P O W E R C O N N E C T I O N; O U T P U T S; I N P U T S; S T A N D B Y M O D E S - Primare A32 User Manual

Connecting the A32 Amplifier
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P O W E R C O N N E C T I O N

Connect the mains power using the enclosed mains cable.
Note: Always disconnect the amplifier and the rest of your equipment from
the mains power before connecting or disconnecting any of the cables.

O U T P U T S

Loudspeaker outputs
Connect the left and right loudspeakers to the corresponding terminals. The
terminals can accept speaker cables terminated with 4mm banana plugs,
spade terminals, or bare wires. To connect bare wires unscrew the terminal,
pass the bare wire through the hole in the terminal bolt, and clamp the wire in
place by screwing the terminal back down.

I N P U T S

Connect the A32 to the preamplifier or processor using either the left and right
XLR inputs (recommended), or the left and right RCA inputs, and switch the
selector switch to the appropriate position. If you are using the XLR inputs use
high-quality balanced XLR cables. If you are using the RCA inputs use high
quality stereo RCA leads.

S T A N D B Y M O D E S

The A32 provides a choice of two alternative standby modes.
After first applying power press the Standby button in the Primare logo on the
front panel to turn on the A32. After a 20 second start-up delay to allow the
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amplifier to settle down the relays are turned on to connect the loudspeakers to
the amplifier outputs.
During the start-up sequence the A32 performs a self check, and if a problem
is detected the Standby indicator will flash rapidly.
To switch the amplifier to standby press the Standby button while the amplifier
is operating. This disconnects the speakers and reduces the idle current, but
leaves the circuitry operating so that the amplifier delivers optimum
performance from the moment it is next switched on.
To switch the amplifier off hold down the Standby button for more than one
second. This turns off all the amplifier circuitry for minimum power consumption
leaving only a small standby circuit running.
If you are not going to use the amplifier for a long period we recommend
turning it off, using the power switch on the back panel, to save power.
Trigger input
To power the A32 on and off remotely connect an input of at least 4V to the
left-hand TRIGGER socket on the A32, using a twin-core cable terminated in
3.5mm jack plugs. The right-hand TRIGGER socket can be used to daisy-chain
the remote output to further A30 series amplifiers.
Operating the trigger input switches the A32 on from standby, or puts it into
standby. When the trigger is connected the Standby button will only turn the
amplifier off.
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