Parasound A 23 manual Manual And Automatic Turn On-Offoptions, Manual On-Offfrom the Front Panel

7 MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC TURN ON-OFF OPTIONS

You can manually turn the A 23 on and off with its front panel On-Off button. It can also be triggered to turn on and off automatically when your preamplifier, surround controller, or system controller is turned on and off.

Manual On-Off from the Front Panel

If you want to manually turn on and off the A 23 at any time, you need to first select the Manual On-Off option by placing the Auto Turn On switch (on the rear panel) to its middle Man (Manual) position.

Connecting an Active Audio Source for Automatic On-Off

If you want to automatically turn on the A 23 whenever music is playing (an audio signal is present), choose the audio triggering option by moving the Auto Turn On switch to its upper Audio position.

What You’ll Need:

An active audio source connected to the left or right Input jack on the A 23

Before Connecting

Remove power to all the components in your audio system.

Make sure the Auto Turn On switch on the A 23 is in its Audio (up) position.

Set the Audio triggering Sensitivity adjustment knob on the rear panel to the desired level. Start with the 12 o’clock position.

To Connect

Connect an active audio source to either the Left or Right Balanced or Unbalanced Input jacks. (Refer to to pages 2 and 3).

Switch in up position

Start Sensitivity at 12 o'clock

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Turn Off Delay in the Audio Mode

When the music (audio signal) stops, the A 23 will remain turned on for about five minutes. This delay prevents unwanted turn-off during silent passages in music or pauses between tracks.