AMC 3100a User Manual - Page 6

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FRONT PANEL CONTROLS

POWER SWITCH

The amplifier rs turned on by depressing the

power switch. The small indicator above the

switch will glow green. Before switching on,

always set the volume control to minimum to

avoid damage to your loudspeakers.

Note: Your AMC amplifier will play music almost

immediately after being switched on. However , in

common wrth other audiophile products, the

rnternal circuits take some time to stabilize fully,

and the best possible sound quality may not be

obtained until the amplifier has had some time

(possibly an hour or two) to warm up.

INFRARED RECEIVER

The infrared receiver for receiving the infra-red

srgnals from your remote handset.

PHONES

The

headphone socket will accept any

headphones fitted with a standard 1/4"(6 35mm)

stereo jack plug. When Headphones are in use,

the output will be cut and all the amp[fier

functions will operate as normal.

BALANCE CONTROL

The Balan:e Control adjusts the relative levels of

the left and right channels. lt has no effect on

recordings being made. A detent at the 12 o'clock

position marks the point of equal balance.

Rotation of the Balance Control to the right

(clockwise)decreases the level of the left channel

so that only the right channel is heard. Rotation

to the left shifts the sonic image toward the left

soeaker.

Adjust the Balance Control to produce a natural

spread of sound across the space between the

speakers, with any monophonic sound (such as a

radio announcer's voice) appearing as a phantom

image centered midway between them.

Recordings often contain small errors in channel

balance, typically no more than 2dB; but this is

enough to degrade stereo imaging. Small

compensating changes in the setting of the

Balance Control can significantly improve the

depth and stability of the stereo image.

DIRECT SWITCH

When this button is pressed the Bass and Treble

circuits are completely bypassed, restoring

precisely flat frequency response. When this

button is pressed again, the switch will be turned

off, the tone controls operate normally. By

adjusting the tone controls and then switching

them in and out of the signal path, you can

evaluate their effect on the sound.

BASS CONTROL

The Bass Control adjusts the relatrve level of the

low frequencies in the sound. The electrical

resoonse of the amolifier is flattest when the

control is set in the detent or 12 o'clock position.

Rotation of the knob to the right (clockwise)

increases the level of low frequency sounds, and

rotation counter-clock-wise

decreases their level.

Adjust the Bass Control to achieve the tonal

balance that sounds most natural to vou.

TREBLE CONTROL

The Treble Control adjusts the relative level of the

high frequencies In the sound. The response of

the amplifier is flattest when the control is set in

the detent or 12 o'clock oosition. Rotation of the

Treble Control to the right (clockwise) increases

lhe level of high frequency sounds, and rotation

counter-clockwise decreases their level. Adjust

Treble Control to achieve the tonal balance

sounds most natural to you.

RECORD SOURCE SELECTOR

This switch selects the input signal for recording.

(to TAPE OUTPUTS on rear panel)

(1) TAPE RECORDING:

All sources CD, Tuner,Vrdeo, LD, Tapel and

Tape2 can be recorded via the tape connections.

To record an input, select the required source

and set your recorder to the record mode.

To record from one tape recorder to another, the

playback recorder should be plugged into the

'TAPE1 lN'socket, and the recording machine

into the 'TAPE2 OUT" socket. The RECORD

selector switch should be set to "TAPEl ". A

recording can now be made in the normal way.