Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto EXOTIK PRE-AMPLIFIER del fabbricante Linn
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English F r ançais Deuts ch Italiano Owner's Manual EX O TIK PRE - AMPLIFIER.
i Important Saf et y Inf ormation Impor t ant Saf et y Instructions Explanation of s ymbols used in this manual or on the rear / underside of the app ar atus: This s ymbol is intended to alert the user t o the pre sence o f uninsulated dangerous volt ages within the enclosur e of sufficient magnitude t o cause electric shock.
UK USERS PLEA SE READ THIS IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INF ORMA TION F use replac ement This applianc e is fitt ed with a non-r ewir eable 13 amp mains plug. The plug cont ains a 5 amp fuse . If the fuse has blo wn it can be r eplaced as follo ws: a) Pull out the red fus e co ver / carrier .
C opyright and A ckno wledgements Cop yright © 2004 Linn Products L td. Fir st edition April 2004. Linn Product s Limited, Glas gow R oad, W aterf oot, Eaglesham, Glasgo w , G7 6 OE Q , Scotland, Unit ed Kingdom All rights r eserv ed.
Co n te n t s Introduction 1 Audio f ormats (EX OTIK+D A ) 1 Cleaning 1 C onnecting 2 Unpacking 2 Connecting t o the mains supply 2 Po sitioning 2 Back panel 3 F ront P anel and Handset 4 F r ont pane.
Intr oduction The EX OTIK pr e-amplifier has been designed to pr ovide superb audio performanc e with both tw o- and multi-channel sour ce material. This pr oduct uses technology de veloped for Linn .
C onnecting This chapt er e xplains how t o install the EX O TIK pr e-amplifier int o your hi-fi/ A V sys tem. Unpacking The EX OTIK is supplied with the f ollowing acc ess ories: ● luminesc ent han.
Back panel C C o o n n n n e e c c t t o o r r g g r r o o u u p p n n a a m m e e : : C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n f f u u n n c c t t i i o o n n C C o o n n n n e e c c t t o o r r C C o o n n n n e e c c t t o o r r m m a a r r k k i i n n g g t t y y p p e e A A N N A A L L O O G G U U E E A A U U D D I I O O One 7 .
F ront P anel and Handset F ront P anel and Handset F ront p anel display The fr ont panel display show s you in formation regar ding what you ar e listening to . The curr ent volume, curr ent source , or both can be display ed along with the input audio signal and proc essing algorithm.
F ront P anel and Handset English EX OTIK PRE - AMPLIFIER Owner’ s Manual 5 Handset A A U U D D I I O O A A D D J J Adjusts loudspeak er balance and trims.
6 Setup EX OTIK PRE - AMPLIFIER Owner’ s Manual English Setup C onnecting The fir st st age in setting up y our EX OTIK is to c onnect your sour ces, po wer amp( s) and other peripher al devic es to the EX OTIK. 1. Ensure y our EXO TIK and all components that y ou will be connecting t o the EXO TIK are dis connect ed from the mains supply .
Using the se tup menus T T o o a a c c c c e e s s s s t t h h e e s s e e t t u u p p m m e e n n u u s s : : Either ● Pre ss S S E E T T U U P P on the handset. or ● Hold S S E E L L E E C C T T on the front panel until MAIN MENU / SPEAKER SETUP is sho wn on the display .
DIS T ANCE (EX OTIK+D A) Ac ce sse s the SPEAKER DIST ANCE sub-menu. DIS T ANCE UNIT S Select the units f or loudspeaker dist ance measur ements. Options: F F E E E E T T , , M M E E T T R R E E S S D.
Ther e are diff erences in the me thod of perf orming loudspeaker calibr ation on a standar d EX OTIK and an EX OTIK+D A: St andard EX O TIK Y ou will need a test disc that c ontains a tone signal f or each loudspeak er in your sy stem. Y our specialist Linn ret ailer may be able t o supply y ou with a suitable disc.
NAME Y ou are able to giv e the source a name which will be sho wn on the display when that sour ce is s elected. T T o o c c h h a a n n g g e e t t h h e e f f l l a a s s h h i i n n g g c c h h a a r r a a c c t t e e r r : : ● Repe atedly pr ess or hold / on the handset or fr ont panel.
A udio set up V OL UME RA TE Set the speed at which the EX OTIK change s volume when V V O O L L + + / V V O O L L - - is pre ssed. R ange: 1 1 / / 1 1 0 0 (slowes t) t t o o 1 1 0 0 / / 1 1 0 0 (fas .
D D I I M M E E N N S S I I O O N N C C O O N N T T R R O O L L This par ameter allo ws you t o shift the balance betw een the front and re ar loudspeak ers . Po sitive v alues move the s ound tow ards the fr ont, negativ e v alues to war ds the rear .
Setup SLEEP TIME OUT Set the time elaps ed befor e the front panel displa y enter s sleep mode (i.e. sho ws three dots ) after a ke y on the front panel or handse t is pre ssed. Options: N N E E V V E E R R S S L L E E E E P P , , I I M M M M E E D D I I A A T T E E , , 3 3 0 0 S S E E C C .
UNIDISK sour ce The EX OTIK ’ s defaults ar e set to ac cept a UNIDISK play er as a sour ce ( see Using the EXOTIK with a Linn UNIDISK player , page 16). Use thes e menus if you are using dif ferent back panel inputs t o the default se ttings sho wn below .
Inst aller menu T T o o a a c c c c e e s s s s t t h h e e I I n n s s t t a a l l l l e e r r m m e e n n u u : : ● Hold S S E E T T U U P P on the handset or S S E E L L E E C C T T on the front panel until INS T ALLER MENU is shown on the displa y ( approximat ely 5 seconds ).
Using the EX O TIK with a Linn UNIDISK pla y er Ther e are certain oper ational benefits av ailable when using the EXO TIK with a Linn UNIDISK play er . Thes e benefits ar e as follo ws: St andard EX O TIK ● Y ou are able to us e either your EX O TIK ’s or UNIDISK pla yer’ s handset without there being a c onflict betw een the two pr oducts.
Oper ation St andby k ey T T o o t t o o g g g g l l e e b b e e t t w w e e e e n n s s t t a a n n d d b b y y m m o o d d e e a a n n d d o o p p e e r r a a t t i i o o n n m m o o d d e e : : ● Pre ss on the fr ont panel or handset.
Lip S ync Delay (EX O TIK+D A) Y ou may find with certain D VD- Video s that the mov ement of the act ors’ lips and the sound ar e not s ynchroniz ed.
S S u u r r r r o o u u n n d d s s o o u u n n d d f f o o r r m m a a t t D D e e s s c c r r i i p p t t i i o o n n St er eo Sub Downmix es a 5. 1 audio signal to a tw o-channel signal and then ro.
S S u u r r r r o o u u n n d d s s o o u u n n d d a a u u d d i i o o i i n n p p u u t t D D o o l l b b y y D D T T S S M M P P E E G G A A A A C C S S t t e e r r e e o o 2.0 - - - P P h h a a n n t t o o m m 4. 1 4. 1 4.1 4. 1 3 3 S S t t e e r r e e o o 3.
Oper ation R ecord function The r ecord function allo ws you t o route a sour ce signal to a r ecor ding devic e such as a V CR or D A T rec order . The r ecord functions a v ailable on your EX O TIK .
T echnical Specific ation EX OTIK PRE - AMPLIFIER Owner’ s Manual English 22 T echnical Specification Phy sical W eight 3 .5 kg, 7 lb 10 oz Dimensions 381 (W) x 3 68 (D) x 80 (H) mm, 15” (W) x 14.
23 Guar antee and S ervice English EX OTIK PRE - AMPLIFIER Owner’ s Manual Guar antee and S er vice This pr oduct is guarant eed under the conditions that apply in the c ountry of pur chase and your s tatut ory rights are not limit ed.
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