A10 user manual
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1. gt Primare A10 Integrated Amplifier User Guide gt Preface COPYRIGHT AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Copyright 2000 Primare Systems AB All rights reserved Primare Systems AB Idavagen 5 SE352 46 V xj Sweden The information in this guide is believed to be correct as of the date of publication However our policy is one of continuous development and so the information is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Primare Systems AB Primare is a trademark of Primare Systems AB All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners FCC Warning This equipment generates and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used correctly in accordance with our instructions may cause interference to radio communications or radio and television reception It has been typetested and complies with the limits set out in Subpart J Part 15 of FCC rules for a Class B computing device These limits are intended to provide reasonable protection against such interference in home installations EEC This product has been designed and typetested to comply with the limits set out in EN55013 and EN55020 This guide was produced by Human Computer Interface Ltd http www interface co uk gt Contents Introduction WELCOME TO THE AIO AMPLIFIER USING THE A10 WITH OTHER PRIMARE PRODUCTS sarria elle ansehe TECHNICAL SPECIFIC2. To restore the normal display e Press the DIM button again Alternatively the normal display will be restored if you adjust any setting SWITCHING ON AND OFF To switch on e Use the switch under the lefthand edge of the front panel During normal operation you can leave the A10 switched on and in standby To switch to standby e Press the STANDBY button on the front panel or the STBY button on the remote control To switch on from standby e Press the STANDBY button on the front panel Selecting any function with the remote control will also switch on the A10 from standby Using the A10 Integrated Amplifier lt SELECTING A SOURCE TUNER TAPE CD AUX1 AUX2 and AUX3 To select a source e Press the button corresponding to the source you want to select until the name of the source is displayed on the front panel display For example e Alternatively press the SEL A or SEL Y buttons on the C30 Remote Control to step between sources CHANGING THE VOLUME The A10 allows you to vary the volume from O silence to 79 maximum volume where each step is equivalent to 0 5dB To change the volume e Rotate the volume control on the front panel or press the VOL A or VOL Y buttons on the C30 Remote Control The current volume setting is shown on the front panel For example The A10 Integrated Amplitier provides a choice of six line inputs labelled CHANGING THE BALANCE You can change the balance o
3. ATION uu ees Using the A10 Integrated Amplifier FRONT PANEL CONTROLS FRONT PANEL DISPLAY essen SWITCHING ON AND Offset SELECTING A SOUREE ernannte CHANGING THE VOLUME CHANGING THE BALAN CE Mn MAKING RECORDING Sarasin OOSNGDSSE Connecting the A10 Integrated Amplifier BACK PANEL CONNECTIONS OUTE U screener ee tn AP te satt TAPE CONNECTIONS ennnnennenn Index gt Preface gt Introduction Welcome to the Primare A10 Integrated Amplifier This chapter introduces you to its key features and explains how you can take advantage of its superb sound as the key component in your hi fi system WELCOME TO THE A10 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER The A10 is an integrated preamplifier and power amplifier with extraordinary performance for its price High performance power amplifier The A10 incorporates a power amplifier providing 50 Watts per channel of superb quality sound An aluminium chassis gives excellent thermal dissipation characteristics ensuring that the A10 will remain cool even if you listen at high volume levels Flexible inputs The A10 preamplifier stage provides five inputs to cater for a flexible range of sources and incorporates a full function tape monitor which allows you to montitor the tape output while recording a source Modular construction A switch on the rear panel allows you to separate the preamplifier and power amplifier sections so they can
4. THD Signal to noise line Output impedance Power consumption stand by Dimensions WxDxH Weight 330mV 300mV 2x 50W 8Q 2x 78W 40 10A lt 10Hz 80kHz 3dB 0 09 96dB lt 0 1Q lt 15W 430 x 275 x 75mm 9kg gt Using the A10 Integrated Amplifier This chapter explains how to operate the A10 Integrated Amplifier using either the front panel controls or the C30 Remote Control FRONT PANEL CONTROLS The STANDBY button switches the A10 to standby or switches it on from standby All the functions of the A10 Integrated Amplifier can be accessed using the five front panel push buttons and volume control and information about its The MONITOR bution switches the tape monitor on or off operation is displayed on the front panel display u p Per P oe he input selector buttons select one of the five source inputs or the tape input 00 The VOLUME control changes the volume VOLUME STANDBY MONITOR TUNER AUXI P30 PROCESSOR PRIMARE gt Using the A10 Integrated Amplifier FRONT PANEL DISPLAY The following illustration shows the information on the front panel display o A Volume setting Currently selected input Indicates that the tape monitor is active To dim the front panel display e Press the DIM button on the remote control The display will dim to show just the currently selected source
5. be used as totally separate modules using the PRE OUT and MAIN IN sockets This gives you the flexibility to integrate the A10 with other equipment such as a digital surround processor as part of a larger system Superb technical design The A10 incorporates a classic circuit design based on J FET input devices and bipolar output devices typical of far more expensive equipment giving high performance and excellent reliability Intuitive user interface In keeping with the philosophy of the Primare range of systems the A10 can be controlled through a very simple and intuitive set of front panel controls Alternatively all the functions of the A10 can be controlled by the C30 Remote Control along with the other Primare components in your system gt Introduction USING THE A10 WITH OTHER PRIMARE PRODUCTS Although the A10 is flexible enough to work with virtually any other equipment you have in your system it is ideal for use with the other products in the Primare range such as the Primare V20 DVD Player Primare T20 FM Stereo Tuner or Primare D20 Integrated CD Player A particular benefit of using the A10 with other Primare sources is that you can control your entire system with a single remote control to give you a fully integrated system with the simplest possible user interface TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Line inputs Tape outputs Output power per channel Peak current Frequency response
6. er stage to the input of the power amplifier stage To connect an analogue turntable with a moving magnet or moving coil cartridge you will need an additional phono preamplifier such as the Primare R20 The output of the turntable is connected to the R20 and the output of the R20 should be connected to a spare input on the A10 such as AUX Main inputs The MAIN IN sockets allow you to use the power amplifier stage of the A10 as a stand alone power amplifier In this case the input selection switch should be in the MAIN IN position TAPE CONNECTIONS The TAPE OUT sockets provide a fixed level copy of the currently selected source suitable for connecting to a tape recorder he TAPE IN socket is equivalent fo the other line inputs but provides an additional monitor function to allow you to switch between the tape monitor and the current source without affecting what you are recording see Making recordings page 6 gt Index B back panel connections balance changing eeneeeee front panel A a a dimming the display Pili M MAIN IN switch ar MONITOR button ossein monitoring a recording 0 QUIPUNS asirio iii loudspeakers snis preamplifier R recording MONTON ee S source selecting cseeecesesssesesseeeseseteeees STANDBY button coooccococconococconcconcnncnnncnns switching on and
7. f the sound between the left and right channels to shift the position of the stereo image To change the balance e Press the MENU button on the C30 Remote Control The front panel display shows the current balance setting where 6 corresponds to the leftmost position O corresponds to centre and 6 corresponds to the rightmost position For example e Press the VOL A and VOL Y buttons on the remote control to adjust the balance e Press the MENU button again to revert to the normal volume display Alternatively the normal display will revert automatically after four seconds gt Using the A10 Integrated Amplifier MAKING RECORDINGS The A10 Integrated Amplitier allows you to make a recording of any source to the tape output If your tape recorder provides a monitor output you can compare the recording to the original source AB monitoring To make a recording e Connect the TAPE OUT sockets to your recorder inputs e Select the source you want to record To monitor the recording e Connect the tape recorder monitor output to the A10 TAPE IN sockets e Press the MONITOR button on the front panel to switch between the monitor output and the original source When the monitor output is selected an indicator is shown on the front panel display For example The MONITOR button has no effect when the TAPE source is selected gt Connecting the A10 Integrated Amplifier This chapter explains h
8. off switching on from standby T tape connections technical specification o o o V volume changing VOLUME CONTROL eeenenene gt Index
9. ow to connect the A10 to the other components in your system using the connections on the back panel BACK PANEL CONNECTIONS LEFT SPEAKER AUXI AUX2 AUX3 N IN IN IN F JO e U J O O Q RIGHT SPEAKER O O A Left and right loudspeaker outputs Tape inputs Power amplifier input selection switch Main power amplifier options E Other line inputs H Mains power input and fuse Preamplifier outputs F Tape outputs gt Connecting the A10 Integrated Amplifier OUTPUTS Loudspeaker outputs Connect the left and right loudspeakers to the corresponding terminals The terminals can accept speaker cables terminated with 4mm banana plugs spade terminals or bare wires To connect bare wires unscrew the terminal pass the bare wire through the hole in the terminal bolt and clamp the wire in place by screwing the terminal back down Preamplifier outputs The PRE OUT sockets provide a linelevel output from the A10 preamplifier stage which can be connected to another preamplifier such as the Primare P30 Processor The level of this output is controlled by the volume control on the A10 INPUTS Source inputs Connect each source to the appropriate source input connecting the right channel to the red socket and the left channel to the white socket Note that in normal use the input selection switch should be in the righthand position to link the output of the preamplifi
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