9
5
SELECT THE INPUT YOU ARE USING BY PRESSING ITS FRONT PANEL BUT-
TON
6
TURN ON THE OTHER COMPONENTS; SLOWLY RAISE THE VOLUME
Congratulations! You should now be able to enjoy your favorite music while
reading the rest of this manual. [Note that it is always a good idea to turn
on your power amplifier(s) last, in case one of your other components ex-
hibits a turn-on transient of some sort.]
Warm up/break-in period
Although your Mark Levinson Nº36 digital processor delivers outstanding perfor-
mance straight out of the box, you should expect to hear it continue to improve
as it reaches its normal operating temperatures and its various components
“break-in.” It has been our experience that the greatest changes occur within the
first 25-50 hours, but that the Nº36 will continue to improve in sound quality for
about 300 hours, after which time it remains quite constant.
The only exception to this rule is if power is removed from the unit, allowing it
to cool down. In this case you should expect a brief warm-up period before the
Nº36’s sound quality is at its best. (Fortunately, you will never have to repeat the
full 300 hour break-in period.)