Using Your Amplifier; Using The Meters/Meter Range; Clip Indicator; Using Speaker A/B - Radio Shack 04A00 Owner's Manual

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Using Your Amplifier

1. Start the input sound source.
2. Make sure and
LEFT
of the amplifier are set to
3. Press to turn on the amplifier.
POWER
4. One at a time, adjust
the desired volume level.
Turn and
LEFT RIGHT
increase or counterclockwise
decrease the corresponding left and
right output power. To get the best per-
formance with the least sound distortion,
always adjust
LEFT
meter's pointer does not continuously
swing to the extreme right.
5. When you finish, press
off the amplifier.
USING THE METERS/METER
RANGE
The position of the pointers on both of the
amplifier's meters indicate the output power.
Built-in lamps light to make the meters easy
to see in dark areas.
controls the sensitivity of both
METER RANGE
meters. When output power is too strong, a
meter's needle might continuously swing to
the extreme right and damage or reduce the
accuracy of the meter.
If the meter's needle continuously swings to
the extreme right, press
the out position to maintain a 0 dB gain for
the meter. Or, press
METER RANGE
position to allow a 20 dB gain.

CLIP INDICATOR

The CLIP indicator on the front of the amplifi-
er lights steadily when a sound source's sig-
8
nal exceeds the output power level you set
using
on the front
RIGHT
ble damage to the amplifier. If this happens,
.
MIN
reduce the output level of the connected
sound source or
dicator flickers only at peak volume levels.
and to
LEFT RIGHT

USING SPEAKER A/B

Press in
clockwise to
front of the amplifier for the channel you want
to
to listen to. Or, press in
SPEAKER B
ers.
and so the
RIGHT
Caution: If you connected 4 ohm speakers
to the amplifier, to avoid damage do not set
both
position.
to turn
POWER
MONITORING THE SOUND
SOURCES
To monitor the sound sources directly from
the amplifier, connect a pair of mono or ste-
reo headphones with a
plug into the
amplifier. Using headphones lets you easily
check and adjust the sound source's bal-
ance.
Note: Your local RadioShack store carries a
wide selection of headphones.
to
METER RANGE
to the in
Using Your Amplifier
and , warning you of possi-
LEFT RIGHT
and
LEFT RIGHT
or
SPEAKER A SPEAKER B
SPEAKER A
to listen to all connected speak-
and
SPEAKER A SPEAKER B
1
/ -inch (6.35-mm)
4
jack on the front of the
PHONES
until the in-
on the
and
to the in