2 INDICATOR LED
The
indicator led
shows the operational status of your Linestage Preamplifier:
Blue brightness
indicates that the Preamplifier is
on
and ready to be used.
Red brightness
indicates that the Monoblock is in
standby
.
Completely off
indicates that the
rear panel AC mains switch
has been
turned off.
If the Preamplifier will not turn on, you may want to check the
rear panel AC
mains switch
, your AC connections, or have your dealer inspect the rear panel
fuses.
3 INPUT INDICATOR LED
The
input led
shows the active input. The same input is sent to tape output and volume controlled
output.
4 INFRARED SENSOR
An
Infrared Sensor
for the Remote Control is present rear the window.
5 STANDBY BUTTON
When power is applied to the Preamplifier, and assuming the
rear panel AC mains switch
is set to
its
on
position, the amplifier remains in standby. You need to press the stand-by button to for switch
on the Preamplifier. If a North Star Design Monoblock Amplifier is connected to Linestage
Preamplifier with the trigger connection (
15
) you can switch on-off the entire system from the
Preamplifier Standby button.
Subsequent pressing of the Standby button will toggle the Linestage between
standby
mode and
fully
on
.
6 INPUT BUTTONS
You can change the active input source pressing the Input+ Input- buttons. If you press the Input+
button the input number will increase; If you press the Input- button the Input number will decrease.
Rear Panel
Caution!
Switch Off the Preamplifier when you need to connect or disconnect any cables.
7-11 UNBALANCED INPUT
The RCA connectors accepts five unbalanced input from a line level source with single-ended
(RCA) outputs.
Select the Unbalanced inputs with the front panel input button.
12 BALANCED AUDIO INPUT
Accepts a signal from a line level source with balanced outputs via a high quality XLR connector.
Select the Balanced input with the front panel input button.
The pin assignments of this XLR-type female input connector is:
3
Pin 1: Signal ground
Pin 2: Signal
+
(non-inverting)
Pin 3: Signal
–
(inverting)
