Audio Connections; Important Safety Instructions - Adam A Series Quick Start Manual

WELCOME!
Thank you for choosing ADAM Audio! We've put a lot of passion into this
product and we hope you enjoy your new A Series studio monitors. They
were designed and manufactured to very high standards so you can enjoy
and creatively use them for many years. To protect your investment,
ADAM Audio offers a two year warranty that is extendable to five years. To
activate this extended warranty all you have to do is register at:
www.adam-audio.com/my-adam
Again, thank you and greetings from Berlin,
Christian Hellinger,
Managing Director

1. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Please read the following safety instructions before setting up your system.
Keep the instructions for further reference. Please heed the warnings and
follow the instructions.
Caution
Risk of electrical shock
Do not open
Risque de choc électrique
Ne pas ouvrir
Caution: to reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not remove back
cover or any other part. No user-ser vicable parts inside. Do not expose this
equipment to rain or moisture. Refer ser vicing to qualified personnel.
Explanation of Graphical Symbols
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle,
is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous
voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert
the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance
[ser vicing] instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral
triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
"dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of
sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to
alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance
[servicing] instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose
this loudspeaker to rain or moisture.
No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles,
should be placed on the loudspeaker.
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not open
this speaker, no user serviceable parts inside.
1. Read these instructions.
2. Keep these instructions.
3. Heed all warnings.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. Do not use this apparatus near water.
6. Clean only with a dry cloth.
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7. Do not block the metal backplate from air ventilation. Install in
accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,
stoves, or other apparatus [including amplifiers] that produce heat.
9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding - type
plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other.
A grounding - type plug has two blades and a third groundingprong.
The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the
provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for
replacement of the obsolete outlet.
10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly
at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from
the apparatus.
11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
12. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the
manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use
caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury
from tip-over.
13. The speakers must be positioned on a solid surface or a stand.
14. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for
long periods of time.
15. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is
required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as
power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or
objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been
exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been
dropped.
16. To completely disconnect this apparatus from the AC mains,
disconnect the power supply cord plug from the AC receptacle. The
mains plug of the power supply cord shall remain readily operable.
17. The apparatus should be connected to a mains socket outlet with a
protective earthing connection.
18. Check if the specified voltage matches the voltage of the power supply
you use. If this is not the case do not connect the loudspeakers to a
power source! Please contact your local dealer or national
distributor.
19. The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that
objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall not be placed on
apparatus.
20. Maintain a minimum of 10 cm [4"] distance around the apparatus for
sufficient ventilation;
21. The ventilation should not be impeded by covering the ventilation
openings with items such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc.;
22. No naked flame sources such as lighted candles, should be placed on
the apparatus;
23. Apparatus may be used in moderate climates
24. Protective earthing terminal
QUICK START GUIDE (ENGLISH)
2. MANUAL
This is the A Series Quick Start Guide, which is designed to get you up and
running with your new ADAM Audio A Series monitors as quickly as
possible. To get the most out of your A Series monitors and the A Control
realtime remote software, we recommend you read the complete User
Manual, which is available to download from our website at the following
address: www.adam-audio.com/a-series/manual

3. AUDIO CONNECTIONS

AND INITIAL SETTINGS
Your A Series monitors are powered speakers and need no external
amplification.
The monitors can be directly connected to audio interfaces or mixing
consoles via both balanced and unbalanced I/O. As A Series monitors
automatically accept AC mains voltages ranging from 100 V to 240 V at 50 /
60 Hz, you do not need to manually select voltage for safe operation. No
matter where you work in the world, just plug in and go!
On the rear panel of your A Series monitor, an XLR input accepts balanced
analogue audio and an RCA input accepts unbalanced audio. Use the
associated toggle button to select the desired audio input source.
To begin using your A Series monitors, follow these simple steps:
→ Before making any connections to your A Series monitors, make sure the
power switch for each monitor is turned off and each monitor's Level trim
knob is set to its "0 dB" setting. Also make sure the equipment you will
connect to your monitors is turned off and its output-level controls, if any,
are turned all the way down.
→ After all connections are made to your A Series monitors, turn on the
equipment feeding them.
→ Flip the power switch for each of your A Series monitors to the On
position.
→ Set the output level controls, if any, on the equipment feeding your
monitors to their nominal level or to where you normally set them.
→ If necessary you may fine-tune the Level trim knob setting on each
monitor while playing audio, to attain the monitoring level you desire and
balanced imaging.
→ When sending balanced analog audio from your mixer, audio interface or
other equipment to your A Series monitors, use the monitors' respective
XLR Audio In connector and press the Input toggle button until the "XLR
bal." LED lights up.
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→ When sending unbalanced analog audio from your mixer, I/O box or
other equipment to your A Series monitors, use the monitors'
respective RCA Audio In connector and press the Input toggle button
until the "RCA unbal." LED lights up.
→ Please make sure your speakers are running the same voicing [either
Pure or UNR] by checking the Voicing LEDs on the backplate.
→ Please make sure the Room Adaptation EQs in the upper part of the
backplate are all set to unity/0 dB for all involved speakers as a starting
point.
→ The A series monitors benefit from some burn-in time to reach their
optimal performance. Please play complex program material through
your A Series monitors for at least eight hours in total before using
them on a critical project.
→ At the end of each session, turn off your A Series monitors before
powering down any equipment connected to them.
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