User manual ARCAM A32

[. . . ] Integrated Amplifier A32 Power Amplifier P35 2 Using this handbook This handbook has been designed to give you all the information you need to install, connect, set up and use the Arcam A32 integrated amplifier or the P35 power amplifier. The A32 amplifier is described first, then the P35. The CR-389 remote control handset supplied with the A32 integrated amplifier is also described. Your amplifier(s) may have been installed and set up by an authorised Arcam dealer. [. . . ] Volume control settings It is important to realise that the position of the volume control is not an accurate indication of the power delivered to your loudspeakers. The amplifier often delivers its full power long before the volume control reaches its maximum position, particularly when listening to heavily recorded compact discs. However the amplifier also has to be capable of giving full power output from much lower level sources, such as tuners and cassette decks. Using these sources, the volume control setting may be much higher before distortion (audible overload) sets in. To compensate for this, the input levels of each source may be individually adjusted to avoid accidental overload (see page 9). 7 746 These buttons are mainly for use with future optional modules, however the UP and DOWN buttons are used with the basic A32 amplifier to move the cursor when customising the `Welcome message' (see page 9). 25 RECORDING With the Arcam A32 it is possible to listen to and record from one source, or to listen to one source while recording another. Both sets of tape sockets are identical in sensitivity and suitable for use with almost any type of recorder (cassette, CDR, MD, VCR, reel-toreel, etc. ). The record signal is sent to both the TAPE and VCR output sockets. RECORD To record the currently selected source, press RECORD until the display shows `RECORD SOURCE'. After a few seconds the display reverts to showing the volume level and you are ready to record. To listen to one source while recording another, press RECORD again until the display shows `RECORD' followed by the name of an input (e. g. `AUX', `CD', `TUNER', etc. ). Now press the source selector button on the front panel for the source you wish to record. Your selection is shown on the display for a few seconds, after which it reverts to showing the volume level and you are ready to record. The RECORD button can also be used as a second zone selector, sending a source signal at line level to a second amplifier operating in another room. If you need help with this, contact your Arcam dealer or Arcam customer support. Tape-to-tape copying (dubbing) 3 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 1 socket, first use the RECORD button as explained above and select `RECORD VCR'. This routes the VCR signal to the TAPE output. Set the cassette recorder connected to the TAPE socket into its record mode and the other to playback mode to start dubbing. TAPE To play back the recording from a cassette deck attached to the TAPE 1 input, press TAPE. Selecting this input overrides the other source selectors. It is also possible to monitor a recording while it is being made, provided your cassette deck is a 3-head type. Switching this button in/out allows an A/B comparison between the source signal and the recorded signal. 8 8 Setting up your A32 integrated amplifier `Switch on' state INTRODUCTION The A32 allows you to adjust listening settings to suit your taste, and to customize various features of the amplifier to fit your system. Use this diagram to help you navigate through the settings available. The ENTER and SELECT buttons are represented in the diagram by the symbols and respectively. The Control knob is shown as . ADJUSTING LISTENING SETTINGS The default display mode is VOLUME, where the control knob is used to adjust sound level. [. . . ] Two amplifiers ­ one of these would be the A32 and the other an Arcam power amplifier (e. g. Loudspeaker cables ­ two pairs of cables per loudspeaker or a suitably terminated cable set (a loom, probably prepared by your dealer and capable of being used for bi-amping in one length). Interconnect cables ­ one pair of high quality interconnect cables. Remove the terminal links on the rear of your loudspeakers. [. . . ]