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operation

Switching on

The front panel

button switches the unit on and

power

off.

The power light (next to the ' A 18 Integrated Amplifier'

text) indicates the state of the amplifier. The power LED

is green and ON if the power is connected and the unit

is turned ON.

display

The front panel

button (or

on the remote

dIspLAy

dIsp

control) changes the display brightness between 'on' ,

'dimmed' and 'off ' . If the A18 is powered off with the

display brightness set to 'off ' , the display resumes to

'dimmed' when the unit is powered on again.

Selecting an audio source

The audio source may be selected from the front panel

(

), or the

phono

AuX

tuner

sAt

dVd

pVr

remote control (

dVd

sAt

tun

AuX

pVr

In each case, the source is selected from the input

sockets with the corresponding name.

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listening

listening using speakers

Use the control knob to change the volume. Turn the

knob clockwise to increase the volume, anti-clockwise

to reduce it.

listening using headphones

The headphones socket (

) accepts headphones

phones

Ω

with an impedance rating between 8

and 2k

with a 3.5mm stereo jack plug.

The pre-amp outputs and speakers are muted when

headphones are plugged in. The headphones socket is

always active, unless output has been muted.

Muting output

The output of the A18 can be silenced by pressing

on the front panel (or

on the remote control). Press

for a second time (or change the volume) to

Mute/

cancel mute.

pho

AUX

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adjusting listening settings

The A18 allows you to customise the balance, bass

and treble levels of the amplifier to fit your system.

Adjustments can be made either on the front panel or by

using the CR10 remote control. Click the corresponding

button to view the current setting, then use the control

knob on the front panel (or

VoL +

CR10) to adjust.

Ω

, fitted

balance

This setting allows you to increase the volume of one

channel (left or right) relative to the other. Altering

the balance (from L9 to R9, via the neutral value 0)

may help to restore the stereo image for an off-centre

listening position.

bass

Mute

This setting allows you to increase or decrease the level

of low frequency elements in the sound within the range

+7 to -7.

Treble

This setting allows you to increase or decrease the level

of high frequency elements in the sound within the

range +7 to -7.

direct mode

This is a 'tone defeat' setting which ignores any Bass and

Treble trim values.

Press

(Direct) on the remote control to toggle this

drct

setting; '

' is lit on the display when Direct mode

DIRECT

is active.

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Processor mode

The A18, in combination with a power amplifier, can

be used to drive the front left and right speakers of a

surround-sound system, when fed from a multi-channel

processor. The volume of the entire system may then be

controlled using the processor.

buttons on the

–

While in Processor mode, you can feed the sound from

the processor into

AV In

of the A18 to match the amplifiers that drive your

other loudspeakers. Set this 'Proc mode volume' using

the

and

buttons on the remote. The last set

VoL+

VoL–

value of 'Proc mode volume' is remembered whenever

Processor mode is selected.

Processor mode may be toggled on and off (when

is selected as the source) by using the front panel

button or

processor Mode

remains lit on the display while Processor mode is

active.

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and set the 'Proc mode volume'

on the remote. 'PROC'

proc