Mark Levinson N40 - Manual (Page 82)

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Line with a blinking cursor on the currently active character. A
keyboard with characters and operations to select is shown with
one highlighted character
3. Rotate the zone knob and the input select knob (or use the up/
down arrows on the remote) to move the highlight to the
desired character or operation and press enter to select it
The selected character will be added to the Name Line at the
cursor, and the cursor will move one space to the right.
The following operations are available to complete editing the
name:
• insert Adds a space at the cursor position
• del Deletes the current cursor position
• clear Clears the entire Name Line
• cap Toggles the characters between capital and small letters
• save Saves the current Name Line and returns to the menu
• quit Returns to the menu without saving the Name Line
• ––> Moves the cursor one space to the right
• <–– Moves the cursor one space to the left.
4. Repeat steps 1 - 3 to fill in the name.
5. To end the editing session, use the save or quit operations. The
menu button also performs the quit operation directly.
Distances
The first item under “distances” gives you a choice of either English
(feet) or metric (meters) measurement systems. Pick whichever you
prefer. Then measure the straight-line distance between the front of
each speaker in turn and the listener position you are defining. (A
tape measure is helpful for doing this.) By entering these distances
into the Nº40, it can calculate the appropriate delays required to
ensure that the sounds from each channel arrive at your listening
position at the correct time.
Levels
The next and last step in defining a listening position is to calibrate
the output levels for the various speakers to be correct for that loca-
tion. Use a sound pressure level (SPL) meter such as the Goldline
SPL120 or the Radio Shack Realistic 33-2050, and set the meter for
“C-weighting” and “Slow” response.
With the meter at the listening position being defined, and
pointing straight up at the ceiling so as to avoid favoring one