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USER MANUAL
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K1 AV
V 1.1 Order No. 9103-0350
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For your own safety please be sure to read right through these operating instructions. It is especially important to observe the directions regarding setting up and operating the equipment, and the safety notes. This product fulfils the low voltage directives (73/23/EEC), the EMV directives (89/336/EEC and 92/31/EEC) and the CD marking directive (93/68/EEC). 2
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Welcome. We are delighted that you have purchased a product. The K1 AV is a superb piece of equipment whose overall design and comprehensive facilities have been developed with the requirements of the audiophile music lover as top priority. Solid, carefully thought-out design, the synthesis of a user-friendly control philosophy and a set of technical features which simply leaves nothing to be desired; all this combined with carefully selected components and materials of the highest quality
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About these instructions All the controls and functions of the K1 AV which are frequently used are described in the first section of these operating instructions. The second part - ‘Basic settings, Installation, Using the K1 AV for the first time’ covers connections and settings which are very seldom required; they are generally required only when the machine is set up and used for the first time. Symbols used in these instructions Text passages marked with this symbol contain important inform
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Contents Operating the K1 AV Front panel controls ......................................................................................................................... 6 Operating the K1 AV by remote control ........................................................................................... 8 The amplifier .............................................................................................................................. 10 Basic functions ...............................
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(PLAY/PAUSE) / (Timer) Screen Combi-button for starting the disc and activating the All the display elements of the K1 AV are grouped timer. together in a single, clearly arranged screen window. In disc mode: brief press: PLAY Starts the disc from the operating mode ‘STOP’. Alpha-numeric display field for displaying WDR 5 BI information such as track title, playing time long press: PAUSE or operating mode. Temporarily halts disc playback. Context-sensitive messages are also Pressing
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In Disc mode In Tuner mode brief press: when playing a CD the screen can be toggled between track display and display of playing time. long press: in conjunction with a Metz TV this switches the screen off, e.g. with music CDs or DVDs Skip track Preset select / Cursor navigation in menus Calls up the preset with the next smaller / larger number; vacant memories are automatically Mirror the picture (Picture Disc) skipped. Rewind / Fast forward brief press: manual tuning / Cursor
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The Amplifier All the functions described in this chapter apply to the amplifier section of the K1 AV. They are available for all source devices, i.e. both for the integral disc player and tuner and also for external machines connected to the receiver. The basic amplifier functions can be controlled directly using the buttons on the front panel or those on the remote control handset. Seldom required functions such as the Balance and Tone controls are grouped together in a Setup menu (‘Amplifi
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Amplifier menu Multi-room mode The Amplifier menu groups together the Balance and The K1 AV can supply sound to a second room (e.g. Tone control functions of the K1 AV. your office or the kitchen - multi-room mode) in addition to the main listening room. Alternatively it can deliver The Amplifier menu is opened with a brief press on the sound to a second zone in the main room (multi-zone yellow button on the F6 remote control handset. mode). The K1 AV’s integral screen now displays the f
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Amplifier menu Adjustment facility AMP BAL LR 0 1x brief press TREBLE 00 BASS 00 loudn off BASS NORM swlev 00 C-lev 00 12
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Amplifier menu point Balance (BAL) Explanation: The ‘BALANCE’ function is used to adjust the balance in volume between the left and right channels, e.g. if the loudspeakers are not set up symmetrically. Operation: The current setting can be shifted to left or right in small increments using the Õ or Ö button. The screen shows the pre-amplifier’s current Balance setting, e.g.: 'BAL LR 0' (= stereo centre neutral) Available adjustment range: 'BAL L 30' (= stereo centre fully left) to 'BAL R 30'
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The Tuner For all the functions described in this chapter the Tuner must be selected as the listening source. First switch the K1 AV to Tuner mode by pressing the button on the front panel, or the button on the remote control handset. Station search Basic operation To initiate the station search in the upward or downward direction hold the Õ / Ö button pressed in until the search starts. The frequency display on the K1 AV’s Selecting presets screen now cycles up or down until it locates
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Tunermenü Adjustment facility SRC RCVm NORM 1x brief press P28 104,90 . . 9 or P28 CLEAR . . 9 or P01 AUTO . . 9 or Tuner menu point Reception modes (RCVM) Explanation: The Tuner can be switched to any of three different reception modes (English: ReCeiVeMode = RCVM): The basic setting of the Tuner is STEREO (RCVM NORM). In this reception mode interference from adjacent stations is very effectively suppressed, and even under difficult reception conditions an outstanding quality of r
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Tuner menu point Manual storing Explanation: The tuner can store a total of 60 station settings (presets). In addition to the station frequency, the storing process also records your chosen reception mode and the RDS station name, provided that the latter was received in full at the time the information was stored. When you call up a preset the tuner reverts to exactly the setting which was selected when the preset was initially stored. Operation: Before storing a preset the station must firs
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Tuner menu point Automatic storing (Autostore) Explanation: When you select automatic storing the tuner searches the entire VHF band for stations which can be received well in STEREO mode, and automatically stores the located stations. It carries out the process twice using different search thresholds. This process may take a considerable time, as the tuner attempts to pick up the complete RDS station name for each transmitter it locates, and store the name at the same time. If the AUTOSTORE
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The disc player For all functions described in this chapter the disc player must be selected as the listening source. The first step is therefore to switch the K1 AV to disc player mode by pressing the button on the front panel, or the button on the remote control handset. Inserting and playing a disc During playback Press the button on the front panel to open the Opening the disc menu drawer. The disc menu can be opened at any time during playback by briefly pressing the blue button.
