Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Zpre2 Parasound
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IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with the arro whead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of “dangerous voltage ” inside the product that may constitute a risk of electric shoc k.
Introduction ................................................... Introduction ................................................... Introduction 2 115 – 230v AC Selector Switch ....................................... 115 – 230v AC Selector Switch ..
Thank Y ou for Choosing Parasound Congrat ulations and thank you f or y our purc hase of this precision Parasound audio component. The Parasound Zpre2 P reamplifier is the second generation of one of the w orld’ s most popular and proven preamplifiers.
AC VOL T AGE, INST ALLA TION, AND RACK MOUNTING 115v - 230v AC Voltage Selector Switch This switc h is found on the c hassis bot tom. T he 1 1 5V position of this switc h is correct for North America; most other countries require set ting it to 230V .
REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS Connection P recautions Discon nect the A C cord before maki ng or c hanging an y input, output or trigger wire connect ions. Make sure there is no strain or tension on an y wires that could cause them to pull loose.
REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS continued Zone 1 2 3 4 Switc h Y ou can ignore this switc h if you are using a single Zpre2 in your sy stem. The Zone switc h and remote control handset can select four discrete IR codes to control up to f our Zpre2s in four zones independently with a single remote handset or IR-based system controller .
REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS continued 1 2V T rigger Jac ks In T rigger Jack T he Zpre 2 1 2V input uses a 2.5 mm su b-mi ni jac k. T o trig ger th e Zpre2 , plug one en d of the pro vide d cord int o this ja c k and the oth er end in to the so urce com pone nt’ s tri gge r outpu t.
FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS AND DISPLA Y P ower Button Press the P ow er but ton once to turn the Zpre2 on, press it again to turn it of f . Note: The P ow er but ton is inoperativ e when the rear panel A uto On switc h is set to Auto. Note: The P ower but ton is inoperative when the rear panel Auto On switc h is set to Auto.
REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS T he PTZ-1 remot e control has a rang e of app rox imate ly 20 - 25 f eet (6 - 7 .5 me ters) . Us e only AAA alka line bat teri es in the handset and ins ert them acco rding to the + and – po larity markin gs in the bat tery com partme nt.
REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS continued With this handy feat ure the Zpre2 will automatically switc h to your f av orite source component whenev er it’ s pla ying . If you use the Zpre2 to control a DVD play er , tuner and satellite receiver in y our bedroom, you can connect its Audio In 1 jac ks to the f eed from a dist ant main system controller .
ARE YOU HA VING DIFFICUL TY? No sound - Chec k that A C is live. - Chec k that input and output cables are secure at both ends. - Mak e sure it is switc hed to the correct input. - Is the unit on? Chec k set ting of the A uto-Man switc h. Remote does not operate - Zpre 2 wo n ’t re spon d to the rem ote co ntro l.
Call y our P arasound dealer first. If the dealer can ’t help you with your problem we encourage you to call Parasound’ s T ec hnical Ser vice Department, toll-free at 1 -866-770-8324 , Monda y - F riday , 8am - 4pm Pacific time. W e can suggest other diagnostic tests you can easily perform.
P ARASOUND ZPRE2 SPECIFICA TIONS Frequency Response – Audio 1 0 Hz - 1 00 kHz, +0/-3 dB 1 0 Hz - 50 kHz, +0/-0.8 dB Frequency Bandwidth – Composite Video 1 0 MHz T otal Harmonic Distortion 0.
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