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3 MODE INDICATORS
Three LEDs give visual confirmation of the operational mode the Nº380 is
in at any moment. Wh en the balance control of the Nº380 is “of f-cente r,”
the balance LED remains lit as a reminder, in addition to other mode indi-
cators that might be o n to indic ate eithe r monitor or record select.
4 MODE BUTTON
Cycles among the three primary operational modes of the Nº380: monitor
(the source being listened to); record select (the source being provided to
the Record Outputs); and balance (the relative volumes of the Left and
Right channels). Confirmation of these operating modes is given by the
mode i ndi c ators belo w t h e al phan um e ri c display. (See 3 , a bov e.)
5 INVERTED POLARITY INDICATOR
The polarity (sometimes inaccurately called “absolute phase”) of the output
of the Nº380 may be inverted via the Nº380 remote control, in which case
this LED will light as confirmation. A second press of the polarity button on
the remote control w ill restore the polarity of the outpu t to its original,
non-inverted state.
6 VOLUME KNOB
This control is normally used to adjust the listening volume, and does not
effect the level of the signal being sent to the Record Outputs. When in
balance mode, this knob is used to vary the relative output of the Left and
Right channels. It is also used during setup for various adjustments; see
“Set up an d I nstal lati on.”
7 MONO BUTTON
This button toggles between stereo and mono operation. When in mono, it
activates circuitry which combines left and right input signals, and sends the
resulting monophonic signal to both left and right outputs. This circuit is
particularly useful when listening to older, monophonic source material,
since significant noise reduction is often realized by listening to mono re-
cordings in mono.
8 SOURCE SELECTOR BUTTONS
Inputs 1–6 are selected by pressing their respective buttons. When in the
monitor mode, pressing one of these buttons will select the source to be
heard (i.e., sent t o the main outputs); when in r ecord select mode, pressing
one of t hes e buttons will s ele ct the s o urce to be recorded (i.e., sent to the
record outputs).
9 MUTE BUTTON
Pressing the mute button will reduce the main output level of the preampli-
fier by a user-modifiable amount, ranging from 1 to 60 decibels. Pressing
the Mute button a second time without adjusting the volume will return it
to its p re vious setting.