Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product A18 Arcam
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A18 HANDBOOK Integ ra ted amplier .
E-2 saf ety guidelines Impor tant safety instructions is p rod uct is de signed a nd ma nu factur ed to meet strict quality and safety stan dards. H owever , you sho uld be aware o f the followin g installation and o peration precaut ions.
E-3 English we lco me… an k you a nd co ngra tu lat ions fo r pu rc hasi ng you r A r cam FMJ A mpli er . A rc am has be en pr oduci ng sp ecial ist au dio pr od ucts of r emar ka ble qu ali ty fo r over th r ee decad es an d the new A18 a mp li er is the la tes t in a lo ng li ne o f awa r d winn in g H iFi.
E-4 ove r v i ew Arcam ’ s A18 Integra ted Amplier p ro vides class-leading sound quali ty . Dra wing o n the man y yea rs o f am pli er des ign experienc e at Arca m, the A18 uses the bes t quali ty com pone nts and e ngineeri ng p ractice t o pr oduce a pr oduct tha t will give man y y ears o f m usical pleasu re and relia ble ser vice.
E-5 English Placing the unit < Place the am pli er o n a leve l, rm surface , a void ing direct sunlight and sour ces of hea t or dam p. < Do no t place the A18 on t op o f a po wer am plier or other source o f heat.
E-6 A 1 8 c on nectio ns Note Ple ase rea d th e ‘ Pl aci ng the uni t ’ , ‘ P o wer ’ an d ‘I n te rc onn ect cab le s ’ sectio ns o n pa ge 5 befo r e Aud io co nnections aud io in puts , altho ugh a ny s uita ble device may be conn ected to th e line- level i np uts.
E-7 English Pre-amplifier connection PRE OUT T o use you r A18 a s a dedi cated pr e-am pli er , or as part of a bi-a mp ’ ed system, connect the PRE OUT sockets to the inpu t sockets of your po wer am plier .
E-8 loudspeakers Notes on making speaker connections < Do no t make an y co nnectio ns to an y am pli er while i t is sw itc hed on . W e reco mmend that your am plier is com pletel y disconnected from the mains su pply befo re starting.
E-9 English e CR10 is pr e-programmed fo r use with the A18 as well as Arca m CD players (s uch as CD17). e CR1 0 req uire s a cl ear lin e of sight to the fro nt pa nel display o f A18 to ensur e reliable o peration. M ake sure you ha ve in serted the two AAA bat teries sup plied befor e att empting t o use the CR10.
E-10 Switching on e fron t panel POWER b utt on s witc hes th e unit on a nd o. e po wer li ght ( next t o the ‘ A18 In te grat ed Am plie r’ text) indica tes the sta te of the am plie r . e pow er LED is green and ON if the po wer is connected and the uni t is turned ON.
E-11 English Recording an audio sour ce e A18 allows you t o record a nd moni tor the sound from an y connected source . e back panel A V OUT or PVR OUT sockets can be conn ected to the in pu t sock ets of yo ur rec ord ing devi ce (these are usually labelled RECORD o r IN ).
E-12 Continuous power out put (20Hz—20kH z at 0.5% THD), per channel Both channels, 8 Ω , 20Hz—20kH z 50W Single channe l, 4 Ω , at 1kH z 70W Ha rmonic distortion, 80% po wer , 8 Ω at 1kHz 0.01% Inputs Phono cartridge: In put sensi tivity at 1kHz 2.
E-13 English pro du c t guarantee W orldwide Guarantee is entitles yo u to hav e the unit repair ed free of char ge, during the rs t two years aer pur chase, at a ny a uthorised Arca m distributo r pro vided that it was o riginally pur chased from an a uth orised A rcam dealer o r dis tribu to r .
A&R Cambridge Ltd, P embrok e Av enue, W aterbeach, CAMBRIDGE CB25 9QR, England SH211 E Issue 2.
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