Linn AV Personal Handset manual

Linn A V P erson al H an dset U ser’s Gui d e[...]

pr eface General user instructions 1. W ater and Moisture. Do not use the appliance near water , for example near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool and the like. 2. Heat. Site the appliance a wa y from heat sour ces such as radiators, heaters, stoves, or other appliances (including amplifiers[...]

con tents introduction .......................................... 1 A V 5103 System Contr oller ...................1 A V 5101 Personal Handset............................2 A V 5105 Stereo P ower Amplifier .................2 A V 5140 Floor -Standing Loudspeak er ................3 A V 5120 Compact Loudspeak er ..........................3 A V 5110 Loc[...]

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introduction 1 intr odu cti on VOLUME AV 5103 PRE AMPLIFIER STANDBY SELECT L INN R a d i o + T V V o l u m e . . 4 2 NORM RECORD SETUP SURR SOURCE MUTE The Linn A V System T o get the most out of a film you hav e to do mor e than simply watch it: y ou hav e to experience it fully , exactl y as its creators intended. That means images and sound must[...]

introduction 2 ST ANDBY OSG MODE PROG TUNER CABLE VCR TV SA T LASER NORM VOLUME PICTURE 7 8 0 9 1 4 5 6 2 3 -/-- TEXT SELECT MUTE A V 510 1 PERSONAL HANDSET DAT CD T APE AUX 1 AUX 2 SOURCE RECORD FROM TO A V SEARCH SKIP QUIET SURR STOP P AUSE PLA Y KNEKT MACRO LEARN AV 5105 POWER AMPLIFIER L INN A V 5101 Personal Handset The pow er and flexibility [...]

introduction 3 A V 5140 Floor-Standing Loudspeaker The A V 5140 Floor -Standing Loudspeaker is the perfect choice f or use as the front speak ers in a surr ound sound installation. With film, TV , video, or music the outstanding bass performance of the A V 5140 Floor -Standing Loudspeakers, combined with their natural repr oduction of voice and m u[...]

introduction 4 LINN A V 5110 Local Loudspeaker The r ear loudspeakers in a sur round system are important in cr eating a spacious sound for m usic and pr o vide background noises and special eff ects in film soundtracks. These need to be capable of handing the full dynamic range for AC-3 but onl y limited range for ProLogic. The A V 5110 Local Loud[...]

introduction 5 …Making it real The Linn A V system has been designed to give y ou the most exciting and satisfying experience of cinema it is possible to achieve in the home. Our aim is to bring you the complete film as its cr eators intended: with images and sound working together in the most memorable wa y . T o achieve this demanding objective[...]

introduction 6 About the A V 5105 Stereo Power Amplifier The Linn A V 5105 Stereo P ow er Amplifier is intended for use in high performance audio and audio/video systems. It combines high output power , ruggedness, and ease of use with our passion for quality . It draws on y ears of experience of designing and making high quality audio pow er ampli[...]

using the Personal Handset 7 usin g th e P erson al Ha n dset PICTURE TEXT -/- - NORM VOLUME SELECT MUTE LASER AUX 2 AUX 1 T APE CD DA T TUNER PLA Y P AUSE SEARCH SKIP RECORD SOURCE STOP LEARN MACRO KNEKT ST ANDB Y SURR QUIET OSG MODE PROG FROM TO AV SA T TV VC R CABLE 123 456 78 0 9 L INN 2 1 4 3 5 6 The Linn A V 5101 Personal Handset puts y ou in[...]

using the Personal Handset 8 Handset operation keys These ke ys determine the operation of the whole handset, or instruct it to learn commands: Key What it does ST ANDBY Switches the System Controller or a source to standby . KNEKT Selects the source fr om the main system in a KNEKT Multi-Room system. MA CR O Records a sequence of y our commands, c[...]

using the Personal Handset 9 Audio/Video source select keys Pressing PROG follow ed by one of the Audio/Video sour ce select k ey s selects the corr esponding audio+video source on the System Controll e changes the function of the programmable k eys to the appr opriate fun c for that sour ce . Pressing one of the Audio/Video source select k eys on [...]

using the Personal Handset 10 V olume and speaker balance keys These ke ys allow y ou to change the volume, mute the sound, restor e the normal settings, and adjust the individual and relative speak er output lev els. The volume and speak er balance keys ar e as follows: Key What it does NORM Restor es the source to its normal v olume and surr ound[...]

using the Personal Handset 11 General use of the handset Put the System Controller into or bring it out of standby mode like this Press the ST ANDBY key . Put a source into or bring it out of standby mode like this Press the a ppropriate Audio/Video sour ce select k ey , follo wed b y the ST ANDBY k ey within 2 seconds. For example to put y our TV [...]

using the Personal Handset 12 Recording macros A ve r y conv enient and pow erful feature built into the P ersonal Handset is the ability to recor d a sequence of your commands, and repla y them with a single ke y press. For example, you could r ecord the commands to select the tele vision and display a particular teletext page as a single k ey . T[...]

using the Personal Handset 13 Examples of macros Playing a video at night The following macro s witches the System Controller on, selects Midnight Movie mode, selects the VCR source , and starts the video pla ying: ST ANDBY , QUIET , PR OG, VCR, PLA Y . Displaying the National Lottery results on teletext The following macro selects the TV source, c[...]

using the AV 5101 with Linn equipment 14 usin g the A V 5101 with Linn equipm ent The Linn A V Personal Handset pr ovides a range of special functions for controlling the Linn A V 5103 System Controller , and for setting it up to suit the other equipment in your system. For full information about using the Personal Handset with the System Contr oll[...]

using the AV 5101 with Linn equipment 15 Select a track by number like this Press the corr esponding digit on the Personal Handset. T o enter a track number greater than 9 press and hold do wn the ke y for the first digit until a dash appears on the CD pla yer displa y , then press the k ey for the second digit. A full list of the pr eprogrammed co[...]

using the AV 5101 with Linn equipment 16 Controlling Linn tuners The Personal Handset lets y ou operate most of the functions of the Linn KREMLIN or KUDOS radio tuners. Select the radio tuner like this Press the TUNER Audio/Video source select k ey on the P ersonal Handset. This specifies that the prepr ogrammed or learned TUNER commands will be tr[...]

using the AV 5101 with Linn equipment 17 Controlling Linn preamplifiers and amplifiers Y ou can control the Linn MAJIK control amplifier or W AK ONDA and KAIRN preamplifiers using the P ersonal Handset, as described in the following sections. Choose what you want to listen to like this Press the appr opriate Audio sour ce select ke y on the Persona[...]

using the AV 5101 with Linn equipment 18 Using the A V 5101 Personal Handset with KNEKT Every KNEKT system is uniquely configured to suit y our requir ements; please consult your KNEKT installer for detailed inf ormation about using the Personal Handset with y our installation. The following table shows the main k eys used to contr ol a KNEKT syste[...]

programming the AV Personal Handset 19 pr ogr amming th e A V P erson al H andset In addition to pr oviding all the functions necessar y to contr ol the A V 5103 System Controller and an y other Linn equipment in your system, the Personal Handset can learn commands fr om the infra-r ed handsets for other equipment y ou may o wn. This allows y ou to[...]

programming the AV Personal Handset 20 Alignment of handsets Befor e attempting to learn new commands align the A V 5101 P ersonal Handset and the infra-red handset as described in Diagram 1.[...]

programming the AV Personal Handset 21 Lear ning commands from an infra- red handset The A V 5101 can learn tw o distinct sets of commands these being either for a source (TV , CD , VCR, etc) or an amplifier . In or der to learn a source f ollow steps (A) and (C) or to learn an amplifier steps (B) and (C). (A) Learning a Source Press the LEARN k ey[...]

programming the AV Personal Handset 22 (C) Learning keys Press the pr ogrammable ke y you want to pr ogram on the Personal Handset. For example to pr ogram the PLA Y key pr ess PLA Y . The LEARN indicator will flash slowl y to show that the Personal Handset is ready to r eceive a function fr om the other infra-r ed handset. Press and hold the k ey [...]

programming the AV Personal Handset 23 Leaving the Lear n Process In order to exit the Learn Pr ocess after having successfull y learnt ke y functions from another handset. Pr ess the LEARN ke y . The LEARN indicator will turn off to show that the P ersonal Handset is now back in normal mode. In order to try out the commands learnt simply press the[...]

maintenance 24 m ainten ance This chapter giv es information about cleaning your P ersonal Handset, and replacing the batteries. Cleaning the Personal Handset Clean the Personal Handset like this Use a length of sellotape or masking tape to r emove dust, hairs, etc. The particles will stick to the tape , lea ving the handset clean. Replacing the ba[...]

maintenance 25 Replace the batteries like this Remov e the old batteries and replace with four AAA or LR03 type batteries, checking the polarity carefully . Note : Do not touch the exposed contacts on the handset panel as this ma y damage the handset with static electricity . Re-assemble the handset like this Replace the panel in the handset case, [...]

appendix 26 appen dix AUX1 – Audio stack record player Handset key Function ST ANDBY N / A STOP * Stop P AUSE = Pause PLA Y > Play RECORD • N/A SEARCH ¯ N/A SEARCH ¼ Scan Forward MUL TI S c r o l l SKIP ” Preset - SKIP ’ Preset + R e d Open/Close Gr e en Repeat Cont Y ellow Stereo/Mono Blue N/A 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 00 -/-- N /A P[...]

appendix 27 A V 5103 System Controller Handset key Function ST ANDBY Standby KNEKT Knekt OSG OSG Q U I E T Quiet SURR Surround MODE P r ogram FROM Record from T O Record to PROG A/V Source A Audio Source V Video Source TUNER T uner DA T DA T CD CD T APE T a p e AUX 1 Aux1 AUX 2 Aux2 CABLE Cable VCR VCR TV TV SA T SA T LASER Laser NORM Normalise SEL[...]

appendix 28 LASER – LaserDisc player Handset key Function ST ANDBY N / A STOP * Stop P AUSE = Pause PLA Y > Play RECORD • N/A SEARCH ¯ Sear ch Reverse SEARCH ¼ Search Forward M U L T I Select Next Option SKIP ” Incr ement Reverse SKIP ’ Increment Forward R e d Open/Close Gr e en Repeat Cont Y ellow Increase Speed Blue Decrease Speed 11[...]

appendix 29 T APE/DA T – T ape/DA T recorders Handset key Function ST ANDBY N / A STOP * Stop P AUSE = Pause PLA Y > Play RECORD • Record SEARCH ¯ Rewind SEARCH ¼ Wind M U L T I Scroll Display SKIP ” Previous SKIP ’ Next R e d Eject Gr e en Repeat Cont Y ellow Mechanism B Blue Mechanism A 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 00 -/-- N /A PICTURE[...]

appendix 30 TV – TV receiver Handset key Function ST ANDBY N / A STOP * Stop P AUSE = Pause PLA Y > Play RECORD • Record SEARCH ¯ Last Program/Channel SEARCH ¼ Search Up MUL TI S c r o l l SKIP ” CHAN/PROG - SKIP ’ CHAN/PROG + R e d Fast T ext G r e e n Fast T ext Y ellow Fast T ext Blue Fast T ext 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 00 -/-- 1/[...]