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4. OPERATION
4.1. HP 700 SE front panel
Legend
(1)
Mode switch
(function switch)
The muting, line stage gain and home theater bypass are activated
here.
Muting
The muting LED illuminates when muting is on during the start-up
phase. In this setting, the preamplifier outputs are short-circuited
and music cannot be played. This switch position should be
activated while connecting source devices to the HP 700 SE.
Gain Low, Med, and High
The gain setting can be selected according to the efficiency of the
other components. When you change the position of the switch,
the muting function is activated for 20 seconds to prevent switching
malfunctions.
Normal position: MED
Bypass HT
In this setting, the gain of the line stage is 1 and the volume control
is bypassed. This setting is intended for multi-channel applications
with volume control on the multi-channel receiver. The bypass HT
RCA input is separate; the bypass function can be switched to an
XLR input.
TC On
This LED illuminates if the tone control is on (only available for
control unit option, see section 10.3.).
Start
This LED only illuminates during the two-minute start-up phase.
During this period, the muting LED also illuminates.
(2)
Volume
control
(Also optionally available as a step switch, see section 10.4.).
(3)
IR sensor
To ensure the correct function of the remote control, make sure
that the infrared sensor is not covered.
(4)
Input selector switch
For input selection. The selected input is indicated with an LED.
IN1-SL1, IN2-SL2
Input module 1
Input module 2
The signal LEDs for IN1 and IN2 only
illuminate if a module is installed!
IN3-XLR, IN4-XLR
XLR input for line-level sources
IN5-RCA, IN6-RCA,
IN7-RCA
RCA input for line-level sources
