Specifications

INPUT SELECTION
Press any of the five input selection buttons to select the desired input. Tape input
selection will monitor the output from a cassette deck.
VOLUME
Volume is controlled by pressing the left side of the display glass for down, the right side
for up. Each step is 1dB.
BALANCE
Balance is adjusted only by the remote control, by the left and right arrow buttons. It is
not adjustable from the front panel. When the unit is adjusted to be out of balance, two
volume numbers will display. The left indicates the left channel volume number, the
right indicates the right channel volume number. When both channels are set to the same
number, the display will change to only show one number. The balance will shift up to 9
steps in either direction and the 10
th
step will be off, indicated by 00.
MUTE
Pressing the mute button will alternately mute or unmute the unit. When the mute light is
illuminated, the Calypso is muted. When muted, the volume is internally set to zero and
the output is shorted to ground.
BYPASS
Bypass is used to set the unit to unity gain (meaning it does not provide any gain or loss).
This is used when a home theater processor is connected to the Calypso, and system
control is delegated entirely to the processor. Extreme caution is necessary, as setting the
Calypso to unity gain will, in most system, allow the full input level to reach the power
amplifier. This can damage speakers.
One or more inputs may be configured for bypass. Once configured for bypass, that
input will automatically go into bypass mode every time it is selected. Once in bypass
mode, there is no volume display or function and mute is non-functional.
Follow these steps to configure an input for bypass:
1) Select desired input.
2) On the front panel only (not remote control), depress the bypass button and hold it in
the depressed position. The bypass LED will light.
3) While holding the bypass button, press the input button again. Both the bypass and
selected input LEDs will blink rapidly, indicating the unit recognized the desired
bypass configuration.
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