Goldmund MIMESIS 22 - Manual (Page 7)

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On the back panel of the Goldmund Mimesis 22 preamplifier the POWER switch is
used to power on the preamplifier. In regular use, this switch is left ON and the
circuits of the preamplifier are activated or disactivated using the standby ON/OFF.
When the POWER switch is switched ON, the preamp will become operative only
after few seconds of warm up, to insure proper stabilization of all the circuitry and
avoid any unwanted noises. After this delay, the output of the preamplifier is
connected to the power amplifier.
The preamp can be powered off by switching the POWER switch to the OFF position.
A special safety circuit switches the preamp to muting, to avoid any disturbance to
reach the power amplifier and the speakers, even if the preamplifier is disconnected
from the AC plug by accident.
However, to optimize the sound quality of the preamplifier and insure the best
reliability, Goldmund recommends that the unit is left powered ON continuously and
is only disactivated by the Standby function.
- MUTING
This switch turns off the output of the preamplifier, without disconnecting the power
supply. It can be used to turn temporarily the volume down without touching the
volume control.
- VOLUME
Each of the left and right level adjustment knob is acting on its separated channel.
However, in order to make the use easier, when only one potentiometer is turned by
hand, the second one is turning of the same dB quantity, insuring a perfect
maintenance of the balance much more precise than with usual stereo potentiometer.
- BALANCE
By pressing the balance key, the electronic lock of the two potentiometers is
disengaged. One potentiometer can be turned without effect on the second one by
pressing the
- INPUT SELECTION
The 7 channel selection switches
- TAPE