Owner’s Manual MOON Evolution Series i-7 Reference Dual-Mono Integrated Amplifier
MOON i-7 Dual-Mono Integrated 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 manufacturer’s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or another apparatus that produces heat. 9.
MOON i-7 Dual-Mono Integrated Amplifier Important Safety Instructions (cont’d) The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol, 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 sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
MOON i-7 Dual-Mono Integrated Amplifier Table of Contents Congratulations ................................................ 5 Unpacking........................................................ 5 Introduction ..................................................... 6 Installation & Placement ................................... 6 Front Panel Controls ........................................ 7 Software Setup ................................................ 8 Rear Panel Connections ................................
MOON i-7 Dual-Mono Integrated Amplifier Congratulations! Thank you for selecting the MOON i-7 Dual-Mono Integrated Amplifier as a part of your music/cinema system. This component has been designed to offer state-of-the-art high-end performance in an elegant package, while retaining all the sonic hallmarks on which Simaudio has made its reputation. We have spared no effort to ensure that it is the finest twochannel Integrated Amplifier available.
MOON i-7 Dual-Mono Integrated Amplifier Introduction Your MOON i-7 dual-mono integrated amplifier incorporates many significant design features to achieve its “world-class” level of performance. This is an abbreviated list of the more important features: Proprietary “Lynx” Technology which eliminates feedback.
MOON i-7 Dual-Mono Integrated Amplifier Front Panel Controls Figure 1: Front panel of MOON i-7 dual-mono Integrated Amplifier The front panel will look similar to Figure 1 (above). The large display window normally indicates the current volume level and, whenever you change the input, it will briefly show the selected input label. On each side of the display window, are two (2) buttons. On the right side is a large rotary volume control.
MOON i-7 Dual-Mono Integrated Amplifier Front Panel Controls (continued) The rotary “volume” control determines the gain setting, which ranges from ‘0.0dB’ (no output) to ’80.0dB’ (full output). This control does not function like a typical volume: When you rotate the dial, either clockwise to raise the volume or counterclockwise to lower the volume, you are actually engaging a precision optical encoder which selects very high quality metal-film resistors that the audio signal passes through.
MOON i-7 Dual-Mono Integrated Amplifier Software Setup (continued) We will begin by walking through all 5 available options for the “B1” input: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 To enter the Setup mode, begin by pressing the “Setup” button; “SETUP” will appear in the display window. Rotate the volume control clockwise until “INPUTS” appears in the display. Press “OK”. Rotate the volume control clockwise until “B1” appears in the display. Press “OK”. “LABEL” will appear in the display.
MOON i-7 Dual-Mono Integrated Amplifier Software Setup (continued) The MOON i-7 is equipped with a 12 Volt trigger output. When an input is assigned to the 12 Volt trigger, the device connected to the trigger will automatically start-up whenever you switch to that input. The default setting for all five inputs is on. When you set the IR input to “Y”, all inputs previously set to “Y” for that trigger will automatically be set to “N”.
MOON i-7 Dual-Mono Integrated Amplifier Rear Panel Connections Figure 2: Rear panel of MOON i-7 Integrated Amplifier The rear panel of the MOON i-7 dual-mono integrated amplifier will look similar to Figure 2 (above). There are three rows of connectors; the top row contains one pair of heavy duty gold-plated speaker binding posts for each channel to connect to your loudspeakers.
MOON i-7 Dual-Mono Integrated Amplifier SimLink™ The SimLink™ provides communication features between various MOON components. For example, if you were to connect the SuperNova CD Player to the i-7 Integrated Amplifier via the SimLink™, pressing the X (play) button on the SuperNova would cause the integrated amplifier to automatically switch to it’s designated input for the CD Player. You must assign the input with the name “SUP.NOVA” for this feature to work.
MOON i-7 Dual-Mono Integrated Amplifier Troubleshooting Your MOON i-7 is a “smart” integrated amplifier equipped with a self-diagnostic system that will automatically shut itself down when it (i) detects DC (direct current) from any input or (ii) reaches a dangerously high operating temperature. When DC is present, the front panel display will show “DC LEVEL”; when overheating “HIGHTEMP” will appear in the display.
MOON i-7 Dual-Mono Integrated Amplifier Remote Control Operation The MOON i-7 Dual-Mono integrated amplifier uses the ‘FRM-2’ full function, all aluminum remote control (figure 4). It operates on the Philips RC-5 communication protocol and can be used with other MOON components. The ‘FRM-2’ remote uses three AAA batteries (included).
MOON i-7 Dual-Mono Integrated Amplifier Specifications Configuration ......................................................... Power Supply Transformers ..................................... Power Supply Capacitance ...................................... Circuit Topology ...................................................... Balanced inputs (XLR) ........................................... Single-ended inputs (RCA) ..................................... Monitor Loop (RCA) ...................................
