Marantz 2245 Instruction Handbook Manual page 12

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SWITCHES
SELECTOB
SWITCH
The selector switch
selects
the program
source
for
listening or recording.
lf
a
tape recorder's playback
output
has been connected
to the TAPE
lN
iacks
on the rear panel,
you
can select
tape listeninq by
rotating
the
selector
switch
to
the
"TAPE"
position
{with
rhe TAPE
l\4oNlToB pushswitch
;n
the
"out"
position).
BALANCE
CONTROL
This
control
alters
simultaneously the output level
o{ both
channels. As
the knob
is
turned away from
the normal
12
o'clock position,
it
decreases
the
level
in
one channel,
while
it
increases
the
level in
the other
channel.
(Because
the
balänce control
knob
has been
set
for
precise electrical
balance
when
the pointer
is
at the indicator dot at
the
12
o'clock position, there may be slightly
greater
mechanical
rotation oJf
center
in
one direction
than in the other.)
VOLUME
CONTROL
This
is
a
dual control which
maintains stereo
balance at
all normal settings
lt
controls the
level
oJ
both output channels simultaneously and has no
effecl on the recording outputs.
BASS,
MID AND TREBLE
CONTROLS
These
controls
are used
to
adiust the
tonal
balance
of
program malerial
to
suit your
individual
listening preference. Each
control is
of
the
duäl
concentric frictioncoupled
type. This
permits
separate
control of
each channel
to
compensate
for
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Figure
5.
Front
Panel
C0ntrolsand Jacks
unbalanced room
acor-lstics
or for any other tonal
imbalance
in proqram material. The Jriction_coupl_
ed
feature
convenientlv allows simulraneous adjust'
menl
of
bolh
channels.
The smaller knob adjusts
the
response
of the left audio channel, while the
larqer
knobs adiusts
the riqht audio channel
MAIN,SPKR,BEN]OTE SWITCH
These
switches select
the
loudspeaker
terminals
to
which audio power
is
{ed. Either the l\4AlN or the
REMOTE stereo
pair
o{
loudspeakers
may
be
ooerated
indüiduallv,
or
simultdneouslv
if
both
s*itches
ar"
depressed.
When
the
two
MAIN_
SPKR-REIVIOTE switches are
in the
normal"out"
posirion, all
loudspeaker terminals
a'e inlernally
disconnected
from the power amplilier
section.
The sional
at
the headphones
jacl
is
nor aflecled
bv thivlAlN.sPKR-REMOTE swilches
-The
"out"
päsition allows "private lislening" when
stereo
headphones
are used.
FBIINT PANET JACKS
DUBBING OUT
This
output
is internally connected in parallel with
the TAPE OIJT jacks on the rear panel. Thus, any
signals available
at
the
rear
panel
jacks
are
simultaneously available
at the front
panel. You
can connect
the recording inputs
of
an
externäl
recorder
to
this jack, using
a
standard
3'conduclor
plug.
Plugs
of
this type
have
an insulaled
tip,
an
insulated ring, and a
sleeve
for
common return or
qround.
The
tip of
the plug
receives
the lefl
channel
of
a
program, and
the ring
receives
the
right channel
(see
Figure 6).
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