Ayre K-5x Owner's Manual

Ayre K-5x Owner's Manual

Ayre k-5x owner's manual preamplifier

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Ayre K-5x
Owner's Manual
A y r e
K-5x
Preamplifier

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  • Page 1 Ayre K-5x Owner’s Manual A y r e K-5x Preamplifier...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Ayre ..... . . 2 Welcome to Installation ....3 Connections and Operation .
  • Page 4: Ayre

    Welcome to Ayre Please send in your warranty Your Ayre K-5x offers a significant advance in the registration card so we can musical performance of high-fidelity equipment. stay in contact with you. The warmth and immediacy of a live performance are apparent from the first listening.
  • Page 5: Installation

    The Ayre K-5x preamplifier is easy to hook up and use. The following guidelines will ensure that the installation goes smoothly. A good location for your preamplifier is in an open-backed cabinet or on a shelf.
  • Page 6: Tape Outputs

    In this modern era of diverse source components, it has become impractical to pre-label the inputs with the actual name of the source. Instead, the K-5x has simple icons that allow you to easily remember the selector button associated with each source component.
  • Page 7: Main Outputs

    10 W Max This will prevent the undesired possibility of creating a feedback loop when making a recording. The Ayre K-5x offers one pair of balanced outputs and one pair of unbalanced outputs. Both pairs of outputs may be used simultaneously. However, please note that the level of the unbalanced outputs will be 6 dB lower than the balanced outputs.
  • Page 8: Operation

    The remote control may also be used to change the volume. At the heart of the Ayre K-5x’s control system is a sophisticated microprocessor. This microprocessor is normally “asleep” and all digital systems are turned off, including the master clock.
  • Page 9: Input Source Selection

    A y r e K-5x low setting. After that, the current volume setting is retained in memory, and will remain constant when changing inputs. Input Source Selection The source component may also The input selector buttons are located below the be selected with the remote display.
  • Page 10: Tape Output

    K-5x (including the ground connection), avoiding the possibility of undesired ground loops. The display of the K-5x may be turned off via the remote control, if desired. A single blue light indicates that the display is turned off. When...
  • Page 11 If you are using a surround-sound processor, connect the front left and right outputs of the processor to one of the inputs on the K-5x. Please note that the K-5x can accept either balanced or unbalanced signals. A y r e K-5x To activate the “Processor Pass-Through”...
  • Page 12 K-5x. When that input is selected, the preamplifier section of the K-5x is set to unity gain (0 dB), and the volume is controlled directly from the surround-sound processor. The volume indicator of the K-5x will display “PP”...
  • Page 13: Specifications

    Numbers and Specifications Maximum Input Level 4 V RMS – unbalanced inputs 8 V RMS – balanced inputs Input Impedance 20 k – unbalanced inputs 40 k – balanced inputs (20 k per phase) XLR Input Polarity Pin 1 – Ground Pin 2 –...
  • Page 14: Warranty Statement

    Warranty Statement Your Ayre K-5x preamplifier is warranted against defects in workmanship and materials for a period of five years from the date of purchase. This warranty is transferable to subsequent purchasers within the original five-year period.
  • Page 15 or to Ayre’s authorized agent. 3. Ayre reserves the right to inspect any product that is the subject of any warranty claim prior to repairing or replacing it. Final determination of warranty coverage lies solely with Ayre. Out-of-warranty claims will be billed for labor, materials, return freight, and insurance as required.
  • Page 16 6. Ayre does not authorize any third party, including any dealer or sales representative to assume any liability of Ayre or make any warranty for Ayre. The unit must not have been altered or improperly serviced. The serial number on the unit must not have been altered or removed.
  • Page 17: Notes

    A Place for Notes...
  • Page 20 Ayre Acoustics, Inc. 2300-B Central Avenue Boulder, Colorado 80301 www.ayre.com +1-303-442-7300...

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