Operating your p 3, Turning the p 3 on and off, Adjusting the volume level – Parasound P 3 User Manual

Page 19: Muting the main outputs

Turning the P 3 On and Off

You can turn the P 3 on and off with the

On-Off

button on its front panel, with the

and

Off

buttons on its remote control handset, or with an external DC source.

Turning On the P 3

Press either the

On-Off

Button on the front panel or the

button on the remote control.

Turning Off the P 3

Press either the

On-Off

Button on the front panel or the

Off

button on the remote control.

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Even when the P 3 is turned off, there is a faint glow behind its On-Off button and its P logo
badge to indicate that AC power is present. When you turn it on, the P badge and the glow
behind the On-Off button brighten, and the front panel displays the previously selected input
and volume.

Adjusting the Volume Level

You can control the overall volume level of the P 3 in 1 dB steps with the large knob on
the front panel or the

Volume

and buttons on the remote control.

To increase volume, turn the volume control knob in a clockwise direction or press the

Volume

button on the remote control.

To decrease volume, turn the volume control knob in a counter-clockwise direction or
press the

Volume

button on the remote control.

YOU SHOULD KNOW

P 3 Volume Indication
The P 3 displays volume from 00 to 80. These numbers do not correspond to reference voltages.

Muting the Main Outputs

You can mute the output of the P 3 whenever you want to quickly interrupt listening
and return to the same volume setting. The

Mute

button reduces volume to zero much

faster than turning the knob on the front panel or holding the

Volume

button on the

remote control.

Muting the Output of the P 3

Press the

Mute

button on the remote control. MUTE will flash in the front panel display.

The small red indicator at the lower right of the front panel will illuminate red.

Taking the P 3 Out Of the Mute Mode

Press the

Mute

button on the remote control. You will also defeat muting by adjusting

the volume control knob or by pressing the

Volume

or buttons on the remote handset.

YOU SHOULD KNOW

When you press the

Mute

button on the remote control, the signal is muted at the

Line Out,

Phones,

and

Loop Output

jacks, but not at the

Tape Rec/Out

jacks. You will automatically turn

off mute if you press the

Mute

button a second time or change the volume level.

OPERATING YOUR P 3

See page 19 for P 3 Front Panel and Remote Control layout