User manual

CONNECTIONS
• Beforeattemptingtomakeanyconnectionsto
orfromtheiTubefirstlyensurethattheiTube
andallconnectingdevicesareswitchedOFF
• Whenmakingconnectionstootherdevices
fromtheiTube,takethetimetoensurethat
theyarecorrectForinstance,(L)Leftto(L)left,
and(R)rightto(R)right
• Makesureconnectingpinsonwiresareclean
anddustfreeandthatallconnectorsare
insertedintotheiTubefullyandcorrectly
• Alwaysturnboththepowerswitchestothe
OFFpositionontheunitswhenconnectingor
disconnectingtheiTubetubeamporthepower
supply
POWER
• DonotswitchontheiTubeormainssupply
untilafteryouhaveconnectedtheACpower
adaptorbetweenthemItisrecommended
thatyoudisconnectthepowersupplyfromthe
mainswhentheunitisinaprotractedperiod
ofnon-use(whenonholiday/travellingfor
instance)
SPEAKERS
• Whenconnectingspeakers,ensuretheyhavean
impedanceofbetween4&8ohms
• Connectthespeakerstotheterminalsusing
eitherthesuppliedspeakercable(bananaplug)
orhighquality,bare(stripped)speakerwire
(Pleasenotethatifyourspeakerwiresarenot
connectedproperlyyoumayhearnosound,or
ifpolaritiesarereversed,youwillhearoddities
inthesignalpathwithanunnaturallossofbass
frequencies
• Whenusingbarespeakerwires,fitatleast
16mmofinsulationinsidethespeakerterminals
sothatnobarewireisvisible
• Makesurethewireholdersarefirmlyscrewedin
topreventwiresfrombecominglooseIfwires
toucheachother,thespeakersand/oriTube
couldbedamaged
How to Use
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