Ecler CA200z - Manual (Page 11)

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4. OPERATION AND USAGE
4.1. Initial operation and default mode
It is best to switch on the devices in the following order: sound sources, mixing unit,
equalisers, active filters and processors, and finally power amplifiers. The devices should be
switched off in the reverse sequence. By following this order, the transients produced from to
switching the devices on or off will not affect those further on in the chain and will be inaudible.
The CA200z is switched on by connecting the unit to the mains using an IEC cable
(MAINS INPUT on the rear panel) and the ON/OFF switch on the rear panel. The front panel
ON/STBY LED will light up in green if the unit is in operating mode (ON), in steady orange if it is
in rest or power save mode (STANDBY) and in blinking green and orange if the unit has the
AUTO STANDBY function enabled and has entered this mode due to a lack of audio input
signals.
When it is switched on and in operating mode (ON), the unit will be in the default
configuration or ready for MASTER volume adjustment (output volume) and zone and audio
source selection. In STEREO, MONO and BRIDGE modes, the MASTER volume is the same for
the unit's two A and B outputs. In ZONES mode, the LCD screen displays the selected zone in
the top left corner (ZA or ZB). To change the selected zone, press the front panel's rotary encoder
knob briefly (each key press changes from ZA to ZB, or from ZB to ZA, etc.). After the zone is
selected, turning the front encoder knob will change the MASTER output volume of that zone,
with the change displayed on a volume bar on the LCD screen.
When a zone is selected and the volume adjusted using the infrared remote control, the
LCD screen's visual indicators will be exactly the same as when they are changed and adjusted
with the rotary encoder knob on the front panel.
In default mode it is also possible to activate or deactivate audio sources by briefly
pressing the LINE1, LINE2, LINE3, LINE4, MIC1 or MIC2 front panel keys (or with the infrared
remote control). A brief press of one of the LINE or MIC keys activates/deactivates said audio
source in the previously-selected zone. Only one (or none) of the 4 LINE sources can be active in
each output zone. It is possible, however, to activate one or even both microphones (or none) in
each output zone.
See section 4.3 Front panel keys LINE 1 to LINE4, MIC1 and MIC2 for more
information on the ADVANCED adjustment mode for the LINE and MIC inputs, accessed by
pressing and holding down their respective keys on the front panel.