brief “countdown” to the beginning of the music.

If you prefer all track and index operations to use Index 0 as the effective beginning of a given track (to hear the applause be- fore a song on a live recording, for example), you may select Index 0 in the Set Options menu, described on the next page.

There are six linked functions. These address the way in which the Nº31.5 interacts with other components within the Madrigal Communications Linking system. They are:

■Record link (Nº30 and Nº30.5 only): While the Nº31.5 is selected as the Nº30’s recording source (a CD must be in play), this link helps prevent you from inadvertently disrupting the recording process. If you attempt to use any of the Nº31.5’s functions that might disrupt the recording process (stop, Lid Open/Close, etc.), the Nº31.5 will block that function and its display will show RECORDING. Likewise, if you attempt to place the Nº30 into standby, the Nº31.5 will block that function and Nº30’s display will show RECORDING.

To override the record link, press the function button twice. (For example, if you do want to stop the CD that’s playing, even though it’s being recorded, press the stop button twice in succes- sion.)

When the Nº31.5 is first turned on, the record link setting is off.

■Mute link: When this link is engaged, the Linked processor will au- tomatically mute the volume during search modes (that is, when- ever you press search forward or search reverse). It has no effect on the remote control’s mute button.

When the Nº31.5 is first turned on, the mute link setting is off so you can hearing the audible cueing function provided by the Nº31.5 during searches.

■Standby link: This feature links the standby modes of the Nº31.5 and the digital processor. If both the Nº31.5 and the digital proces- sor are in standby mode, pressing the Nº31.5’s standby button will take both components out of standby mode (making them ready to operate). If both the Nº31.5 and the digital processor are “on” (not in standby mode), pressing the Nº31.5’s standby button will

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