5
OPERATING CONTROLS
With the exception of the AC mains switch all operating controls are located on the front panel. To operate the unit it
must be connected to the AC supply.
AC mains switch
The
AC mains switch (19)
which turns AC power to the unit on and off is located on the
rear panel above the AC mains terminal. By switching to the ON position the transformer is
powered up and the unit is in stand-by mode. The stand-by mode is shown by the lightning
of the
Stand-by LED (2)
.
POWER button
The
POWER button (9)
turns the unit on and off provided the AC mains switch is in the ON
position.
When the amp is ready for operation the
alphanumeric display (3)
will light up.
In stand-by mode only the
stand-by LED (2)
lights up.
After switching on the 032, the safety monitoring system takes a few seconds to check all
functions. The speaker terminals and preamp outputs are enabled only, if no errors are
detected.
CAUTION:
Always use the
POWER button (9)
first to switch the unit off, before setting the
AC mains switch (23) to OFF.
VOLUME knob
The
VOLUME knob (8)
controls the volume level in 61 steps from 00 (off) to 60 (full
volume). If the VOLUME knob is turned slowly, the volume changes step by step. If rotated
quickly, the volume changes in larger increments. The display indicates the selected
volume level.
The VOLUME knob also controls the functions in the SETUP menu.
INPUT select
Inputs are selected by pressing the respective one of the
input select buttons (7)
. The
display (3)
indicates the selection.
SURROUND input
Pressing the button
SURR
(ound)
(5)
activates the input
SURROUND IN (12)
. The signal
from the SURROUND input is routed directly to the power amp stages, bypassing tone
control and volume control.
MONITOR function
Pressing the button labeled
MONITOR (15)
blocks the direct signal path during recording
and switches to replaying the just recorded signal. When the monitor function is activated,
the display will add a
–M
to the selected source name.
The inputs TAPE and SURROUND have no monitor function.