User manual

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Setting up, wiring, using the unit for the first time
Unpacking
Carefully unpack the unit and store the original packing
material carefully. The carton and packing are specially
designed for this unit and will be needed again if you wish
to move the equipment at any time.
If the unit gets very cold (e. g. when being transported),
condensation may form inside it. Please do not switch it
on until it has had plenty of time to warm up to room
temperature, so that any condensation evaporates
completely.
Setting up
Before placing the unit on a sensitive surface please
check the compatibility of the lacquer and the unit's feet
on a non visible point.
The unit should be placed on a rigid, level base. When
placing the unit on resonance absorbers or anti-resonant
components make sure that the stability of the unit is not
reduced.
The unit should be set up in a well ventilated dry site, out
of direct sunlight and away from radiators.
The unit must not be located close to heat-producing
objects or devices, or anything which is heat-sensitive or
highly flammable.
When installing the unit on a shelf or in a cupboard it is
essential to provide an adequate flow of cooling air, to
ensure that the heat produced by the unit is dissipated
effectively. Any heat build-up will shorten the life of the unit
and could be a source of danger.
Caution!
There must be plenty of space around the unit on all sides
so that waste heat can dissipate freely. Maintain a mini-
mum distance of 20 cm to walls, ceilings, shelves or other
objects which could hinder the circulation of cooling air.
Do not place any object on top or below the unit.
Ensure that the cooling openings on the underside and
the rear side of the unit are not blocked or obstructed,
and that air can enter the case unhindered.
Set up the unit in such a position that children cannot
touch it.
Mechanical de-coupling
The quality and characteristics of the base on which your
high-quality Hi-Fi equipment stands define the limits of
sound quality which can be achieved. The base surface
should be as heavy, rigid, hard and level as possible.
This unit is supplied with the new  damping cones.
This feet feature internal damping qualities which effec-
tively de-couple the unit from the base surface.
These features ensure that vibration in the base surface is
absorbed, and the delicate valves are protected from
interference caused by microphony effects.
The unit should be set up in an open position to ensure
that the vibration absorbers are able to work perfectly. Do
not allow any part of the case to touch walls or other
surfaces.
Note:
If the base surface is uneven you can screw the standard
feet in or out to set the unit exactly level.
All units must be adjusted so that they are exactly hori-
zontal in all directions. Check that all feet make solid
contact with the base surface, i.e. that there is absolutely
no tendency for the unit to wobble.