Connecting - Burmester 909 MK5 Owner's Manual

The connectors of the power amp 909 are located on the rear panel. We strongly recommend leaving all
components switched off while connecting the power amp. For optimal connections also pay attention to the manual
of the driving unit.
AC mains input Before connecting the power amp please check that the input voltage of the 909 is
equal to the local voltage of your wall outlet.
The AC mains input (11) is located on the rear panel. Make sure that the AC mains
switch (9) is set to OFF. Connect the power cord with the AC mains input (11) and plug it
into the wall outlet.
Inputs The 909 offers two balanced Inputs (5) and (15), which will be connected to the
corresponding outputs of your pre amplifier/surround processor.
The pinning of the balanced inputs (XLR 3pin) is: PIN1=GND, PIN2=NEG, PIN3=POS.
We strongly recommend using balanced connections to take full advantage of the
extraordinary sound quality.
If necessary, the inputs can be converted to unbalanced mode by using the supplied
adapter plugs.
CAUTION: Do only connect a unit with its own volume control to these inputs.
Otherwise serious damage to your ears and equipments may occur.
Binding posts We utilize the same binding posts for our power amplifiers as for our loudspeakers. These
high-grade terminals for speaker cables have proven their sonic excellence and functional
convenience a thousand times over. Speaker cables can be connected via pure-copper
spade plugs or via banana plugs. We recommend using pure copper spade plugs.
CAUTION: The binding posts of power amplifiers may carry dangerously high voltages. Do
not touch them while the power amp is switched on.
Outputs CAUTION: We strongly recommend leaving all components switched off while connecting
the power amp. This will avoid shorting out cables that have not yet been completely
hooked up. Connect the speaker cables to the power amplifier only after ensuring that they
are hooked up correctly to the speakers.
Before turning the amp back on, make sure that all cables have been connected firmly and
correctly with respect to polarity (POS, NEG) as well as frequency (LOW, HIGH/MID). After
a new hook-up, we recommend increasing the volume slowly until you are sure that
everything is connected correctly.
IMPORTANT: Only connect the speaker cables to the intended binding posts of the power
amp/loudspeakers. Never insert the speaker cables into a wall socket / AC mains.
Remote Connecting REMOTE OUT (6) to the corresponding REMOTE IN-jack of another
BURMESTER-unit offers to switch on or off this other unit simultaneous by the 909. In this
case, the 909 has the master function.
Connecting REMOTE IN (14) to the corresponding REMOTE OUT-jack of another
BURMESTER-unit offers to switch on or off the 909 simultaneous by the other unit. In this
case, the 909 has the slave function.

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