Owner`s manual

Modes of Operation

normal operation The majority of time you spend with your Nº32 will be spent in nor-

mal operation. During normal operation, the display indicates the

name of the input you have selected and the listening volume (in deci-

bels). The volume knob increases or decreases the volume in 0.1 dB

increments above 23.0 (and in 1.0 dB steps below this low level). The

select knob selects the source to be listened to at any point in time. In

short, in normal operation, the Nº32 acts precisely as you would expect

a preamplifier to act.

There are several refinements which may not be immediately apparent

to the casual user, however. When turned quickly by hand, the effect of

the volume knob will accelerate (i.e., yield a greater change per revo-

lution of the knob) so as to reach your preferred volume more quickly.

Conversely, when the knob is turned slowly, the volume changes at

maximum resolution to facilitate fine adjustments and precise level

control (0.1 dB through most of the range).

However, if the volume knob is spun too quickly (as though it were a

flywheel), the rate of change will decrease again. This design helps

avoid accidental bumps of the preamplifier’s volume knob sending

potentially dangerous signal levels to your loudspeakers.

Lastly, the corresponding buttons on the remote control behave in a

similar fashion when in normal operation. If the volume +/- buttons

are held for more than approximately 1.5 seconds, the Nº32 infers that

you would like to change volume more quickly and accelerates the vol-

ume change.

the record select mode When you wish to send a signal out to be recorded, push the record

out

button once to enter the record select mode. In this mode, the

record out LED indicator is lit, and the display indicates the name of

the input currently being supplied to the record outputs (either

NONE or one of your defined inputs) on the left side and “RECD” on

the right side.

To select a different input for recording, simply turn the select knob

while the record out LED is lit. Note that the Nº32 will not allow a re-

cording device to serve as its own source while monitoring itself, as this

would allow potentially dangerous feedback to be reproduced by the

loudspeakers. (See “setting record out” in the section on “configuring

line level inputs” for more details.)