Pyle Pro PT-990A User manual

PT-990A VACUUM TUBE STEREO AMPLIFIER
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PT-990A TUBE STEREO AMPLIFIER PT-990A TUBE STEREO AMPLIFIER MASTER VOLUMEMASTER VOLUME
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CONTENTS
SAFETYINFORMATION 1
IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS .2
REMOTECONTROLLER .. 3
LOUDSPEAKERPOSITIONING .. 4
FRONTPANELINFORMATION 5
REMOTECONTROLINFORMATION .6
REAR PANELINFORMATION .. 7
CONNECTIONS
-LOUDSPEAKERCONNECTIONS .8
-AUDIO CONNECTIONS ...9
-DIGITALCONNECTIONS 9
-FRONTINPUTCONNECTIONS .10
-AERIALCONNECTIONS 11
BASICOPERATION 12
RADIODATASYSTEM(OPTIONAL) 14
TROUBLESHOOTING 15
SPECIFICATIONS 16

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SAFETYINFORMATION
Caution:
-Toreducetherisk ofelectricshock, donotremoveCover(orback)
-Nouser-serviceablepartsinside.
-Referservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.
-Donot exposethisappliancetorainormoisture
Thislightningflashwitharrowhead symbol,withinan equilateral
triangleisintendedtoalerttheusertothepresenceof uninstalled
dangerousvoltage”withintheproduct’senclosurethat maybe of
sufficientmagnitudetoconstituteariskofelectricshocktopersons.
Theexclamation pointwithinan equilateraltriangleisintendedtoalert
theusertothepresenceof importantoperatingandmaintenance
(servicing)instructionsintheliteratureaccompanyingtheappliance.
CLASS 1
LASERPRODUCT
Themarkingofproductsusinglasers(except forsomeareas).The
labelisattachedtotherearpanelandsaysthatthecomponent uses
beamsthat havebeenclassifiedasClass1,whichmeanstheunitis
utilizinglaserbeamsthatareofweakerclass.Thereisnodangerof
hazardousradiation outsidetheunit
ACCESSORIES
1. RCAcord(yellowcolor).
2. Remotecontrol.
3. BatteryAAx2forRemotecontrol
4.InstructionManual

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IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
Caution:ReadThisBeforeOperating YourUnit.
1. READ AND FOLLOWINSTRUCTIONS: Allthesafetyandoperation instructionsshouldberead beforetheproductis
operated. Followalloperationinstructionswithinthismanual.
2. RETAININSTRUCTIONS: Thesafetyand operation instructionsshouldberetainedforfuturereference.
3. HEEDWARNINGS: Complywithallwarningsontheproductand intheoperationinstructions.
4. CLEANING: Unplugthisproduct fromthewall outletbeforecleaning.Donotuseliquidcleanersoraerosolcleaners.Usea
dampclothforcleaning.
5. GROUNDINGorPOLARIZATION: Thisproductmaybeequippedwithapolarizedalternatingcurrentlineplug(aplug
havingonebladewiderthan theother).Thisplug willfitintothe poweroutletonlyoneway. Thisisasafetyfeature.Ifyou are
unabletoinserttheplugfullyintotheoutlet,tryreversing the plug.Iftheplug shouldstillfailtofit,contactyourelectrician
sinceit islikelyyouhaveanoutofsatewallsocket. Neverforcetheplugintothesocket.
6. OVERLOADING: Donot overload walloutletsorextension cordsasthiscan resultintheriskof
fireorelectricshock.OverloadedACoutlets,extension cords,frayedpowercables,damaged
orcrackedwireinsulation,andbrokenplugsaredangerous. Theymayresult inelectricshock
orfirehazard.Periodicallyexaminethepowercable-ifitsappearanceindicatesdamageor
deterioratedreceptacleshaveitreplacedbyyourservicetechnician.
7. POWERSOURCES: Thisproduct shouldbeoperatedonlyfromthetypeof powersourceindicatedon therearpanellabel. If
you arenotsureofthetypeofpowersupplytoyourhome,consultyourproduct dealerorlocalpowercompany.Forproducts
intend tobeoperatedfrombatterypower,orothersources,refertotheoperationinstructions.
8. ACCESSORIES: Donotplacethisproduct on anunstablesurfaceorsupport. Theproductmayfall,
causing seriousinjurytoachildoradult aswellasseriousdamagetotheproduct. Anymounting of
theproductshouldfollowthemanufacture’sinstructionsand useamounting accessory
recommendedbythemanufacturer.Aproductandcartcombinationshouldbemovedwithcare.
Quick stops,excessiveforce,andunevensurfacesmaycausetheproductandcartcombination to
overturn.
9. OUTDOORANTENNAGROUNDING: Ifanoutsideantenna orcablesystemisconnectedtothe
product,besuretheantenna orcablesystemisgroundedsoastoprovidesomeprotection againstvoltagesurgesand
built-upstaticcharges.Theexamplebelowisforreferenceonly.Correctgroundingshouldalwaysbeinstalledbyan
electrician.
ANTENNA
LEAD IN
WIRE
ANTENNA
DISCHARGEUNIT
(NEC SECTION 810-21)
GROUNDINGCONDUCTORS
(NECSECTION810-21)
GROUND CLAMPS
POWER SERVICEGROUNDING
ELECTRODE SYSTEM
(NEC ART250.PARTH)
ELECTRIC
SERVICE
EQUIPMENT
GROUND
CLAMP
10. POWER-CORDPROTECTION: Thepowersupplycablesshouldberouted sothattheyarenotlikelytobewalked onor
pinchedbyitemsplacedupon oragainstthem,payingparticularattention tocablesatplugsandthepointwheretheyexit
fromtheproduct.
11. ATTACHMENTS: Donotuseunauthorizedattachmentsastheymaycausefaultswiththeunit.
12. CONDITIONSREQUIREINGSERVICE: Unplugthisproductfromthewalloutletand referservicingtoqualifiedservice
personnelunderthefollowingconditions:
a) Iftheunit exhibitssuddenunusualoperation orunusualdisplaycharacteristics.
b) Iftheunit exhibitssuddenunusualoperation orunusualdisplaycharacteristics.
c) b.If liquidhasbeenspilled, orobjectshavefallenintotheproduct.
d) Iftheproducthasbeenexposedtorainorwater.
e) Iftheproductdoesnot operatenormallybyfollowing theoperationinstructions,adjusting onlythosecontrolsthatare
coveredbytheoperationinstructions.(NOTE: improperadjustmentofothercontrolsmayresultindamageandwill
oftenrequireextensiveworkbyaqualifiedtechniciantorestoretheproducttoitsnormaloperation).
f) Iftheproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.
g) Iftheproductexhibitsadistinctchangeinperformance.

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IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTION
13. SERVICING: Donotattempttoservicethisproductyourselfasremovingcovermayexposeyoutodangerousvoltagesor
otherhazards.Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.
14. LIGHTNING: Foraddedprotectionforthisproductduringathunderstorm,orwhenitisleft unattendedandunusedforlong
period oftime,unplugitfromthewalloutletand disconnecttheantenna orcablesystem.Thiswillpreventdamagetothe
productduetolightningandpowerlinesurges.
15. REPLACEMENTPARTS: Shouldreplacementpartsberequired,havetheservicetechnicianverifythatthereplacement
partsheuseshavethesamesafetycharacteristics astheoriginalparts. Useof unauthorizedreplacementspartscan cause
fireorelectricshock.
16. SAFETYCHECK: Uponcompletionofanyserviceorrepairstothisproduct, asktheservicetechniciantoperformsafety
checks recommendedbythemanufacturertodeterminethattheproductisinasafeoperatingcondition.
17. HEATDISPERSION---Leaveatleast10cmofspacebetweenthetop,backandsidesoftheunitandthewallorother
componentsforproperventilation.
10cmormore
10cmormore
10cm ormore
10cm or more
18.Theapparatusshallnotbeexposedtodripping orsplashing and thatno objectsfilledwithliquids,suchasvases,shallbe
placedontheapparatus.
19. NOTESONUSE
Avoidhightemperatures
Allowforsufficientheatdispersion
wheninstalledonarack.
Handlethepowercordcarefully.
Holdtheplugwhenunpluggingthe
cord.
Keepthesetfreefrommoisture.
water,anddust.
Unplugthepowercordwhennot
usingthesetforlongperiodsof
time
Donotobstructtheventilation
holes
*(Forsetswithventilationholes)
Donotletforeignobjectsintheset.
Donotletinsecticides,benzene,and
thinnercomeincontactwiththeset.
Neverdisassembleormodifytheset
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REMOTECONTROLLER
Byusingtheprovidedremotecontrolunit,thereceivercanbe
controlledfromyourlistening position.Tousetheremote
controlunit,point itattheREMOTESENSORwindowof the
receiver.
Notes:
-Evenif theremotecontrolunitisoperatedwithinthe
effectiverange,remotecontroloperationmaybeimpossibleif
thereareanyobstaclesbetweentheunitandtheremote
control.
-Iftheremotecontrolunitisoperatednearotherappliance
whichgenerateinfraredrays,orif otherremotecontrol
devicesusing infraredraysareusedneartheunit, it may
operateincorrectly.
-Thepoweristurnedon/off(standby)bypressingthe
POWERbutton ontheremotecontrolunitinstandbymode.
Precautionsconcerning batteries
-Besuretoinsertthebatterieswithcorrect positive+and
negative –polarities.
-Usebatteriesofthesametype.Neverusedifferenttypesof
batteriestogether.
-Rechargeableand non-rechargeablebatteriescanbeused.
Refertotheprecautionson theirlabels.
-Whentheremotecontrolunitisnottobeusedforalong
time(morethanamonth),removethebatteriesfromthe
remotecontrolunit toprevent themfromleaking. Iftheyleak,
wipeawaytheliquidinsidethebatterycompartmentand
replacethebatterieswithnewones.
-Donot heatordisassemblebatteriesandneverdisposeof
oldbatteriesbythrowingtheminafire.
REMOTECONTROLOPERATIONRANGE
Usetheremotecontrolunit withinarangeofabout7
meters(23 feet)andtheanglesofupto30degreesaiming
attheremotesensor.
BATTERYINSTALLATION
1.Removethebatterycompartmentcover.
2.Inserttwo AA”drybatteries.
Makesurethatthebatteriesareinsertedwiththeir
positive +”andnegative -”polespositionedcorrectly.
3.Closethecoveruntilitclicks.
Ifthedistancerequiredbetweentheremotecontrolunitand
mainunitdecreases,thebatteriesareexhausted.Inthiscase,
replacethebatterieswithnewone

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FRONTPANELINFORMATION
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1. POWERON/OFF
Pushthisbuttontoturntheunitintostandbymode, pushitagaintoturnofftheunit.
2. StereoDirect
Press thisbutton ,theunit willchangetostereodirect output mode,allthesignalthroughthisunit willnot beamplify.
3. DVD/CD
Press toactivetheDVDinputs
4. AUX1/AUX2
Press toactivetheAUX1/AUX2inputontherearpanel.
5. PLAYERINPUT/ST.LINEIN
Press toselecttheiPodconnectedtoiPodinon thefront panel. PressitagaintheSTEREO LINEIN jackwillbeactived.
6. TAPE/PHONO
Press toselecttheCassetteDeck sourceequipmentforoutputthroughthisunit.
7.MD
Press toactivetheDABinputs.
8. TUNER
Press toselectthebuilt inTUNER.Press itagaintoselectFMorAMtuning
9. LEDIndicator
Lightsgreenwhentheamplifieristurnedon. Lightsredwhentheamplifierisinstandbymodeorinoperation.
10.MASTERVOLUME
Rotatethisknobclockwiseorcounterclockwise,themastervolumewillbeincreasedordecreased.
11.USBPORT
1.1formatUSB port,.
12. PHONES
Jack forthestereoheadphones.
13. SPEAKERA/B
Press itonce,thespeakerthat connecttoSpeakerAoutputswill work,press it againSpeakerBoutputs’sspeakerwillwork.
14. SPEAKERA+B
Press thisbutton,thespeakerA&B outputs’sspeakerwill worktogether.
15. DIGITALIN
Press thisbutton toactivethePCMdigitalininput.
16 .USB
Press ittoactivetheUSB port.
17.TUNING +/-
Tunerfrequency up&down
18. PLAYERINPUT
Jack foriPod.
19. STEREOLINEINjack
Connecttothestereooutputterminalequipment.
20. Balance
RotatethisknobclockwiseorcounterclockwiseforBalanceadjustment.
21. Bass
RotatethisknobclockwiseorcounterclockwiseforBassadjustment.
22.Treble
RotatethisknobclockwiseorcounterclockwiseforTrebleadjustment.

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REMOTECONTROLINFORMATION
1.Mute
Press thisbutton tomutethesound, pushagaintocancelthe
mutefunction.
2. Standy
Pushthisbuttontoturntheunitintostandbymode,pushit
againtoturnoff theunit.
3. Digitalin
Press thisbutton toactivethePCMdigitalininpu
4. Display
Press thisbutton todisplaythestateofinputsource.
5. SpeakerA+B
Press thisbutton,thespeakerA&B outputs’sspeakerwill
worktogether..
6.Memory
Press ittostorethebroadcaststationasapreset
7. APS
Intunermode,press thisbutton toallocateand memorize
radiostationautomatically.
8. PTYSearch
NoPTYinforamtionwouldbedisplayed.
9. ST/Mono
Press thisbutton toalternatebetweenStereoand Monomode
whenlistentoFMbroadcast.
10. Station+/-
Press thesebuttonstoselectapresetchannelduring the
tunermode.
11.
When insertaMP3playerintheUSBport, press thisbutton
topausestheplayback.
12. Auto/Manual
ThisbuttonisusedtoselectAUTOorMANUALtuning forAM
and FMstations.Pressoncetoset toAUTO,againfor
MANUAL
When insertaMP3playerintheUSBportpress thisbuttonto
stoptheplayback.
13. Tuning-
When selectthebuiltintuner,pressittotunefrequency
down.
When insertaMP3playerintheUSBportpress thisbuttonto
select theprevioustrack
14.
When insertaMP3playerintheUSBportpress thisbuttonto
startstheplayback
15. USB
ActivetheUSB port.
16. DVD/CD
Press toactivetheDVDinputs.
17.MD
Press toactivetheDABinputs.
18. TAPE/PHONO
Press toselecttheCassetteDeck sourceequipmentfor
outputthroughthisunit.
19. SPEAKERA/B
Press itonce,thespeakerthat connecttoSpeakerAoutputs
will work,press it againSpeakerBoutputs’sspeakerwill
work.
20.iPod/STEREO LINEIN
Press toselecttheiPodconnectedtoiPodinon thefront
panel.Press itagaintheSTEREOLINEIN jack will be
actived.
21. BAND
Press thebuttontoselectFMorAM.
22.TUNER
Press toselectthebuiltinTUNER.Press itagaintoselect
FMorAMtuning.
23. AUX1/AUX2
Press toactivetheAUX1/AUX2inputontherearpanel,
24. StereoDirect.
Press thisbutton,theunitwill changetostereodirectoutput
mode,allthesignalthroughthisunit willnot beamplify.
25. Tuning+
When insertaMP3playerintheUSBportpress thisbuttonto
select thenext track.
26. Volume+/-
Press thesebuttonstodecreaseorincreasethevolume.
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REARPANELINFORMATION
1. Antenna:Connection terminalforAM&FM
2.Mainsswitch
Usetointerruptthemainsvoltage
3. RS232 port
4. Analog audioIn/Out
-TAPE OUT: ConnecttothelineinputterminalsontheTAPE DECK
-AUXIN: Connecttothelineoutputofanexternalplayer.
-TAPE IN:Connecttothelineoutputterminalson theTAPE DECK.
- DVDIN: ConnecttothelineoutputterminalsontheDVDplayer
- MDIN:Connect tothelineoutputterminalsontheDABplayer
5. PCMDIGITALIN
Opticalin1,2
PCMDigitalaudioinputtothedigitaloutputof CDplayer.
CoaxialIn1,2
PCMDigitalaudioinputtothedigitaloutputofaCD player
6. SpeakerB
Forconnectionof loudspeaker
Note:-Thespeakerimpedancemust be4and16Ohm
- Foroptimalsoundqualitytheremust beaproperconnectionbetweenthespeakerterminal
and theamplifierterminal.
-Thecableendsmustnotbefrayedtoavoidthat theycomeintocontactwitheachotheror
thecabinetbackpanel
7. SpeakerA
Theothersectionforconnectionofloudspeaker.
8. ACCORD
ConnecttotheACmainssocket.

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CONNECTION
LOUDSPEAKERCONNECTIONS
Caution:
Toavoiddamagingthespeakerswithasuddenhigh-levelsignal,besuretoswitchthepoweroffbeforeconnectingthespeakers.
lCheck theimpedanceof yourspeakers.
Connect speakerwithan impedanceof 8ohmsormore. Theamplifier’sredspeakerterminalsarethe+(positive)terminals
and theblackterminalsarethe –(negative)terminals.
lThe+sideofthespeakercableismarkedtomakeitdistinguishablefromthe –sideofthecable.Connect thismarkedside
tothered+terminalsand theunmarkedsideistheblack terminal.
lPreparethespeakercordsforconnectionbystrippingoff approximately10mmorless (nomoreasthiscouldcausea
short-circuit)oftheouterinsulation. Twistthewirestightlytogethersothattheyarenotstraggly.
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1.Unscrewtheknob
2.Insertthespeakercable.
3.Tightentheknobandsecurethecable.

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CONNECTION
AUDIO CONNECTIONS
Note: Donotpluginthemainspowerlead orturnon theunit beforeallconnectionshavebeenmade.
Connecttosourceequipmentusingphonocables(stereo2RCA-2RCA).
DIGITALCONNECTIONS
Twotypesof digitalaudioconnectionscanbemadetothisunit,opticalandcoaxial.

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CONNECTION
FRONTINPUTCONNECTIONS
ThefrontpaneliPod inputisfortemporaryconnectionstotheiPodplayer.

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CONNECTIONS
AERIALCONNECTIONS
FMaerial
Connect anaerialtotheFM75ohmsocket(asimplewireaerialissuppliedfortemporaryuse). Extend thelead and movethe
aerialarounduntil yougetthebestreception. Forcontinueduse, westronglyrecommendedusing a75ohmoutdoorFMaerial.
AMloopaerial
Connect eachend ofthesinglelengthantenna totheantenna terminals.Placetheantenna asfarfromthemainsystemas
possibletoprevent unwantednoiseandtoobtainoptimumreception.If theAMloopaerialprovideddoesnotreceivesufficient
reception, it maybenecessarytousean outdoorAMaerial.
FMaerial
OR FMexternalaerial AMloopaerial
OR
AMexternalaerial
Ground
AM
LOOP
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BASICOPERATION
1. Press the MainPowerON/OFFSwitch on the rearpanel
toON.
2. Press the PowerOn button on thefront paneltoswitchon
theunit.
3. Selectthedesiredsourcebypushingthecorresponding
button
- DVD/CD
-AUX/STEREO LINEIN
-iPod
-MD
- TUNER
- TAPE
- USB(1.1formatonly)
-Digitalin
thisbuttonisusetoselect belowinputsasfollow
COAX1COAX2OPT1OPT2
PHONES jack
Forprivatelistening,insertoptional(notincluded)
headphones(1/4-inchplug)intothePHONES jack,and then
thecenterandsurround speakerwillbecutautomatically.
iPod injack
TheinputportsareforiPodplayer.It can connectaiPod
playerdirectlyorconnecttoaiPod docking.
Balance/Bass/Treble controlknob
BALANCEcontrolisusedtoadjustthelevelofspeaker.
BASS controlisusedtoadjustthelevelofthelowfrequency
sound range.
TREBLEcontrolisusedtoadjustthelevelofhighfrequency
sound rang.
USB
USB 1.1formatport,canconnectaUSBstickorconnecta
MP3musicplayerdirectly.When connectaMP3player,you
can usetheremotetoachievethefollowfunction: PLAY,
PAUSE, STOP, SKIP,PREVIOUS
Speakerchannel selection
IFyouwantonesectionspeakerworkandanothersection
stop, press SPEAKERA/Bbutton onthefrontpaneloronthe
remotecontrol.
Ifyouwanttwosectionspeakersworktogether,press
SpeakerA+B buttononthefrontpanelorontheremote
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BASICOPERATION
RadioOperations
AutomaticTuning
1.Press the MainPowerOn/Offswitch on therearpanel
first,thenpress the PowerOn/Off buttononthefront
paneltoturnthisuniton.
2.Press the Tuner buttononthefrontpaneloronthe
remotecontrol,thenpress the Band buttononthe
remotetoselect FM or AM.
3.Press the “AUTO/MANUAL”buttononremotecontrolto
activateautomaticselection.(DefaultmodeisManual
selection)(Note:Autoappearsonthedisplay.)
4.Press TUNING+ and TUNING - toselect thestationyou
wanttolistento.Whenastationistunedin,thetuning
process willstopautomatically.(Automaticselection)
5.Press TUNING+ or TUNING- againtoselectanother
channel.
Manual Tuning
Itisforselectingstations,whichcannotbetuned
automatically(manualselection)
Totuneachannelmanually:
Skipstep3intheaboveprocedures.Eachtimethe
TUNING+ or TUNING- button ispressedmomentarily(0.5
second orless),thefrequency changesbyafixedstep:FM:
50 kHzsteps; MW:10kHzsteps.
TwoFMmodesavailable:
Press ST/MONO button on remotecontroltoselectStereo
modeorMonomode.
Stereo
FMstereobroadcastsarereceivedinstereoandthe
8
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indicatorlightson thedisplay.
Mono
TocompensateforweakFMstereoreception,selectthis
mode.Receptionwill nowbeforcedmonaural,reducing
unwantednoise.
If DISPLAY buttonispressed,thedetailsofincomingsource
will bedisplayed.
PresetTuning
ThisfacilityisusedtostoreFM,AMbroadcasting from
channel1to15respectively.
Howtoselectpresetstations
Press the STATIONbuttons”(numbers)onremotecontrolto
select apreset channelduring thetunermode.
ManualMemoryPresetting
1. Press the Tuner buttononthefrontpaneloron theremote
control,thenpress the Band buttonontheremotetoselect
FM or AM.
2.Pressthe TUNING+ or TUNING- buttonstoselecta
frequency channelyou wanttopreset.
3. Press the MEMORY buttonbriefly.
4.Whilethe “MEM”indicatorislit,press TUNING+ or
TUNING- buttontoselectapresetstation.Thestation
numberwillbedisplayedonthescreen.
5. Press the MEMORY buttontoconfirm.
Tostoremorestations,repeat steps3to6.

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RADIO DATASYSTEM(Optional)
RADIODATASYSTEM(RDS)
RDSisamethodforthetransmissionofadditional
informationfromlocalRadioStations.Itcan onlyoperatedin
FMmode.Forexample,nameofthestationbroadcasting,
nameoftheprogramorthetypeofprogramwillbeshownon
themulti-functiondisplay.
Itfunctionsonlywhenthelocalbroadcastingstationshave
theRDStransmissionandthesignalisstrongenough.
Press “DISPLAY”onremotecontrol,therearefunctionsfor
PS, PTY,WAITCTand RT.
Afteryouhaveselectedtheradioprogram,press “DISPLAY”
on theremotecontrol,andthentheinformationofthe
programwillbeshownon thescreen.
a)PS(ProgramServiceName)
Press “DISPLAY”onremotecontroluntil “PS”appears.The
currentstationnamewillbeshown.
Note: “NOPS”willbeshownifthesignalfromlocalradio
stationisnotstrongenough ornosuchservice.
b)PTY(ProgramType)
Press ”DISPLAY”onremotecontroluntil “PTY”appears.
Thecurrentnametypeoftheprogramwill beshown.
Note: “NOPTY”willbeshownifthesignalfromlocalradio
stationisnotstrongenough ornosuchservice.
c)CT(Clock-Time)
Press “DISPLAY”onremotecontrol,then “WAITINGCT”
will appear.
ThecurrenttimefromRadioStationwill beshown, e.g. 15:30
Note:
1. The Clock-Time willbeonlytransmittedfromlocalradio
stationonceaminute,soyouneedtowaitforless than 1
minutetoshowtheresult.
2.“NOCT”willbeshownifthesignalfromlocalradio
stationisnotstrongenough ornosuchservice.
d)RT(Radiotext)
Press “DISPLAY”onremotecontroluntil “RT”appears.
SomeTextmessageswillbeshown.
Note: “NORT”willbeshownifthesignalfromlocalradio
stationisnotstrongenough ornosuchservice.
PTYSEARCH (ProgramTypeSearch)
1.Press the “PTYSEARCH ”onremotecontrol, PTY
SELECT”willflashonthedisplay.
2.Press TUNING+/- tochoosetheprogramtype,for
example, NEWS, SPORT, …etc.
3.Press “PTYSEARCH”againonceyou choosethe
programtype.
4.Whenthetypeofprogramtuned in,itwillstopsearching,
otherwise, NOFOUND”willappear.
APS (AutoProgramSearch)
1.Select yourFMorAMband.
2.Pressing the “APS”on remotecontrol,itwillsearchthe
availablestations.Thesearchedstationswillbe
memorizedintherespectivebandmemoryupto
maximum15memories.
Note:Weakstationmayalsobestoriedinmemorizes,so
manualmemorypresettingmaybeneededinordertohave
betterreceiving.

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TROUBLESHOOTING
Todetermineanyproblemwithyourreceiver,alwayscheck the mostobviouspossiblecausesfirst. Ifanyproblemstillremains
afteryourhavingcheckedtheitemsbelow,consultyournearest dealer.
Problem ProbableCause Suggestion
Amplifier
When listeningtothemusicinstereo.
Left/right speakersreversed. Speakersareconnectedwrong. Afterchecking,ifneeded, reconnect.
Lowhumorbuzz sound Powercordsorlightingplacednearthis
product. Placethisproductasfaraspossible fromlighting orpowerleads
Sound isonlyheardfromonechannel Oneof theinputcordsisdisconnected.
TheBALANCEcontrolissettooneside.
Connecttheinputleadsand
adjusttheBALANCEcontrol.
Sound cutsoff whenlisteningtothe
musicornosoundeventhough poweris
ON.
Speakerimpedanceisless than
prescribedforthisunit. Afterturningoffthepowerand then turningitonagain, reducethevolumeor
changetothecorrect 8ohmspeakers.
Lowbassresponse. Speakerpolarity(+/-)isreversed. Check allspeakersforcorrectpolarity.
Tuner
Anunusualhissingnoiseisheardwhen
listeningtothebroadcastinstereo, but
notheardwhenlisteningmonaurally.
Aslightnoisemaybeheardbecausethe
methodusedformodulationof FM
stereobroadcastsindifferentthanthat
usedformonauralbroadcasts.
Tryreducingthetreblesound byturning
thetreblecontrols.
Noiseisexcessiveinbothstereoand
monauralbroadcasts. Poorlocationand/ordirectionofthe antenna.Transmittedstationistoofar
away.
Set the FM modetomonauralby
pressingtheSTEREO/MONObutton.
(Notethat thebroadcast willthenbe
heardasmonauralsound)
Sound isdistortedand/orthevolume
levelbecomeslow. Broadcastsignalsarepoororpoor antenna placement Ifanindoorantenna isbeing used, changetoanoutdoorantenna
Excessivedistortion inspeakeroutput Poorreceptionarea Tryusinganantenna withmore
elements.
RemoteControl Unit
Thebatteriesareexhausted. Replacewithnewbatteries.Remotecontrolnotworking Theremotecontrolunit istoofarfrom
thereceiveroroutoftheeffectiverange.
OperatetheRemoteControlunitwithin
theeffectiverange

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SPECIFICATIONS
MaxPowerOutput: 300W 2CH(RMS,THD=0.25%,8ohm)(20Hz-20kHz)
ASpeaker: 4～8ohm
BSpeaker: 4～8ohm
A+BSpeaker 8ohm
TotalHarmonicDistortion: <0.005(Vin=200mV,1WPoweroutput)
Inter-modulationdistortion: <0.008
requency Response: +/-0.5dB,20Hz-22kHz
Signal/Noiseratio: 110 dB(DigitalIn)
Signal/Noiseratio: 110 dB(Analog In)
ChannelSeparation: >70dB
AudioAnalogueinput
Senstivity/Impedance: 200mV/47Kohm
Tuning Range: FM87.5MHz-108MHz,AM530kHz-1710kHz
(FMpreset 20 station,AMpreset 10 station)
THD: FM-0.7%.AM-1%～1.3%
Signal/Noiseratio FM: 68dB,AM:45dB
Antenna inputs: FM75 ohmsunbalance.AM:LoopAntenna
General:
Mainsvoltage: 110V-60Hz
Dimensions: 434(W) 317(D) 134(H)mm/ 17.09”x12.48”x5.28”inches
Option
USB multimediaplayerforaudio
*Designandspecificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.