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OVATION MA 8.3 / SA 8.3 Operating Instructions...
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EC rules necessary to obtain the sign t he ne ce ssar y m e asure me nt s we re tak en with posi ti ve results. AVM Audio Video Manufaktur GmbH Daimlerstraße 8 76316 Malsch Germany www.avm.audio...
G e t t i n g s t a r t ed 1. Getting started 1.1 What‘s in the box? • OVATIO N M A 8 .3 (P ai r) / S A 8.3 • Po wer c o rd (i n s o me c o unt ri es ) •...
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G e t t i n g s t a r t ed 1 . Po wer b utt o n o n/ o ff 2 . Co nt ro l L E D 3 . Dis p lay 4 . Menu b utt o ns (s o f t key s) a - e 5 .
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G e t t i n g s t a r t ed 6 . RC A i npu t (M A) / R C A i nput s ( S A) unb a la nc ed 7 . XLR inp ut (M A ) /XL R i nput s ( S A) b al a nc ed 8 .
G e t t i n g s t a r t ed F ig . 5. Pin as si g nme n t o f 3,5 mm trig g e r in pu t ( 12) a) Ground (GND) b) Triggervsignal (+5V to +20V) 1.3 Installation and cooling The un it c a n be c om e ho t d ep end ing o n t he d ema nd ed o utp ut...
D o n o t c o nne ct a ny lo ud sp ea kers dur ing t he i nit ia l s t ar t- up . Tu rn o n t he p o wer sw it c h (8 ) . Whil e t he AVM lo g o a p pe ar s i n t he dis p lay ( 3) , the a mp lif ier pe rf o rm s a s elf - te st a nd s wit - c he s t o st a nd by m o de a ft er a few sec o nd s .
F ig . 6. Firmw a re up d ate wi th a sp e c ial AVM d on g le a t the c on fig u ra tio n p or t ( 11) The d isp la y (3 ) no w s ho w s t he vers io n num ber o f the c ur- ren tl y ins t a lled fir mw a re in t he lef t s ec t io n un der c u rre nt.
G e t t i n g s t a r t ed 1.8 Connecting a preamplifier The M A 8 .3 prov id es o ne R CA (6 ) a nd o ne XL R i npu t s o c ket ( 7) ea c h, whi c h ca n o nl y b e use d a lt ern at i vely.
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G e t t i n g s t a r t ed S in c e th e M A 8.3 de live rs o ve r 1 000 w a tts o f p o w er, h ig h vol - t ag e s c an o c c ur a t th e lo ud s pe ake r te rm ina ls .
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G e t t i n g s t a r t ed t a nc es f o r t he t ra ns po r t o f the el ec t ric a l po we r f ro m th e a m pl ifi er t o yo ur lo ud sp ea ker.
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G e t t i n g s t a r t ed OVAT I ON MA / S A 8. 3...
B a s i c o p e r a t i o n 2. Basic operation 2.1 POWER button I n pe rm ame nt m o d e the u nit i s s wi tc he d o n a nd o f f by pre s- s ing t he P O WE R but to n (1 ).
B a s i c o p e r a t i o n 2.3 Menu sytem The M A 8 .3 a nd S A 8 .3 pro vid e a va ri et y o f i ndi vid ua l se tt in gs v ia a key- c o nt ro lled me nu s y s te m.
B a s i c o p e r a t i o n i s t ran sm it t ed ina ud ib ly a nd wit ho ut a ny i nfl uenc e o n th e s o und via t he a ud io lin e (R CA or XLR ) .
A p p e n d i x 3. Appendix 3.1 Cleaning The s urf a c e of the ho us ing i s la rge ly s c ra t c h-re si st a nt a nd m ay be c le an ed wi th m ild s o a py w a te r o r a g la s s c lea ner a nd a so f t d ust c lo t h.
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A p p e n d i x 3 . 2. 1 Devi ce i s sw it ched on , but th e dis pla y is da rk The d is pla y b rig ht nes s is s et to o da rk . S et t he di sp la y to a di f- fe rent s et t ing (s ee a ls o 2 .2 DI S PL AY b ut to n a nd 2 .4 D is pla y b rig ht nes s) .
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A p p e n d i x The re mo te op erat in g mo d e is s el ec t ed b ut no c o mp a ti bl e AV M prea m pl if ier m o de l is c o nne c te d. S el ec t a no t her o p era - t in g mo d e ( s ee sec t io n 2 .6 O pera ti ng mo d es ) .
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A p p e n d i x 3 . 2. 6 T he di spl ay sh o ws "OV ER HE AT " and t h e u n i t s w it ches of f S w it c h o f f t he m a ins sup pl y v ia the m a ins sw it c h (8 ) a nd a ll o w t he a m pli fi er to c o o l do w n f o r ap pro x .