Aesthetix Janus Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 5)

Selecting an input that is configured for bypass will cause the bypass LED to blink for a short

time before going to the desired input, indicating that the unit is about to enter the bypass mode.

This is to allow the user time to reduce the level of the surround processor or select another input

if there is any doubt about the safety of entering bypass mode. Pressing any button on the Janus

while the bypass LED is blinking will cause the unit to revert back to the last selected input.

To remove the bypass configuration for a selected input, follow the same procedure as above.

The tape input may also be configured for bypass. The procedure is the same as above, except

holding the tape input button instead of the currently selected input. Tape must be pre-selected.

A special feature of using the tape input as the bypass input is that high quality analog sources

can be kept in their purest form for two channel listening through the Janus, or routed through

the surround processor when desired, by selecting tape. The tape output of the Janus, in that

case, should be routed to an input of the surround processor.

Bypass configurations are stored in memory and are retained even if power is removed. For this

reason, it is recommended to remove all bypass configurations if the unit is ever transferred from

one system to another, to prevent possible system damage.

PHASE

The phase button is used to change the absolute phase of the output. When the phase LED is

illuminated, the output is 180 degrees out of phase relative to the input. When the LED is off,

the output is 0 degrees. The correct setting is that which yields the best focus of image and

tightest bass. It will vary from recording to recording, as absolute phase is rarely maintained

throughout the recording and mastering process.

DISPLAY

In normal operation, the level setting is displayed and various indicator lights will be

illuminated. When the display button is pressed, all lights will extinguish. Pressing any button

will turn on the display and indicator lights for 5 seconds, and then extinguish. The only

exception is standby, which will always have the standby light illuminated.

Pressing the display button while the display is off, or during the 5 second timeout period, will

turn on the display and normal operation will return.

Note: The LED for the display button is intentionally inactive.

GAIN ADJUSTMENT

Pressing the gain button will show the gain for the phono section. Press the right side of the

display glass to increase the gain, and the left side of the glass to decrease the gain. The gain

displayed is in dB and is the gain attained when the unit is new with factory supplied tubes. A

unit with aged tubes, or non-factory tubes (shame on you!), may not achieve these gain values.

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