PS Audio PCA-2 - Manual (Page 13)

every time you press the “Mute” button.
Exit the setup mode by pressing the power button.
One input plays too loud or too quiet
The PCA-2 allows the user to adjust the gain of
each individual input. Follow these steps to check
this setting and make any necessary adjustments.
Turn the PCA-2 off. Press and hold both “Input”
buttons and turn the PCA-2 back on. You are now
in the Setup Menu.
Scroll using the “Input Up/Down” buttons until you
reach the appropriate input number and the word
“GAIN” displayed after it, for example “3 GAIN.”
Press the “Loop” button to enter this setting. Using
the volume knob, adjust the gain setting to the
desired level.
Exit the setup mode by pressing the power button.
One channel (left or right) plays too loud or too
quiet
The balance control for the PCA-2 can be found
on the remote control. Use these buttons to adjust
the left and right channel levels to achieve the
appropriate amount of balance.
When the display reads [ <-- --> ] the system is
centered and will send an equal level to each
speaker.
The volume is displaying negative numbers
The PCA-2 is set to display the volume level in
decibels, from -90 dB to +10 dB. This mode dis-
plays the actual amount of attenuation. The PCA-2
also allows the user to display the volume in a less
technical format, from 0 to 100. Follow these steps
to check this setting and make any necessary
adjustments.
Turn the PCA-2 off. Press and hold both “Input”
buttons and turn the PCA-2 back on. You are now
in the Setup Menu.
Scroll using the “Input Up/Down” buttons until you
reach “V MODE.” Press the “Loop” button to enter
this setting. Using the volume knob, adjust the vol-
ume display mode to either “DB” or “STD.”
“DB” indicates that the volume will be displayed in
decibels (-90 dB to +10 dB). “STD” indicates that
the volume will be displayed in the standard for-
mat, from 0 to 100.
Exit the setup mode by pressing the power button.
The PCA-2 does not return to the last volume
setting
The PCA-2 was designed to remember the volume
setting from the last time it was used and ensure
that this volume setting is safe for immediate play-
back. This information will be stored in memory
even if the PCA-2 is powered down into standby.
However, if the last volume setting was left above
the Volume On threshold, the PCA-2 will acti-
vate this protection system during the power up
sequence.
To determine this threshold, the PCA-2 will refer
to the setting called Volume On, or “V ON.” Follow
these steps to check this setting and make any
necessary adjustments.
Turn the PCA-2 off. Press and hold both “Input”
buttons and turn the PCA-2 back on. You are now
in the Setup Menu.
Scroll using the “Input Up/Down” buttons until you
reach “V ON.” Press the “Loop” button to enter this
setting and a number will be displayed. This level
represents the Volume On threshold of the PCA-2
after being powered on from standby. Using the
volume knob, adjust the initial volume setting to
the desired level.
A low setting will ensure that the PCA-2 never
powers up at a dangerous volume level.
Exit the setup mode by pressing the power button.
The volume knob/buttons do not respond and
the music plays too loud on ONE input
The PCA-2 allows the user to assign any of the
seven inputs to become the Home Theater Bypass
(HT bypass). This feature must be used in con-
junction with a surround sound processor to con-
trol the volume. Follow these steps to check this
setting and make any necessary adjustments.
Turn the PCA-2 off. Press and hold both “Input”
buttons and turn the PCA-2 back on. You are now
in the Setup Menu.
Scroll using the “Input Up/Down” buttons until you
reach “HT.” Press the “Loop” button to enter this
setting. Using the volume knob, assign the HT
bypass to any one of the inputs 1-7. To turn the
HT bypass off, set it to 0.
Exit the setup mode by pressing the power button.
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