Parasound a 21 owners manual
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1 THANK YOU! Congratulations and Thank You for Choosing Parasound Your new Parasound Halo Series A 21 power amplifier presents the latest advancements in amplifier technology. The A 21 is built to the strict quality and performance standards set by Parasound. Were proud to offer you this exceptional audio component that will bring you many years of enjoyment and dependability. Here at Parasound, we design our products to perform at a higher level of flexibility and sonic performance than you may have expected. We encourage you to read this entire manual to learn all the features and capabilities of your new Halo Series A 21 Amplifier. If youre eager to get up and running right away, simply follow the basic step-by-step instructions to connect and operate the A 21. If you want to learn about some of the technical and design aspects of your A 21, refer to the Technically Speaking and Parasound A 21 Design Overview sections in the back of the manual. If you run into difficulties, the Troubleshooting Guide should help you quickly remedy the problem. We appreciate you taking the time to read these instructions and thank you for selecting Parasound for your listening pleasure. The Parasound Staff Unpacking Your A 21 Unpack your A 21 from the shipping carton, remove the enclosed rack mounts, AC power cord, and the control wire with 2.5 mm sub-mini plugs on each end. (This is the trigger connection wire). While you are unpacking your new amplifier, inspect it thoroughly for possible shipping damage. If you see any, contact your Parasound dealer right away. Be sure to save and store both the inner and outer cartons and the packing inserts for possible future transport. To save room for storage, you can cut the seams on the bottom of the cartons and flatten them. Keeping Records for Future Reference Record the serial number located on the bottom of your A 21 in the space below. Also note your Parasound Dealers name and phone number. We recommend that you keep your purchase receipt with this manual and store them both in a safe place. You may need to refer to this information sometime in the future. Parasound A 21 Amplifier Serial #: ____________________ Parasound Dealer: ____________________________________ Phone Number:_______________________________________ Date of Purchase: _____________________________________ YOU SHOULD KNOW There is no Parasound warranty for this unit if it was not purchased from an Authorized Parasound Dealer. Investigate any warranty claims made by unauthorized dealers very carefully as you will need to depend entirely upon the dealer, and NOT upon Parasound. Unauthorized dealers may lack the capability to arrange repairs of Parasound equipment. Authorized Parasound Dealers are listed at www.parasound.com or you can call 415-397-7100 between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm Pacific time. A missing or tampered serial number could indicate that this unit was stolen or sold by an unauthorized dealer. If this unit is missing its serial number, you should return it to your dealer immediately for a full refund.
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PLACEMENT GUIDELINES FOR YOUR A 21 _________________________________________________________________________________ CONNECTING A STEREO PREAMPLIFIER OR A SURROUND CONTROLLER TO THE BALANCED INPUTS ON YOUR A 21 _________________________________________________________________________________ CONNECTING A STEREO PREAMPLIFIER OR A SURROUND CONTROLLER TO THE UNBALANCED INPUTS ON YOUR A 21 _________________________________________________________________________________ CONNECTING THE A 21 LOOP OUT JACKS TO ANOTHER POWER AMPLIFIERS INPUTS _________________________________________________________________________________ CONNECTING SPEAKERS TO YOUR A 21 _________________________________________________________________________________ CONFIGURING THE A 21 FOR BRIDGED MONO OPERATION _________________________________________________________________________________ MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC TURN ON-OFF OPTIONS _________________________________________________________________________________ CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL DC SOURCE FOR A 21 AUTOMATIC TURN ON-OFF _________________________________________________________________________________ CONNECTING THE A 21 TO TRIGGER ANOTHER COMPONENT _________________________________________________________________________________ UNDERSTANDING THE INDICATORS ON THE A 21 _________________________________________________________________________________ CONNECTING THE A 21 AC POWER CORD _________________________________________________________________________________ MAINTAINING YOUR A 21 _________________________________________________________________________________ TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE _________________________________________________________________________________ SERVICING YOUR A 21 _________________________________________________________________________________ TECHNICALLY SPEAKING _________________________________________________________________________________ PARASOUND A 21 DESIGN OVERVIEW _________________________________________________________________________________ PARASOUND A 21 SPECIFICATIONS _________________________________________________________________________________ 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS A 21 Amplifier 19 17 13 12 15 14 11 10 9 8 7 5 4 2 1 3 6