McIntosh MHT100 Owner's Manual page 40

A/v system controller
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depending on the settings of the individual TRIM Levels
and SURROUND Mode.
System Off
Normally, each Zone is turned On and Off individually by
pressing the Power Push-button on a Keypad or Remote
Control. If you desire to switch Off both Zones of the
McIntosh MHT100 A/V System Controller and connected
accessory source components, press the SYS OFF Push-
button on the Front Panel. Refer to figure 31.
Note: The Sys Off Push-button on a Keypad or Remote
Control may also be used to turn Off the entire system.
Zone B
First press the Zone B Push-button, then rotate the INPUT
Selector Switch for selecting the source that is available for
Listening/Viewing in Zone B and at the AUDIO RECORD
OUTPUT jacks for recording. If Zone A is active, pressing
the Zone B Push-button followed by the STANDBY/ON
Push-button will either Turn-On Zone B or Turn-Off if
Zone B is already active.
Notes: About five second after pressing the ZONE B Push-
button and/or no other Front Panel Control or Push-
button is engaged after pressing the ZONE B Push-
button, the ZONE B Control Access will be switched Off
and the LED above the push-button will extinguish.
Refer to "How to Operate Zone B" on page 47.
Setup
Pressing the SETUP Push-button activates the MHT100
SETUP Mode for making changes to the Home Theater
System.
Tune
Rotate the TRIM SELECT Switch to the TUNE Position
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and then press the TUNE Up
this allows for selection of the next Preset FM/AM Radio
Station that has been stored into memory or scanning the
FM/AM Broadcast Band when the optional TM1 Tuner
Module is installed. Refer Tune on page 53 for additional
information.
Late Night
The LATE NIGHT Push-button turns a volume compres-
sion circuit on and off. This feature suppresses loud sounds
or music that might disturb neighbors or others not in the
immediate area of the Home Theater. Soft levels are also
raised slightly so they can still be heard at the reduced vol-
ume levels. This works only on a Dolby Digital Sound
Track with encoded data that supports the compression
function. Refer to figure 31.
Front Panel Status
The four Front Panel LEDs indicate the status of the Oper-
ating/Decoding Modes. Refer to figure 31.
Operating Mode Displays
A. The DOLBY DIGITAL Display will illuminate when
the input contains Dolby Digital Encoded Signals.
B. The PRO LOGIC Display will illuminate when the
Surround Mode Selector is turned to CINEMA 1 or
CINEMA 2 and the Input Signal is Dolby Surround
Encoded.
C. The DTS Display will illuminate when the input con-
tains DTS Encoded Signals.
D. The EXPAND (Reference) Display will illuminate
when the Surround Mode Selector is turned to CIN-
EMA 2 or the MUSIC 4 Modes.
Figure 31
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Push-buttons,

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