Chord Prima Quick Start Manual

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Prima | Quickstart Manual
Quickstart Manual

Introduction

Welcome to the Prima Quickstart Guide. This shortened guide is
supplementary to the main user manual which should be referred to
for full safety and operational information.
Please note, more information on any of these topics is listed within
the full manual.

Warranty

The Prima comes with a comprehensive 5-year warranty. To activate
the warranty, please register your device via the Chord Electronics
website:
chordelectronics.co.uk/register-product

Placement

Please ensure there is sufficient ventilation around Prima at all times.
Avoid placing Prima in enclosed spaces, on soft surfaces, near sources
of heat and never cover its ventilation holes. For optimum operation,
please ensure at least 15 cm of space around Prima or use a Choral
Ensemble stand, which is available to purchase separately.
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1.1
2.0
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For more in-depth information on the safety and warranty of the Prima
please see the full manual.

Connecting Prima to a source

First, you must ensure that Prima, and any connecting equipment, is
turned off.
You can connect Prima to a source using any of the highlighted inputs
shown below.
Please note that each input is arranged as a stereo pair, right and then
left. Later, when you come to switch Prima on, each pair of inputs will
be shown as 'LINE X' on the display. LINE 1 begins with the pair of
XLRs, LINE 2 is the RCA pair next to these and so on.
It should be carefully noted that the two XLR connectors next to the
mains IEC input, as well as the two RCA plugs directly next to them,
are outputs. You must not connect any inputs here.
R L R L
R L R
Balanced Unbalanced Unbalanced Unbalanced
inputs line 2 line 3 line 4
inputs inputs inputs
Connecting Prima to a power amplifier
To connect Prima to your power amplifier only one choice of connector
is possible, XLR. This balanced connection is available, as a stereo pair,
next to the mains IEC input and is highlighted below.
It is important to know that if you are using the volume dial or modifying
the balance on Prima, it will only effect this output.
3.0
R L R L
L
Unbalanced
line 5
inputs
4.0
R L
Output