Operation And Control Features; Ac Mains Switch; Switching On/Off; Volume Control - Burmester 099 Owner's Manual

The operating controls of the 099 preamplifier are located on the front panel. The AC mains switch is located on the
rear panel of the preamp.

AC mains switch

The AC mains switch (11), which completely separates the preamp from AC power, is
located on the rear panel above the AC mains input. Setting it to ON powers up the Standby
transformer.

Switching On/off

The POWER switch (8) switches the 099 on or off, provided the AC mains switch on the
rear panel has been set to ON.
If the POWER switch (8) is set to „OFF" all functions of the preamp have been disabled. If
you toggle the POWER switch (8) from „OFF" to „STBY" the POWER LED (9) will light up
orange and the preamp is in standby operating mode.
Once in „STBY" mode, the unit can be switched into full operating mode by toggling the
POWER switch (8) briefly upward, by pressing the POWER button on the remote, by using
the BURLINK interface or by the DC IN connection to another Burmester component.
A red POWER LED (9) indicates full operating mode (ON). In this mode all functions of the
preamplifier are powered up.
CAUTION: Always switch the preamp off using the POWER switch (8) (Position OFF) first
before you switch the AC mains switch (11) to OFF.

Volume control

Using the Volume control knob (7) the playback volume can be adjusted in 64 increments
from 0 (off) to 63 (full volume). The selected volume level is indicated by Volume level
LEDs (4) on the left side of the volume control knob.
If a fixed output level has been selected in the SETUP Menu, the Volume control knob (7)
is automatically disabled. In this setting the top LED of the Volume level LEDs (4) remains
lit.
The Volume control knob (7) is also used to change functions in the SETUP Menu.

Input selection

Use the Input selector knob (5) to select the input that you want to play back via the
outputs. The selected input is indicated by a lit Input selection LED (1) on the right side of
the Input selector knob.
The selected input signal passes not only to the analog outputs but also to the digital
outputs and the headphones outputs.
The Input selector knob (5) is also used to change functions in the SETUP Menu.

Phase modification

Not all manufacturers use the same pin polarity for XLR terminals. To account for these
differences the 099 offers the possibility to switch the phase on each individual input. This
modification can only be done by remote and is activated or deactivated by pressing and
holding the DIM button. When the phase of an input has been switched the PHASE LED (2)
will illuminate.

Sampling rate

For each digital input the 099 offers the possibility to individually select the sampling rate for
D/A conversion as well as for the signal at the digital RCA output. You can activate or
deactivate this function by briefly pressing the AUDIO button on the remote. Choose the
setting that sounds best to you.
If the sampling rate of 192kHz/24Bit has been selected for an input the AUDIO LED (3) will
illuminate.
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