APOWER button
Press this button to turn the unit on and off.
See steps on page 11 for turning on and off the audio system including this unit.
When you turn the unit on, the blue indicator around the button blinks and no sound comes out for a few seconds. Wait until the indicator stops blinking.
oWhen the protection circuit is activated, the indicator around the POWER button will continue to blink and no sound will come out. If this occurs, check the items on page 12 “Protection Circuit”.
o Because this unit is equipped with a high capacity transformer and capacitor, sound may occur from the power transformer when you turn it on. This is not malfunction in the unit.
oAfter turning the unit off, wait at least 2 seconds before turning it on again in order to prevent malfunction.
oTurn off the power when not using this unit.
BPower cord receptacle
Connect the power cord to the power cord receptacle.
After all other connections are complete, connect the power cord’s plug to the AC wall socket.
Do not use any power cords other than the one included with this unit or a power cord specified by ESOTERIC. Use of other power cords may result in fire or cause electric shock.
CINPUT SELECTOR switch
Use this switch to change the input between RCA and XLR.
Do not change the input while the unit is on. Doing so may cause sudden loud noise and damage to speakers as well as harm hearing.
DOUTPUT MODE switch
Select “STEREO” when you use this unit as a stereo power amplifier.
Select “BTL (Bridged Transformer Less)” when you use this unit as a monaural power amplifier.
oYou cannot connect the speakers for the both “STEREO” and “BTL” modes at the same time. When you want to change the mode, follow the steps below.
1Turn the unit off, and then disconnect the speakers from the unit.
2Change the mode by sliding the OUTPUT MODE switch.
3Connect the unit to the speakers, and then turn the unit on.
Do not change the output mode while the unit is on. Doing so may cause serious damage to the unit and the speakers.
ESPEAKER terminals
Connect these terminals to the speaker's terminals using commercially available speaker cables.
See “Speaker Connections” on the next page, and “Connection examples” on pages 9 and 10.
FXLR input terminals
Connect these terminals to the output terminals of the preamplifier using commercially available XLR balanced audio cables.
See “Connection examples” on pages 9 and 10.
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oThe pin assignment of the XLR input terminals is #2 HOT. Use the corresponding cables for correct polarity.
GRCA input terminals
Connect these terminals to the output terminals of the preamplifier using commercially available RCA audio cables.
See “Connection examples” on pages 9 and 10.
Make sure to connect:
White plug e White jack (L: left channel)
Red plug e Red jack (R: right channel)
o Slide the INPUT SELECTOR switch to “RCA” when you use these terminals.
HGND terminal [SIGNAL GND]
Connection of this terminal with the ground terminal of another chassis may improve sound quality.
oNote that this is NOT an electrical safety ground (earth).
ESOTERIC uses ESOTERIC MEXCEL
RCA audio cable | BNC digital cable |
XLR audio cable | Speaker cable |
RCA digital cable | Power cable |
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