User manual SONANCE SONAMP 260

[. . . ] Heed Warnings - Adhere to all warnings and precautions listed on the appliance and in the operating instructions. Water and Moisture - The appliance should never be used next to water - for example, near a bathtub, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc. Carts and Stands - The appliance should be used only with a cart or stand that is recommended by the manufacturer. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combination to overturn. [. . . ] It is best if you place it into an additional outer "over-carton" before shipment to minimize a chance of theft in shipment. Before you proceed, find the serial number which is located on the rear panel of the unit and note it here for future reference or in case of theft in shipment. MAKING CONNECTIONS: Before making any signal or speaker connection, make sure your power amplifier is turned off and unplugged. When making connections, make sure there is no strain or tension on input leads or speaker wires that could cause them to pull loose in the future. Input Connections: Use the RCA jacks for the R and L channels. Make sure these are consistent with R and L outputs from your preamplifier. Looping Jacks PLACEMENT: Keep your Sonamp out of direct sunlight and away from windows where rain may enter. It should be placed away from heat sources such as hot air ducts or radiators; do not place the unit directly on a pile carpet that could interfere with air flow into its bottom vent opening. If you stack your components, it is better to place the Sonamp above or alongside your other components; when driven hard, the unit itself may create a little heat and disturb components stacked on top of it. Very sensitive low level sources might pick up some hum radiating from its enormous power supply. Your Sonamp provides a pair of RCA output jacks which duplicate the input signal. These facilitate connection of additional power amplifiers from a single source component. With only a single input connector pair you can link or "loop" amplifiers without messy Y-cord adapters. Speaker Connections You may use either bare wire or banana plugs with the Sonamp "5-way" terminals. If you use bare wire without spade lugs or plugs, make sure you strip only enough wire (1/2") to fit into the slot in the terminal. Before inserting the wire, twist all its strands tightly to prevent strays that could cause a short circuit between + and - terminals!If you do not plan to use the automatic turn on/off feature, you will probably want to use a switched AC outlet that is turned on and off by your preamp's power button. If you choose to use the Auto Turn on/off feature, you must leave the Sonamp plugged into an unswitched AC outlet that is always "live"even when the preamp is turned off. If you are installing the Sonamp in a remote zone, you may plug it into the closest AC wall socket that is always "live". Caution: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert. Attention: Pour evitar les chocs electriques, introduire la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqu'au fond. Use only a heavy-duty extension cord, if required, to avoid starving the amplifier of all current necessary for full power operation. Level Controls Front panel level controls are recessed for adjustment by screwdriver only. Use level controls to adjust the left-right channel balance to match the listening area to speaker placement in the zone powered by the Sonamp. You may also adjust levels to limit maximum safe gain to protect the speaker or to optimize the signal to noise ratios between the source components and amplifier. Many volume controls, on source components, are overly sensitive near their minimum positions; by reducing the Sonamp input level control settings, you "compel" the source component volume control to operate up higher, in its more uniform adjustment range. The Sonamp level controls can also determine the maximum level in a speaker volume control system (such as the VC60's and 30's) to prevent transformer saturation, distortion or burn-out. If using the Sonamp 2120T with THX® calibrated 5. 1 processors, set the level controls to maximum clockwise rotation in order to to take full advantage of correct SPL setting of the processor. Sonance · 961 Calle Negocio · San Clemente, CA 92673-6202, USA · (800) 582-7777 or (949) 492-7777 · FAX: (949) 361-5151 · Technical Support: (800) 582-0772 Power LED (red) This LED indicates that the AC power line cord is plugged into a live AC outlet. [. . . ] Contact United Parcel Service, Federal Express, or RPS to arrange prepaid (not collect) shipping. Write the Return Authorization Number on the outside of the shipping carton. For warranty work, please include a copy of the original bill of sale inside the package. Ship the packaged unit to: Technical Assistance Department · Sonance · 961 Calle Negocio San Clemente, CA 92673-6202 MAINTAINING YOUR SONAMP 2120T The Sonamp 2120T requires no periodic maintenance and has no user serviceable parts inside. [. . . ]