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D01145620A A-02 P ower Amplifier O W NE R ’ S MAN U A L[...]
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2 IM PO RT ANT SAFET Y I N STR UC TI O N S 1 ) Read these instr uc tions. 2) Keep these ins truc tions. 3 ) Hee d all warnings. 4) Follow all instruc tions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water . 6) Clean only with dr y cloth. 7) Do not blo ck any ventilation o penings. Install in accordanc e with the manufac turer ’s in str uc tions. 8) D o n[...]
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3 China RoHS o The information in the following t able is only applicable to produc t s for sale in the People’s Republic of China. o The produc t s sold in the European area are m anufa ct ured in accor dance with the European RoHS Directive. o L es in f o r m at i o ns co n te n ue s da n s l e t a b le a u s u i v an t s o n t a p p l i c ab l[...]
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4 Content s What’ s in the box Thank you f or cho osin g ESOTE RI C. Re ad th is manu al car efu lly to ge t the b est p er for mance f rom t his un it . What ’s in the box Check to be sure the box includes all the supplied accessories shown b e l o w. Please contac t the s tore where you purchased this unit if any of thes e accessories are mi [...]
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5 ENG LISH Before Use Read this before attempting any operations. Placem ent o f the u nit This unit is heavy. T ake c are to prevent injuries w hen lif ting and installing it. o High- quality tool steel is used for the spike feet, securely attached to the bottom of the unit. Although the outer feet may appear loose, the weight of the unit causes t[...]
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6 Identifying the Pa rts SPEAKER XLR R RCA R BTL R XLR LR CA L SPEAKER INPUTS SIGNAL N GND NPUT SELECTOR OUTPUT MODE BTL BTL BT LS TEREO XLR RCA L G F G F H E E A B C D Fr ont Back[...]
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7 ENG LISH A POWE R but ton Press thi s but ton to turn the unit on and of f. Se e steps on pa ge 1 1 fo r turni ng on and of f t he audi o sys tem including this unit. When you turn the unit on, the blue indic ator around the but ton blinks and no sound comes out for a few seconds. Wait until the indicator stops blinking. o W hen the protecti on c[...]
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8 Sp e ake r Connect ions Conne c t the sp eaker s to the SPEAKER term inals usin g com mercially available speaker cables. Bef ore making or changing connections, disconnec t the p ower cord plug from the wall socket. o Connec t 4Ω or high er impedance speakers. o Do n ot connect t wo or m ore amplifiers to one speaker . o Th e metal p or tions o[...]
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9 ENG LISH C onnection Examples ( U sing as a S tereo P ow er Am plifier ) Af ter al l oth er con nec ti ons ar e comp lete , conn ec t the p ower cor d plu g to th e AC wall soc ket. o Read the instr uc tions of each component you inte nd to use with this unit. o Be sure to c onne ct each plug s ecurely . o T o prevent h um and noise, do not bundl[...]
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10 C onnection Examples ( U sing as a Mo naur al P ow er Ampl ifier ) Af ter al l oth er con nec ti ons ar e comp lete , conn ec t the p ower cor d plu g to th e AC wall soc ket. o Read the instr uc tions of each component you inte nd to use with this unit. o Be sure to c onne ct each plug s ecurely . o T o prevent h um and noise, do not bundle the[...]
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11 ENG LISH T urning On a nd Of f the Audi o S yst em Fo l l ow t h e s e s te p s w h e n yo u t ur n s o n a n d of f t h e au d i o s y s te m including this unit. F ailure to follow these steps may cause sudden loud noise and damage to speakers as well as harm hearing. T urning on the audio system 1 T urn the vol ume o f the p ream pli fi er to[...]
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12 T roubleshoot ing If you exp erience any p roblems with the unit, p lease take a mom ent to l o o k th r o u gh t h is c ha r t a n d s e e i f y o u c a n s o l ve t h e p ro b l e m yourself before you c all your dealer or ESOTERIC customer ser v ice/ technical suppor t. Moreover , the problem might be cause d by something other than this unit[...]
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13 ENG LISH Specif ications Speaker Outputs Rated output p ower ST ER EO ................................. 2 0 0 W + 2 0 0 W ( 1 k H z , 8 Ω ) 40 0 W + 40 0 W ( 1 kHz , 4 Ω) BTL .............................................. 8 0 0 W ( 1 k H z , 8 Ω ) Maximum outpu t power ST ER EO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 W + 250 W[...]
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14 Rear P anel La y out SPEAKER CLASS 2 WIRING XLR R RCA R BTL R XLR L RCA L SPEAKER NPUTS SIGNAL IN GND CLASS 2 WIRING INPUT SELECTOR OUTPUT MODE BTL BTL BTL STEREO XLR RCA L[...]
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0511 . MA-1696A This ap pliance has a serial number located on the rear panel . Please record the serial number and retain it for your records. Model nam e: A- 0 2 Serial number: TEAC C ORPOR A T ION 1-47 Ochi ai, Tama- shi, Tok yo 206 - 8530 Ja pan Ph on e: (042) 356 -91 56 e -ma il: es o - os@ te c.te ac. co.j p TE AC AMER IC A , IN C. 7733 T ele[...]