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    P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight V acuum T ube CD Player P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight Serial Number: ______________[...]

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    2 P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight T able of Contents Thank you Specications W arning - P ackage Contents - Initial Setup Controls and Hook-Up Operation Instructions The SuperT ubeClock © T ube Basics Fuse P rotection T roubleshooting Notes W arranty Information 3 4 5 6 7-9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Copyright Durob Audio BV - 2007. All rights reserved. R [...]

  • Page 3

    3 P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight THANK YOU! W e would like to thank you for choosing our P rimaLuna P roLogue Eight vacuum tube CD player as an important part of your music system. It is the nal piece in P rimaLuna’ s critically-acclaimed introductory line of affordable, high-quality tube products. The design - ers and builders of the P rimaLun[...]

  • Page 4

    P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight 4 Specications Output Level Frequency R esponse Distortion And Noise S/N Ratio Dynamic Range Channel Separation Digital Output P ower Consumption Net W eight Shipping W eight Dimension Shipping Dimensions Analog Output Digital Outputs T ube Complement 2V±3dB 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.5dB <-70dB ≥96dB 120dB 90dB (1kHz[...]

  • Page 5

    P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight 5 W arning! T o prevent serious injury , electrical shock or re: Always turn power off and disconnect power cord from unit and power source before doing any work on unit. Do not operate with bottom plate removed. Always disconnect all cable connections to and from preamplier before changing fuses and/or tubes. Do[...]

  • Page 6

    P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight 6 Controls and Hook-Up Looking at the rear panel, you’ll note you have three outputs: one set of stereo analog out - puts; two digital outputs—one coaxial and one optical.” The front panel of the P rimaLuna models is made from machined aluminium, nished to complement the blue metallic chassis. The following fu[...]

  • Page 7

    P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight 7 Gener al Oper ation T urning the unit on/off T urn on the Power Switch (POWER) on the left side, the unit will rst close the disc tray , the display will show PRIMALUNA PL8 CDP , and the unit will perform a self-check. When the display shows READING, the self-check has been completed and the unit is ready to read [...]

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    8 P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight The Remote The functions of the P rimaLuna R emote Control are self-explanatory . The remote controls all the basic CD player functions outlined above and on the next page. It will also control source selection, volume, and triode/ultralinear switching on the DiaLogue Series integrated a[...]

  • Page 9

    9 P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight Stop and/or Open During playback or in P AUSE mode, press the Stop/Open Button on the front panel or the remote control to stop a disc that is being played or paused. After stopping playback, you may open the disc tray by pressing the Stop/Open Button a second time. F ast Search (Remote only) Hold the Scan Forward or[...]

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    10 P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight This is where the magic happens... the SuperTjoebClock replaces the solid state oscillator normally found in a CD player’ s digital clocking device with a mini triode vacuum tube. When you reclock a cd-drive, any noise that is generated here appears unltered and unattenuated at the input of the decoder chip in [...]

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    11 P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight T ube Information The 12AX7, 12AU7 and 5AR4 tubes will have a life of about 10,000 hours. Here are some tips on using tubes: Do not use treatments on tube pins or in sockets. If you decide to experiment with other types of tubes, it is critical that you rst turn the power off to the CD player , then turn the volu[...]

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    12 P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight F use Protection A note on fuses: NEVER wrap fuses in aluminium foil as a stop-gap to buying new ones. Fus - es are safety valves. They should always be replaced with the exact same value and type. NEVER attempt to check or replace a fuse while the CD player is plugged in. T urn off the power amp rst and after th[...]

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    13 P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight T roubleshooting No output. P ower is on, but power LED is off and tubes do not light up. Mains fuse is out. R eplace fuse per instructions on page 9. No output. P ower LED is on and tubes do light up normally . The CD player stays muted for 30 seconds when powered on. Check to make sure all interconnects are secure[...]

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    P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight Herman van den Dungen: P rimaLuna in Italian language is “First Moon”. My grandfather was the rst “Herman”. My grandmother , an aristocratic lady in a small Dutch village, had a special name for her husband: “Maantje”, which means Little Moon (which is now also the name of our small dog), van den Dungen.[...]