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Nº40 Media Console Front Panel Operation

this, turn the surround mode knob. For more information on sound

profiles and their use, please refer to “Advanced Features” on

page 7-1.

Alpha-Numeric

Display

The central window of the Nº40 audio processor contains two rows

of twelve alpha-numeric characters. This text-based display

provides you with information on the selected input, the type of

signal being received and/or the current surround mode, and the

current system volume.

Volume Knob

Normally, you turn this knob to adjust the volume of the main

zone (your multichannel theater). The available range is 80 dB,

with 0.1 dB resolution over the top 60 dB, and 1 dB resolution for

the bottom 20 dB.

This control is speed-sensitive. When you turn the volume knob

quickly, it results in a larger volume change than when you turn

the knob the same amount, but more slowly. You can think of it as

being like variable-ratio, power-assisted steering in a luxury auto-

mobile. It delivers both rapid large-scale changes and fine

resolution, on an as-needed basis.

In addition, the volume knob can be used in conjunction with the

balance button to alter the relative volumes and/or delays of the

various speakers in the system.

Sound Profile Button

The concept of a sound profile is central to making the most of

your investment in the Mark Levinson Nº40. In fact, much of the

section “Advanced Features” on page 7-1 deals with the subject;

please refer to that for more detail.

Suffice to say here that pressing the sound profile button cycles you

through the list of defined sound profiles, which are like little

“snapshots” of the system in different configurations. By choosing

a particular sound profile, the system can reconfigure itself on the

fly to better suit the needs of a particular piece of music or film.

Alternatively, you can think of a sound profile as being like a

“macro” of the many changes you might make to the system

manually to optimize it for a particular use. Rather than having to

do so manually every time, define it once, give it a name, and call it

up as needed.

When a profile is selected manually using either the front panel

sound profile button or the profile button on the remote control,

the Nº40 will remain in that profile until either a different profile or

a different input is selected. (Changes in the nature of the incoming

signal that might otherwise have triggered a change in profile are

ignored, in favor of the explicit user selection.)

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