GENERAL USE
The H100 amplifier is switched on with the power button in the middle of the front panel.
Blue color characters in the display indicates that the amplifier is switched on.
Source Selector
. The input source selector knob is on the left-hand side of the front panel. Seven
different source selections are available: Home Theater, Aux, Tuner, DVD, CD, Balanced and USB.
Two letters in the left-hand side of the display will show the selected input source: ht is Home Theater,
Au is Aux, tu is tuner, vd is DVD, cd is CD, ba is Balanced and US is USB input.
The default input when powering up the H100 is the balanced input, indicating that Hegel recommends
using the balanced input to get the best sound possible.
The H100 USB DAC digital input connector is located in the rear side of the amplifier, between the
speaker outputs and the AC Mains voltage input connector.
By connecting a standard USB cable between your computer and the USB connector in the rear side of
the H100, you can use the combination of computer and H100 to play high quality music files by using
the high quality internal USB DAC in the H100. You can listen to music files stored on the computer
and listen to radio using international internet-radio web sites like “www.reciva.com” or similar web
sites with web based radio stations.
You can verify that the USB DAC is installed in the H100 by checking for the installed check mark
just above the USB-input on the rear side of the H100.
The USB DAC input is selected by turning input selector fully clockwise, and the display will show the
letters US when the USB DAC digital Audio input is selected.
Volume
. The volume control knob is on the right-hand side of the front panel, and the volume level is
indicated by a number between 0 and 99 in the right-hand side of the display. The default volume
setting after powering on the H100 is always 30. The startup volume level will gently be faded up from
0 to 30 to give you an audible indication there is sound through the amplifier after power up.
The volume level can be adjusted by turning the volume knob up or down, or by using the VOL+ and
VOL- knobs on the RC2 remote control. The volume can be adjusted from the RC2 remote control in
two different ways. By pressing the volume knobs shortly the volume level will go one step up or one
step down. By holding the volume knob down the volume level will be adjusted automatically at a
