Front Panel Operation; Front Panel Controls - Parasound P 5 Owner's Manual

Front Panel Controls

On-Off Button
A soft blue glow surrounds the On-Off button when the P 5 is turned off. Push the On-Off
button once to turn on and the blue glow will get brighter. When the P 5 is turned on, the Input
indicator and Mute button will illuminate blue. Push the On-Off button again to turn it off.
Note: The front panel On-Off button and remote control On and Off buttons are
disabled when the rear panel Turn On Options switch is set to 12V or AC.
Headphone Output
The headphone jack accepts a 1/8" (3.5 mm) stereo mini plug. The Left, Right and Sub
outputs are muted when a headphone plug is inserted into this jack. The L and R Record out
jacks are not muted.
Note: Please note the volume level before unplugging your headphones to avoid
unexpected high level sound that could damage your speakers.
Aux Input
For your convenience there is an input for a portable MP3 player (or smart phone) on the front
panel. Connect the included cable with 3.5mm stereo plugs between the portable player or
smart phone's headphone jack and the P 5's Aux input jack. The Aux input has an additional
gain stage that boosts the input signal by 12dB so that the volume level will remain consistent
as you listen to your other source components. For the best results set your portable player's
volume to at least 75% of its maximum.
Bass and Treble Knobs
These offer precision adjustment of tonal balance. You will find that very slight adjustments
can add a degree of warmth, richness, clarity and "air." However, greater adjustments may
obscure musical detail, and even risk overloading your speakers. The Bass and Treble
Controls are only active when the blue light surrounding the Tone button is illuminated. The
Bass and Treble controls affect both the Main Outputs and the Subwoofer outputs.
Tone Button
By pressing this button, you can turn off the Bass and Treble tone controls, thereby completely
bypassing the tone control circuitry. This will improve sonic purity by eliminating the small
amount of noise and distortion inherent in tone control circuits. The tone controls can also be
turned on and off from the remote control.
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