Plinius M8 User manual

M 8
P R E A M P L I F I E R
I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L
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WcbbYWhVch\L@FUbXF75Uhh\YgUaYh]aY"
PROCESSOR INPUT
H\]g]bdih]gZcfigYgdYW]Z]WU``mk]h\\caYh\YUhfYdfcWYggcfg"=bgcaY
W]fWiaghUbWYgmciaUmk]g\hcigYh\YdckYfUad`]Z]YfUbXgdYU_Yfgh\Uhh\YA,]g
WcbbYWhYXhcUgh\YZfcbhhkcW\UbbY`gcZUgiffcibXcf\caYh\YUhfYYbj]fcbaYbh"
H\YdfcWYggcf]bdihWUbVYigYXZcfh\]gdifdcgY UgUbmg][bU`WcbbYWhYXhch\Y
dfcWYggcf]bdihgWUbVYgYbhX]fYWh`mhch\YdckYfUad`]Z]YfVmdUgg]b[h\YA,Ybh]fY`m"
GROUND LIFT SWITCH
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]bghU``Uh]cbgU\ia`ccdaUmYl]ghXiYhcXid`]WUhY[fcibXdUh\gZfcaX]ZZYfYbh
Yei]daYbh"IgYh\]ggk]hW\hcfYacjYh\YWcbbYWh]cbZfca$Jhc[fcibXh\ig
U``ck]b[gcaYZ`Yl]V]`]hm]bmcifdUfh]Wi`UfgYh!id"
MAINS SWITCH
H\Y\YUjm!XihmfcW_Yfgk]hW\hifbgh\YAU]bg#@]bYDckYfhch\YUad`]Z]YfCBcfC::"
H\YUad`]Z]YfXfUkgUacXYfUhY`m\][\WiffYbhk\Ybgk]hW\YXcb gc]h]gbch[ccX
dfUWh]WYhcfUd]X`mhifbh\YAU]bggk]hW\cbUbXcZZfYdYUhYX`m"
MAINS POWER CORD IEC SOCKET
H\]gWcbbYWhcf]gk\YfYh\YaU]bggidd`mWUV`YZfcamcifkU``WcbbYWhghch\Y
dfYUad`]Z]Yf"5ZigY\c`XYf]gacibhYXk]h\]bh\]gWcbbYWh]cb UbX]h\c`XgUaU]bg
ZigYhcdfcj]XYgif[YUbXcjYf`cUXdfchYWh]cbZcfmcifdfYUad`]Z]Yf"
EARTH POST
H\]g]gUW\Ugg]gWcbbYWhYX[c`X!d`UhYXYUfh\dcghZcfigYk]h\acghj]bm`hifbhUV`Yg"

8
DF95AD@=:=9F:95HIF9G
ÃF9ACH9
H\YA,ZYUhifYgUZi``ZibWh]cbfYachYhcWcbhfc`U``gYhh]b[gUbXWcbZ][ifUh]cbg"H\]g
gYWh]cbXYhU]`gh\YVihhcbgcZh\YA,fYachYUbX\ckh\YmUfYigYX"
56CJ9.A,fYachYWcbhfc``Umcih
STANDBY
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cZh\YdfYUad`]Z]YfUbXhifbgcZZh\YX]gd`Um"
DISPLAY
H\YX]gd`UmVihhcbcbh\YfYachYYbUV`Ygmcihcei]W_`mUX^ighh\YX]gd`UmVf][\hbYgg
hcY]h\YfcZZcfh\YigYfgYhVf][\hbYgg`YjY`"H\]gigYf`YjY`]ggYhig]b[h\YaYbi
Vihhcbgcbh\YfYachYUgXYgWf]VYX`UhYf]bh\YÇGYhh]b[gAYbiGhfiWhifYÈgYWh]cb"
BchYh\Uh]Zh\YVf][\hbYgg]ggYhhcnYfc UbmVihhcbdfYggk]``Vf]b[h\YVf][\hbYgg
VUW_hch\YWiffYbhigYfgYhh]b[gch\YgWfYYbWUbVYfYUX"
MENU ACCESS BUTTONS
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h\Y9bhYfVihhcbhcUWWYggh\YaYbi h\Ybh\YIdUbX8ckbVihhcbg]bWcb^ibWh]cb
k]h\9bhYfhcW\Ub[YgYhh]b[gUgXYg]fYXgYYh\YÇGYhh]b[gAYbiGhfiWhifYÈgYWh]cb
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PHASE
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%,$XY[fYYgk]h\YUW\dfYggcZh\]gVihhcb"

9
SOURCE SELECTION
H\YgcifWYgY`YWh]cbVihhcbgYbUV`YW\Ub[]b[ZfcacbY]bdihhcUbch\Yfk\Yb
bYYXYXÃY]h\Yf78 @]bY% @]bY& @]bY' cf@]bY("
PROCESSOR INPUT SELECTION
H\YDfcWYggcfVihhcbUWh]jUhYgh\YA,DfcWYggcfVmdUggacXY"5ZhYfdfYgg]b[h\]g
Vihhcbh\YfY]gUg\cfhXY`UmVYZcfYh\YA,]gVmdUggYXUbXh\Yg][bU`]gX]fYWhZfca
h\YDfcWYggcf]bdihhch\YF75cihdihg"
BCH9.6YWUigYh\YA,]gVmdUggYX]bDfcWYggcfacXYh\Ycb`mVihhcbgh\UhWcbh]biY
hcZibWh]cbUfYghUbXVmUbXX]gd`Um":cfacfY]bZcfaUh]cbfYZYfhcÇIg]b[h\YDfcWYggcf
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VOLUME CONTROL
IgYh\YgYhkcVihhcbghcWcbhfc`h\Yjc`iaY`YjY`cZh\YdfYUad`]Z]Yf"H\Yf][\hg]XY
Vihhcb]bWfYUgYgjc`iaY k\]`Yh\Y`YZhg]XYVihhcbXYWfYUgYgh\Yjc`iaY"6f]YZ`m
dfYggY]h\YfVihhcbhcaU_YZ]bYUX^ighaYbhghch\Yjc`iaY`YjY`"<c`XXckbY]h\Yf
VihhcbhcWcbh]biU``mUX^ighh\Yjc`iaY`YjY`"
MUTE
DfYgg]b[h\]gVihhcbhc[[`Ygh\YD@=B=IGA,]bUbXcihcZaihY"
=BGH5@@5H=CBCD9F5H=CB
WARNING: RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
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fYei]f]b[fYacjU`cZh\Y`]XVYfYZYffYXhcUgi]hUV`meiU`]Z]YXUbXYldYf]YbWYXgYfj]WY
hYW\b]W]Ub"8CBCHd`UWYh\]gUad`]Z]Yf]bUbmdcg]h]cbk\YfY`]ei]XgcfUbmZcfY][b
aUhYf]U`aUmUWW]XYbhU``mYbhYf]h"
CAUTION!
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:CFH<9DCG=H=CB5B8CD9F5H=CBC:MCIFD@=B=IGDF95AD@=:=9F