Madrigal Imaging N380 - Manual (Page 26)

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2 ADJUST THE VOLUME KNOB TO YOUR PREFERRED SETTING
You may select any value between -1 and -60 decibels (inclusive), in one-
decibel increments.
3 PRESS AND HOLD THE MUTE BUTTON AGAIN
When the display reads
NEW DATA , the Nº380 will have saved your new set-
ting in nonvolatile memory.
The mute button will toggle you back and forth between the “normal” playback
level and a level which is as many decibels below that level as you have elected
to use as your
mute function.
However, if you adjust the volume with either the volume knob or the remote
control while in the
mute mode, the preamplifier will adjust its volume from the
muted volume and disengage the mute function. This design guards against unex-
pected (and possibly unpleasant) large increases in volume when the mute but-
ton is disengaged after raising the volume with the knob.
volume lock The Nº380 also allows a “maximum volume setting” to be established. Using this
feature, it now becomes possible to “lock out” volume settings above a certain
point in the preamplifier’s range.
In systems that have highly sensitive loudspeakers, the available +18.9 dB of gain
may allow the system to be driven to dangerously loud levels. Alternatively, the
presence of children in the home may lead the owner of the system to desire
some restriction on how loudly it can be played.
In either case, setting the maximum volume is quite simple:
1. TURN THE VOLUME TO THE DESIRED “MAXIMUM VOLUME”
2. PRESS AND HOLD THE MONO BUTTON UNTIL THE DISPLAY READS LOCK
SET
The display will time out after a few seconds and revert to its normal display, ex-
cept that it will no longer allow you to exceed the chosen maximum volume.
(Exception: the SSP mode will still override this feature and pass the surround
processor’s front channels through at unity gain, regardless of the setting of the
Volume Lock.)
If and when you want to restore the volume control to its normal, full range op-
eration, simply press and hold the
mono button again to toggle back into the nor-