Mark Levinson N40 - Manual (Page 30)

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the next level. Please refer to “Menu System” on page 5-1 for more
information.
IR window As with most contemporary electronic products, the Nº40 can be
controlled by its included infrared remote control. (See “Remote
Control” on page 4-1 for more details.) The infrared sensor is
located behind the dark window on the right side of the Nº40 video
processor.
Unlike most consumer electronics products, the Nº40 can also emit
infrared commands from this same window. This ability allows the
Nº40 to “teach” learning remote controls all of its commands,
including many special-purpose commands that are not included
in the supplied remote control. For example, all “toggle”
commands (like the “operate/standby” toggle) also have positive
control equivalents (“go to operate” and “go to standby”). You do
not generally need such commands when you are in the same room
as the system, and operating it from our remote control or the front
panel. However, their availability makes it possible for you to create
reliable macros on learning remote controls. You could (for
example) create a macro titled “CNN” to turn on the entire system,
adjust the volume, select the television tuner, and change the
channel to your favorite news station – all with a single touch of
the button. Using sound profiles, you could expand this capability
even further. (See “Advanced Features” on page 7-1, later in this
manual.)
Preview button You can “preview” a source you are about to send to another zone,
without actually sending it there. You may want to “cue up” a
particular movie for your guests without forcing them to endure
the piracy notices or the DVD menu system. Or you may want to
“cue up” a particular segment of a home movie when readying a
tape you want to record.
To take advantage of this ability to temporarily set a signal aside:
1. Press the preview button (the LED indicator above the preview
button will light to let you know you are in preview mode).
2. Use the zone knob to select the zone you want to use.
3. Use the input select knob to select the input you want to pre-
view.
4. Cue up your source as desired, watching it on the LCD display.
When you have everything the way you want it, press the enter
button again to send the signal to the zone you had originally indi-
cated. Doing so will change whatever was happening in that zone
until that time.