Cabasse Оcean - Manual (Page 20)

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6 VOLUME CONTROL
The volume is adjustable from -90 dB up to 0 dB. The values are
indicative only, the acoustical level will depend upon sources,
recording levels, listening distance, CRCS and tonality settings.
VOLUME UP: turn the VOLUME knob of the DAP clockwise or
press the «+» key on the remote control.
VOLUME DOWN: turn the VOLUME knob of the DAP anti-
clockwise or press the «-» key on the remote control.
7 MUTE
A single press of this button turns the volume down to the level
selected in the menu: the «- ∞ dB» setting makes the system
silent when «-20 dB» and «-50dB» lower the sound level. The
screen of the DAP will display «Mute» until a second press on
«Mute» brings the sound level back to the initial level.
8 DISPLAY
Successive presses on this key, featuring only on the remote
control, gives access to 3 different display settings: maximized
contrast, average contrast, black screen.
9 HEADPHONES SOCKET
Use this socket on the front panel of the DAP to connect a ste-
reo headset. The the loudspeakers’ outputs are disconnected as
soon as the headphones are plugged in. The sound level in the
headset is adjustable with the (6) VOLUME controls. The louds-
peakers are reconnected with the previous level adjustment of
the volume as soon as the headphones are unplugged.
CONNECTING AUDIO SOURCES
The Cabasse DAP is designed to automatically detect digital
and audio sources. Simply connect each of your sources with
the appropriate choice of input and switch them on, then make
your choice with the help of the SELECT 4
5 modes.
These are the 9 possible inputs (page 4)
5 DIGITAL INPUTS:
B3 + B4 : optical inputs OPT1 and OPT2
B5 + B6 : coaxial inputs COAX1 and COAX2
B7 : XLR AES/EBU input
4 ANALOG INPUTS:
B8 + B9 : coaxial inputs RCA1 and RCA2
B10+ B11 : balanced inputs XLR1 and XLR2
When wiring analog sources, be sure to connect the left and
right channels properly (left with left, right with right).
The XLR2 B11 balanced input is fitted with an entry level atte-
nuator switch for eventual use with a source fitted with a high
voltage output.
NOTE: The B12 socket can only be used for microphone devo-
ted to the CRCS calibration. No other source can be connected
to this input.
POWER SUPPLY (page 4)
a) Power supply of the active loudspeakers
The socket A1 is used to power the active section of the L’Océan
loudspeaker.
Check that the rated power of the loudspeaker is compliant in
voltage and frequency with the source of power. if not please
contact your dealer for modification.
Each L’Océan loudspeaker must be connected to a grounded
power socket able to deliver 12 A.
2) Power supply of the Digital Adaptive Preampli-
fier (DAP)
The socket B1 is used to power the DAP. The built in power trans-
former is designed to run with any voltage from 100 to 240 V.
USE OF THE DAP FRONT PANEL BUTTONS AND
OF THE REMOTE CONTROL KEYS
All the functions of the system are driven from both DAP front
panel and from the remote control (excepted power on/off a2 ,
stand-by b2 and display 8 ).
The blue illumination of the ring around the
of the remote
control confirms that a key has been pressed. If this confirmation
does not occur, press the key again and if necessary check the
batteries of the remote control.
1 PUSH ENTER et
A short pressure on this key selects the option proposed on the
DAP display with a bright background.
2 ON/OFF and STAND BY
POWER ON: Press the a2 button to start the activate the sys-
tem. The blue light of the button goes on, then the first screen
pictured on page 10 appears on the display and confirms the ini-
tialisation of the system, «on» being selected on the on/off
a5
switches . the logos on the bases of the loudspeakers will
illuminate too if the a4 knobs are on.
STAND BY: Press the b2 key to get the stand by mode. The light
of the a2 button on the DAP flashes in red, the display turns to
black and after a while the illumination of the logos on the front
of the speakers turn off.
POWER OFF: Press and release the a2 button of the DAP for full
disconnection from the power source. Switch to «off» the
a5
switches of the loudspeakers to fully disconnect them from the
power network.
3 FUNCTION
Press this button to enter the set up menu or to leave a page
of the menu. Note that after 8 secondes without any selection,
validation or scroll in the menu, the menu will display the former
page and the last option validated by OK remains the valid one.
The CRCS and the tonality settings are on their side validated as
soon as selected.
4 and 5 SELECT
SOURCES SELECTION: Scroll down or up to see the list of active
sources, the one displayed is the one selected.
SELECTIONS IN THE SET UP MENU: Once the set up menu
has been opened by pressing FUNCTION, a clockwise rotation
4 will highlight the next option on the right or down. an anti-
clockwise rotation highlights the next option up or left.
ATTENTION : To prevent temporary or even definitive
hearing loss, do not raise the volume level excessively when using
headphones.
ATTENTION : Les interrupteurs d’alimentation du
préamplificateur DAP et des enceintes L’Océan doivent toujours
demeurer aisément accessibles.
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