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Mark Levinson 360 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Owner’ s Manual Nº360 Digital Processor Madrigal Audio Laboratories...
  • Page 2 WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    Important Safety Instructions Please read all instructions and precautions carefully and completely before operating your Mark Levinson component. 1. ALWAYS disconnect your entire system from the AC mains before connecting or dis- connecting any cables, or when cleaning any component. 2.
  • Page 4 From all of us at Madrigal Audio Laboratories, thank you for choosing the Mark Levinson Nº360 Digital Audio Processor. A great deal of effort went into the design and construction of this pre- cision device. Used properly, it will give you many years of enjoyment.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Making PHASTLink Connections ............30 Building PHAST cables ..............31 Input Names ..................31 Naming Your Inputs ................32 Remote Control of the Nº360 ..........34 Teaching Nº360 Front Panel Commands ........... 34 Teaching Other Nº360 Commands ........... 35 special commands table ..............36 Linked functions ..............

  • Page 6: Unpacking And Placement

    AC mains at all times for the best performance. Please allow 3 to 4 inches of clearance above the Nº360 to allow heat dissipation through air circulation. Drawings are included in this manual to facilitate special installations...

  • Page 7: Operating Voltage

    (230V/50Hz only in European Union countries, in compliance with CE regulations.) This voltage setting cannot be changed by the user. Make sure that the label on the bottom panel of the Nº360 (adjacent to the AC cord) indicates the correct AC operating voltage for your location.

  • Page 8: A Quick Start

    Connect a digital source to input 1 or 5 Inputs 1 and 5 on the Nº360 are configured from the factory for CD transports, the most common type of digital transport. Input 1 is an aes/ebu (XLR-type) digital input;...

  • Page 9: Warm Up & Break-In Period

    It has been our experience that the greatest changes occur within the first 25-50 hours, but that the Nº360 will continue to improve in sound quality for about 300 hours, after which time it remains quite constant.

  • Page 10: Special Design Features

    In addition to the common 16 bit at either 44.1 and 48 kHz sampling “24/96” capability rates used by digital sources such as CD and DAT, your Nº360 also sup- ® & HDCD ports the two channel 24-bit/96 kHz signal that was defined as part of...

  • Page 11: An "Intelligent" Fifo

    In this respect, the Nº360 is more like a mod- ern computer in its architecture, whereas most audio processors are akin to mere appliances, designed to provide only a fixed set of func- tions. Everything that the Nº360 “knows” how to do is stored in non-volatile computer memory.

  • Page 12: Superior Isolation Between Sources

    In fact, all unselected digital inputs are disabled. As a result, the selected input effectively has the Nº360 “all to itself ” for its conversion to ana- log.

  • Page 13: Hdcd® Gain-Matching

    We recommend that you use the HDCD MANUAL gain- matching in your Nº360 digital audio processor. If you are using the Nº360 with a Mark Levinson Nº380 or Nº380S preamplifier, simply name the appropriate input on the preamplifier “No360” (explained in the preamp manual), and connect the two products with a Communications Link cable.
  • Page 14 “HDCD MAN.” Repeatedly pressing the polarity button will toggle the display be- tween “ ” (meaning that the Nº360 automatically lowers its HDCD AUTO volume on conventionally-mastered discs) and “ ” (meaning HDCD MAN.

  • Page 15: Front Panel, Nº360

    Pressing this button varies the brightness of the . Four display brightness levels are available. When power is first applied to the Nº360 (or when power is re- stored after an interruption), the is automatically set to its display brightest level.
  • Page 16 Nº360 to suit the needs of your system, mak- ing it easier to use (especially for those who use the system in- frequently). It also allows you to toggle the HDCD volume ad- justment between Automatic and Manual.

  • Page 17: Toggle Hdcd Gain Adjustment

    The unit will time out after a few seconds and your change will be saved for all inputs. (Note: the Nº360 will return to its de- fault setting of HDCD Auto after a loss of power.) emphasis LED The compact disc standard, as created by Sony and Philips, allows a high-frequency boost to be employed during recording.
  • Page 18 Installation” for more information on naming your inputs to match your sources.) Only one source at a time may be selected. When power is first applied to the Nº360 (or when power is re- stored after an interruption), it will search for and select the first input with an active digital signal.
  • Page 19 “learned” the appropriate commands. The Nº360 can “teach” these commands to a learning remote control. For more information on using the teach ir function of the Nº360, see “Remote Control of the Nº360” Standby & Standby LED Pressing this button takes the Nº360 out of “standby”...

  • Page 20: Display, Nº360

    (see “Assigning input names” in the “Installation” section of this manual). To facilitate operation in complex, multisource systems, the Nº360 is capable of displaying a wide variety of names for each of its eight inputs. They are listed below.
  • Page 21 After you press one of the source selection buttons (say, going from input 1 to input 5), the Nº360 will reduce the volume and the display will show: While the Nº360 is attempting to lock onto a different digital sig-...

  • Page 22: Rear Panel, Nº360

    DIGITAL PROCESSOR Nº360 RS-232 and High Definition Compatible Digital® are registered trademarks of Pacific Microsonics, Inc. d e s i g n e d a n d m a n u f a c t u r e d i n U . S . A .
  • Page 23 aes/ebu electrical digital inputs (#1 & #2) These inputs accept the via cables digital audio signal DAS) equipped with XLR-type connectors from digital sources such as a compact disc transport, DVD transport, laser disc transport, digi- tal audio tape transport, or digital broadcast receiver. These inputs conform to the digital interconnection stan- dard, which calls for a 110 transmission of the DAS.

  • Page 24: Ir Input Tip Polarity

    External IR Input The Nº360 incorporates an infrared repeater input to facilitate a wide range of installation options. If desired, the Nº360 may be placed inside a cabinet or outside the normal line-of-sight in the listening area, with the controlling IR signal being relayed to the Nº360 by any of a number of commercially-available IR repeaters.

  • Page 25: Linking Connections

    The Mark Levinson Linking system uses the Nº360 as the Master Linking connections of (and central clearinghouse for) inter-component communica- tions. Other components such as digital transports are connected to the Master as “Slaves,” and can be “daisy-chained” using their Slave In and Slave Out jacks.

  • Page 26: Male Xlr Output Connector (Digital)

    This RS-232 port may also be used to update the operating soft- ware of the Nº360, so that your system will be able to handle new digital audio formats as they are introduced. (Think of updating the software in the Nº360 as being like installing new software in...

  • Page 27: Ac Power Cord Polarity

    This input accepts AC power from the AC mains (via the supplied AC cable). Connect the female end of this cable to the Nº360. Connect the male end of this cable to wall outlet or to an “unswitched” conve- nience outlet like those found on many audio components.

  • Page 28: Setup And Installation

    CD1 is an AES/EBU (XLR) digital input, and CD5 is a S/PDIF (RCA) digital input, and both are ready for use as soon as the Nº360 is powered up and connected to the rest of the system. (See “Making Digital Connections” and “Making Analog Con- nections”...

  • Page 29: Making Digital Connections

    Mark Levinson dealer. Using appropriate cables, connect all your digital source components to suitable inputs on the rear panel of the Nº360 processor. If you have several such components, you might want to make a note of which component is plugged into which input on a piece of scrap paper.

  • Page 30: Making Analog Connections

    Using whatever high quality cable you choose, connect the appropriate output of the Nº360 to an input of your preamplifier. The output im- pedance of the Nº360 is extremely low, which allows you to use more than one output simultaneously without seriously degrading perfor- mance, should you have any reason to do so.

  • Page 31: Building Phast Cables

    Your dealer can assist you in taking advan- tage of these advanced features. Each input of the Nº360 digital processor can and should be named to Input Names match the source connected to that input. Doing so makes it easier to remember which components are accessed by which buttons (espe- cially for the occasional user).

  • Page 32: Naming Your Inputs

    Nº360, especially for occa- sional users of the system. The available names are shown on page 24. Each name is normally followed by a number corresponding to the number of the input being used. Thus, a DAT in Input 3 would nor- mally display a DAT3.
  • Page 33 press the selected input’ s button repeatedly until you see the name you wish to use This action will cause the display to cycle through the list of avail- able names, with the input number appended to the end of each name.

  • Page 34: Remote Control Of The Nº360

    The Nº360 has two special modes of operation into which is may be placed in order to facilitate the “teaching” of remote control commands to a learning remote control. The first allows you to easily teach the commands for which there are corresponding front panel buttons.

  • Page 35: Teaching Other Nº360 Commands

    When you “camp on” the button in- teach ir stead, the Nº360 will wait for a few seconds to make sure that your press-and-hold action is quite deliberate, and then enter a teach- ing mode for its “special” commands. If no further buttons are pressed within approximately ten seconds, the Nº360 will “time...

  • Page 36: Special Commands Table

    Momentarily press the mode button to transmit that code Line up the IR window of your remote control with the left side of the display of the Nº360, at a distance of approximately 2"-6". Se- lect the to-be-learned button on the remote, then fire the selected code from the Nº360 by pressing...

  • Page 37: Linked Functions

    Linked functions The Nº360 has the ability to “link” several of its functions to compat- ible Mark Levinson components (like the Nº31 Reference CD Trans- port and the Nº38 or Nº38S Preamplifier, and the 30-series power am- plifiers). Note: To take advantage of linked functions, you must connect the Nº360 to the other components via their...

  • Page 38: Display Link

    Display link: This links the display intensity functions of Display link the Nº360 and the other Linked components. When the components are linked, all displays will be set to the same brightness. Pressing on either display intensity component will affect both displays.

  • Page 39: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting In general, refer any service problems to your Mark Levinson dealer. Before contacting your dealer, however, check to see if the problem is listed here. If it is, try the suggested solutions. If none of these solves the problem, contact your Mark Levinson dealer.
  • Page 40 I have a 24/96 DVD that will not lock and play at 96k When invoked, the CSS copy-protection system on DVD requires the transport either to mute its digital output entirely or to downsample (to a maximum of 16 bits/48 kHz). Conveying the full 24/96 digital material out of a transport when the CSS flag has been invoked a violation of copyright, and illegal.

  • Page 41: Care And Maintenance

    Care and maintenance To remove dust from the cabinet of the Nº360, use a feather duster. To remove dirt and fingerprints, we recommend isopropyl alcohol and a soft cloth. Caution! Always apply the isopropyl alcohol to the soft cloth and then wipe the Nº360 with the dampened cloth.

  • Page 42: U.s. And Canadian Warranty

    Madrigal Audio Labo- ratories, Inc., P. O. Box 781, Middletown, CT 06457. Five Year Extended War- The extended warranty for this Mark Levinson product is five (5) ranty years from the date of purchase. During the warranty period, any Mark...

  • Page 43: Obtaining Service

    If your Mark Levinson component must be serviced, please contact your dealer. Your dealer will then decide whether the problem can be remedied locally, or whether to contact Madrigal for further service in- formation or parts, or to obtain a Return Authorization.

  • Page 44: Specifications

    All technical measurements must be subject to qualitative as well as quantitative interpretation. Measurements of the Nº360 yield excellent results by any standards. However, only those specifications that apply to its actual operation are included here.

  • Page 45: Dimensions

    Dimensions 13.38" 34 cm 0.425" 7.68" 2.85" 1.1 cm 7.24 cm 19.5 cm 0.10" 2.00" 5.1 cm 7.34" 18.6 cm 15.55" 39.5 cm 11.55" 29.3 cm 1.19" 6.5" 0.875" 15.75" 3 cm 16.5 cm 2.2 cm 40 cm 7.34" 18.6 cm 2.00"...
  • Page 46 2081 South Main Street, P.O. Box 781 Middletown, Connecticut 06457 USA Telephone: (860) 346-0896 Fax: (860) 346-1540 http://www.madrigal.com MADRIGAL AUDIO LABORATORIES is a registered trademark of Madrigal Audio Laboratories, Inc. a Harman International company ® ® HDCD and High Definition Compatible Digital are registered trademarks of Pacific Microsonics, Inc.

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