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Operation
Display Brightness Adjustment
The front panel display has six brightness
settings, as well as the ability to dim
the display completely. To change the
brightness, use the ‘DSP UP’ or ‘DSP DN’
buttons on the remote. Note that when
the display is completely dimmed, a
small square appears in the middle of the
display to indicate the unit is powered on.
Input Select Buttons
The input buttons labeled ‘INPUT 1’ and
‘INPUT 2’ allow direct selection of the two
inputs available on the Reference Phono 3.
Cartridge Load
The six numbered buttons (47k, 1000, 500,
200, 100 and 50 Ohms) as well as the
‘CUSTOM’ button provide resistive loading
options for the Reference Phono 3. The
display will indicate the currently selected
load resistance for each input setting. It
is suggested that you select the loading
value nearest the cartridge manufacturers
loading recommendation to begin with and
then listen to alternate loading if desired.
(Note that depending on the phono
cartridge, the volume level may decrease
as lower loading values are selected.)
For further information regarding the
custom loading, contact your Audio
Research dealer or Audio Research
Customer Service. If no resistors have
been installed for the custom loading,
the default value is 47k Ohms.
EQ
The Equalization feature allows different EQ
curves to be employed for listening. You
will find that most of your record collection
will be listened to using the ‘RIAA’
curve. However, some early Columbia
and Decca stereo recordings utilized a
different EQ curve; for this purpose, the
‘DECCA’ and ‘COLUMBIA’ options have
been included in the Reference Phono 3.
To change the equalization curve, select
one of the three buttons (RIAA, DECCA,
and COLUMBIA). Note that the EQ setting
is global, and not specific to an input.
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