Manual Arcam A38 (page 12 of 76) (English, German, Dutch, French)

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Switching the A38 on

e POWER button switches the unit on and o;

alternatively, the unit can be switched in and out of

stand-by mode by pressing the

button on the remote

control handset.

e power light (next to the ‘A38 Integrated Amplier’

text) indicates the state of the amplier:

1. A red light means that the amplier is in stand-by

mode;

2. When you switch your amplier on, the power

light glows amber for a few seconds; during this

time the outputs are muted;

3. e light changes to green when the amplier is

ready for use.

e power light may ash if a fault has occurred –

the fault type is shown on the display. See page 17,

‘Troubleshooting’, for help in resolving fault situations.

If the fault cannot be cleared, unplug your amplier and

contact your Arcam dealer.

Changing the volume

Use the control knob to change the volume. Turn the

knob clockwise to increase the volume, anti-clockwise

to reduce it.

e output of the A38 can be muted by pressing MUTE.

Press MUTE for a second time (or change the volume) to

cancel the mute.

SP1 and SP2

ese buttons allow you to switch the main speakers

(connected to the lower set of speaker terminals) and

secondary speakers (connected to the upper set of

speaker terminals) on and o.

e light above each button glows if the corresponding

speakers are currently selected. If you have connected

the A38 to the speakers using the single-wired

conguration described on page 9, then the SP1 light

should be illuminated; if you have used the bi-wiring

conguration described on page 9, both SP1 and SP2

must be switched on. Note that when both lights are out

then the amplier will appear not to work, as all speakers

are switched o.

When listening to ‘loud’ inputs, such as CDs, the

amplier may reach its full power before the display

reads Maximum, in contrast, lower-level inputs, such

as tuners, will sound quieter for the same volume level

shown. To compensate for this, the input levels of each

source may be adjusted. is can be done using the A38

setup menu (see page 11).

A38

operation

Selecting an audio source

A source-selection button is used to select the source

that is connected to the input corresponding to the

button. A light above the relevant button indicates which

input is selected and this information is also shown on

the display.

Listening using headphones

e headphones socket (PHONES) accepts headphones

with an impedance rating between 8Ω and 2kΩ, tted

with a 6.5mm stereo jack plug.

e headphones socket is always active, unless the

volume has been muted.

Balance

In addition to the A38 setup menu (see page 11), you

can also control le-right stereo balance directly from

the BALANCE button on the front-panel.

Display

e DISPLAY front panel button changes the display

brightness. ere are three brightness levels: ‘on’,

‘dimmed’ and ‘o’. If the A38 is switched o while the

display is set to ‘o’, the display is set to ‘dimmed’ when

the A38 is switched on again.

Recording an audio source

e A38 allows listening to and recording from the

same source, or listening to one source whilst recording

another. e signal to be recorded is sent to both the AV

and PVR output sockets.

Selecting the source for recording

e recording outputs can be congured in two ways:

1. To allow recording of the source being listened to;

2. To allow recording of a particular (specied)

source, regardless of what is being listened to.

To record the source being listened to, press the RECORD

button repeatedly until the display shows ‘Record

source’. Aer a few seconds, the display reverts to

showing the volume level, and you are ready to record.

In this conguration, selecting a dierent input changes

the source that is routed to the recording outputs.

To record one source whilst listening to another, press

RECORD until the display shows ‘Record’ followed by

the name of an input (e.g., Aux, CD, Tuner, etc.). Now

press the source-selector button on the front-panel for

the source you wish to record. Your selection is shown

on the display for a few seconds, aer which the display

reverts to showing the volume level. You are now ready

to record.

Pressing a dierent source-selection button changes the

source that you are listening to, but does not alter the

source that is routed to the recording outputs.

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