User manual ADVANCE MAX-450

[. . . ] Sofa, rug, or similar surface that may block the ventilation openings; or, placed in a built-in installation, such as a bookcase or cabinet that may impede the flow of air through the ventilation openings. HEAT The appliance should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other appliance (including amplifiers) that produce heat. POWER SOURCES The appliance should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance. GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION Precautions should be taken so that the grounding or polarization means of an appliance is not defeated. [. . . ] The audio signal of phono is an analog RCA type connector plus an additional ground. This phono input is compatible with a moving magnet cartridge (MM). HEADPHONE You can connect a stereo headphones to the phone jack for private listening. Please note that all connected speakers are turned off automatically while the headphones plug is inserted in the phone jack. Press the speakers button to toggle through the four speaker selections: Off, pair A, pair B and pairs A+B. TONE SELECTOR Press the Tone button to toggle through the four selections: Off, B (Bass), M (Medium) and T (Treble) indicator G. Adjust the level of B, M (Attention, you can listen the medium adjustment after one second) and T with the volume/control button from -10 to +10 (indicator C) When the adjustment is done, wait 5 secondes and your adjustments will be memorised automatically. The MAX-450 integrates a direct mode signal that could be activate by pushing the Tone button (the display will show Off). When the direct Tone is on, the tone controls are bypassed, so you can enjoy a pure sound. PC1, PC2, iPod AND USB INPUTS Press the PC/iPod/USB button to toggle through the four selections: PC1, PC2, iPod and USB. In Off mode, the audio signal coming from your PC1 or iPod is not going thru the optimizer processor. In mode 1, 2, 3 and 4, the audio signal coming from your PC or iPod is optimised to obtain a more “audiophile“ sound. LEVEL PC1/iPod Press this button to boost the audio signal coming from your PC1 or iPod. Class’A) HIGH BIAS LIGHT INDICATOR This light indicator is ON when High Bias function is active. IPod MINIJACK INPUT You can connect your iPhone or iPod with a minijack (3, 5mm) male cable. USB B AUDIO INPUT (MAC OR PC) The USB audio input can be used to play audio files from your PC or MAC. Afficheur I When connecting your PC on the USB B audio input, the description will be displayed as “USB Audio CODEC”. After a few seconds the message that new hardware is installed and ready to use should appear to confirm that installation has been successful. Connect the right speaker to the terminals market ‘R +’ and ‘R-’ ensuring that the ‘R+’ is connected to the ‘+’ terminal on your loudspeaker and the ‘R-’ is connected to the loudspeaker’s ‘-’ terminal. Connect the terminals marked ‘L+’ and ‘L-’ to the left speaker in the same way. When using both SPEAKERS A and SPEAKERS B connect speakers of impedance 8 Ohms or greater. The high current binding post terminals can be used as a screw terminal for cables terminating in spade or pin connectors or for cables with bare wire ends. [. . . ] In this mode, the temperature of your amplifier will be important, also, it’s important that there should be enough clear space around the amplifier to permit a free flow of air. POWER CORD / VOLTAGE SELECTOR You need to be sure about the voltage of your country. In case that you need to use your appliance in 115V, you need to change the position of the voltage. Before plugging in the amplifier, its master power switch must be in the OFF position. [. . . ]