User manual ARCAM C31

[. . . ] Pre Amplifier C31 Power Amplifier P38 Power Amplifier P1 Préamplificateur C31 Amplificateur de Puissance P38 Amplificateur de Puissance P1 Vorverstärker C31 Vollverstärker P38 Vollverstärker P1 Voorversterker C31 Eindversterker P38 Eindversterker P1 Safety guidelines CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ATTENTION RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated `dangerous voltage' within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. [. . . ] Your selection is shown on the display for a few seconds, after which the display reverts to showing the volume level. Pressing a different source-selection button changes the source that you are listening to, but does not alter the source that is routed to the recording outputs. Tape-to-tape copying (dubbing) You can perform tape dubbing from VCR to TAPE, but not from TAPE to VCR. For example, to copy from a cassette recorder connected to the VCR socket to a cassette recorder connected to the TAPE socket, first use the RECORD button as explained above and select `Record VCR'. This routes the VCR signal to the TAPE output. Listening using headphones The headphone socket bl accepts headphones with an impedance rating between 8 and 2k, fitted with a 6. 5mm stereo jack plug. outputs are muted when headphones are plugged in. The headphone socket is always active, unless the volume has been muted. Product configuration The C31 has a configuration menu that allows various performance and behaviour aspects to be altered. This menu is described in detail on the next page. Buttons have been provided on the front-panel to allow direct access to the most important configuration menu items: 4 BALANCE - gives direct access to the "Balance" menu item. 5 DISPLAY - this changes the display brightness. There are three brightness levels to chose from: `on', `dimmed' and `off'. If the C31 is switched off while the display is set to `off', the display will be set to `dimmed' when the C31 is switched on again. 9 REF - this toggles the volume display mode between `Standard', `Fine', and `Reference' (these are described on the next page. When the `Reference' volume display is selected, the light above the Ref button is illuminated. bk TRIM - gives direct access to the "Trim" menu item. C31/P38/P1 E-7 Configuring your C31 pre-amplifier Introduction The C31 allows you to customise various features of the amplifier to fit your system. Use this diagram to help you navigate through the available configuration options. In the diagram below, the ENTER and SELECT buttons from the front panel are represented by the symbols and respectively. The control knob is shown as . Adjusting listening settings Normally, the display shows the current volume and the control knob is used to adjust this. Press SELECT once to enter the configuration menu, then press it repeatedly to cycle through the menu items. When you have found the setting that you wish to adjust (the setting is shown on the display), it can be adjusted by using the control knob. Press ENTER to store the change you have made and return to default (volume) mode, or press SELECT again to move to the next setting. Note that the menu will time-out after a short period of inactivity, with the display reverting to the current volume. The following items are available for adjustment: Volume Resolution ­ There are three volume-display options to chose from: `Standard', `Fine' or `Reference'. Standard and Fine represent different levels of volume-control sensitivity; the Reference setting gives absolute increments in 0. 5dB steps. Input Trims ­ Input trims are used to compensate for variations in output levels of different source equipment. [. . . ] Power commands Command Power toggle Power-on Power-off Decimal Code 16­12 16­123 16­124 Menu navigation commands Command UP DOWN SELECT ENTER Decimal Code 16­32 16­33 16­37 16­87 Source selection commands Command PHONO select AV select TUNER select DVD select TAPE select VCR select CD select AUX select Decimal Code 16­1 16­2 16­3 16­4 16­5 16­6 16­7 16­8 Display control commands Command Display Decimal Code 16­59 Volume control commands Command Mute Volume up Volume down Decimal Code 16­13 16­16 16­17 The following tables give commands accepted by the P38. Power commands Command Power toggle Power-on Power-off Decimal Code 16­12 16­123 16­124 Speaker control commands Command Speaker 1 toggle Speaker 2 toggle Speaker 1 on Speaker 1 off Speaker 2 on Speaker 2 off The following table gives commands accepted by the P1. Power commands Command Power toggle Power-on Power-off Decimal Code 16­12 16­123 16­124 Decimal Code 16­35 16­39 16­43 16­44 16­45 16­46 Note that the C31 also responds to code 20­53 (the PLAY command for an Arcam CD player). The C31 swiches automatically to CD input on receiving this command. C31/P38/P1 E-15 English Remote-control codes Troubleshooting If you are having trouble with your amplifier, check the following items. No sound Check the following: n n n n n Both the pre- and power-amplifiers are switched on. [. . . ]