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XP-30 Owner’s Manual
The home theater “Pass-thru” command is simply a software setting
that selects input 6 and sets the gain to 0 dB with a minimum
of keystrokes. The keystroke shortcut selects input 6 and slowly
advances the volume control to step 89, starting from 0. The slow
advance of level is intentional; 0dB (step 89) is appropriate for a
home theater processor, it is however dangerously high for most
source components. As the level advances the display will indicate
each volume step with the step number and the suffix L & R (Left
and Right). Once the 0dB point is reached the L & R suffix are
superceded with a letter P (Pass-Thru).
At any time the volume advance for the Home Theater Bypass may
be interrupted by pressing any button on the hand remote other than
the Pass-Thru button. Once halted the volume may be manually set
from either the front panel volume control or from the volume up ^
and volume down v arrows on the remote.
Pass- Thru functionality may be over ridden allowing this input to be
treated as simply as an additional user addressable input. The slow
advance of level allows the user to safely cancel the incremented
volume increase command and assert manual control over the
preamplifier output level.
When selected as an additional input the control chassis display will
show this selection as input 6 with the letters L (left) and R (right) as
suffix’s to the level setting.
The XP-30 has a single pair of binding posts on the power-supply
/ control chassis which are labeled “Ext. Amp Turn-on”. A 12-volt
DC signal is available at these binding posts to control additional
entertainment electronics. The External Turn-on feature was
specifically intended to control Pass Laboratories power amplifiers,
but may in fact control items from other makers with similar features.
The binding post red terminal conveys a 12-volt positive voltage and
the binding post black terminal is a ground reference voltage. Please
check the owners manuals of your ancillary equipment for particulars
of compatibility. If you have a question, please contact the Pass
Laboratories factory.
Specific to Pass Laboratories power amplifiers is the requirement that
the power amplifier be placed in standby from it’s front panel control
before using the remote turn on function. The power amplifier’s
onboard stand-by switch over rides the pre amplifier control with
respect to the “on” command. This is intentional so that the power
amplifiers may also be controlled manually.
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