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INSTALLATION
LOCATION
To provide for adequate ventilation, you should
allow at least two inches of unobstructed space
above and a couple of inches on each side of the
amplifier. Because of its large power supply, the
amplifier produces a small local magnetic field
that may be picked up by low -level circuitry such
as preamplifiers, turntables, and the like. For
this reason, you should also provide at least four
inches of space between the amplifier and these
low -level components.
INPUT CONNECTIONS
Signal input is mad e through two rhodium -
plated RCA (unbalanced) or two XLR (balanced)
type connectors. Use one or the other. Do not
use both RCA and XLR connectors at the same
time as they will load each other improperly.
OUTPUT CONNECTIONS
The output to your speakers i s made through
heavy -duty, gold -plated, five -way binding posts.
Be sure of the correct speaker phasing by
connecting the speaker cables to the same color
posts for each channel.
Check and double -check that the speaker
terminals are not shorted together by any loose
strands of wire. Check at both the amplifier and
speaker connections. Shorting the output
terminals together will blow the output fuses
and can damage the amplifier.
POWER CONNECTIONS
Be certain all associated equipment is turned off
bef ore making any connections. Insert the
power cord into the AC LINE INPUT on the back
panel and then connect it to an appropriate
power source. This is a powerful amplifier. If
you use a power conditioner or generator, it
must be able to deliver at least 1800 watts of
power to the amplifier.
ELECTRICAL PROTECTION AND
FUSES
Although not essential, it is a good idea to use a
surge protector to prevent damage to the
amplifier in the event of an electrical storm or
other causes of abnormally high mains vol tage.
These are inexpensive and can be obtained from
any hardware store. You do not need to use an
expensive line conditioner, but if you do, these
normally will have surge protection built -in so
you do not need to use additional surge
protection.
The a mplifier has two status lights on the front
panel. These indicate that the left and right
channels are getting power. If the power switch
is "on" and either or both lights go out, it
indicates that their respective channel has a
problem.
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