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- Page 1 Chord Electronics The Pumphouse, Farleigh Lane, East Farleigh, Kent, ME16 9NB. Great Britain. Product Communication | English +44 (0) 1622 721 444 info@chordelectronics.co.uk chordelectronics.co.uk ULTIMA PRE V.1.1 Manual...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Dismantling & Radio Making a claim & warranty exclusions frequency interference Connecting your equipment 3.0 Getting to know ULTIMA PRE 4.0 Setting up ULTIMA PRE Placement Getting to know ULTIMA PRE 4.2 Connecting an input to The front panel... -
Page 3: Safety Instructions
Chord Electronics ULTIMA PRE | Manual Safety instructions Introduction Protection against liquids & heat Dismantling & Radio Frequency interference Connecting your equipment Safety instructions 3 // 34... -
Page 4: Introduction
Chord Electronics Introduction Dismantling & radio frequency ULTIMA PRE | Manual Protection against interference liquids & heat Connecting your equipment Introduction ULTIMA PRE is our flagship pre-amplifier with a flexable eight inputs, four stereo pairs of XLRs for balanced connections and... -
Page 5: Protection Against Liquids & Heat
It is advised Be aware that liquids, including that you do not operate the water that has dried, can leave ULTIMA PRE in an area of direct minerals that can affect the sunlight or on top of significant PCB and other components, heat- producing devices. -
Page 6: Dismantling & Radio
ULTIMA PRE and its power However, for optimal and television reception. If this supply, posing a severe risk of performance, it is recommended occurs, please reconsider your electrocution and/or fire. -
Page 7: Connecting Your Equipment
Never operate connected equipment to the ULTIMA PRE at excessive sound levels; permanent hearing damage and loss can occur. The included 10 amp IEC mains lead plugs into the ULTIMA PRE. 7 // 34... -
Page 8: Warranty
Chord Electronics ULTIMA PRE | Manual Warranty Warranty period & registering your purchase Making a claim & warranty exclusions Warranty 8 // 34... -
Page 9: Warranty Period & Registering
Chord Electronics Warranty period & registering Making a claim & warranty ULTIMA PRE | Manual your purchase exclusions Warranty period & registering your purchase At point of sale, Chord Please use the form Electronics Ltd. provides ULTIMA below to record the... -
Page 10: Making A Claim & Warranty Exclusions
Chord Electronics Warranty period & registering Making a claim & warranty ULTIMA PRE | Manual your purchase exclusions Making a claim & warranty exclusions In the unlikely event of a WARRANTY EXCLUSIONS: The warranty does not cover connected claim, you must provide Chord... -
Page 11: Getting To Know Ultima Pre
Chord Electronics ULTIMA PRE | Manual Getting to know ULTIMA PRE Getting to know ULTIMA PRE The front panel The top panel The back panel The remote control Getting to know ULTIMA PRE 11 // 34... - Page 12 Chord Electronics Getting to know ULTIMA PRE The rear panel ULTIMA PRE | Manual The front panel The remote control The top panel Getting to know ULTIMA PRE Designed to be entirely To get the very most from the uncompromising, the ULTIMA...
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Page 13: The Top Panel
Chord Electronics Getting to know ULTIMA PRE The rear panel ULTIMA PRE | Manual The front panel The remote control The top panel The front panel The front panel features the Display, Volume and Balance dials and the menu buttons. - Page 14 Chord Electronics Getting to know ULTIMA PRE The rear panel ULTIMA PRE | Manual The front panel The remote control The top panel The top panel The top panel has no user configurable options. Instead, three teal feature light rings illuminate.
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Page 15: The Rear Panel The Remote Control
Chord Electronics Getting to know ULTIMA PRE The rear panel ULTIMA PRE | Manual The front panel The remote control The top panel The rear panel The rear panel houses the device’s wide-ranging connectivity, inputs and outputs. The ULTIMA PRE has several inputs and output allowing for high flexability. -
Page 16: Setting Up Ultima Pre
OP1+2 ZONE LOCK BAL- BAL+ NOTE: The volume buttons will only work with ULTIMA PRE. To change inputs when VOL+ DAVE is also in the system use the side ULTIMA PRE Volume HIFI buttons to change settings. Please see control + DAVE manual on using the remote control. -
Page 17: Placement
ULTIMA PRE | Manual Setting up ULTIMA PRE Placement Connecting an input to ULTIMA PRE Connecting ULTIMA PRE to a power amplifier Connecting ULTIMA PRE to a recording device Connecting ULTIMA PRE to a AV device Connecting ULTIMA PRE to headphones Setting up... -
Page 18: Connecting An Input To
Connecting ULTIMA PRE ULTIMA PRE | Manual Connecting an input to to a recording device ULTIMA PRE Connecting ULTIMA PRE Connecting ULTIMA PRE to a to a AV device power amplifier Connecting ULTIMA PRE to headphones Placement Whilst the ULTIMA PRE operates... - Page 19 PRE to a source, you must and then left. Later, when you connect your cables to one of the come to switch ULTIMA PRE on, inputs listed below. ULTIMA PRE each pair of inputs will be shown as ‘LINE X’ on the display. LINE 1...
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Page 20: Connecting Ultima Pre
Turn on all output to connect the ULTIMA PRE to a power connect the ULTIMA PRE to a equipment, including the amplifier as it is a line level power amplifer. - Page 21 PRE. the recording output via the 4) Select the appropriate input dedicated button on the front of on the recording device. the device. 1) Turn off the ULTIMA PRE and any other connected equipment. Unbalanced line 5-8 21 // 34...
- Page 22 5) With the Volume a the lowest with an AV Bypass mode, setting initiate playback and allowing the output of an AV 1) Turn off the ULTIMA PRE gradually increase the volume surround sound processor to and any other connected...
- Page 23 Connecting ULTIMA PRE to headphones Connecting ULTIMA PRE to headphones If you want to use the Ultima Pre 3) With the Volume set to 2 with headphones, it features the lowest setting Turn on all two 1/4 inch headphone sockets equipment, including the on the front panel.
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Page 24: How To Navigate The Menu
Chord Electronics ULTIMA PRE | Manual How to navigate the menu Basic navigation Volume and balance control Display Recording AV Bypass & Monitor EQ frequency How to navigate the menu 24 // 34... -
Page 25: Basic Navigation
ULTIMA PRE will to select the right ouput. View remember this setting. Your section 5.3 for further details. ULTIMA PRE should be set to Bus A for normal operation. The selected input will automatically be sent to the recording T1 phono outputs. -
Page 26: Volume And Balance Control
The dial on the right adjusts playback and, using the left- balance. Typically, this should hand dial, slowly increase the remain in the centre of its volume of ULTIMA PRE, to a safe rotation for balanced sound listening level. between the left and right outputs. -
Page 27: Display
Chord Electronics Basic navigation Recording ULTIMA PRE | Manual Volume and balance control AV Bypass & Monitor Display EQ Frequency Display Bus A selection: To assign the Bus B selection: To assign an Output selection: To select main output with a particular... - Page 28 Chord Electronics Basic navigation Recording ULTIMA PRE | Manual Volume and balance control AV Bypass & Monitor Display EQ Frequency Display Volume: Use the volume knob to adjust the volume manually. A clockwise turn of the knob will increase the volume and an anti-clockwise turn of the knob will decrease the volume.
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Page 29: Recording
Chord Electronics Basic navigation Recording ULTIMA PRE | Manual Volume and balance control AV Bypass & Monitor Display EQ Frequency Recording You can record an input from You can play audio on Line 1 another audio source or two on Bus A and record this by sources at the same time. -
Page 30: Av Bypass & Monitor
When control and signal processing are switching back please check that bypassed so that the signal from the volume on the Ultima Pre has the AV processor reaches the not inadvertently been turned up power amplifier exactly as if it before playing any music. -
Page 31: Eq Frequency
Chord Electronics Basic navigation Recording ULTIMA PRE | Manual Volume and balance control AV Bypass & Monitor Display EQ Frequency EQ Frequency On the front panel are the EQ Move the knob to the left frequency controls. There are handside to increase and to the four controls, two for each right to decrease. -
Page 32: Special Features
Chord Electronics ULTIMA PRE | Manual Special features Gain Special features 32 // 34... -
Page 33: Gain
The six available gain settings + to increase gain or VOL - to are shown below as they are decrese. displayed on the ULTIMA PRE. Gain on Bus B inputs: Select your desired input on the remote control and then press BUS B.
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