T+A Elektroakustik K1 AV Front panel controls, Disc drawer, Headphones, Auto-Offfunction

Front panel controls

Disc drawer

The drawer of the K1 AV is made of a material with very high acoustic damping characteristics. Its flexible, floating support system eliminates the transmission of mechanical vibration to the disc, which would otherwise have an adverse effect on sound quality.

You will find information on inserting the disc and compatible disc formats in the chapter ‘The disc player / Compatible formats’.

HEADPHONES

Barrel socket (3.5 mm ∅) for stereo headphones with an impedance of at least 30 Ω.

When listening via headphones the surround mode STEREO should always be selected,

otherwise the centre channel information will be lost (see chapter 'The amplifier / Basic functions, surround modes').

ON

The machine’s On / Off button.

When you switch the K1 AV on, the screen displays the selected listening source of a machine-specific message. When switched on, the machine always reverts to the setting in which it was last auditioned. The volume is limited to ‘room volume” when switched on.

Caution:

The On / Off button on the front panel is not a mains isolation switch, and a few of the

machine’s sub-assemblies remain connected to the mains supply when it is switched off. If you know that the system will not be used for a protracted period, we recommend that you isolate it from the mains power supply by disconnecting the mains plug from the wall socket.

Auto-Off function

(disc mode only)

The K1 AV features an automatic power-off function in disc mode. If the player goes into ‘STOP’ mode at the end of playing a disc, and if no controls are operated in the next twenty minutes, the K1 AV automatically switches itself off.

Source select

Pressing this button selects the listening source you wish to use. Press the button repeatedly until the screen displays the source to which you wish to listen.

The signal from the selected source can now be played via the loudspeaker groups A and B. The same signal is also present at the TAPE-OUToutput sockets for recording.

Monitor

Pressing this button toggles between the currently selected listening source and the tape monitor signal of a recording device connected to the K1 AV. Press it a second time to return to the original signal.

When the tape monitor signal is being played, the  symbol glows on the screen.

For more information on the MONITOR function

pleasefunctions,referMonitorto the chapter’. ‘The Amplifier / Basic

(Stop) / (Open)

Pressing this button ends disc playback (STOP).

When the disc has stopped playing, pressing this button opens and closes the disc drawer (OPEN).

If you wish to open the drawer while the disc is playing, hold the button pressed in until the

screen displays the message ‘OPEN’. The drawer now opens as soon as the disc has stopped spinning.

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