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5 – AMPLIFIER CONTROLS
Normal Operation
On the front plate of the GOLDMUND MIMESIS 29.4M amplifier you will find only two
POWER keys.
In the Standard Mode, the two POWER keys have to be activated simultaneously to
power the amp on.
This security feature is provided to avoid any fortuitous power on or power off.
When the two keys are pressed simultaneously, the amp switches on in "Muted"
mode and the center yellow led lights on showing the amp is powered on, but input is
muted.
By pressing once the right key, the amplifier becomes immediately operative, and the
green led shows it is.
By pressing once the right key again, the amplifier returns to "Muted" state.
The amp may be powered off by pressing simultaneously the two POWER keys at
any time.
Auto-Power Operation
When the power amp is powered off, pressing the right key provide additional mode
adjustments.
By pressing it twice, you reach the Auto-Power Mode adjustment. You may now
activate the Auto-Power Mode On or Off by pressing the left key.
In Auto-Power mode, the amp is turned on automatically when receiving an audio
signal. It also turns off automatically after few minutes if no signal is received during
this period. In this mode, the amp turns on automatically to ready, without going in
Muted first.
This mode is useful when several amplifiers are used together in a multi-amp system
or when the power amplifiers are not easily accessible.
When the amp is in Auto-Power mode and is operative, it may be muted by pressing
the right key, as in the normal mode.
Auto-Ranking Mode
When several amplifiers are used in a system and they are used in Auto-Power
mode, they risk to all start together when a signal appears, creating a large current
surge that may be dangerous for the Home breakers.
To avoid this big surge, the Goldmund amplifier provides a "ranking" adjustment
which gives each amp of the system a "rank" in the Auto-Power ON mode.
The rank is adjustable from 1 to 8.
