Setting Up the Sadv 1245 R

Carefullyunpackthe SADV 1245 Randstoretheoriginal

packingmaterialscarefully. The carton and packing			are
speciallydesignedforthisunitandwillbeneeded	againif
youwishtomovetheequipmentatanytime.Please			be
suretoreadthesafetynotesintheseinstructions	.
Iftheunitgetsverycold(e.g.whenbeingtransp		orted),
condensationmayforminsideit.Pleasedonotswit			chit
on until it has had plenty of time to warm up to ro			om
temperature, so that any condensation evaporates
completely.
Before placing the unit on a sensitive surface, ple			ase
checkthecompatibilityofthelacquerandtheunit		’sfeet
atanonvisiblepoint.Fitalayerofprotectivem	aterialif
necessary.
Theunitshouldbesetuponarigid,levelbase.I	fyouare
placingtheunitonresonanceabsorbers ordecoupl			ing
components,makesurethattheydonotcompromise			its
stability.
Theunitshouldbesetupinadry,wellventilated	site,out
of direct sunlight and away from radiators and othe				r
heaters. Itmustnot be locatedclose to heatprodu			cing
objects or devices, oranything that is heatsensit		ive or
highlyinflammable.
TheSADV player mustnever beset upbetween heat
generating devices such as integrated amplifiers (P			A),
poweramplifiersorsurrounddecoders(DD).

TheSADVshouldneverbeplacedontopofanamplif			ier
or any other device that can become hot during
operation.
Eitherplacethedeviceatthesideofotherequipm		entor
ontopofcooldevicesliketuners,preampsetc.
'R' series devices dissipate some of their heat via th			e
case cover. For this reason units of any other make
whichareplacedontopofa	 'R'seriesdevicemust
standonfeetatleast2cmhigh.

Wheninstallingtheunitonashelforinacupboar	ditis
essential to provide an adequate flow of cooling ai	r, to
ensurethattheheatproducedbythe unitis dissip	ated
effectively.Forthisreasontheremustbeatleast	10cm

free space to both sides and behind the units. There shouldalsobe10cm abovethecase to the next cup boardorshelf.

of the DVD player, and could be a source of danger!Any heat build-up will shorten the life

Mechanical de-coupling
The area on which you set up your highquality HiF	i
equipment, and the actual surface on which it stand	s,
haveaninfluenceontheachievablesoundqualityw	hich
shouldnotbeunderestimated.Thesurfaceshouldb	eas
heavy, stable, hard and flat as possible. The unit	is

suppliedwiththenewlydeveloped conicalabsorber

feet. Thesefeetfeatureinternaldampingcharacter	istics
whichdecoupletheplayerextremelyeffectivelyfr	omthe
basesurface.

Note:

The absorber cones can be screwed in or out to compensateexactlyforanyunevennessofthebases ur face.

Theunitmustbeadjustedcarefullysothatitise xactly horizontal in all directions. All the feet must mak e firm contactwiththebasesurface;theunitmustnot 'wobble'!