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Nº40 Media Console Remote Control

Surround Mode

Rocker Button

The surround mode rocker button cycles through the list of

available surround modes, in either direction (based on which

end of the rocker you press). It duplicates the function of the

surround mode knob on the front panel. As with that knob, the

list of available surround modes changes depending on what

type of audio signal has been selected. In general, there are

many more surround mode options for two-channel signals

than for multichannel signals.

Volume Rocker Button

This rocker button adjusts the volume of the main zone. The

available range is 100 dB, with is 0.1 dB resolution over the top

80 dB, and 1 dB resolution for the bottom 20 dB.

The Nº40 initially changes its volume slowly in response to

receiving this command from the remote control; it then accel-

erates. It does so because there are so many intermediate

volumes to cover (potentially 820 of them between off and

maximum volume). Beginning slowly makes it easy to accu-

rately make minor adjustments to the volume. Subsequent

acceleration allows you to quickly make larger adjustments to

the volume of the system.

If you select a remote zone using the zone knob, you can also

adjust the volume in that remote zone from the remote control

in the main room. Be careful about doing so, however, as you

are not in the remote zone to judge the magnitude of the

change you are making. It is usually better to adjust the volume

in the remote zone from the remote zone itself, using the IR

input provided for such purposes.

In addition, the volume rocker button can be used in conjunc-

tion with the balance button to alter the relative volumes and/

or delays of the various speakers in the system. (see below)

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 User Features deals with the subject;

please refer to that for more detail.

Suffice to say here that pressing the profile button cycles you

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

“snapshots” of the system in different configurations. By choos-

ing 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, simply define it once, give it a

name, and call it up as needed.

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