Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product power amplifier Madrigal Imaging
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Madri gal A u dio L abor at orie s , I n c . Oper a ting Manua l M ark L e vinso n ® Nº 33 Ref e r en c e Mo n au r al P o w er A mpl ifier.
2 C A U T ION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
3 I m por t an t Saf e ty I nstru c tions P l ea se rea d al l instru cti ons a n d pr ec a ut io ns ca re fu ll y an d co m pl et el y bef or e op era tin g y ou r Ma r k Le vins on ® po w er amp li fier .
4 F rom a ll of u s at M adrig al Aud io La bor at ories , th an k you f or c h oosi ng t h e M ark Levi ns on Nº 3 3 R ef erenc e Mo nau ral P ower Amp l ifier . A g rea t deal o f e ff or t went i nt o th e des ig n and c o nstruc ti on o f th is pre c isio n devic e .
5 T able of C ont en ts U npac ki ng the Nº33 ................................................................................... 6 H and ling t he Shippin g Cr at e ............................................................................ 6 U npackin g Pr ocedur e .
6 U npac k in g th e Nº33 Handling the Shi pping Cr at e The s hip p in g w ei g ht of ea ch o f y our Nº3 3 R ef eren ce M ona ura l P o w er Amp lif ier s is a pp ro xima te l y 4 35 po u nd s (1 98 kg). An y fr ei g ht this ma ss i v e must be h and l ed wit h extr em e ca re t o a v o id in jury .
7 T o saf el y un pac k the Nº3 3 am p lifi er: 1 CA RE FU LL Y C UT TH E NYL ON S TRA PPI N G A ROU N D TH E CRA TE Thes e s tra ps m a y b e under some tension, and the ends ma y sna p out war d w hen t h at t ensi on is f irst re lea sed .
8 Y o ur Mark Levin son ® Nº3 3 po w er a mp lifi er s inc o rpo ra t e he a v y du ty ca st ers t o f a cilita te t he ir m o v eme nt . If y our fl oorin g is e v en s li g htl y f ra g il e , be .
9 P lac em en t Consi der ati ons PRECAUTION For y our pr ot ect ion , re v ie w “ Im portan t Safe ty I nstruc tions ” and “ Oper ating V olt age ” befor e y ou inst all y our Nº33 .
10 Spik ing t he Am plifier O nc e y ou h a v e esta blis hed l oca ti o ns f o r y our a mp lifi er s , y ou ma y e le ct to imm o- b iliz e th em b y us in g th e f our s p ik ed “ f eet” inc lu ded w ith ea ch a mp lifi er .
11 O per ati ng V olt ag e Y ou r Ma rk Le vins o n Nº3 3 R e f er en ce M ona ura l P o w er Amp lif ie r is ch ara ct eriz ed b y its r ema r ka bl e ab ility to p as s a mus i ca l si gna l w ith u tte r inte grity , re ga rd l es s of ho w de ma nd in g th at si gna l an d t he l ou ds pea k ers u sed mi ght be .
12 N º 33 A C m ains cu rr en t r equ ir emen ts 100V 120V 200V 210V 220V 230V 240V Of f <.3 <.3 <.2 <.2 <.2 <.2 <.2 Standby 2.1 1.7 1.1 1 1 0.9 0.9 On, at idle 8.4 7 4.2 4 3.8 3.7 3.5 300w @ 8 Ω * 14.7 12.3 7.4 7 6.7 6.4 6.1 600w @ 4 Ω * 23.
13 Spec ial D esi gn F eatu r es C on gra tul at io ns on y ou r pu rc has e of M ar k Le vinso n Nº3 3 R ef er en ce M o na ur al P ow er Am p lif ie rs .
14 an ces o f A C ma ins lin e a nd n eu tr al), as w ell a s f ro m the t ota l el imina ti o n of A C ma ins flu ctua ti ons a nd n o ise . As a r esu lt , the c riti ca l v ol ta ge g a in sta ge s.
15 • th e pre se nc e of D C (dir ect c urr ent) a t th e ou tp ut • ei ther ov er-v oltag e or under-v olt a ge conditions on the A C main s • u nsa f e op era tin g t em per atu re s in an y o.
16 MADRIGAL AUDIO LABORATORIES R REFERENCE MONAURAL AMPLIFIER Nº 33 2 1 F r ont P an el 1S T A N D B Y B U T T O N W he n po w er is f ir st a pp lied t o th e Nº3 3 po w er a mp lifi er , a nd a ss umin g t he r ear panel A C mains s witc h is set t o its on p osi t ion, t he ampli f ier r em ai n s comple tely off .
17 PUSH slave out remote turn-on jacks communications ports slave in 1 2 4 5 3 R ear P an el Caution! T urn the v olu me on y our pr eampl ifier all t he w ay do wn bef or e attempting to c onne c t a n ything to y our M ark L e vinson Nº33.
18 use , the amplifi ers wi ll ope rat e out of phase with eac h oth er , r esu ltin g in a loss of bas s and poor i magi ng . Alt ho u g h th e bes t f orm o f ba l an ced int er co nnect io n is vi .
19 T o Nº38 Master T o Nº33 Slave In Locking tab Locking tab A diff erent L ink c onn ect or c onf i gu ra ti on is u sed f or t he “ da isy-c h a in ” of o n e am p lifi er t o th e ne xt, t o minimiz e th e o pp ortu nity f or mis-w irin g .
20 Y ou r Ma rk Le vins o n dea ler c an h el p y ou ta k e a dv anta ge o f th es e des i gn f eat ures to maxi mi z e y our system ’ s v ersat i lit y .
21 W arning! H igh c urr en t A C wiri ng r egulat ions v ary fr om one loc ation t o ano the r—do no t atte mpt t o con nec t th e Nº33 t o y our A C mai ns po w er with out c onsul ting a qualif ied lo cal ele c trica l c ontr act or . (See Operating Voltage in th is man ual f or mor e inf ormation .
22 Car e & Mai n t en anc e T o re mo v e dust f ro m th e c ab inet o f th e Nº33 , u se a f eat he r du ste r . T o rem o v e dirt a nd f in g erp rints , w e rec omm en d iso pr o p y l a l co h o l an d a so ft cl oth . Ap pl y th e a l- c oh o l to t he c lot h fir st a nd t hen l ig htl y cl ean t he s urf a ce of t he Nº3 3 .
23 U .S . an d Can adian W arr an ty 90-Day Lim ited W arranty This M a rk L e vins on ® p rodu ct is w a rra nt ed to be f re e f ro m de f ects in ma t eria l a nd w orkman ship under normal use f or a per io d of ni nety ( 9 0) d a ys from the date of purch ase .
24 Ob t a ining S er vic e W e t ak e g re at pr ide i n o u r de aler s . Expe r ie nce , de d ication, and i n teg rity mak e th ese p ro f ess io nals i de all y su it ed to a ss ist w ith o ur c us to me rs ’ ser vi ce n eed s . If y our M ar k Le vins o n co mpo nent mu st be se r vi ced , p le ase c o nta ct y ou r dea le r .
25 Spec ific ati ons T h e c or rela ti o n betwe en pu bl ish ed spec ific atio ns a nd perfo r ma nc e is un rel iable . A l ist of n u m ber s revea ls virt uall y not h i n g . All te ch n ic al m eas u remen ts m ust be su b- je c t to qua l ita tive as we ll as qua nt itat ive i nt er pret ati o n .
26 D im ensi ons: Nº33 MADRIGAL AUDIO LABORATORIES R REFERENCE MONAURAL AMPLIFIER N º 33 PUSH 5.0" 12.7 cm 12.75" 32.3 cm 14.0" 35.6 cm 31.0" 78.74 cm 27.06" 68.74 cm 3.125" 7.94 cm .81" 2.06 cm 31.0" 78.74 cm 31.
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630133-5 © 6/1998 Madrigal Audio Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. is a registered trademark of Madrigal Audio Laboratories, Inc. a Harman International company MADRIGAL AUDIO LABORA TORIES R Madrigal Audio Laboratories, Inc. 2081 South Main Street, P.
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