Pioneer SA 600 Owners Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

PIONCEEIT 1

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Thank you for choosing this quality stereo amplifier. You
have made a wise choice-we are sure that this hi-fi
amplifier, connected to other quality audio components,
will open up a new world of music enjoyment. To
familiarize yourself with this amplifiers versatile possibi-
lities and to avoid making mistakes in its operation, please
study the following explanations carefully.

FEATURES

SUPERB FREQUENCY RESPONSE AND
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS

All circuits are exclusively equipped with selected silicon
transistors, This results is a wide frequency response and
power bandwidth, in extremely low harmonic and inter-
modulation distortion figures, in a high signal-to-noise ratio
and in excellent stability.

EQUIPPED FOR ALL PROGRAM SOURCES IN-

PRE- AND POWER AMPLIFIER STAGES CAN
BE USED SEPARATELY

A PRE & MAIN switch and input and output jacks are
provided for using the pre- and power amplifier stages
separately, for example in a multi-amplifier stereo instal-
lation. .......... For this, a electronic crossover network and
one or two additional power amplifiers and required .........

VERSATILE AUXILIARY CIRCUITS

CLUDING MICROPHONES

Input jacks are provided for two turntables, a tuner, two
tape decks, a microphone and two other sound sources
such as a cassette or cartridge tape player, etc. By con-
necting two turntables, phono cartridges can be compared

These include clickvstop tone controls, low and high noise
filters, a loudness switch for natural volume contour at
low listening level, a stereo/mono mode switch, etc.

DIGNlFIED DESIGN MATCHED WITH OTHER
PIONEER COMPONENTS

535i The metallic front panel with contrasting black controls
OUTPUTS FOR TWO PAIRS 0F SPEAKER and the wooden case present an image of modern, effi-
SYSTEMS ciency-oriented elegance. The design matches that of other

Model SA-GOO can drive two pairs of speaker systems Pioneer hi-fi components.

separately or together by switch on the front panel.

A WORD ABOUT ROOM ACOUSTICS

The quality of reproduced sound varies according to the 1
size and shape of the room, the materials of walls, floor
and ceiling and the amount and arrangement of furniture.
Too harsh or bright a sound usually results from too a

many hard reflecting surfaces, and/or too low a ceiling.
This condition is improved by having ample carpet area or
covering the wall (especially that facing the speakers) with
a thick curtain. .4
On the other hand, too many absorbing surfaces will tend :
to soak up the sound, resulting in a certain deadness. 3
Furniture may be rearranged to provide irregular reflection
of the sound. In any event, the true stereo effect is lost if

the two speaker systems are placed too far apart. This may
be corrected by angling them slightly toward each other or
reducing the distance between them.