Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Stereo Preamplifie Krell Industries
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A. INTRODUCTION Thank you for your.purchase of the Krell STEALTH Advanced One-Bit Digital to Analog Converter and welcome to the Krell family of audio compo.n.ents. You have joined a select group of discriminating listeners who enjoy the finest in music reproduction.
B. TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 4 5 7 9 11 12 14 UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS BASIC INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INPUT AND ~UTPUT CONNECTIONS PROCESSOR OPERATION AND DIGITAL TAPE LOOP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FRONT AND R.
C, UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Open the box and remove the top layer of foam. The following items will now be visible: STEALTH D/A Converter AC power cord PacKet containing the Owners Reference and warranty card NOTE: If any of these items are not included please contact your authorized dealer immediately f6r assis- tance.
D. BASIC INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Before you install the STEALTH into your sy.stem we recommend that you follow these g.uidelines in choosing’ the location.
E. INPUT AND OUTPUT CONNECTIONS 1. Connect the Stealth analog output to the line level input of your preamplifier. The STEALTH is equipped with two output configura- tions: Single-ended via RCA connectors and Balanced via XLR connectors. If your pr.eamplifier has high lev~ balanced inputs we recommencl the balanced outputs ot t~.
NOTE: If the digital source is ON and the signal LED does not illuminate, check to make sure the digital inter- connect cable is secure at both ends or is not.in need of repair. NOTE: Care should be taken in selecting the type of cable used to link the digital source to your processor.
F. PROCESSOR OPERATION AND DIGITAL TAPE LOOP 1. Select an input with.the Input switch. Notice the Signal LED will illuminate when the digital source is turned on and has linked with the processor. Once this link is com- plete the processor is ready to pass a signal.
STEALTH FEATURES DIGITAL TAPE LOOP The Tape output is used as a direct digital output for a digital recording system. The digital source you wa.nt to re.cord is selected by:the Input switch. To listen to the clig~ital source select S:ource on the Source/Monitor.
G. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q. My CD player has both fibre optic and coaxial outputs. Which one should I use? A. Given a choice, we prefer the AT&T optical link due to its ability to completely isolat,e the grounds between the digital source component anti the Processor.
Q. I have some very fine audiophile interconnect cable which has superior sonic characteristics. Can I use this for my coaxial digital input? ¯ A. You may experiment with any high quality cable. Do note, that most audio interconnect cable is not designed " to carry the ultra high frequency information of the digi- tal bit stream.
H. FRONT AND REAR PANEL DESCRIPTIONS 1. FRONT PANEL a. Input Selection: Coax 1 Coax 2 Optics XLR Coaxial input Coaxial input Standard fibre optic input Balanced digital-input or (Optional)AT&T. fibre optic input; shares XLR input switch setting b.
I. SPECIFICATIONS FREQUENCY RESPONSE 20Hz-20KHz +/- ldB SAMPLING FREQUENCY 8 Times over sampling DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTER 18 Bit ANALOG OUTPUT VOLTAGE 2.
¯ 1. WARRANTY AND SERVICE INFORMATION There are no user-serviceable parts inside the STEALTH: The STEALTH has a limited warranty of fiveyears parts and labor on electronic parts including return freight.
I 0 I 0 DIGITAL INC. / KRELL DIGITAL INC. 35 HIGGINS DRIVE MILFORD CT 06460 SALES 203-874-3139 FAX 203-878-8373 COPYRIGHT 1991 KRELL DIGITAL INC. (STEALTH9112).
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