Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product pmn PrimaLuna USA
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P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight V acuum T ube CD Player P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight Serial Number: ______________.
2 P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight T able of Contents Thank you Specications W arning - P ackage Contents - Initial Setup Controls and Hook-Up Operation Instructions The SuperT ubeClock © T ube Basics Fuse P rotection T roubleshooting Notes W arranty Information 3 4 5 6 7-9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Copyright Durob Audio BV - 2007.
3 P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight THANK YOU! W e would like to thank you for choosing our P rimaLuna P roLogue Eight vacuum tube CD player as an important part of your music system. It is the nal piece in P rimaLuna’ s critically-acclaimed introductory line of affordable, high-quality tube products.
P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight 4 Specications Output Level Frequency R esponse Distortion And Noise S/N Ratio Dynamic Range Channel Separation Digital Output P ower Consumption Net W eight Shipping W eight Dimension Shipping Dimensions Analog Output Digital Outputs T ube Complement 2V±3dB 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.
P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight 5 W arning! T o prevent serious injury , electrical shock or re: Always turn power off and disconnect power cord from unit and power source before doing any work on unit. Do not operate with bottom plate removed. Always disconnect all cable connections to and from preamplier before changing fuses and/or tubes.
P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight 6 Controls and Hook-Up Looking at the rear panel, you’ll note you have three outputs: one set of stereo analog out - puts; two digital outputs—one coaxial and one optical.” The front panel of the P rimaLuna models is made from machined aluminium, nished to complement the blue metallic chassis.
P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight 7 Gener al Oper ation T urning the unit on/off T urn on the Power Switch (POWER) on the left side, the unit will rst close the disc tray , the display will show PRIMALUNA PL8 CDP , and the unit will perform a self-check.
8 P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight The Remote The functions of the P rimaLuna R emote Control are self-explanatory . The remote controls all the basic CD player functions outlined above and on the next page.
9 P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight Stop and/or Open During playback or in P AUSE mode, press the Stop/Open Button on the front panel or the remote control to stop a disc that is being played or paused. After stopping playback, you may open the disc tray by pressing the Stop/Open Button a second time.
10 P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight This is where the magic happens... the SuperTjoebClock replaces the solid state oscillator normally found in a CD player’ s digital clocking device with a mini triode vacuum tube.
11 P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight T ube Information The 12AX7, 12AU7 and 5AR4 tubes will have a life of about 10,000 hours. Here are some tips on using tubes: Do not use treatments on tube pins or in sockets.
12 P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight F use Protection A note on fuses: NEVER wrap fuses in aluminium foil as a stop-gap to buying new ones. Fus - es are safety valves. They should always be replaced with the exact same value and type. NEVER attempt to check or replace a fuse while the CD player is plugged in.
13 P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight T roubleshooting No output. P ower is on, but power LED is off and tubes do not light up. Mains fuse is out. R eplace fuse per instructions on page 9. No output. P ower LED is on and tubes do light up normally . The CD player stays muted for 30 seconds when powered on.
P rimaLuna © P roLogue Eight Herman van den Dungen: P rimaLuna in Italian language is “First Moon”. My grandfather was the rst “Herman”. My grandmother , an aristocratic lady in a small Dutch village, had a special name for her husband: “Maantje”, which means Little Moon (which is now also the name of our small dog), van den Dungen.
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