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Mark Levinson N 326S User Manual

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Basic Operation

Mark Levinson

The table below provides a general description of controls the
Nº326S shares with other linked components. Some controls may
not be available for certain component combinations. Other Mark
Levinson components may share additional controls. Refer to the
appropriate documentation for additional information.

Digital Audio

Processor

Digital

Transport

Preamplifier

(Nº326S)

Power

Amplifier

Component

Link
Controls

Display

Intensity

Link

Standby

Link

Playback

Link

Record

Link

HDCD™

Link

Input

Selection

Link

Maintains consistent front panel display character illumination among all linked components.
Adjusting display intensity for one linked component simultaneously adjusts display intensity for all
other linked components.

Placing the linked
digital audio processor
into standby also places
all linked digital
transports into standby.
Taking the linked
digital audio processor
out of standby also
takes the linked Nº326S
out of standby.

Pressing the play button on a linked digital transport automatically takes the linked digital audio
processor, Nº326S, and power amplifier(s) out of standby and selects the associated input on the
linked digital audio processor and Nº326S.

Pressing and holding the digital transport remote control select button toggles
between selecting digital transports on the linked digital audio processor
and selecting analog inputs on the linked Nº326S. Pressing and releasing the
digital transport remote control select button scrolls through all available
digital or analog inputs (depending on whether the digital audio processor
or Nº326S is selected). The digital transport front panel display indicates the
name and volume level of the selected input.

Placing the linked Nº326S into standby will not place the linked Nº30,
Nº30.5, Nº30.6, Nº31, or Nº31.5 into standby:

• if the linked digital audio processor is in Record Mode
• if the linked digital transport is in Record Link Mode
A warning message will appear on the linked digital audio processor and
digital transport to indicate that these components are involved in a recording
session.

Configuring the linked
digital audio processor
for an HDCD recording
session automatically
attenuates the linked
Nº326S master volume
level the required –6dB.

Configuring the linked
digital audio processor
for an HDCD recording
session automatically
attenuates the linked
Nº326S master volume
level the required –6dB.

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Taking the linked
digital transport(s) out
of standby also takes
the linked Nº326S and
power amplifier(s) out
of standby.

Placing the linked
Nº326S into standby
also places all other
linked components
into standby. Taking
the linked Nº326S out
of standby also takes
the linked power
amplifier(s) out of
standby.

Placing a linked power
amplifier into standby
also places all other
linked power amplifiers
into standby. Likewise,
taking a linked power
amplifier out of
standby also takes all
other linked power
amplifiers out of
standby.