Ambrosia 2000 User manual

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USERMANUAL
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WARNING:DONOTINSERTORREMOVEANYPLUGSINTOTHEPHONOINPUTSWHILETHEPOWERISON.
SEVEREDAMAGEMAYOCCURTOTHEINPUTSTAGE.
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What’sIncluded
●Ambrosia2000SecondEditionpreamplifier
●UserManual
●Detachablepowercable
●Remotecontrol(optional)
●One(1)pair“combojack”gold-platedRCAadapters
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Withphonostage:
●Eight(8)pairsRCAshortingplugs
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Nophonostage:
●Six(6)pairsRCAshortingplugs 
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ImportantSafeguards
●Allthesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldbereadbeforethisproductisoperated.
●Thesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldberetainedforfuturereference.
●Allwarningsontheapplianceandintheoperatinginstructionsshouldbeadheredto.
●Followallinstructions.
●Theapplianceshouldnotbeusednearwaterormoisture–forexample,inawetbasementorneara
swimmingpool,andthelike.
●Cleanonlywithdrycloth.
●Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstructions.
●Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,orotherapparatus(including
amplifiers)thatproduceheat.
●Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgroundingplug.Apolarizedplughastwobladeswith
onewiderthantheother.Agroundingplughastwobladesandathirdgroundingprong.Thewidebladeor
thethirdprongisprovidedforyoursafety.Iftheprovidedplugdoesnotfityouroutlet,consultanelectrician
forreplacementoftheobsoleteoutlet.
●Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinchedparticularlyattheplugs,conveniencereceptacles,
andatthepointwheretheyexitfromtheapparatus.
●Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedforlongperiodsoftime.
●Referallservicingtoqualifiedpersonnel.Servicingisrequiredwhentheapparatushasbeendamagedinany
waysuchasthepowercordorplugisdamaged.Otherdamagemayoccurifliquidorobjectshavebeen
droppedorspilledintotheapparatus.Droppingtheapparatus,exposuretorain,andexcessivemoisture
maycauseadditionaldamage.
●Keeptheunitinawellventilatedenvironment.
●CAUTION:Theseservicinginstructionsareforusebyqualifiedservicepersonnelonly.Toreducetheriskof
electricshock,donotperformanyservicingotherthanthatcontainedintheoperatinginstructionsunless
youarequalifiedtodoso.
●WARNING:Toreducetheriskofelectricshock,donotexposethisapparatustorainormoisture.The
apparatusshallnotbeexposedtodrippingorsplashingandthatobjectsfilledwithliquids,suchasvases,
shallnotbeplacedonapparatus.
●WARNING:Themainsplug/appliancecouplerisusedasdisconnectdevice,thedisconnectdeviceshall
remainreadilyoperable.
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●Thelightningflashwitharrowheadsymbolwithinanequilateraltriangleisintendedtoalerttheusertothe
presenceofnon-insulated“dangerousvoltage”withintheproduct'senclosurethatmaybeofsufficient
magnitudetoconstituteariskofelectricshock.
●Nonakedflamesources,suchaslightedcandles,should
beplacedontheapparatus.
●WARNING:Theterminalsmarkedwithsymbolof“+/-“
maybeofsufficientmagnitudetoconstituteariskof
electricshock.Theexternalwiringconnectedtothe
terminalsrequiresinstallationbyaninstructedpersonortheuseofreadymadeinsulated
leadsorcords.
●CorrectDisposalofthisproduct.Thismarkingindicatesthatthisproductshouldnotbe
disposedwithotherhouseholdwastesthroughouttheEU.Topreventpossibleharmtothe
environmentorhumanhealthfromuncontrolledwastedisposal,recycleitresponsiblyto
promotethesustainablereuseofmaterialresources.Toreturnyouruseddevice,pleaseusethereturnand
collectionsystemsorcontacttheretailerwheretheproductwaspurchased.Theycantakethisproductfor
environmentallysaferecycling.
●Keepyourpackaging!Itiscustommadeforyourunitandwilleffectivelyprotectitforpossiblefutureuse.
●Besuretoregisteryourproduct.Itisveryimportanttocompletethewarrantyregistrationformlocatedon
ourwebsite.Completeandsubmittheformwithin30daysofpurchasetoactivateyourwarranty.
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Contents 
Section
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Introduction
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NoteworthyFeatures
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FrontPanelButtonandControlDefinitions
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RemoteControl
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FirstTimeOperationandMakingMenuAdjustments
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MenuSelections
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Connections
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Specifications
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WarrantyCoverage
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Introduction
am·bro·sia \am-ˈbrō-zh(ē-)ə\ ThefoodoftheGreekandRomangods.Somethingextremelypleasingtotasteor
smellor,inthiscase,tohear.
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TheAmbrosia2000SecondEditionpreamplifierisabrilliantexampleofwhatareference,full-featured,stereo
preamplifiercanbe.Thisfully-balancedsystemnucleusfeaturesgiantpowersupplies,anoptionalMM/MCphono
stage,headphoneamplifier,toneandbalancecontrolsandaningeniousremotecontrol.Somerecentimprovements
includeredesignedinternalsforimprovedstability,lowernoiseandanewhometheaterbypassfunction.
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Therearenophysicalswitchesorcontrolsofanykindinthesignalpath;theuserinterfaceisallelectronicand
galvanicallyisolatedfromtheaudiocircuit.Allfunctionsare100%microprocessorcontrolledandcanbecontrolled
fromboththefrontpanelaswellastheoptionalremotecontrol.
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At50pounds,theAmbrosiaoutweighsmanypoweramplifiers!Mostoftheweightisduetothehugelow-EMI
powertransformer.Itfeaturesfoursecondarywindingsthatpowereachcircuitsectionindependently,andinthe
process,eliminategroundloops.Inaddition,15independentpowersupplyregulatorsareemployedthroughoutfor
immunityagainstACmainsfluctuations.Everyattentiontodetailandfunctioncontributestothefinal,undeniable
conclusion:TheAmbrosiaisasonictour-de-forcebefittingthefinestaudiosystems.
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NoteworthyFeatures
TheAmbrosia2000SecondEditionisarevolutionarypreamplifierinmanyways.Belowaresomehighlights.
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●Fourcompletelyseparatesetsoftransformerwindingstopowerthefourmainpreampsections:moving
coil,movingmagnet,line,anddisplaycontrol.Anadditional15independentpowersupplyregulatorsworkin
concerttoeliminategroundloopsandpowersupplynoise.
●Optionalphonostage:RIAAequalized,completelyseparatecircuitsforbothMCandMMcartridgesources.
Eachcircuithasitsownsetofdirectoutputswhichbypasstheinternalswitchingandeachhasadedicated
user-selectablelowcutfilter.
●Highlyconfigurable,sophisticatedMenusystemtotailorvirtuallyeveryparameterofAmbrosia’srobust
featuresettoyoursatisfaction.
●Atotalofninepairsofinputs:
○Threemaininputs(CD,TUN,AUX)
○Twotapeloopinputs
○(Optional)phonostageinputs,oneeachforMMandMC
○OnecombinationXLRjackthatcanbeusedbalancedorunbalanced
○HomeTheaterBypassinput
●Outputs:twopairsunbalancedandtwopairsbalanced.
●Twoheadphoneoutputjacksonthefrontpanelpoweredbyaunique,balancedpowerbufferidlingat4.5
wattsperchannel,capableofdrivingvirtuallyanypairofheadphones.Thetopoutputisa“switched”output:
whileinuse,theAmbrosiawillmutethelineoutputtotheconnectedamplifier.
●Fullybalanceddesignwithasophisticatedcircuitthatgeneratesalmostnodistortion.Moreover,allofthe
distortionby-productsintheAmbrosiacomeonlyfromthepassiveswitchesandvolumecontrol,whichare
virtuallyinaudible.
●Highlycustomizablebassandtreblecontrols.
●Internallyadjustablegainsettings.
●14gaugerobustpowdercoatedsteelchassisandanodizedaluminumfrontpanel.
●Large,easy-to-readfrontLEDdisplay.
●Optionalall-aluminum,customremotecontrol
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FrontPanelButtonandControlDefinitions
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1. On/OffSwitch
2. HeadphoneOutputs
Thetopoutputisa“switched”output:whileinuse,theAmbrosiawillmutethelineoutputtotheconnected
amplifier.
3. LEDMainDisplay
4. RemoteControlSensor
5. “SEL”:MenuSelect
ThesebuttonsareusedtocyclethroughtheUSERandMAINMenus.Itisacontinuousscrollfunctioninthat
uponreachingtheendofeitherMenu,thenextstepstartsbackatthebeginning.
6. “ENT”:Enter
AfterdecidingonaMenuoptionsetting,youmustpushtheENTbuttontosavethatsettingtomemory.The
onlyfunctionthatdoesnotrequirethisactionisthevolumecontrol.Afteryouhaveenteredasetting,the
Ambrosiadisplaywillreverttomastervolume.
7. “MEM”:Memory
ThisbuttonallowsyoutogetbacktothelastMenuoptionyouwereon,eliminatinghavingtoscrollthrough
theMenutogetthere.Ex:YousavedanoptionfortheBASL(BassLeft)positionandtheAmbrosiadisplay
hasrevertedtothemastervolume.PushingtheMEMbuttonwillnowcalluptheBASLposition.TheMEM
buttonrecallsthelastMenupositionforwhichENTwaspressed.
8. “MUTE”:Mute
Mutesthevolume.
9. “ADJUST”:ShaftEncoder
Thisisamulti-functioncontrol.UseittoscrollthroughthevariousoptionswithinaMenuposition.Italso
controlsthemastervolume,balance,bassandtreble.
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RemoteControl
Theoptionalall-aluminumremotecontrolunitislaidoutsimilarly,andfunctionsidentically,tothefrontpanel.
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Ifyoudonothavearemotecontrolandwishtoobtainone,pleasecontactyourSSTdealerorSSTdirectly.
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FirstTimeOperationandMakingMenuAdjustments
BeforeyouturnontheAmbrosiaforthefirsttime,itisimportantthatyouread,understandandfamiliarizeyourself
withthefollowingforoptimaloperationandenjoyment.Refertothesection“FrontPanelButtonandControl
Definitions”fordescriptions.
FirstTimeOperation
●IMPORTANT:InsertthesuppliedRCAshortingplugsintoalloftheunusedinputjacks,includingthetape
inputs .ThiswillpreventaudibleclicksandpopswhilecyclingthroughtheMenuandopeninputs.Noneof
theinputsareinternallyshortedwhennotselected.Ifyoudonotusetheshortingplugs,thereisachance
thatclicksandpopsmaycausespeakerdamage. SSTwillnotberesponsibleforanyspeakerdamagedueto
negligenceinthisregard.
●EnsuretheAmbrosiaisPOWEREDOFFbeforemakingorchanginganyinputconnections. Onceconnections
aresecurelymade,pushtheOn/OffrockerswitchtoOn.Youwillnoticethatthedisplayshowsthe
Initializationmode(“INIT”).Itmaytake30to40secondsfortheAmbrosiatoinitialize.Afterthisfirst
initializationperiodisfinished,thedisplaywillread“VOL-69.0”(thelowestvolumesetting).TheAmbrosia
willrecallthelastusedvolumelevelforeachsubsequenttimeitisturnedon,or“-15.0”,whichevervolume
levelislower.
MakingMenuAdjustments
ThereareactuallytwoMenusystemsintheAmbrosia:USERandMAIN.USERissimplyacondensedsubsetofthe
MAINMenu,showingonlythemostoft-usedpositions.ThefollowingwillhelpfamiliarizeyouwithMenuoperation
andsettings.ForinstructionalpurposeswewillconcentrateontheMAINMenu,sinceitcontainsallthepositionsin
theUSERMenu.Refertothenextsection,“MenuSelections”,foracompletelistoftheUSERandMAINMenu
positions.
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●PushthebottomSELbuttontoarriveattheSEL(Source)position.TurningtheShaftEncodertotheright,you
canmovethroughthevarioussourceoptionsasfollows:TUN,AUX,CD,BAL*,HT(HomeTheaterbypass),
MC**,MM**.PushENTtoselectyourdesiredinput.Themaindisplaywillthenreverttoshowingthe
volume.
*BALreferstotheXLR“combojack”input,whichcanbeusedasanadditionalbalanced(or
unbalancedviathesuppliedadapter)input.NotetheMenuwillalwaysrefertothisinputas“BAL”
evenifusedasunbalanced.
**Ifnophonostageisinstalled,theseoptionswillnotappearintheMenu.
●Next,pushthebottomSELbuttonuntilyouarriveatMODE.UsetheShaftEncodertochooseoneofthree
options:Stereo,MonoorStereoReverse.NotethatMODEisaglobalsetting,notuniquetoeachSource
position.SaveyourdesiredoptionintomemorybypushingENT.
●TakeadvantageoftheMEMbuttonnow.InsteadofusingtheSELbuttonsandstartingatthetopoftheMain
Menu,pushtheMEMbuttontogobacktotheModeposition.NowpushthebottomSELbuttontodisplay
thenextpositioninsequence,BASL(BassLeft).Thedisplaywillread“Flat”.YoucanusetheShaftEncoderto
changethebassupordown,ifdesired.PushtheENTbuttontoenteradesiredoption.Youcancontinueto
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usetheMEMbuttontogetbacktoyourlastMenuposition,theShaftEncodertoscrollthroughtheoptions
forbassandtreble,andtheENTbuttontosaveyourdesiredsetting.
●ThenextMenupositionisFILT(LowCutFilter)andwillonlydisplaywiththeoptionalphonostageinstalled.
TheoptionsareNone,MC,MMorMCMM(appliestoboth).Thephonofiltersaresetatapproximately20hz.
●Fromhere,pushingMEMandthenthedownSELbuttonwilltakeyoutoLOFT(LowFrequencyTurnover).
Therearefouroptionspossible.Beadvisedthatthesenumbersonlyindicatetherelativeareaoffrequency
turnoverpoints.Thesameholdstrueforthenextposition,HIFT(HighFrequencyTurnover).Therearefour
optionsavailable.ForLOFTandHIFT,useyourearstodeterminewhichsoundsbesttoyou.
●NextisCOPY(TapeCopy)whichallowsyoutocopyfromonetaperecordertoanother.Thepositionsare
OFF,T1>T2orT2>T1.
●ThenextoptionisTAPE(TapeMonitor).YoucanselecteitherOFF,MON1orMON2.
●ThelastMenupositionisHTGA(HomeTheaterBypassGain).Youcanselecteither-14or+0.Defaultis-14
forUSunits.
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Allofthesefunctionsaremirroredintheavailableremotecontrolandcanbeadjustedinthesamewayasabove.
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MenuSelections
BelowisalistofallMAINMenupositionsinsequencestartingwithVolume.TheUSERmenuisasubsetoftheMAIN
menuandthosepositionsaremarkedwitha“ ⭒ “.Usetheup/downSELbuttonstoscrollbetweenMenupositions,
theShaftEncodertoseeoptionswithineachposition,andtheENTbuttontoenteryourdesiredoptionintomemory.
TheMEMbuttonrecallsthelastMenupositionforwhichENTwaspressed.
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Up/DownSelectButtons(“SEL”)
ShaftEncoder(“ADJUST”)
MENU ⭒ 
MAINorUSER
BAL-Balance ⭒ 
Adjustleftorright
(START)VOL-Volume
-69to+20dB
SEL-InputSelect ⭒ 
TUN,AUX,CD,BAL*,HT(HomeTheater
bypass),MC**,MM**
MODE-Mode ⭒ 
STER,MONO,STRV(StereoReverse)
BASL-BassLeft
-7to+8
BASR-BassRight
-7to+8
BSLR-BassLeft&Right ⭒ 
-7to+8
TRBL-TrebleLeft
-7to+8
TRBR-TrebleRight
-7to+8
TBLR-TrebleLeft&Right ⭒ 
-7to+8
FILT-LowCutFilter(onlywithphonooption)
NONE,MC,MM,MC&MM(appliestoboth)
LOFT-LowFrequencyTurnover
270H,330H,400H,515H(inHz)
HIFT-HighFrequencyTurnover
2.7kH,3.2kH,3.9kH,5.0kH(inkHz)
COPY-TapeCopy
OFF,T1>2,T2>1
TAPE-TapeMonitor
OFF,MON1,MON2
HomeTheaterBypassGain-HTGA
-14or+0
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*ThisrepresentstheXLR“combojack”input(see“Connections”section,nextpage),whichcanbeusedasan
additionalbalanced(orunbalancedviathesuppliedadapter)input.NotetheMenuwillalwaysrefertothisinputas
“BAL”evenifusedasunbalanced.

**Ifnophonostageisinstalled,theseoptionswillnotappearintheMenu.
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Connections
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Note:Onthebackpanel,“A”denotestheLEFTCHANNELand“B”denotestheRIGHTCHANNELinallinstances.

1. LeftandrightXLR“combojacks”.ForRCAuse,
usethesuppliedgold-platedRCAadapters
2. Leftchannelsingle-endedinputs
3. Rightchannelsingle-endedinputs
4. Leftchanneltapeloopoutputs
5. Rightchanneltapeloopoutputs
6. HTBypassinputs,leftandright
7. Leftchanneloutputs(single-endedandbalanced)
8. Rightchanneloutputs(single-endedand
balanced)
9. ACswitchedinputs.Powertoaconnecteddevice
isdependentonAmbrosiabeingon.
10. ACunswitchedinputs.Powertoaconnected
deviceisindependentofAmbrosiabeingon.
11. LeftchannelMCoutputandinput*
12. MCGainswitch,indecibels*
13. RightchannelMCinputandoutput*
14. LeftchannelMMoutputandinput*
15. RightchannelMMinputandoutput*
16. MainACinlet
17. Fuse:¼”1Aslowblow
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*Presentifoptionalphonostageisinstalled. WARNING:DONOTINSERTORREMOVEANYPLUGSINTOTHE
PHONOINPUTSWHILETHEPOWERISON.SEVEREDAMAGEMAYOCCURTOTHEINPUTSTAGE. 
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Specifications
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InputGain
Phono:MC64dB,58dB,52dBselectablegain;MM42dB
Line:20dB(or5.dBwithinternaljumper)
ToneControls
±12dBnominal
Turnoverpoints:Bass200,300,400,500Hznominal;
Treble2kHz,3kHz,4kHz,5kHznominal
MaximumOutput
10VRMSunbalanced;20VRMSbalanced
OutputImpedance
60Ω,alloutputs
InputImpedance
100kΩbalanced,29kΩunbalanced
HeadphoneOutput
1Ωoutput;power475mA(300Ω)
Noise
MC:70µV,(32µVwith400Hz–20kHzfilter)at-0dB
(max)gainsetting
MM:45µV,(20µVwith400Hz–20kHzfilter)
Linestage:10µV(Awt)
THD(Awt,20Hz-20kHz)
.004%maxinputstomainoutputs@2VRMSoutput
FrequencyResponse
MC/MMPhono:±0.6dBmaxdeviation
(5mVin,RIAAEqualized,20Hz–20kHz)
Linestage:±0.25dBmaxdeviation(20Hz–20kHz)
Dimensions
14¾"Lx17½"Wx7"H
Weight
50lbs.
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WarrantyCoverage
SpreadSpectrumTechnologies'warrantyobligationsarelimitedtothetermssetforthbelow:

SpreadSpectrumTechnologies,asdefinedbelow,warrantsthisSpreadSpectrumTechnologies-brandedhardware
productagainstdefectsinworkmanshipundernormaluseforaperiodof FIVE(5)YEARSfromthedateofretail
purchasebytheoriginalenduserpurchaser("WarrantyPeriod") .Iftheproducthasbeentransferredfromthe
originalownertoasecondhandownerithasa ONE(1)YEARwarranty,validfromtheoriginaldateofpurchaseby
theoriginalowner . IfahardwaredefectarisesandavalidclaimisreceivedwithintheWarrantyPeriod,atitsoption,
SpreadSpectrumTechnologieswilleither(1)repairthehardwaredefectatnochargeforlabor(thepriceofpartsis
notincluded),usingneworrefurbishedreplacementparts,or(2)exchangetheproductwithaproductthatisnew
orwhichhasbeenmanufacturedfromneworserviceableusedpartsandisatleastfunctionallyequivalenttothe
originalproduct. SpreadSpectrumTechnologiesmayoptthatyoureplacethedefectivepartswithnewor
refurbisheduser-installablepartsthatSpreadSpectrumTechnologiesprovidesinfulfillmentofitswarranty
obligation.Areplacementproductorpart,includingauser-installablepartthathasbeeninstalledinaccordancewith
instructionsprovidedbySpreadSpectrumTechnologies,assumestheremainingwarrantyoftheoriginalproductor
ninety(90)daysfromthedateofreplacementorrepair,whicheverprovideslongercoverageforyou.Whena
productorpartisexchanged,anyreplacementitembecomesyourpropertyandthereplaceditembecomesSpread
SpectrumTechnologies'sproperty.PartsprovidedbySpreadSpectrumTechnologiesinfulfillmentofitswarranty
obligationmustbeusedinproductsforwhichwarrantyserviceisclaimed.Whenarefundisgiven,theproductfor
whichtherefundisprovidedmustbereturnedtoSpreadSpectrumTechnologiesandbecomesSpreadSpectrum
Technologies'sproperty. Anyshippingchargesaretheresponsibilityoftheowner.
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EXCLUSIONSANDLIMITATIONS
SpreadSpectrumTechnologiesdoesnotwarrantthattheoperationoftheproductwillbeuninterruptedor
error-free.SpreadSpectrumTechnologiesisnotresponsiblefordamagearisingfromfailuretofollowinstructions
relatingtotheproduct'suse.Thiswarrantydoesnotapply:(a)todamagecausedbyusewithnon-SpreadSpectrum
Technologiesproducts;(b)todamagecausedbyaccident,abuse,misuse,flood,fire,earthquakeorotherexternal
causes;(c)todamagecausedbyoperatingtheproductoutsidethepermittedorintendedusesdescribedbySpread
SpectrumTechnologies;(d)todamagecausedbyservice(includingupgradesandexpansions)performedbyanyone
whoisnotarepresentativeofSpreadSpectrumTechnologiesoraSpreadSpectrumTechnologiesAuthorized
ServiceProvider;(e)toaproductorpartthathasbeenmodifiedtosignificantlyalterfunctionalityorcapability
withoutthewrittenpermissionofSpreadSpectrumTechnologies;(f)ifanySpreadSpectrumTechnologiesserial
numberhasbeenremovedordefaced.
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TOTHEEXTENTPERMITTEDBYLAW,THISWARRANTYANDREMEDIESSETFORTHABOVEAREEXCLUSIVEAND
INLIEUOFALLOTHERWARRANTIES,REMEDIESANDCONDITIONS,WHETHERORALORWRITTEN,STATUTORY,
EXPRESSORIMPLIED.ASPERMITTEDBYAPPLICABLELAW,SpreadSpectrumTechnologiesSPECIFICALLY
DISCLAIMSANYANDALLSTATUTORYORIMPLIEDWARRANTIES,INCLUDING,ANDWITHOUTLIMITATION,
WARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITY,FITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSEANDWARRANTIESAGAINST
HIDDENORLATENTDEFECTS.IFSpreadSpectrumTechnologiesCANNOTLAWFULLYDISCLAIMSTATUTORYOR
IMPLIEDWARRANTIESTHENTOTHEEXTENTPERMITTEDBYLAW,ALLSUCHWARRANTIESSHALLBELIMITEDIN
DURATIONTOTHEDURATIONOFTHISEXPRESSWARRANTYANDTOREPAIRORREPLACEMENTSERVICEAS
DETERMINEDBYSpreadSpectrumTechnologiesINITSSOLEDISCRETIONEXCEPTASPROVIDEDINTHIS
WARRANTYANDTOTHEEXTENTPERMITTEDBYLAW,SpreadSpectrumTechnologiesISNOTRESPONSIBLEFOR
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DIRECT,SPECIAL, INCIDENTALORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGESRESULTINGFROMANYBREACHOFWARRANTY
ORCONDITION,ORUNDERANYOTHERLEGALTHEORY,INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTOLOSSOFUSE;LOSS
OFREVENUE;LOSSOFACTUALORANTICIPATEDPROFITS(INCLUDINGLOSSOFPROFITSONCONTRACTS);LOSS
OFTHEUSEOFMONEY;LOSSOFANTICIPATEDSAVINGS;LOSSOFBUSINESS;LOSSOFOPPORTUNITY;LOSSOF
GOODWILL;LOSSOFREPUTATION;LOSSOF,DAMAGETOORCORRUPTIONOFDATA;ORANYINDIRECTOR
CONSEQUENTIALLOSSORDAMAGEHOWSOEVERCAUSEDINCLUDINGTHEREPLACEMENTOFEQUIPMENTAND
PROPERTY,ANYCOSTSOFRECOVERING,PROGRAMMING,ORREPRODUCINGANYPROGRAMORDATASTORED
ORUSEDWITHSpreadSpectrumTechnologiesPRODUCTSANDANYFAILURETOMAINTAINTHE
CONFIDENTIALITYOFDATASTOREDONTHEPRODUCT.THEFOREGOINGLIMITATIONSHALLNOTAPPLYTO
DEATHORPERSONALINJURYCLAIMS.SpreadSpectrumTechnologiesDISCLAIMSANYREPRESENTATIONTHATIT
WILLBEABLETOREPAIRANYPRODUCTUNDERTHISWARRANTY.
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ObtainingWarrantyService
Pleaseaccessandreviewtheresourcesreferredtointhedocumentationaccompanyingthishardwareproduct
beforerequestingwarrantyservice.Iftheproductisstillnotfunctioningproperlyaftermakinguseofthese
resources,pleasecontacttheSpreadSpectrumTechnologiesrepresentativesor,ifapplicable,anAuthorizedService
Provider/dealerusingtheinformationprovidedontheSpreadSpectrumTechnologieswebsite.ASpreadSpectrum
TechnologiesrepresentativeoranAuthorizedServiceProviderwillhelpdeterminewhetheryourproductrequires
service,andifitdoeswillinformyouhowSpreadSpectrumTechnologieswillprovideit.SpreadSpectrum
TechnologiesoritsAuthorizedServiceProviderswillprovidewarrantyserviceonproductsthataretenderedor
presentedforserviceduringtheWarrantyPeriod,aspermittedbylaw. SpreadSpectrumTechnologiesisnot
responsibleforfreightchargestoorfromourfacilityforwarrantyrepairs. Inaccordancewithapplicablelaw,Spread
SpectrumTechnologiesmayrequirethatyoufurnishproofofpurchasedetailsand/orcomplywithregistration
requirementsbeforereceivingwarrantyservice.Formoredetailsonthisandothermattersonobtainingwarranty
servicecontactyourdealer.Recoveryandreinstallationofsystemandapplicationsoftwareanduserdataarenot
coveredunderthisLimitedWarranty.
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Service
IntheunlikelyeventthereisaproblemwithyourSpreadSpectrumTechnologiescomponent,pleasecontactyour
dealer,distributor,orSpreadSpectrumTechnologiestodiscusstheproblembeforeyoureturnthecomponenttoour
manufacturingfacilityforrepair.Productsshippedtothefactorywillberefusedandreturnedfreightcollectifnot
accompaniedbyaSpreadSpectrumTechnologiesServiceDepartmentissuedreturnauthorizationnumber(RA
Number).Returnauthorizationnumbersmustbeprominentlydisplayedontheoutsideoftheboxandan
accompanyingletterdescribingtheproblemandre-listingtheRAnumbermustbeinsidetheboxtoqualifyfor
service.
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TocontacttheSpreadSpectrumTechnologiesServiceDepartment:
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Telephone:1-805-466-9973
Fax:1-805-462-8962
Email:[email protected]
Website:http://www.sst.audio
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Onceservicehasbeenapproved,pleasefollowthefollowingprocedure:
1. FillouttheServiceRequestformlocatedonourwebsiteandbesuretodocumentalldetails.
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2. IfserviceisapprovedwewillissueaReturnAuthorizationNumber(R/Anumber)fromtheSpreadSpectrum
TechnologiesServiceDepartment.Besuretoconfirmthecurrentshippingaddress.
3. InsureandacceptallliabilityforlossordamagetotheproductduringshipmenttotheSSTfacilityand
ensureallfreight(shipping)chargesareprepaid.
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TheproductmayalsobehanddeliveredtotheCaliforniafacilityifarrangementswiththeServiceDepartmenthave
beenmadeinadvance.ProofofpurchasefromanauthorizedSpreadSpectrumTechnologiesdealer,distributoror
agentwillberequiredforwarrantyvalidationatthetimeofhanddelivery.Usetheoriginalpackagingtoensuresafe
transitoftheproducttothefactory,dealer,ordistributor.SpreadSpectrumTechnologiesmay,atitsdiscretion,
returnaproductinnewpackagingandbilltheownerforsuchpackagingiftheproductreceivedbySpreadSpectrum
Technologieswasboxedinnonstandardpackagingoriftheoriginalpackagingwasdamagedtothepointitwas
unusable.IfSpreadSpectrumTechnologiesdeterminesthatnewpackagingisrequired,theownerwillbenotified
beforetheproductisreturned.Topurchaseadditionalpackaging,pleasecontactyourauthorizedSpreadSpectrum
Technologiesdealer,distributor,ortheSpreadSpectrumTechnologiesServiceDepartmentforassistance.
Ifyoudidnotpurchasetheproductdirectlyfromusandrequireservicepleasecontactyourdealerordistributors’
servicedepartmentforinformationregardingservice.
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IfyoufeelyourauthorizeddealerordistributoriseitherunwillingorunabletoserviceyourSpreadSpectrum
Technologiesproducts,pleasecontactourservicedepartmentbyemailing [email protected] orcallingbyphoneto
discussandresolvethesituation.
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