Setting Up Your A85 Integrated Amplifi Er - Arcam A85 Handbook

Setting up your A85 integrated amplifi er
'Switch on'
state
DOWN UP
Adjust
LEFT RIGHT
Adjust
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Adjust
–dB +dB
Adjust
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setting
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Volume Resolution Volume Display
Volume Resolution –
. 'Standard' and 'Fine' represent
different levels of volume control sensitivity. The
'Reference' setting gives absolute increments in
0.5dB steps.
Volume display mode –
shows the volume either as a bar graph or as a
number. If Volume resolution is set to 'Reference'
a numeric volume display shows the actual decibel
fi gure.
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Introduction
The A85 allows you to adjust listening settings to
suit your taste, and to customize various features
of the amplifi er to fi t your system. Use this
diagram to help you navigate through the settings
available.
The
ENTER
in the diagram by the symbols
respectively. The Control knob is shown as
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Input Trims
Input Trims – use the source select buttons and
, or
Control knob to set input trims for each source.
Input trims are used to compensate for variations
in output levels of different source equipment.
Tone Control –
specifi es the scope of changes for 'Bass' and
or
'Treble' tone settings. The default setting is 'Global'
which affects all inputs equally. 'Per source' allows
you to set tone controls for individual inputs: once
set, the amplifi er remembers tone settings for
each input.
Welcome message – You can change the
power on Welcome message from '
to display your name, postcode, etc. When
customising the message, use the
buttons to select the cursor position and the
Control knob to change the letter.
and buttons are represented
SELECT
and
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Tone Control Welcome Message
or
and
UP
Adjusting listening settings
The default display mode is VOLUME, where the
control knob is used to adjust sound level.
Press to enter edit mode and cycle
SELECT
through the other sound settings:
and
adjust it with the control knob. Press
the change you have made and return to default
. (volume) mode, or press
the next setting.
Customising amplifi er settings
Press until the display shows
SELECT
' '. Now rotate the Control knob to
choose which setting you wish to alter. Press
to adjust the chosen setting with the
SELECT
Control knob.
Press to confi rm the adjustment or press
ENTER
to confi rm the adjustment and move on to
SELECT
the next item.
Press twice to leave the Customize menu.
ENTER
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Phono/Aux Text
Phono/Aux Text – If you have had the optional
Phono module added, choose '
word is displayed when the input is selected. The
default is ' '.
Restore Settings – this restores all amplifi er
. This
settings, including Input trims and the Welcome
message, to their factory defaults.
'
DOWN
,
. When a setting is selected,
to fi x
ENTER
again to move to
SELECT
edit
'Switch on'
state
Restore Settings
'
so this