The Menu System; Operational Menu; Input Selection; Tape Loop - Classe Audio CP-500 - V2.4 Owner's Manual

The Menu System

Your CP-500 includes a versatile LCD touchscreen which supports both an attractive
information display and a flexible menu system. While its use is quite intuitive, it is also
quite extensive. This section of the owner's manual outlines the many capabilities found
in the menu system.

operational menu

The operational menu provides easy access to the most basic functions of the
preamplifier: input selection and tape monitor. It also provides both a numeric and a
graphic depiction of the current volume setting.

input selection

Pressing any of the input buttons on the touchscreen will switch to the appropriate
input. You may have as many as three line inputs (meaning single-ended connections
using RCA connectors) and two bal inputs (balanced connections using XLR
connectors). If you do not have this many sources in your system, you can elect to
deactivate the unused inputs. Doing so removes their associated buttons from the
touchscreen, reducing confusion for occasional users of the system.

tape loop

In addition, the CP-500 has a dedicated tape loop for use with sources that can both
record and play back, bringing the total number of sources you can connect to the CP-
500 to six (four single-ended and two balanced).
When you touch the tape button to highlight it, you will notice that the previously
selected input remains highlighted. Whenever any input is selected for listening, it is
also selected for possible recording; a copy of its signal is sent to the recording device
connected to the tape output. You may record it or not as you please.
When you select the tape button, you are asking the CP-500 to continue with this
recording feed (whether or not it is being used), while switching to monitor the output
of the tape deck (or CD recorder, or whatever else you might have connected to the
record loop). In this way, you can monitor the result of your recording while you are
making it, in real time. (This assumes that your recording device supports this capability, as
do three-head tape decks.)
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