Aesthetix Audio Callisto Remote Control Owners Manual

							
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Callisto Remote Volume Control 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OWNERS MANUAL 
 
 
Aesthetix Audio Corporation 
5220 Gabbert Rd ♦ Moorpark, CA. 93021 
Phone: (805) 529-9901     
						

							
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PLACEMENT 
 
 
The Remote Volume Control should be located in a central area where its front 
panel can receive IR signals from the hand held remote. 
 
 
CONNECTIONS 
 
 
Important:   Ensure the rear panel power  cord is disconnected whenever 
changing connections. 
 
1) Connect one end of the supplied 9 pin control cable to the REMOTE 
connector on the rear panel of the Callisto. 
2)  Connect the other end of  the 9 pin control cable to the CONTROL connector 
on the rear panel of the Remote Volume Control unit. 
3)  Manually turn both volume controls  on the Callisto, to 0 (all the way counter-
clockwise). 
4)  Connect the AC power cable to the rear panel AC input on the Remote  Volume Control. 
 
Note:   If the control cable becomes di sconnected while the Remote Volume 
Control’s AC power is on, the synch ronization between the two units may 
be lost.  If this happens, repeat steps 3 and 4 above.  
						

							
OPERATION 
 
 
 
DISPLAY  
The numerical value on the left of the display indicates the left channel volume 
and the value on the right indicates the right channel volume.  If the two volumes 
are the same, the display will indicate  only one value in the center, which 
represents both channels. 
 
MUTE  
Press the Mute button to activate the Mu te feature.  The LED above the Mute 
button will illuminate.  This will send a volume  level of 0 to both the left and right 
channels of the Callisto.  The display will re main at the level values that were 
present prior to the Mute being activated.   This shows the user the volume level 
that the Callisto will go to when Mute is deac tivated.  Press the Mute button once 
more (Mute LED goes out) to deactivate t he Mute feature and return the Callisto 
to the volume level it was prior to activation. 
 
PHASE  
This is an optional feature.  Press the button to activate/deactivate. When the 
blue LED is off, the phase is normal.   When the blue LED is on, the phase is 
inverted.  The button and LED function as described regardle ss of whether the 
option is installed or not. 
 
DOWN  
Volume to both Left and Right channels is  decremented by pressing the Down 
button. 
 
UP  
Volume to both Left and Right channels is  incremented by pressing the Up 
button. 
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REMOTE CONTROL 
 
When using the hand held remote control, first press the Calypso button.  This 
should only have to be done the first time  after the batteries have been inserted 
of if the Janus or Rhea button has been depressed. 
 
Press the up button on the hand held remote to increment the volume of both 
channels by one step.  The volume will incr ement repeatedly if the button is held. 
 
Press the down arrow on the hand held remote  to decrement the volume of both 
channels by one step. The volume will decrem ent repeatedly if the button is held. 
 
The left/right balance can be controlled using the hand held remote only.  To 
adjust the balance, press either t he left or right BAL button.   
 
Example of Balance button behavior: 
 
If the left BAL button is pressed once,  the left volume on the Callisto is 
incremented by one step and the right remain s as it was.  If the left BAL is 
pressed again, the left volume on the Callis to remains the same while the right 
volume decrements by one step.  If the le ft BAL is pressed again, the left volume 
on the Callisto is incremented by one st ep and the right remains as it was. 
 
The volume range is 0 to 45.  If the balance is NOT centered, the display will 
show two separate values, indicated by 2 di gits each.  When the volume is raised 
so that the loudest channel reaches its ma ximum (indicated by a value of 45 on 
side of the display), the lower volume  channel will increase if the volume is 
raised.  If the user desires to maintain  the off center balance values when raising 
the volume, do not increment  the volume once the display shows 45 for one of 
the channels.  Alternately do not dec rement the volume when one of the 
channels reaches 0. 
 
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Maintenance 
 
If the Callisto’s volume controls are adjusted manually, the Remove Volume 
Control will sense and track the changes.  From  time to time it is possible that the 
display will be inaccurate relative to the pos ition of the volume control.  If this 
happens, manually turn both of the volume c ontrols of the Callisto to 0, unplug 
the AC power to the Remote Volume Control – wait 10 seconds and then 
reconnect the AC power.  The display on the Remote Volume Control should\
 
read 0 for both channels (one 0 in the cent er).  Using the hand held remote 
control, bring up the volume. 
 
The Remote Volume Control does not require  any internal field maintenance.  Do 
not, under any condition, remove the top co ver.  Refer all service to Aesthetix 
authorized service personnel. 
 
 
 
Specifications 
 
Fuses:  
 
Internal fuse   3/8 amp slow blow (100-117v) 
1/4 amp slow blow (220-240v) 
 
Power Consumption: 
 

						

							
 
90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 
(3 Year optional extended service contract) 
 
1.  Aesthetix warrants the product designated herein to be free of manufactu\
ring defects in 
material and workmanship, subject to the conditions herein set forth, for a period of 90 days from 
the date of purchase by the origi nal purchaser. If the purchaser registers the unit with Aesthetix 
by mailing in the warranty card, together with a copy  of the bill of sale, within 14 days of the date 
of purchase, said purchaser will be register ed for an extended service contract. The extended 
service contract extends the 90 days to a period of 3 years from  the date of purchase by the 
original purchaser or no later than 4 years from  the date of shipment to the authorized Aesthetix 
dealer, whichever comes first. 
 
2. CONDITIONS 
  This warranty is subject to the following condi tions and limitations.  The warranty is void and 
inapplicable if the product has been used or handled other than in accordance with the 
instructions in the owners manual, abused or  misused, damaged by accident or neglect or in 
being transported, or the defect is due to the pr oduct being repaired or tampered with or modified 
by anyone other than Aesthetix. The product must  be packed and returned to Aesthetix by the 
customer at his or her sole expense.  A re turned product must be accompanied by a written 
description of the defect and a photocopy of the or iginal purchase receipt.  This receipt must 
clearly list model and serial number, the date  of purchase,  the name and address of the 
purchaser and authorized dealer and the  purchase price.  Aesthetix reserves the right to modify 
the design of any product without obligation to  purchasers of previously manufactured products 
and to change the prices or specif ications of any product without notice or obligation to any 
person. 
 
3. REMEDY 
  In the event the above product fails to m eet the warranty, and the above conditions have 
been met, the purchasers sole remedy under the  limited warranty shall be to return the product 
to Aesthetix where the defect will be rect ified without charge for parts or labor. 
 
4.  LIMITED TO ORIGINAL PURCHASER 
  This warranty is for the sole benefit of the or iginal purchaser of the covered product and shall 
not be transferred to a subsequent  purchaser of the product. 
 
5.  DURATION OF WARRANTY 
  This warranty expires 90 days after the date of  original purchase.  If Aesthetix receives the 
warranty registration card, this period is extended  to the third anniversary of the date of purchase 
or no later that the fourth anniversary of t he shipment to the authorized Aesthetix dealer, 
whichever comes first. 
 
6.   MISCELLANEOUS 
  ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE ABOVE PRODUCT SHALL BE LIMITED 
TO THE DURATION OF THIS WARRANTY.  THE WARRANTY DOES NOT EXTEND TO ANY 
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL COSTS  OR DAMAGES TO THE PURCHASER.  Some 
states do not allow limitations on how long an impli ed warranty lasts or an exclusion or limitation  
of incidental or consequential damages, so the above  limitations or exclusions may not apply to 
you.  This Warranty gives you specific legal ri ghts, and you may also have other rights which vary 
from state to state. 
 
7.    WARRANTY OUTSIDE THE USA 
  Aesthetix has formal distribution in many of  the countries of the free world, in each country 
the Aesthetix importer has contractually accepted the responsibility for product warranty.  
Warranty should normally be obtained from the impor ting dealer or distributor from whom you 
obtain your product.
 
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