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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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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”...
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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”...
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.
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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.
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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.
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