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X s Preamp Owner's Manual
Sept. 2013
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Xs Preamp Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 PASS X s Preamp Owner’s Manual Sept. 2013 Xs Preamp Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 First Watt F4. The Xs preamp expands on these features and adds some nice new touches, such as remote control of the absolute phase switching. The volume controls are improved in performance with 0.5 dB steps, expanded dynamic range and lower noise.
  • Page 3 At this point, I can only say that if you are on a restricted budget you might be wise to avoid borrowing one of these. Nelson Pass 2013 Xs Preamp Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 4: Warning! Important Safety Instructions

    Failure to heed this warning may damage or destroy equipment and result in personal injury. Ventilation: Electronic devices frequently run hot, but you should be able to place your hands on them without discomfort. You must allow for this Xs Preamp Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 5 The Xs Preamp is not expected to generate much heat; A 10 degree C rise above ambient would be typical of the control chassis and the power supply is expected to have a negligible temperature rise above ambient.
  • Page 6: Electrical Setup

    Electrical setup Once the Xs Preamp chassis are placed in their physical location you may start making input and output connections, you may wish to reference the following section Physical Description and Operation.
  • Page 7 The control chassis is a true dual mono design: Right and left channels receive power independently via independent dedicated powerCON umbilical cables. In all instances of power and signal Xs Preamp Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 8 INPUT < and >: A single press on either of these buttons increments the input selection for rear panel inputs (XLR or RCA) selecting inputs 1-5 in the “normal” mode. In the “AUX” mode Xs Preamp Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 9 (displayed in 0.5dB steps) of the slave (auxiliary) outputs in relation to the master (main) outputs. The buttons on the hand remote duplicate most but not all of the functions on the Xs Preamp front panel. Level setting for the slave phase mute (auxiliary) output is not available from the hand remote.
  • Page 10 We do not anticipate a large number of users will have need of this feature, it is however Xs Preamp Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 11 12 volt DC signal to control “on/off ” functions on a number of power amps. Next to that pair of binding posts and at the extreme left hand side of the rear panel as single locking powerCON connector. Xs Preamp Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 12: Power Requirements

    Power requirements Lets talk about AC power requirements. The Xs Preamp draws 80 watts of current continuously. The voltage and current rating are indicated on the rear panel of the power supply chassis. The power supply will be rated for either 100 Vac, 120 Vac or 240 Vac.
  • Page 13 “Pass”, “PASS”, “Pass Labs”, “Pass Laboratories”, Supersymmetery”, “Aleph”, and “Zen” and are all registered trademarks of Pass Laboratories, Inc., and all rights thereto are protected by law. PASS ® Pass Laboratories Inc. 13395 New Airport Rd., Suite G, Auburn, CA 95602 voice: 530.878-5350 - fax: 530-878-5358 - web: passlabs.com...
  • Page 14 Product with altered or missing serial numbers will be suspect as counterfeit or stolen product. Pass Laboratories will not repair or in any way indemnify any counterfeit or cloned product. Pass Laboratories does not offer products in voltages intended for international markets either to authorized Pass Labs dealers or to third parties located in the United States or Canada.