Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto N380S del fabbricante Madrigal Imaging
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Nº380S Pr eamplifier Owner’ s Manual Madrigal Audio Laboratories R.
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I mport ant Saf e ty I nstruc t ions P l ea se re a d al l inst r u cti o ns an d p re ca u t io ns c a re fu ll y a n d c om p le t el y bef ore o p era t in g y our M a r k Le v inso n ® po w er ampli fier .
4 F rom a ll o f us at M ad r i g al Au d io La bor at ories , th a nk yo u f or c h oosi n g t h e M ark Levi ns o n Nº380S P rea mp l if ier . A g rea t dea l of e f f ort went i n to t h e de si g n a nd c o n struc t io n o f th is prec isi o n devic e .
5 T abl e of C on t ents U npa ck ing a n d Pla c ement ........................................................................ 6 un packin g ........................................................................................................... 6 ins t allin g the ba tt eries in th e r emo t e c on t r ol .
6 U n pac k in g and P lac e m en t unpac ki ng U n pa c k y o ur Nº380S P re a mp lif ie r a nd k ee p all p a c kin g ma t eria ls f or futu re t ra ns- po r t .
7 O pe r ati n g V olt ag e The Nº380S P rea mp l ifi er is se t at t h e f a ct o r y (int erna l l y) f o r 1 00V , 1 20V , 200V , 2 30V , 22 0V , or 2 40V A C ma ins op era t i on @ 5 0 o r 60Hz . ( 2 30V/50Hz o nly i n Eu ro- pea n Un i o n c ou n tries , in c o mp l ian c e with CE r eg u lati o ns .
8 A Qui c k St ar t… W e reco gnize that many p eop le are understandabl y ea ger to b eg i n li stening to th e ir ne w c om po n ent s , an d t ha t r ea d in g th e ma nua l is o ft en d o ne (if a t a ll) a t a l a te r t ime—per ha p s w hil e lis te nin g t o mu si c thr o u g h t he n e w p rodu ct itself .
9 display intensity monitor record select balance inverted polarity mono 123456 standby mode mute 9 8 7 3 2 1 5 10 6 4 PREAMPLIFIER Nº 380 S F r ont P an e l 1 D ISPLA Y INTEN SITY BUT TO N C y c l e.
10 3 MO D E IN D I C A T ORS Three L EDs g i v e vis ua l co nfirma t i on o f th e o pe ra t io na l mode th e Nº380S is in a t an y m o me nt . W he n th e balan ce c o ntr o l o f th e Nº380S is .
11 If y ou a djus t th e v ol um e w ith e ith er t h e v ol ume kn o b o r th e r em ot e c ont ro l w hil e mu t e is en g a g ed, th e p re am p lifi er w ill adju st its v ol um e from th e m u te d vol u me and dise ngage the mute fu nct i on .
12 PUSH PUSH PUSH PUSH right balanced main out right balanced input 1 right balanced input 2 left balanced main out left balanced input 2 left balanced input 1 right main out left main out right input.
13 If y our s y st em c a lls f o r mu l ti p l e ou tp ut s f r om t h e Nº380S (as mi g ht be t he ca se f or “ pas si v e ” b ia m p lifi c a ti o n , f or e x a mp le), y ou ma y us e ba l a nc ed Y - a da pt ers t o s p lit ea ch b al a n c ed out pu t int o t w o ba l a nc ed o ut pu ts .
14 4 RE CO R D OU TP UTS C o nne ct th ese o ut pu ts t o t he ri g ht-c h a nne l a n d l eft-c h ann e l ta pe inp ut s of y o ur r ec o rd er . Ma k e a n ote o f w hic h set o f r ecor d outputs y ou u sed w ith w hi c h re co r din g d e v ic e .
15 W arning! Con nec t ing t he c ommun ic ation ports o ther t han as desc ribed in th is manu al c an dam age the Nº3 80S an d the as soc iat ed M ark Le vi nson com ponen ts , and w il l v oid t hose products ’ w arranties.
16 Re mot e C o nt r o l 1M O N O P re ss in g th is butt o n w ill t o gg l e t he Nº380S in a nd o ut o f th e mono mo de , h a vin g th e s a me e ff ect as p r es s in g th e f ro nt p an e l mon o b ut to n.
17 7M U T E T o gg l es bet w ee n no rma l o ut pu t l e v e l a n d th e us er -p r o gr amma bl e mut e function , reducing the lev el b y 1 to 60 dec ib els ( dependi n g on the user ’ s p ro gra mmin g). Th e f a ct o r y d ef a ul t sett in g gi v e s a 20 d ec ibe l red u ct io n in output.
18 Se tu p an d I nst all ati on con nec tions and c ables The Nº380S in c o rpo ra t es bot h R C A-ty pe a n d XLR -type c o nn ect o rs f or a u d io s i g- na l in pu t an d ou tp ut .
19 set up o v ervie w The Nº380S P rea mp l i f i er h a s man y p ro v isi o ns f o r cu st o m-ta il o rin g th e sy ste m ’ s o per at io n t o mat c h y o ur p re f ere nc e s .
20 The f a cto ry de f a u lt in put na me is NO T USED f or e a c h inp ut e x ce pt CD1 and CA S 3 (f or “ casse tte in in put 3 ” , t h e m ost c omm o n r ec o rd in g de vi ce); t h ese w ere c o nf i g- ur ed f or th e Q u ic k Sta rt port io n o f this ma nu a l .
21 as signing record ou tputs 5 IF TH E SO U RC E I N Q U ES TI O N I S A R E CO R D AB LE D EVI CE… Y ou wil l be furth er p r o mpt ed t o as soc iat e a pa rti cu l a r r ec ord out put wi th th is pa r t i cu l a r d e vi c e . I nst ea d o f s ho win g “ NE W D ATA , ” the displ a y will read “ RCD: N ON E ” a s shown b e low .
22 r esult s of unr ealist ic te sts The Nº380S P r eam p lif i er h as bee n op t imiz ed t o y i e l d op t imum s onic perfo r - mance u nder norm a l, real- w orld operati n g conditions . Th is a p proa ch i n v o lv es no dis a d v a nta g e wh en t h e u nit is u sed a s des i g ned .
23 4 PRE SS AN D HO LD TH E MOD E B UTT O N O N T H E F RO N T P A N E L Aft er a f ew s eco n ds t he d is p l a y will c h an ge t o s ho w S E T D ATA , a s b e low .
24 In o r de r t o tak e a d v a nta g e o f this aut om atic out put le v el sett in g , f o ll o w the s te ps be lo w: 1 S ELECT THE I N P UT W HOSE L E VEL Y OU W OULD L IKE TO “ A UTOMATE ” 2 A DJUST THE V O LU ME TO Y OUR PR EFERRED L E VEL This w ill be t he p r ef err ed , p r o gra mmed l e v e l .
25 5 PR E SS AN D HO LD TH E MO D E B UTT O N A G A I N… u nt il th e d isp l a y re a ds NE W DATA . This in di c at e s th a t y o ur n e w aut omat ic output le v el h a s been st o red in n o n v o la t il e me m o r y . Y o ur Nº380S w ill n o w au t oma t i ca ll y retu rn to t his v o l- ume s etting whene v er th is input is selected.
26 2 ADJUST THE V OLU ME KNOB TO Y OU R PREFE RRED S ET TING Y ou ma y sel e ct an y v al u e bet w ee n - 1 a nd -60 d ec ibe ls (in c lu si v e), in o n e- deci bel in cremen ts.
27 ma l v ol ume m ode of o pe ra t i on . The d is p l a y wil l rea d LOC K O FF to in di c at e t h e re turn t o n o rmal o pera t i on . st andb y tim er In a s imil ar f as hi on , y o u ma y el.
28 O pe r ati on al M odes the m onit or mode Th e ma jo rity of t im e y o u sp en d w ith y our Nº380S w il l be s pent in t he mo nitor m ode . In t his m od e , t h e dis p l a y in di ca t es t he na m e of t he in p ut y ou h a v e se- l ect ed a n d th e list e nin g v ol um e (in de c ibe ls).
29 The r ecor d outputs ma y be disc o nnect ed (o r “ def ea t ed ”) b y p r es sin g t he i nput selec t or bu tt o n of t he c urr ent l y se l ect ed (t o-be-re co r ded) in p ut a se co n d t ime . Do in g s o w ill t o gg l e t he r ec or d outputs o n a nd o f f .
30 balan ce c ont r ol tip P r ec ise balan ce c o ntr o l is e sse nt ial f or o bta inin g a ccu ra t e s ou n dsta gin g . Ou tp ut imba l a n ce s du e t o as ymm etri c a l p l a c eme nt of t h e l ou ds p eak er s in th e roo m a r e c omm o n , a n d de gra d e ima g in g a ccu ra cy .
31 U sin g Surr oun d Soun d P r oc e s sor s The Nº380S P rea mp l ifi er in co rp or at e s a s pec ial s u rro un d s ou n d p roc e ss o r mod e w hi c h mak es it un i qu el y ca pab l e o f int e gra t in g t he hi gh es t perf orma n ce a ud io w ith s urr ou n d so u n d—th a t is , dua l-p urp ose mu si c a nd m o vi e sy st em s .
32 the SS P must n ot be in a t ape loop The l ast re ma inin g alt e rnat i v e w ou ld se em t o be t o inse r t t he d e cod er “w ith in ” a p re am p lifi e r b y hoo king it u p in a ta pe l oop .
33 wiri ng di agr am using an SS P LF RF Ctr RS LS Listening Room video 1 video 2 video 3 video 4 Surround Sound Processor Sub Surround P ower Amplifier Center/Sub P ower Amplifier Main (Front) P ower.
34 Lin k ed F un c ti ons The Nº380S h a s th e a b il ity to “l ink ” se v era l o f its fu nct io ns t o c erta in co m pa ti b le M ar k L e vins o n co m po ne nts (s u ch a s t he Nº30 . 5 or Nº36S d i g ita l p roc es so r s an d th e Nº3 1 .
35 Car e an d M ai n t en an c e T o r em o v e dust f r o m th e ca bin et o f t he Nº380S , u se a f e at he r du st er . T o rem o v e dirt an d f in g erp rint s , w e r ec omm en d is op r o p y l a l c ohol and a so ft clo th .
36 U .S . an d Can adian W arr an ty 90-day lim it ed w arr anty This Ma r k Le vinso n ® p r odu ct is w arr a nted t o be f ree f r o m de f ect s in ma t eria l a n d w orkman s hip under norm a l us e fo r a perio d of ninety (9 0) da y s from the dat e of purchas e .
37 Ob t aining Ser v ic e W e ta k e gre at p ri de in o ur d ea l er s . Ex pe rie n ce , ded i ca t io n , an d int e grity ma k e th es e p ro f e ss io na ls i dea ll y su ited t o a ss ist w ith o ur c u sto m ers ’ se r v ic e ne eds . If y our M a rk L e vins o n co m pon ent mu s t be ser v i ced , pl ea se co nta ct y ou r dea l e r .
38 Spec ifi c at i ons T h e c orrela ti o n betwe en pu bl is h ed spec ific at io n s an d so n ic qual it y is un r el iable . A l ist of n u m bers reveals vi rtua ll y not h i n g . Al l te ch n ic al me as ur emen ts m ust be s u b- je c t t o qual it at ive as we ll as qua nt it at ive i n ter pr et at i on .
39 D i m ensions (AC input) 13.38" 34 cm 7.68" 19.5 cm 13.38" 34 cm 2.25" 5.7 cm 2.96" 7.5 cm 3.76" 9.5 cm 0.08" 2 mm 3.125" 7.9 cm 0.5" 1.3 cm 0.925" 2.3 cm 15.55" 39.5 cm 0.425" 1.1 cm 0.10" 2.
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