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Simaudio MC-8 manual

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  • Page 1

    Owner’s Manual MOON Evolution Series MC-8 Reference Multi-Channel Power Amplifier[...]

  • Page 2

    MOON MC-8 Multi-Channel Power Amplifier Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manuf acturer’s instructions. [...]

  • Page 3

    MOON MC-8 Multi-Channel Power Amplifier Important Safety Instructions (cont’d) The lightning flash with the arrowhead symb ol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of suffic ient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric s[...]

  • Page 4

    Table of Contents Congratulations ................................................ 5 Unpacking ........................................................ 5 Introduction ..................................................... 6 Installation & Placement ................................... 7 Rear Panel Layout ..........................................[...]

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    MOON MC-8 Multi-Channel Power Amplifier Congratulations! Thank you for selecting the MOON MC-8 Multi-Channel power amplifier as a part of your Home-theater system. This power amplifier has been designed to offer state-of-the-art high-end performance in an elegant packag e, while retaining all the sonic h a l l m a r k s o n w h i c h S i m a u d i [...]

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    MOON MC-8 Multi-Channel Power Amplifier Introduction Your MOON MC-8 Multi-Channel Amplifier incorporates many significant design features to achieve its “world class” level of performance. This is an abbreviated list of the more important features: An oversized power supply employing a custom proprietary toroidal transformer design with lower m[...]

  • Page 7

    MOON MC-8 Multi-Channel Power Amplifier Installation & Placement The MOON MC-8 Multi-Channel Amplifier is powerful and very heavy. It requires reasonable ventilation to maintain an optimum and consistent operating temperature, especially since it will radiate heat when driven hard. Consequently, it sho uld be placed in a location with empty spa[...]

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    MOON MC-8 Multi-Channel Power Amplifier Rear Panel Layout Figure 1: MOON MC-8 Rear panel The rear panel will look similar to Figure 1 (abo ve). Each channel has one balanced (differential) input on an XLR connector and one unbalanced (single-ended) input on a R C A c o n n e c t o r . T h e r e i s n o s w i t c h t o t o g g l e f r o m b a l a n [...]

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    MOON MC-8 Multi-Channel Power Amplifier Connecting the MC-8 Prior to making any connections or removing the XLR jumpers, the power amplifier must be turned off and the AC cable disconnected for at least 1 minute. 1. Connect the input cables running from your preamplifier’s outputs, whether balanced or single-ended, to the amplifier’ s XLR or RC[...]

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    MOON MC-8 Multi-Channel Power Amplifier Operating the MC-8 We recommend that you leave your MOON MC-8 Multi-Channel Power Amplifier powered up at all times to maintain optimal performance. In the event that you plan to be aw ay fr o m yo u r h o m e f o r a f e w d a y s , powering off the amplifier may not be a b a d i d e a . O n c e f u l l y ?[...]

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    MOON MC-8 Multi-Channel Power Amplifier Specifications Configuration ......................................................... From 2 to 7 ch annels Power Supply Transfor mers ..................................... 3.0kVA Power Supply Capacitanc e (base) ............................ 216,000µF Power Supply Capacitance (additi onal per channel) .. 9,[...]