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moon P-3 Owner's Manual

Stereo preamplifier

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Stereo Preamplifier
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Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Stereo Preamplifier ___________________________________________________________________________ Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    MOON P-3 Stereo Preamplifier Table of Contents Congratulations..........3 Introduction..........4 Unpacking and Warnings .......5 Installation Tips .........6 Front Panel Controls ........7 Rear Panel Connections .........9 Operating the P-3 ........10 Remote Control Operation ......11 Specifications ..........12 Service and Warranty ......... 13 www.simaudio.com...
  • Page 3: Congratulations

    Please read this manual thoroughly to acquaint yourself with this product’s features prior to using it. We hope you enjoy listening to the MOON P-3 Stereo preamplifier as much as the pride we have taken in creating this fine audio product. We understand the power and emotion of music and build our products with the goal of reproducing these elusive qualities.
  • Page 4: Introduction

    MOON P-3 Stereo Preamplifier Introduction Your MOON P-3 Stereo preamplifier incorporates many significant design features to achieve its “world class” level of performance. This is an abbreviated list of the more important features: A custom proprietary toroidal transformer design with lower magnetic, electrical and thermal loss, yielding an improved power transfer and lower regulation factor, resulting in increased current speed and better dynamics.
  • Page 5: Unpacking And Warnings

    MOON P-3 Stereo Preamplifier Unpacking and Warning! The MOON P-3 Stereo preamplifier should be removed from its box with care. The following accessories should be included inside the box with your preamplifier: AC power cable ‘SRM’ Full Function remote control with three ‘AAA’ batteries (USA and Canada only) 4 Pointed screw-on tips (for the preamplifier’s legs)
  • Page 6: Installation Tips

    MOON P-3 Stereo Preamplifier Installation Tips The MOON P-3 Stereo preamplifier should be placed on a rigid surface to prevent any accidents such as falling over. It is highly recommended that it sits on its own dedicated shelf. This preamplifier has side-mounted heat sinks; Consequently, it should both be placed in a location with empty space around it for proper heat dissipation.
  • Page 7: Front Panel Controls

    Directly to the right of the digital display window is a button labeled “Display” which allows you to turn the digital display on and off. The sonic performance of the MOON P-3 Stereo preamplifier may improve slightly when the display is turned off simply because the power supply has one less task to perform.
  • Page 8 MOON P-3 Stereo Preamplifier Front Panel Controls (continued) The “Mute” button triggers a decrease in the output gain setting to a factor of 10% of the current setting. For example, if your current setting was ‘30’ and you pressed the “Mute” button, the gain setting will drop to ‘3’.
  • Page 9: Rear Panel Connections

    The MOON P-3 Stereo preamplifier has three (3) pairs of outputs; One single-ended pair labeled ‘Tape Out’, located next to the A7 input, that is intended as an input to a recording device such as a cassette tape deck or CD-Recordable Player.
  • Page 10: Operating The P-3

    Ensure that the AC wall outlet you use has a functioning ground. For the best sonic performance, it is preferable that you plug your MOON P-3 Stereo preamplifier directly into a dedicated AC outlet and avoid using an extension cord.
  • Page 11: Remote Control Operation

    MOON P-3 Stereo Preamplifier Remote Control Operation The MOON P-3 Stereo preamplifier uses the ‘SRM’ simple function, all aluminum remote control (figure 3). It operates on the Philips RC-5 communication protocol and is can be used with other Simaudio MOON components such as the i-5 and i-5080 integrated amplifiers.
  • Page 12: Specifications

    MOON P-3 Stereo Preamplifier Specifications Configuration .......... Stereo Power Supply Transformer ......0.2kVA Power Supply Capacitance ....... 12,000µF Class Of Operation ........Class “A” Design ............ Feedback Differential Single-ended inputs (RCA) ....... 8 Input Device Type ........J-FETs Input Impedance ........13,500 Input Sensitivity ........
  • Page 13: Service And Warranty

    Service and Warranty (U.S.A and Canada only) Please take the time to complete and mail the warranty card supplied with your MOON P-3 Stereo preamplifier. This card is necessary to activate your full warranty, as well as allowing you to receive...

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