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- Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 200 MkII 200W Stereo Power Amplifier Owners Manual...
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Page 4: Introducing The Perreaux 200 Mkii Power Amplifier
We maintain the human-link throughout, from design and construction, through to the ultimate test, your music, your system, your ears. Because we too listen to our products, we know that with your Perreaux you will discover many more of the musical secrets we strive to reveal. -
Page 5: Important Safety Instructions
Replace any fuse only with the value and type specified. DO NOT bypass any fuse. DO NOT attempt to repair the 200 MkII. In the event of a problem, please contact your Perreaux dealer. DO NOT operate this product in an explosive atmosphere. -
Page 6: Table Of Contents
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com iii iii iii iii Table of Contents i i i i Introducing the Perreaux 200 MkII Power Amplifier..........3 ii ii ii ii Important Safety Instructions..................4 iii iii iii iii Table of Contents......................5 1 1 1 1 Unpacking and Placement.................. -
Page 7: Unpacking And Placement
The 200 MkII should generally be placed close to your preamplifier, keeping Your 200 interconnect cabling short. MkII We strongly recommend keeping the 200 MkII on its own separate shelf to allow for proper ventilation. Ventilation The 200 MkII is a high-powered amplifier. For optimal performance, the unit Requirements MUST receive adequate ventilation. -
Page 8: Instant Install
After checking the supply voltage compatibility with the voltage rating on the 200 MkII rear panel, insert the power cord-set supplied into the rear of the unit and into the wall. Switch on the socket at the wall and power up the 200 MkII using the switch on the rear panel. - Page 9 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Start your source component Switch on the source component both at the wall and on its front panel. Ensure you have some source material inserted and press play. Increase the volume Slowly increase the preamplifier volume control to achieve a comfortable listening level.
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Page 10: Front Panel Functions
3 3 3 3 Front Panel Functions Power Indicator The indicator light is a LED that shows the status of your 200 MkII power amplifier. This indicates that the amplifier is not connected to the mains supply. This could be due to the power switch being set to OFF or power not being supplied to the mains power cord (e.g. -
Page 11: Rear Panel Functions
Rear Panel Functions Speaker Output Terminals The 200 MkII is equipped with one set of output terminals per channel. All terminals are clearly colour coded RED Positive (+) and BLACK Negative (-). This polarity must be observed when connecting loudspeakers, i.e. positive terminal of the 200 MkII to the positive terminal of the loudspeaker and negative terminal of the 200 MkII to the negative terminal of the loudspeaker. - Page 12 Perreaux personnel or their service representative. Input Voltage It is important that the 200 MkII be operated from the correct AC mains voltage. This unit is factory set for the voltage applicable to the original country of destination.
- Page 13 Set this switch DOWN to turn power ON. Mute relay circuitry is employed in the 200 MkII so output is muted momentarily after the power switch is actuated. Set the switch UP to turn the unit OFF, at which time the speaker outputs will be...
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Page 14: Special Design Philosophies
Today’s Perreaux range comes closer to fulfilling our shared vision than at any other time in the past. - Page 15 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com “Form and function” are both tough masters. That is why our amplifier heat sinks are not hidden, but instead feature prominently in all our designs. We make no excuses for producing some of the most distinctive high-end audio products on the planet.
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Page 16: Special Design Features
Hybrid Class The bi-polar signal transistors used in the 200 MkII are run in Class A mode. A/AB This avoids the crossover notch distortion and the resulting odd-order harmonics present, to some degree, in all other classes of operation. - Page 17 Highly Capable of continuously delivering 200W into 8Ω (300W into 4Ω), the Powered 200 MkII is highly powered. Utilising six high current Hitachi MOSFETs per channel, the 200 MkII handles even the most difficult loads with ease.
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Page 18: Maximising System Potential
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 7 7 7 7 Maximising System Potential Interconnects An often-ignored area in high fidelity systems is the cabling connecting the and Speaker various components. Interconnect leads should be high quality cable with Cables substantial terminations. - Page 19 8 amplifier. Note: 200 Watts is twice as loud as 20 Watts, not ten times as loud. Perreaux equipment is designed with substantial headroom built in – that is, the reserve necessary to reproduce musical peaks without clipping. Final...
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Page 20: The Power Mosfet
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 8 8 8 8 The Power MOSFET Today with the vast number of technical achievements occurring around the world, many discoveries are overshadowed or obscured by some that may appear more important to the general media. One such discovery of importance, to the audiophile at least, is that of the power MOSFET device. - Page 21 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Audio When used in an audio power amplifier, the advantages of the power MOSFET Applications over the power transistor are much more difficult to describe and would require greater complexity than can be gone into here. However, they can be summarised as follows –...
- Page 22 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com High Probably, from the sonic quality point of view, the most important improvement Frequency is the power MOSFETs vastly superior high frequency response. A large Response proportion of the power transistors used in modern hi-fi amplifiers start to show a decline in efficiency from 10kHz upwards.
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Page 23: Care And Maintainance
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 9 9 9 9 Care and Maintenance The 200 MkII has been designed to provide many years of trouble free enjoyment. It’s important to keep the exterior of the unit clean and to periodically ensure that the air-cooling grills remain clear from obstruction. -
Page 24: Warranty Information And Obtaining Service
(365) days from the date of purchase from an authorised dealer or distributor. 5 Year To extend the warranty on your Perreaux 200 MkII to five (5) years from date of Extended purchase, please return a fully completed warranty registration form along with a... -
Page 25: Extended Warranty Registration Form
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Extended Warranty Registration Form Please complete this form and either fax, mail or scan and e-mail it to Perreaux Industries Ltd. Fax: +64 3 489 2976 Mail: Perreaux Industries Ltd PO Box 305... -
Page 26: Faultfinding Your System
Perreaux products used with equipment manufactured by other manufacturers may cause an earth loop situation, but Perreaux products used with other Perreaux products will not cause an earth loop situation provided the following precautions are observed: The entire hi-fi system must be connected to the same mains/line power outlet. - Page 27 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com When a piece of equipment is supplied with a three pin mains/line supply lead all three pins must be connected in the correct fashion - see your dealer if in doubt. Check all interconnecting signal leads for good connections, both internal connections and firm contact with the sockets.
- Page 28 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Step 1 – Loudspeakers PREAMPLIFIER Change the loudspeaker leads from one loudspeaker to the other. If the fault remains in loudspeaker ‘A’, then loudspeaker ‘A’ is at fault, go no further. If the fault now appears in loudspeaker ‘B’ then the problem lies further up the line.
- Page 29 This information will assist your Perreaux dealer or service person when or if any service is required. If the apparent fault is noise in one or both channels and has been localised to the amplifier, it will be necessary to determine whether or not the noise increases with the volume control;...
- Page 30 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Faultfinding Fault in Flowchart loudspeaker A Swap loudspeaker connections Fault in Loudspeaker A loudspeaker at fault Swap amplifier outputs Fault in Loudspeaker loudspeaker cable at fault Restore speaker cables to original connections Swap amplifier source input channels Fault in...
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Page 31: Specifications
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Specifications The 200 MkII specifications are detailed in brief and then subsequently in more detail. In the detailed version, we attempt to explain the significance of each specification. The correlation between published specifications and sonic quality can be unreliable. - Page 32 ..........200W into 8Ω (per channel) Explained The 200 MkII has been designed around the industry standard 8 load. The 200 MkII delivers a staggering 200W continuously into 8 loads and 300W into 4 loads. The 200 MkII will also handle complex and 2 loads with stability and ease.
- Page 33 ..............95dB (unweighted) The ratio of desired signal to noise signals present in the output. This figure is referenced to the rated output of the 200 MkII, taking into full account all potentially annoying hum components. Input Sensitivity....................1.5V Indicates the amount of input voltage required to drive the unit to its rated output power (200W into 8 ).
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Page 34: Contact Details
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 Contact Details For more information please contact your Perreaux dealer, or contact: Perreaux Industries Ltd PO Box 305 Mosgiel Dunedin 9053 New Zealand Ph: +64 3 489 2975 Fax: +64 3 489 2976 E-mail: info@perreaux.com... - Page 35 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Installation Notes...
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