Lexicon MC-8 User Manual

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The Use Last Parameter
When the MC-8 is set to use a preferred listening mode for a selected
input, selecting another mode from the Mode scroll list replaces the
preferred selection. However, this newly selected mode will be lost
when switching between inputs.
The USE LAST parameter was designed to allow the MC-8 software
to “remember” the last used listening mode for a given input source.
Once selected, that mode will always be active on the corresponding
input until another listening mode is selected as demonstrated in the
following example:
1. Select Main MenuSETUPINPUTSDVD1   USE
LAST.
2. Press the MENU button.
3. Press the DVD-1 button.
4. Play a DTS input source.
5. Press the MODE + button until you reach DTS(-ES) 2-CHAN.
6. Press the TV button
The MC-8 switches to the TV input and the on-screen display
identifies the preferred listening mode.
7. Press the DVD-1 button.
The on-screen display should identify that the active listening mode
for the DVD1 input is still DTS(-ES) 2-CHAN. As the DTS(-ES)
2-CHAN mode is a preferred listening mode, it can also be set in
the SETUP menu.
When seven speakers are selected in the SPEAKER SETUP menu, and
the appropriate source material is played, the dynamic listening
mode (or mode that does not appear in the input setup menu) can
always be accessed using the MODE + or MODE - buttons whether
or not a preferred mode is set. When a preferred listening mode is set
and a dynamic listening mode (or mode that does not appear in the
input setup menu) is active, the selected dynamic mode is lost when
switching between inputs.
When USE LAST is selected as the preferred listening mode, and a
dynamic listening mode (or mode that does not appear in the input
setup menu) is active, the selected listening mode is retained when
switching between inputs, even when the MC-8 is set to standby as
in the following example:
1. Select Main MenuSETUPINPUTSDVD1 2-CH  USE
LAST.
2. Press the MENU button.
3. Press the DVD-1 button.
4. Play a 2-channel input source.
5. Press the MODE + button until you reach PLIIx MOV.
PLIIx MOV is a dynamic listening mode.
6. Press the TV button
The MC-8 switches to the TV input and the on-screen display
identifies the preferred listening mode.
7. Press the DVD-1 button.
The on-screen display should identify that the active listening mode
for the DVD1 input is still PLIIx MOV. This is the only method of
setting up a dynamic mode (or mode that does not appear in the
input setup menu) to behave like a preferred listening mode.
Note:
When a dynamic mode (or mode that does not appear in the input setup
menu) is set as in the above example, the setting is retained even when
the MC-12 is set to standby.

Lexicon MC-8 Specifications

General

Brand	Lexicon
Model	MC-8
Category	Controller
Language	English