Mark Levinson N32 - Manual (Page 30)

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Basic Operation Mark Levinson
front panel setup LED lights when the setup menu is open. See
Section 3, “Setup Menu” for additional information.
Polarity button Controls the polarity of the main output signal. The front panel
polarity LED lights when main output signal polarity is inverted.
See “Polarity” on page 4-2 for additional information.
Display button Controls the illumination level of front panel display characters as
well as the front panel standby and preamplifier LEDs. See “Display
Intensity” on page 4-2 for additional information.
Enter button Selects and deselects menu items when the setup menu is open. The
enter button performs no function during normal operation.
Mono button Activates and deactivates mono playback. The front panel mono
LED lights when mono playback is activated. See “Mono Playback
Mode” on page 4-4 for additional information.
Balance button Opens and closes the balance control, which adjusts the left-to-
right channel balance of the main output connectors. The front
panel balance LED lights when the balance control is open. See
“Balance” on page 4-3 for additional information.
Note
When the balance control is closed, the balance LED remains lit if the
left-to-right channel balance of the main output connectors is offset.
Mute button Mutes and unmutes the master volume level. Pressing the mute
button attenuates master volume by the selected mute level. The
front panel mute LED lights when master volume level is muted.
Pressing the mute button again restores master volume to its
original level.
The Mute parameter determines the amount of master volume level
attenuation that occurs when master volume level is muted. The
mute level can be set in 0.1dB increments between –10.0dB and
–80dB. The factory-default mute level is –20.0dB.
Note
Rotating the volume knob or pressing the volume ± buttons unmutes
the master volume level, adjusting master volume from the muted
volume level.
Select / buttons Select the desired input to send to the main output connectors.
Pressing the select / buttons scrolls through all inputs for which
the Name parameter has not been set to unused. The front panel
display indicates the name and volume level of the selected input.
Select / button scrolling does not include inputs for which the
Name parameter has been set to unused.