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WARNING

Any person performing the procedures described in this manual will be exposed to hazardous
voltages and the risk of electric shock.

Carver Corporation assumes that any person who removes the cover from the unit has been
properly trained' rn protecting against avoidable injury and shock Therefore, the procedures

transformer.

risk of electric shock.

described here are to be performed by qualified electronics service personnel only.

We recommend that the unit be tested only when line isolation is provided by an isolation

The line cord of the unit must be disconnected and the power supply fully discharged before
any components are replaced Failure to do so may result in severe damage to the unit and the

The safety tests described at the end of the test procedure must be performed properly.

Specifications

Load Impedance:
4 to 16 9

Power Output:
Continuous at 8 Q:
140 W per channel, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
with maximum 0.1% THD

Continuous at 4 Q: - ,
220Wperchannel 20Hzt020kHz I.
with maximum 0.1% THD

DIM Distortion:

Less than 0.1% from 250 mW to rated power
Frequency Response:

+0. -0.3 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Slew Rate:

12 Wis

Damping Factor:
17 (tube characteristics)

Input Impedance:
100 kg

Separation:
1 k9 input termination at 10 kHz greater than
70dBathinto89
Sensitivity:
l V RMS for rated 8 9 power
90 mV RMS for 1 W
Gain:
30 dB

Display:
I-IEADROOM EXHAUst and POWER ON
Indicators
Noise:
1 k9 input termination
(Reference to l W at output 8 9 load. 85 dB
Aweighted)
Headroom:
l.5dBatlkHzintoSQ
Protection:
MBA-8 line fuse, Slow blow type
Heatsink Thermal Switch:
100 C
Transformer Thermal Switch:
135 C
DC Offset (internal fault):
High frequency oscillation
Short Circuit Protection:
V-I limit (allows minimum 2 (2 load)
Input Mute:
Input is muted for about 5 seconds on power up
Shipping Weight:
17 lbs
Size (w x h x d):
19" x 3.5" x 12.5"