Please take a few moments to read this owners manual. Contrary to popular belief, there is actually quite a bit of useful information in an owners manual. The Model 3 offers tremendous interconnection flexibility regardless of the preamp used. A thorough understanding of your amplifier now can save you a lot of anxiety later.
Locate the amplifier as close as possible to its final installation point. Allow access to the back panel for making connections. All Jeff Rowland Design Group products are convection cooled, eliminating the need for a fan. When operating, the amp should have at least 2 inches of space on all sides. It is acceptable to stack the amplifiers only if fresh air is allowed to circulate around them.
"medium" (20 k ohms) adjustment. Adjustable Gain The overall gain structure of your Model 3 amplifier can be adjusted to one of four different values, 20, 26, 29.5 or 32 dB. (Your amp comes set from the factory at the 26 dB adjustment.) The Model 3 can thus be used with dissimilar-gain preamplifiers, as well...
Signal Connections The amplifiers from JEFF ROWLAND DESIGN GROUP offer unprecedented compatibility with associated equipment. In all cases turn the front panel power off before connecting or disconnecting signal wires. "Hot patching" is not recommended. A series of descriptions follows to explain the hookup schemes most commonly utilized in home stereo applications.
1. Check the rail fuses; on the Model 3, these are located on the inside of the amp adjacent to the encapsulated transformer. A fuse can often look good even if it is actually bad. If possible, check the fuses with a meter.