Remote Control Operation - moon ACE NEO SERIES Owner's Manual

Owner's Manual

Remote Control Operation

The Nēo ACE uses the 'CRM-3' full-function remote control (figure 3). It operates on the Philips RC-5 communication protocol and can
be used with other MOON components. The 'CRM-3' remote uses two CR-2032 batteries (included). To install them, simply slide the
removeable lower section of the back plate downwards while applying slight pressure to the top of this removeable plate.
Figure 3: CRM-3 Remote Control
To engage the 'CRM-3' remote for use with the Nēo ACE, you must first press the button
labeled AMP.
The (Power) button, at the top left switches the ACE to either 'Standby' or 'On' mode.
The 2 buttons labelled
forwards, through all available inputs. Pressing and holding down either of these buttons
results in only a single change to the selected input.
The 2 buttons labelled - VOL + allow you to control the volume level. You may either press
and hold these buttons down or press them briefly to make volume adjustments.
The 2 buttons labelled BAL
causes a decrease in the volume level of the right channel; pressing the right arrow button
causes a decrease in the volume level of the left channel. When the balance is equal for both
channels, "BALANCE Center" will appear in the front panel display. Whenever you make an
adjustment to the balance, it will appear in the display for 3 seconds. The following 3 images
show center balance, a balance adjustment of 50% to the right channel and a balance setting
for the right channel only:
The MUTE button turns off the output volume. Pressing the "Mute" button a second time will
reinstate the output volume level back to its current setting.
When your selected input is "MiND" and the QUEUE contains at least one track, you can use
the "CRM-3" to play music from the MiND's QUEUE. You can use the
(backward) and (forward) buttons. Pressing RPT once will repeat the QUEUE's current track;
pressing RPT a second time will repeat the entire contents of the QUEUE; pressing RPT a third
time will cancel the repeat mode.. Pressing RDM will randomly play the entire contents of the
QUEUE. Pressing RDM and second time will cancel the random mode. When in repeat mode
the icon will appear in the screen display; When in random mode the
in the screen display.
When your selected input is "BLUETOOTH" and you have a paired smart device (iPhone, iPad,
Android, etc.) that is playing music, you may be able to use the
(backward) and (forward) buttons on the CRM-3 remote control to navigate the music
stored on your smart device. This is dependant on both the App and the smart device, as
there may be compatibility issues between them.
INPUT allow you to sequentially scroll, either backwards or
control channel balance; Pressing the left arrow button
(pause), (play),
icon will appear
(pause), (play),
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