Operation; On / In / Wall Eq; Power And Standby; Deep Standby - Q Acoustics Media 3 Owner's Manual

8. Operation

8.1. On / In / Wall EQ

This EQ switch should be the first thing you set on your Unit. The Unit has been voiced by our
acoustic experts to get the best audio performance possible for the three most common placements
within a room. The On/In/Wall switch can be found on the Rear Panel, and has three settings.
ON = On a cabinet
IN = In a cabinet
WALL = Wall-mounted
ON / IN: Q Acoustics recommend you to select IN when your unit is placed in a cabinet and ON
when it is placed on a cabinet. However you may want to experiment to get the sound you prefer.
WALL: When wall mounted the unit is upside down so the Left and Right speakers are reversed.

8.2. Power and Standby

With the AC Mains turned off, plug in the AC Mains Cable and then make all Rear Panel audio
connections. The speaker will enter STANDBY, and show a RED status LED.
Exit STANDBY by turning a connected source ON, or by pressing the STANDBY button on either
the Top Panel or the IR remote. The LED will then change colour according to the AUTO SOURCE
SELECT rules.
If no input signals are detected, the Unit will select the Analogue input and then automatically enter
STANDBY after 20 minutes.

8.3. Deep Standby

The M3 has a Deep Standby Mode where it uses the minimum amount of power. Press and hold
the Standby button for 5s to enter deep standby. In deep standby the RED LED dims, AUTO ON /
OFF is disabled and the unit will only respond to the standby button.

8.4. Auto On / Off

When connected to an audio source, the Unit has an AUTO ON function and will come out of
STANDBY when it detects an active audio signal is connected.
When the audio signal is stopped for a pre-defined period of time, the Unit has an AUTO OFF
function and will go into STANDBY.
This, for example, allows easy integration of the Unit with your TV, automatically turning ON and
OFF in synchronisation with your TV STANDBY control.
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