USER MANUAL GOLDMUND TELOS 3500 Mono Power Amplifier...
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INTRODUCTION GOLDMUND TELOS 3500 Mono Power Amplifier Goldmund was founded in 1978 and has ever since been dedicated to the accurate reproduction of sound and image. At Goldmund, we strive to lead in the creation, development and manufacture of the industry’s most advanced technologies, including audio and video systems, home - networking and music distribution.
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The installation instructions must be carried out in full and the mentioned precautions taken to get the expected result and to avoid impairing the amplifier’s performance. User manual – GOLDMUND TELOS 3500 MONO POWER AMPLIFIER - 3 -...
3. CONNECTIONS 4. AMPLIFIER CONTROLS 5. SOUND QUALITY OPTIMIZATION p 11 6. SAFETY FEATURES AND MAINTENANCE p 12 7. TECHNICAL DATA p 13 8. BACK PANEL SCHEMATICS p 15 User manual – GOLDMUND TELOS 3500 MONO POWER AMPLIFIER - 4 -...
CHOICE OF AMPLIFIER LOCATION The GOLDMUND Telos 3500 amplifier, as all high quality amplifiers, generates a large amount of heat when driven at high levels and must be vented properly. It is mandatory to allow a proper cooling of the heat sinks.
Connect the speaker cable to the red and black terminals in the back of the amplifier, or, if you use a Goldmund Special High Definition speaker cable, plug one or more speaker cable to the coaxial plugs on the back panel of the amplifier.
Progressive charge of high power capacitors to limit peak current on AC line • Switch on high power supply on output stage • Wait stabilization of high power supply User manual – GOLDMUND TELOS 3500 MONO POWER AMPLIFIER - 7 -...
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25 seconds. After this, the orange led turns on indicating that the Telos 3500 is in Standby mode. At this point you can unplug the power cords, first the High Power then the Low power cord. User manual – GOLDMUND TELOS 3500 MONO POWER AMPLIFIER - 8 -...
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- ANALOG UNBALANCED RCA One press on the button 4 moves the Input selection to the left. One press on the button 5 moves the Input selection to the right. User manual – GOLDMUND TELOS 3500 MONO POWER AMPLIFIER - 9 -...
If two different errors are detected by the Telos 3500 within a 10 minutes timeframe, the display will show: L1: Error Type (Power overload or DC offset) L2: CHECK SYSTEM AND RESTART User manual – GOLDMUND TELOS 3500 MONO POWER AMPLIFIER - 10 -...
Celsius (+131 degrees Fahrenheit). Speaker polarity Even if you have a phase inverter on your preamplifier (as on the GOLDMUND MIMESIS 22S or MIMESIS 22H) there is a possibility to further increase the sonic quality of your speakers by reverting the polarity of the speaker cable amp termination.
Goldmund equipment. There are no user serviceable parts inside the Telos 3500. Unauthorized servicing or alteration invalidates the manufacturer’s warranty. User manual – GOLDMUND TELOS 3500 MONO POWER AMPLIFIER - 12 -...
Unbalanced in and for any input attenuation settings (flat with frequency, 20Hz - 40 kHz) • THD + N amplifier: < 0,01% for max power < 0,001% for power below 1000W User manual – GOLDMUND TELOS 3500 MONO POWER AMPLIFIER - 13 -...
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• Hyper-velocity rectifiers and large batch of 12 ultra-low impedance capacitors to increase speed OUTPUTS • 1 x 5-way binding post and 2 x Goldmund Speaker cable Lemo connectors INPUTS • RCA Digital S-PDIF Input and Output • RCA Analog Input PROTECTION CIRCUIT •...
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