Mark Levinson N383, Owner'S Manual

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Table of Contents

Special Design Features of the Nº383 Integrated Amplifier ........ 7

why an integrated? ............................................................................ 7
the power supplies ............................................................................. 7
the preamplifier .................................................................................. 8
the volume control ............................................................................. 8
the power amplifier ............................................................................ 8
protection .......................................................................................... 8
the remote control & user experience ................................................. 9
communication .................................................................................. 9
construction ..................................................................................... 10

Unpacking and Placement ....................................................... 11

unpacking ........................................................................................ 11
installing the batteries in the remote control ..................................... 11
placement ........................................................................................ 11
continuous operation ....................................................................... 11
ventilation ........................................................................................ 12

Operating Voltage ................................................................... 13

Warm up & break-in period ............................................................... 13

A Quick Start… ........................................................................ 14
Front Panel ............................................................................. 15

sleep timer ..................................................................................... 18

Rear Panel ............................................................................... 19

a note about the inputs and outputs .............................................. 19
tip polarity for external IR input ....................................................... 21
building a link cable ....................................................................... 22

Remote Control ....................................................................... 25
Customizing Your Nº383 ......................................................... 28

setup overview ................................................................................. 28
the menu system .............................................................................. 28
configuring line level inputs .............................................................. 29

available input names .................................................................... 29
changing input names ................................................................... 30
input programming tip .................................................................. 30

factory default input names .............................................................. 30

using custom input names ............................................................. 31
naming an input “SSP” ................................................................... 31
setting input gain ........................................................................... 31
setting input offsets ........................................................................ 32
setting record out .......................................................................... 33

teach ir ............................................................................................. 33
setting a mute level .......................................................................... 33
setting a maximum level ................................................................... 34
configuring the DC trigger ............................................................... 34
checking the software version .......................................................... 34