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10)Donot place inacompletelyenclosed cabinet.Donot stackother equipment on topof the
VAC unit.
11)Donot operateon carpetoranyother surface thatmight blockair flow.
12)Thechassis andglass will becomehot innormal use.
13)Donot allowthechassis to touchanymetal parts,suchas theframeof anequipment rack.
Thismight createaparallel groundpath thatcoulddegradethesoundof yoursystem.
14)Connectthepower cordto thepower source indicatedon therear panel (will beeither
100,120,220,or240 voltsAC).Voltageconversionsmustbedoneatthefactoryof by
anauthorizedVAC importer.
15)Avoidpower conditioners thatfloatthegroundpin.
16)Power requirementsare approximately1000watts.Payclose attention to power quality,and
beaware thatdifferent power cords canalter thesound.
17) Checkthebiassettingsof theoutput tubes whentheunitisfirstinstalled andwhenever a
tubeischanged.Itisalsoagoodidea to verifythesettingsperiodically,suchas once a
week. Follow thebiasprocedure outlinedlater inthismanual.
18)Notethatthere isafront panel TESTswitch; thisengages theeight blueLEDsused forsetting
ormonitoringthebiassettingsof theKT88 tubes.See Biasing&CheckingOutput Tube
Condition fordirections.
NOTE:Donot removeand connectinput cablesorspeaker cableswhile isamplifier isrunning.
Doing sorisksdamageto yourloudspeakers ortheamplifier.
Donot operatetheamplifier without aloudspeaker orloadresistorattached.
Donot operatewithout thefront glass andtoprailsinplace.
Takecare to keepeveryone,especiallychildrenandpets,frombeingable to reachand
touchthetubes, whichbecomeextremelyhot andcause seriousinjury.
Never touchatubeiftheglass isbroken.Theinternal structurescarryhighvoltageandcould
present aserious,possiblylethal shock.Ifatubebreaks,unplugtheamplifier and wait30
minutes, thenremovethetube.
Keepflammable objectsawayfrom theamplifier.
