User manual VINCENT SP-T100

[. . . ] Dear Customer, we thank you for the confidence you prove in purchasing our product. It will match your high demands towards sound and manufacturing quality. Though it is understandable that you want to plug and play this product instantaneously, we encourage you to read this manual carefully before installation. It will help you in handling and operating this machine in your system and obtaining the best possible performance, even if it was installed by your dealer. [. . . ] AC power connector and fuse holder To establish the power supply, connect the plugs of the power cable to the device and to the AC wall outlet. Connect the power cable between device and power supply only after all other connections have been made. DURING INSTALLATION PLEASE OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING ADVICE: Protective caps Prior to the first installation the protective plastic caps must be removed from all the connections used at the rear of the unit. Inadequate connections can cause noise interference, failures and malfunctions. RCA connections Contacting the middle pin of the RCA plugs with the outer ring of the RCA chassis jack may lead to damages to the main amplifier if it is switched on!To avoid this hazard, connect or disconnect only in switched-off state and more than one minute after deactivating!Speaker cable connections The use of ready-made loudspeaker cables is recommended instead of connecting the cable's central wire (strand) directly to the terminals. banana plugs or cable lugs ensure high security from short-circuits and damage to loudspeakers or amplifier. Ensure that bare loudspeaker wires are never able to come into contact with each other or with the metal on the back of the housing. Make sure that the positive and negative loudspeaker wires are connected correctly. You will notice a reduced sound quality if the connections are the wrong way round. To make the most of the components' sound potential, only high quality loudspeakers and connecting cables, for example Vincent cables, should be used. This main amplifier is equipped with a mono audio input ("LINE IN") on which the unit awaits the preamplified signal of an audio channel. This is the audio information that the SP-T100 provides for one or two loudspeakers. Attention: No source with a standard line level signal ("LINE OUT") must be connected to this input. This audio input connector must be interconnected to the output connector ("PRE OUTPUT" or "OUTPUT") of a preamplifier. If the SP-T100 is to supply one channel of a stereo system, connect the input connector of the SP-T100 with a preamplifier output socket that is usually labelled "PRE OUT R" or "PRE OUT L". If the SP-T100 is used in a multi-channel system, then the connection socket of the desired channel (e. "FRONT R") in the connection field of the decoder preamplifier usually marked with "AUDIO OUTPUT" is to be connected to the input of this main amplifier. The required voltage and frequency can be read on the back of the device beside the socket for the mains. If the electricity supply is appropriate, push the inlet connector of the supplied mains cable firmly into socket for the mains on the back of the device (7). Either a single speaker (A) or two speakers (A+B) can be connected to this amplifier. [. . . ] By doing this the housing is able to shield all signals from external radiated noise. Some main amplifiers are equipped with a "Ground Lift"-switch. If it is activated, ground potential of the chassis and the protective ground wire are being separated from the central signal ground point. If the problem occurs and cannot be solved by yourself your audio specialist dealer will help you. [. . . ]