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darTZeel CTH-8550 User Manual

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  • Page 1 CTH-8550 Integrated Amplifier User Manual...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Warranty ______________________________________________________________ 6 Installation ____________________________________________________________ 6 5.1. Unpacking _______________________________________________________________________ 6 5.2. Location ________________________________________________________________________ 6 5.3. Connections______________________________________________________________________ 6 The CTH-8550 in detail __________________________________________________ 7 6.1. Front panel ______________________________________________________________________ 7 6.2. Rear panel _______________________________________________________________________ 8 6.2.1 Fuse and voltage settings__________________________________________________________ 8 6.3.

  • Page 5: Preliminary Notes

    CTH-8550. The CTH-8550 requires about 170 hours of playing With the CTH-8550’s more than 200 watts into 8 time before it approaches its full potential. ohms, and close to 350 watts into 4 ohms, even low- sensitivity speakers will put out plenty of volume 2.

  • Page 6: Warranty

     needing periodic re-tightening. The CTH-8550  The IRC-885 infrared remote control As soon as the CTH-8550 is plugged into the AC wall outlet, its operation-status LED will turn red.  The darTZeel USB key  An AC power cable appropriate for your region There is no master hardware (physical) on/off switch.

  • Page 7: The Cth-8550 In Detail

    CTH-8550 is off (standby mode). The commands sent by the remote control are received at → Orange CTH-8550 is on (even if the display this point. Do not cover it, or the remote control will not screen has been dimmed out). function properly.

  • Page 8: Rear Panel

    In this case, a new activation code will be required. When you register your CTH-8550, you will need !!! Warning !!! to insert your USB key into the rear panel’s rectangular USB port.

  • Page 9: Activation Key Procedure

    The power-amplifier section can be switched off, in 7. Activation key procedure the event you would prefer to use the CTH-8550 as a stand-alone preamplifier. Doing so, the large Please remember that until you complete its power transformer will be shut down, further...

  • Page 10: Power-On Sequence

    9.1. Power on sequence Here is what you will see on the display screen when powering the darTZeel CTH-8550 on: 10. Full configuration and settings Press the Menu key “A”, (chapter 6.1, page 7) on the front panel, and then play with the charts…...
  • Page 11 INFORMATION” Altering the default balance for a source can screen indicates the serial number be helpful when a particular source, such as of your CTH-8550, as well as your a phono cartridge, exhibits a channel unbalance. registered name. Please be sure the registered name Press + or –...
  • Page 12 Press RST to restore the factory default. Press ► to set the Volume limit. Press ► to set the source. The CTH-8550 will always start with a Enables/disables a maximum output level. preferred source, that is, whichever source Very useful for not overloading low power was selected during last powering off.
  • Page 13 Page 11 See Start time If you have to set both the time and the date, When “Auto start” is set to On, your CTH-8550 This screen indicates the software it will be easier first to set the date, and then will power itself on at the time programmed version and the registration status.

  • Page 14: Some Advice And Tips

     11.1. Cleaning and upkeep Never, ever attempt to short-circuit the Speaker Binding Posts. The darTZeel CTH-8550 has not only been designed to  Repeated short circuits will lead to permanent damage provide you intense moments of musical pleasure; it to the corresponding output stage.

  • Page 15: Technical Data

    440 x 335 x 170 (WxDxH). Total deep with handles: 415 mm. Net weight 28 kg. Phono inputs are optional and are not installed in standard delivery. darTZeel amplifiers are made to last forever by darTZeel Audio SA, in Geneva Switzerland. darTZeel Audio SA www.dartzeel.com 2, chemin Louis-Hubert CH-1213 Petit-Lancy / Genève...

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