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Basic Operation

 

 

 

 

 

Mark Levinson

 

 

Link Controls (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The table below provides a general description of controls the

 

 

Nº 320S shares with other linked components. Some controls may

 

 

not be available for certain component combinations. Other Mark

 

 

Levinson components may share additional controls. Refer to the

 

 

appropriate documentation for additional information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Component

Digital Audio

 

Digital

Preamplifier

Power

Link

Processor

 

Transport

(Nº 320S)

Amplifier

Controls

 

Display

Maintains consistent front panel display character illumination among all linked components.

Intensity

Adjusting display intensity for one linked component simultaneously adjusts display intensity for all

Link

other linked components.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standby

Placing the linked

 

Taking the linked

Placing the linked

Placing a linked power

Link

digital audio processor

 

digital transport(s) out

Nº 320S into standby

amplifier into standby

 

into standby also places

 

of standby also takes

also places all other

also places all other

 

all linked digital

 

the linked Nº 320S and

linked components

linked power amplifiers

 

transports into standby.

 

power amplifier(s) out

into standby. Taking

into standby. Likewise,

 

Taking the linked

 

of standby.

the linked Nº 320S out

taking a linked power

 

digital audio processor

 

 

of standby also takes

amplifier out of

 

out of standby also

 

 

the linked power

standby also takes all

 

takes the linked Nº

 

 

amplifier(s) out of

other linked power

 

320S out of standby.

 

 

standby.

amplifiers out of

 

 

 

 

 

 

standby.

 

 

 

 

 

Playback

Pressing the play button on a linked digital transport automatically takes the linked digital audio

Link

processor, Nº 320S, and power amplifier(s) out of standby and selects the associated input on the

 

linked digital audio processor and Nº 320S.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input

Pressing and holding the digital transport remote control select button toggles

N/A

Selection

between selecting digital transports on the linked digital audio processor

 

Link

and selecting analog inputs on the linked Nº 320S. Pressing and releasing the

 

 

digital transport remote control select button scrolls through all available

 

 

digital or analog inputs (depending on whether the digital audio processor

 

 

or Nº 320S is selected). The digital transport front panel display indicates the

 

 

name and volume level of the selected input.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Record

Placing the linked Nº 320S into standby will not place the linked Nº 30,

N/A

Link

Nº 30.5, Nº 30.6, Nº 31, or Nº 31.5 into standby:

 

 

if the linked digital audio processor is in Record Mode

if the linked digital transport is in Record Link Mode

A warning message will appear on the linked digital audio processor and digital transport to indicate that these components are involved in a recording session.

HDCD™

Configuring the linked

N/A

Configuring the linked N/A

Link

digital audio processor

 

digital audio processor

 

for an HDCD recording

 

for an HDCD recording

 

session automatically

 

session automatically

 

attenuates the linked

 

attenuates the linked

 

Nº 320S master volume

 

Nº 320S master volume

 

level the required –6dB.

 

level the required –6dB.

 

 

 

 

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Mark Levinson N 320S owner manual Display, Intensity, Standby, Playback, Input, Record

N 320S specifications

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