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OVATION PH 8.3
Operating instructions
AUDIOPHILE MEISTERSTÜCKE
SEIT 1986

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  • Page 1 OVATION PH 8.3 Operating instructions AUDIOPHILE MEISTERSTÜCKE SEIT 1986...
  • Page 2 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...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1.8 Mains phase indicator 8 1.9 Connection of a turntable 9 1.10 Connection to a (pre)amplifier 9 1.11 AVM turntable supply 10 2 Bas ic op erati on 1 1 2.1 First operation / self test 11 2.2 Switching on / standby 11 2.3 Input selection 12...
  • Page 4: Etti Ng Star Ted

    G e t t i n g s t a r t ed 1. Getting started 1.1 What‘s in the box? • PH 8 .3 P ho no p rea mp lif ier • Po wer c o rd • RC 3 P H ON O re mo t e c o ntro l 1.2 Packaging instructions The P H 8.3 c o m es i n a rug ged an d st urd y O VATI O N f lig ht...
  • Page 5: Control And Operating Elements

    G e t t i n g s t a r t ed 1.3 Control and operating elements The num ber s i n t he d ra wi ngs be lo w m a rk t he c on tro l e le- m ent s .
  • Page 6 G e t t i n g s t a r t ed Ab b . 2. R ea r pa ne l 1 1. Unb al an c ed a ud io o ut p uts RC A 1 2. Ba la nc ed a ud io ou tp ut s XL R 1 3.
  • Page 7 G e t t i n g s t a r t ed 1 . 3. 1 Pin As s ig nmen t s Ab b . 3. As sig n me nt o f X L R c o nne c tor s XLR Input XLR Output 1) Ground (GND)
  • Page 8: Installation Of Input Cards

    G e t t i n g s t a r t ed Ab b . 5. Pin a ss ig nm en t of th e su p ply s oc ke t for AVM tu rnt ab le s ( 14)
  • Page 9: Software Update

    G e t t i n g s t a r t ed I ns er tin g a c ard : Po s it io n t he c a rd in a w ay t ha t t he c o nnec t o r f o r th e l ef t c ha nne l ( L) is a t the t o p.
  • Page 10: Installation And Cooling

    G e t t i n g s t a r t ed The upd a t e t a kes ab o ut o ne m inu te . Af t er s uc c es sf ul c om p le- t io n yo u w ill b e a ske d t o s wit c h o f f t he m a ins vo lt a ge (m a ins s wi tc h 1 8) a nd re mo ve t he E E PR O M D on gle .
  • Page 11: Connection To Mains

    G e t t i n g s t a r t ed t he unit is p la c ed in a c a b inet , p lea s e m a ke s ure t he a i r a ro und t he uni t c a n c irc ula t e fre ely.
  • Page 12: Connection Of A Turntable

    G e t t i n g s t a r t ed The P ha se In di c at o r L E D o nly l ig hts up if t he m ai ns c o nnec t o r i s inc o rrec t ly c o nnec t ed a nd rema i ns d ar k i f t he po la ri ty is c o rrec t .
  • Page 13: Avm Turntable Supply

    AVM t ur nt ab le. I n t his c a s e, us e t he s upp ly s o c ket fo r AVM t urnt a bl es (1 5) o n t he rea r p a nel.
  • Page 14: Bas Ic Op Erati

    B a s i c o p e r a t i o n 2. Basic operation 2.1 First operation / self test Whe n t he unit i s s w it c hed o n v ia t he m a ins s wi tc h (1 8) , a so - c a ll ed s elf - te st is p erf o rm ed .
  • Page 15: Input Selection

    B a s i c o p e r a t i o n Tub e w ar mu p D ue to t he w ar m- up p ha s e o f t he in te grat ed t ube s t a ge, th e s wi tc h -o n pro c es s ta kes a b o ut 3 0 a d d it io na l s ec o nd s .
  • Page 16: Selection Of A Suitable Input Card

    B a s i c o p e r a t i o n 2 . 4. 1 S elect ion of a suit a bl e inpu t ca rd Us e an MM o r MC inp ut c a rd d ep end ing o n t he ins t al led c a r- t ri dg e s y s te m.
  • Page 17: Gain Adjustment

    B a s i c o p e r a t i o n D ep end ing o n t he s el ec t ed c a rd ty p e (M M o r M C), t he i mp e- d a nc e o r c a p ac i t y m a y be a d jus t ed in s ix s te ps .
  • Page 18: Selection Of An Equalization Curve

    B a s i c o p e r a t i o n ℹ N OT E I f the g ain is to o h ig h, the inp u t may b e o ve r loa d ed an d d is- to r te d .
  • Page 19: Subsonic Filter

    B a s i c o p e r a t i o n I f t he re c ord s le eves o r la be ls d o no t p rov id e a ny inf o rm at io n , t ri al a nd e rro r m a y hel p.
  • Page 20 B a s i c o p e r a t i o n 2 . 6. 2 S pecia l playb ack set t in g s Wi th t he M O DE se lec t io n key ( 3) t he PH 8.3 ma y be s et to m o no m o de ("...
  • Page 21: Adv Anc Ed S E Ttin

    A d v a n c e d S e t t i n g s 3. Advanced Settings 3.1 Personal Setup I n a dd it io n t o it s b a si c fun ct i on s, th e PH 8 .3 p rov id es a w id e ra nge o f o p ti on s fo r in di vid ua l ad a pt a t io n to yo ur p ers o na l req ui re me nt s.
  • Page 22 A d v a n c e d S e t t i n g s ℹ N OT E T h e bri g htn e ss se tt ing 100 % ca n l ea d to un eve n br ig ht ne ss o f ind ivi du al se g me nt s o f th e d is pla y d ur ing lo ng pe ri od s o f o p era tio n d ue to s o- c all ed bu rn -in e ffe c ts .
  • Page 23: Reset (Factory Settings)

    A d v a n c e d S e t t i n g s S el ec t t he p os it io n o f t he c hara c te r to b e c ha ng ed wi th th e I N PUT s ele ct i on key s ( 2) a nd c ha ng e the c ha rac t er w it h th e LOAD se lec t io n key s ( 7) .
  • Page 24: Info

    A d v a n c e d S e t t i n g s 3.3 Info Thi s fu nc ti o n in fo rm s y o u a b ou t t he s eri a l nu mb er an d th e s o ft w a re s ta t us o f t he P H 8.
  • Page 25: Rc 3 Phono Remote Control

    A d v a n c e d S e t t i n g s 3.5 RC 3 PHONO remote control Ab b . 4. Co nt ro l el em en ts o f t he R C 3 PHO N O The P H 8.3 i s su pp lied wit h the R C 3 PH O N O rem ot e c o nt rol .
  • Page 26 A d v a n c e d S e t t i n g s ℹ N OT E Al wa ys p oin t th e R C 3 PH O NO re mo te c o ntro l dire c tly a t t he fro nt o f th e PH 8.
  • Page 27: App End

    A p p e n d i x 4. Appendix 4.1 Cleaning Us e a so f t c lo t h a nd no r ma l gla s s c lea ns ing f lui d a nd a so f t , l int -f ree d ust c lo t h.
  • Page 28 A p p e n d i x b ) Ac c i den ta l ly s wi tc h ing t o s ta nd by us ing t he rem o t e c o nt - ro l.
  • Page 29: Warranty Conditions

    A p p e n d i x 4 . 2. 4 Inp uts can no t be sel ecte d O nl y slo t s in whic h an inp ut c a rd is i nse r t ed c an be se lec t ed . Un use d sl o ts are a uto m a ti c al ly s ki pp ed .
  • Page 30: Specifications

    Pl ea se pr int o ut ou r S E RVI CE F O R M. Yo u w ill f ind t his fo rm at ww w. avm .a ud io u nde r S E RVI CE.
  • Page 31 A p p e n d i x N ARTB: 60 H z / 50 0H z / 1 59 0H z e nts p ric ht 2 6 53 µs / 3 18 µ s / 1 00 µ s E M I: 7 0H z / 50 0H z / 25 00 H z e nt sp ric ht 22 7 4µ...
  • Page 32 A p p e n d i x Ti me af t er w hic h t he dev ic e is a uto m a t ic a lly p ut int o st a nd by m o de u si ng t he energ y s a ving fun c ti o n ( se e se c ti o n “ S et a uto - s t a ndb y”...

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