5
POWER SWITCH
Note:
INPUT SELECTION
TAPE MONITOR SWITCH
The amplifier is turned on by depressing
the power switch. The small indicator
above the switch will glow blue. Before
switching on, always set the volume
control to minimum to avoid damage to
your loudspeakers.
Your AMC amplifier will play music
almost immediately after being switched
on. However, in common with other
audiophile products, the internal circuits
take some time to stablize fully, and the
best possible sound quality may not be
obtained until the amplifier has had some
time(possibly an hour or two) to warm up.
The rotary input selector switch selects
which input signal (Phono, iPod/DAC,
CD, Tuner, Video or Aux) is fed to the
power amplifier. The selected signal is
also fed to the "Tape out" sockets for
recording.
The Tape Monitor switch is generally left
in the "Source" position, so that the
program selected by the input switch is
routed to the loudspeakers/headphones.
If the Tape Monitor switch is turned to the
"Tape" position, the signal from the tape
Recorder is routed to the loudspeakers/
Headphones.
If your tape machine is a three head type
suitable for A/B monitoring, then turning
the Tape Monitor switch to the "Tape"
position will allow full off-tape monitoring
of the recorded signal to be carried out
via the loudspeakers/headphones.
The volume control adjusts the overall
loudness level of the sound. It has no
effect on the level of the signals fed to the
TAPE OUT jacks for tape recording. The
Volume control is designed for accurate
tracking of its two channels, so that the
stereo balance will not shift noticeably as
the loudness of the sound is varied.
The tone controls on your AMC amplifier
use low coloration passive circuitry to
ensure the minimum degradation of the
music signal. They are designed to
gradually modify the tonal emphasis of
the music and to compensate for such
problems as difficult room acoustics.
If required, the tone controls can be
completely by-passed with a resultant
increase in sound quality. To do this
simply
turn
the
Phones/Normal/Direct
switch to the "Direct" position.
With the Phones/Normal/Direct switch in
the "Normal"position, the tone controls
will cut their respective frequencies when
turned anti-clockwise and boost them
when
turned
clockwise.
The
flattest
response is found when the controls are
in the "12 o'clock position. (DETENTED
POSITION)
The headphone socket will accept any
headphones
fitted
with
a
standard
1/4"(6.35mm)
stereo
jack
plug.
For
private listening via headphones, the
Phones/Normal/Direct switch should be
set to "Phones," thus cutting the output to
your loudspeakers.
In this position the
tone controls remain active.
The mute
feature is also useful for situations where
the output from your loudspeakers needs
to be cut momentarily (eg., for a phone
call, etc).
When
user
is
listening
music
from
Headphones outputs using headphones,
user can switch "Phones / Normal /
Direct" switch to "Direct" for bypassing
Bass & Treble Tone Controls for those
music lovers they like to enjoy more pure
sound quality. Or switch the switch to
"Normal" to activate Bass & Treble Tone
VOLUME CONTROL
TONE CONTROLS
PHONES
PHONES/NORMAL/DIRECT
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
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