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Harman Kardon CSP-1 Owner's Manual page 7

Automotive surround preamplifier

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CONTROLS
@
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lnput Switch -
This
switch should
be
set
to the
"2
Channel"
Position
when
two
inputs
(LF, RF)
are
used
and
the "4
Channel" Position
if four
inputs
are used (LF,
RF,
LR,
RR). Note
that the tuner/CD or tuner/cassette fader
can be
used
as a
panorama control
only if four
inputs
are
connected.
Details
on the operation of
the
"Panorama
Control" are given in the "Operation" section of
this
manual.
@
-
Cain Switch
-
This switch
allows
for audio
level
matching
between
the
tuner/CD
or
tuner/cassette output
and the
CSP-1
preamplifier input. Typically,
the
switch
should
be
set to
the
"Normal" position.
lf
after listening
to
the audio system, sufficient volume level is not achievable
when the
tuner/CD
or
tuner/cassette
is turned
up,
place
this switch
in
the "High" position.
The
"High" position adds
more gain
to
the audio input stages
of the
CSP-1.
@
-
Subwoofer Switch
-
This
switch enables a crossover
which allows a subwoofer
to be
used with the
CSP-1.
The
crossover frequency is adjustable as detailed in
the
'SELECTING NEW CROSSOVER FREQUENCIES" section
of this
manual.
The
"Subwoofer" switch
should
be
in
the
on position only when a subwoofer
is
connected to one
of
the subwoofer
outputs.
@
-
ttoise
Sequencer Switch
-
The noise sequencer
switch
turns
on a
test signal that
rotates
through all
five
channels
and
allows
for accurate and easy
level calibra-
tion
of the
CSP-1
surround
sound
installation.
A
complete
description of
the
process
of
level ad.justment
using
the
Noise Sequencer is detailed in the "Setting
Speaker
Levels" section
of
this
manual.
@
-
Output Level
Adjustments
(L Rear, R Rear, L Front,
R
Front, and C Front)
-
These controls allow
for
adjust-
ment of the
output
levels
of
the
CSP-1
preamplifier.
These
adjustments are used
to
balance four corner and one cen-
ter channel speaker levels for optimal surround sound
per-
formance
The
output
levels should be
set
using the
noise
sequencer
as described
in
the
"Setting
Speaker
Levels"
section
of
this
manual.
@ -
SuOwoofer Level
Adjustments (L
Sub, Mono
Sub,
and
R Sub)
-
These controls
allow
for
adjustment
of
the
Subwoofer
output
levels
of the
CSP-1 preamplifier.
These
levels
should
be
set as described
in
the
"Setting
Speaker
Levels"
section
of
this
manual.
@
-
Bass Equalization
-
This control allows the
user
to
boost
the bass response of
the system
by up to
18
dB. This
control should be set
according
to the
users
taste after
the
Subwoofer level controls (10) are set
for
a
flat
bass
response.

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