Front panel controls

  1. Standby/On - Switches the unit between Standby mode (indicated by dim power LED) and On (indicated by bright power LED). Standby mode is a low power mode where the power consumption is less than 0.5 Watts.

    AUTO POWER DOWN (APD)
    The EXA has Auto Power Down (APD) enabled by default, and the unit will automatically switch to standby after 20 minutes of inactivity. See the 'Setup menu' section for further details.

    Note: APD is disabled in power amp mode when A1 or A1 balanced are selected, and when a Bluetooth device is connected.

  2. Headphones - For suitable headphones – connection will automatically mute the loudspeaker and pre-out.
     
  3. Analogue source select - Push the appropriate input selection button to select the source you want.
    Note: The Balanced and unbalanced input, pressing the A1 input selection button will toggle between balanced and unbalanced. The balanced input is shown by A1 being lit orange, while the unbalanced input is shown by A1 being lit blue.
    There will be no sound from the amp if the correct input button isn’t selected. If an audio source is connected to the balanced input, for example, ensure that the A1 input light is lit orange.
     
  4. Bluetooth- Press to turn on the Bluetooth input.
    The Bluetooth source allows your player to receive wireless Bluetooth audio from most phones, tablets and laptops.

  5. Speaker A/B - Press to scroll through the speaker sets connected to the loudspeaker terminals on the back panel (speaker sets A, B or A and B). This can be used for listening to an extra set of loudspeakers in another room. See the 'Connections' section for further details.

    Mute indicator
    The light will flash to show the outputs are muted by the remote control. 
    The light will be constantly on indicating that the A1 Power Amp mode on the rear panel of the unit has been turned on.

    Protection indicator
    See the 'CAP4' section for further details.

  6. USB audio -  Press to select the USB audio input
     
  7. Digital source select - Push the appropriate input selection button to select the source that you wish to listen to.
     
  8. Volume - Use to increase/decrease the level of the sound from the outputs of the amplifier. This control affects the level of all outputs except when it is in power amp mode A1 and A1 balanced.