place only the Nº31.5 into standby mode (since you may wish to listen to another input on your processor).
When the Nº31.5 is first turned on, the standby link setting is on.
■Alias link: Mark Levinson digital processors allow you to set an “in- put alias” for each of their sources; this alternative name appears on their display. The Nº31.5’s alias link automatically overrides the alias setting for its input. When you select the Nº31.5’s input, the processor will show No31 on its display.
When the Nº31.5 is first turned on, the alias link setting is on.
■Play link: When you press the Nº31.5’s play button, this link auto- matically selects the Nº31.5’s input on the digital processor.
Note: If you’ve connected the Nº31.5 to two or more of the digital processor’s inputs, the play link will look first for AES/EBU interconnection, then S/PDIF, then ST, and finally EIAJ.
When the Nº31.5 is first turned on, the play link setting is on.
■Display link: This links the display intensity functions of the Nº31.5 and the digital processor. When the components are linked, both displays will be set to the same brightness. Pressing display inten- sity on either component will affect both displays.
When the Nº31.5 is first turned on, the display link setting is on.
■Polarity link: This links the d/a polarity button on the Nº31.5’s Re- mote Control to the polarity invert function of the digital processor.
The polarity link also allows inverted polarity to be saved with a program. When inverted polarity is part of a saved program, this link turns on the digital processor’s polarity invert function. (See Programming.)
The polarity link setting is always on, and can’t be changed.
In addition to the Setting Options, the Nº31.5 has the ability to play “Index 0,” the CD equivalent of the
The Nº31.5 allows you to change the Index 0 option and its six Link options to suit your own preferences. [Note: The polarity link setting is always on, and can’t be changed.]
1.Make sure that the main power switch is set to the “on” (“”) posi- tion.
2.Enable the Nº31.5’s controls by pressing standby.
Note: To change your Nº31.5’s link settings, your Mark Levinson digital processor also must be connected (linked) and turned on.
3.Press and hold the
4.Click the display mode button a few times. The display will show each of your Nº31.5’s options, in this order:
INDEX 0 – | (available even without Linking) |
RECORD LINK – | (seen only when Linked) |
MUTE LINK – | (seen only when Linked) |
STANDBYLINK + (seen only when Linked) | |
ALIAS LINK + | (seen only when Linked) |
PLAY LINK + | (seen only when Linked) |
DISPLAYLINK + | (seen only when Linked) |
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