Control Functions; Standby Mode - Bel Canto S300i e.One Series User Manual

S300i Single-Knob Control Functions
Front Panel Control Knob:
The control knob is a continuously rotat-
ing control with a push-switch function.

Standby Mode:

Pressing and holding the control knob
for 2 seconds will take the S300i out of
Standby and in to operating mode. The
unit will come up in a soft mute mode.
The operating input will be indicated for
several seconds and then it will go to the
volume control mode. To place the
S300i in Standby mode press and hold
the control knob for 2 seconds.
Volume Control Mode:
The S300i default operating mode
allows you to change volume level by
rotating the knob. The volume down
function (counter-clockwise rotation) is
very rapid and allows quick changes in
the volume level. Volume up (clockwise
rotation) functions rapidly up to a dis-
played volume level of 50.0. There is a
pause at 50.0 until the display dims
then the volume up function continues
more slowly to a displayed value of
60.0 and then slower yet above 60.0.
This operation makes it difficult to acci-
dentally set a volume level that is too
high.
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Input Selection Mode:
Pressing the control knob in briefly will
toggle into the input selection mode. The
selected input will be displayed for 5
seconds. During this time you can rotate
the control knob to scroll to the desired
input. Pressing the knob again will select
the indicated input. The volume level will
automatically ramp down and up during
this selection process. If the control knob
is not pressed for 5 seconds, the indicat-
ed input will automatically be selected
and the S300i will return to the default
volume control mode.
Home Theater Bypass Operation:
Input 4 can be set to a home theater
bypass mode (htb) that is used to pass
the front left/right outputs from a multi-
channel processor output through the
S300i to the main L/R power amplifiers.
This mode must be used with a
preamp output which has volume
control function as the S300i vol-
ume and mute controls will not
function while the S300i remains
in the htb unity gain setting.
When in the Input Selection Mode, Input
4 can be toggled between the normal
operating mode (In 4) and the bypass
mode for (htb4) by pressing the control
knob 2 times. You will note that the Input
display will toggle between htb4 and In
4. The display simply reads htb (home
theater bypass) when the bypass mode
is active.
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