Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 645-062 Apollo
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1 APOLLO Vacuum Tube Monoblo ck Pow er Am plifiers Owner ’s M anual Rogue Audio, Inc. 3 M arian Lane Brodheadsville, PA 18322 Issue date: 12/05/08.
2 TABL E OF CONT ENTS 1) I ntr o ducti on 2 2) Unpackin g t he Apo ll o m onobl o cks 2 3) Connect in g t he A po ll o m o nobl ocks 3 4) Operati o n of the a m plif iers 4 5) Se ttin g t he tub e bi .
3 INTRODU C TION Congratula t i o ns o n y our pur ch ase decisi o n! We at R o gue Audi o t ruly b e lieve t hat our am p lifiers pro vi de t he “smartest ” val ue in high-en d aud i o .
4 CONNECTING THE APOLL OS INTO YOUR SYSTEM Connecting Apoll o to the Loudspeak e rs : The rear panel has binding post s f o r both 4 an d 8 o hm l o udspeakers. The 4 o hm t aps are th o se l ocat ed cl o sest to the ri ght o f t he amps r ear panel. The 8 o hm t aps are l o cated ne arest the l ef t si d e o f the rear panel .
5 Connecting Apoll o to the power ou tlet: Your Apoll o m onoblo cks have been pro vi ded w i t h high a m pac i t y po wer cords. Use these cords to conn ect the a m pli fiers to t he wal l out l et . It is recommen ded t ha t y ou use t he sam e o ut l et as the pream p to avoi d creat in g a gro und l o o p.
6 The tr i ode/u l t raline ar swi t c h all o ws t he use r to oper a t e the Apo ll o s in e i t he r o f t he t w o m odes. In general , t he soni c d ifferences are sub t l e but for a giv e n l o udspeaker one m ode is li kely t o s o und be t t er than t he other.
7 Figure 2 . Remov able hatchplate 1) All o w t he am p lifie r t o warm up for a t l east 15 mi nut es. 2) Tur n the pream plifier off so t hat no si g nal is enter i ng t he a m pli fi er 3) Loo sen the 4 captiv e screws o n the top ha t ch c o ver.
8 6) Make sure t hat all o f t he toggle swi t c he s are pointed to wards the rear o f t h e am p lifier. St artin g f ro m t he lef t, fli p t he first toggle sw i t c h to wards the f ro nt of the a m plifier. Yo u will see t hat t he m et er will r i se up to show that t he t ube ’s current i s now fl o wing t hrough the m et er.
9 OWNER AND WARRANTY REGIST RA TION FORM Included wi t h this manual is an Ow ner an d Warrant y Registrat i o n F o rm . P l ea se t ake a mi nut e to fill o ut t his card an d r et urn i t to Rogue Audi o . T hi s card m u st be ret urn ed w i t hin 30 da ys o f purch a se to vali dat e the warrant y .
10 LIMITED WARRANTY Warranty Pe riod This p roduct has been manufactu red unde r the hig hest stand ards of quality and wo rkmanshi p. Rog ue Audio I n c.
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