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1. Press the CD Push-button on the Remote Control

and press the VOLume Push-button +/- for the

desired listening level.

2. Repeatedly press the TRIM Push-button on the

Remote Control until “TRIM LEVEL: 0.0dB,

Min Max” appears on the Front Panel Display.

Refer to figure 59.

Note: The CD Input is serving as a reference level

or choose another source frequently listened

to. The Input Source should be set to a refer-

ence Level (Trim) of 0.0dB.

3. Press the SERVER Push-button on the Remote

Control and note if the relative volume is louder

or quieter than the volume level of the CD.

4. Repeatedly press the TRIM Push-button on the

Remote Control until “TRIM LEVEL: 0.0dB,

Min Max” appears on the Front Panel Display.

Refer to figure 59.

5. Press the TRIM LEVEL +/-Push-button on the

Remote Control to achive the same relative vol-

ume as the CD Input. In our example the relative

volume level of the Server Input is louder than the

CD Input, so the trim level for the Server Input is

reduced to -2.5 dB. Refer to figure 60.

6. Repeat steps 1 thru 4 until the relative volume is

the same between the CD and SERVER Inputs.

7. Repeat the above steps for the remaining inputs

with component sources connected until they

ume levels in each Loudspeaker. To adjust the Balance

perform the following:

1. Press the TRIM Push-button repeatedly on the

Remote Control until “BALANCE 0 dB” appears

on the Front Panel Display. Refer to figure 54.

Note: The Front Panel INPUT/TRIM Control may also

be used.

2. Rotate the VOLUME Control or press the LEVEL

+ / - Push-buttons on the Remote Control to em-

phasize the Right Channel (refer to figure 55) or

the Left Channel (refer to figure 56).

The Front Panel Display indicates the Balance changes

in steps from 0 to 50dB. After approximately 5 sec-

onds, the Display returns to indicate the Source Selec-

tion and Volume Level. To verify the Balance setting

without changing it, use the TRIM Push-button and

select Balance.

EQUALIZER MODE

The built-in five band Frequency Equalizer provides

more precise adjustment of sound than Bass and

Treble Controls. By default the Equalizer is active for

all Input Sources however, any Input Source may be

assigned to bypass the Equalizer. To bypass the Equal-

izer for a given Input Source, perform the following

steps:

Note: The audio signal present at the RECORD OUT

Jacks is unaffected by the Equalizer settings.

1. Select the desired Input Source.

2. Select “EQUALIZER MODE, ______: Enable” as

indicated on the Front Panel Information Display.

Refer to figure 57.

3. Set the EQUALIZER MODE to be either enabled

or bypassed. Refer to figure 58.

After approximately 5 seconds the Information

Display returns to indicate the Source Selection and

Volume Level.

TRIM LEVEL

Source Components can have slightly different volume

levels resulting in the need to readjust the MA8000

Volume Control when switching between different

sources. The MA8000 allows the adjustment of levels

for each of the Source Inputs for the desired same rela-

tive volume. The CD and SERVER Inputs are used in

the following example.

Note: The range of adjustment is ± 6dB. The signal Level

present at the RECORD OUT Jacks is unaffected

by any changes in the Setup Level adjustment. The

level adjustments made are retained in permanent

memory. They can be changed during operation of

the MA8000 by performing a Trim Level Proce-

dure.

How to Operate the MA8000

Figure 56

BALANCE: 50 dB

Figure 54

BALANCE: 0 dB

Figure 55

BALANCE: 50 dB

Figure 57

EQUALIZER MODE

TUNER : Enable

Figure 58

EQUALIZER MODE

TUNER : Bypass

Figure 59

TRIM LEVEL: 0.0 dB

Min || Max

Figure 60

TRIM LEVEL: -2.5 dB

Min |||||| Max