GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING HINTS
Place the preamplifier on a | soft, protective | surface. Remove the eight allen | head | screws | (four |
on each side), and six phillips | head screws | (three each on top and bottom), | securing | the top | and |
bottom covers. Remove covers. |
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2)Referring to the diagram “Main Printed Circuit Board Component Layout”, locate the three wire
| jumper | locations labelled “A”, | “B”, and | "C", | in | front of the power transformer. These jumpers | |||||||
| control | the | series/parallel | connections | of | the | power | transformer’s | primary. | ||||
3 ) | Remove | the | old | jumper(s) | by | desoldering | and | replace | with new | jumper(s) as indicated: | |||
| 100 | - | 120 VAC: Jumpers A & B installed |
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| 200 | - | 240 | VAC: | Jumper | C installed |
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Be sure to clip off excess wire length on the solder
4)Referring again to the diagram, locate the
100 - 120 VAC: 1/10 AMP
200 - 240 VAC: 1 /16 AMP
5 ) | Referring again | to the | diagram, locate | the wire | jumper location labelled | “Remove | For 240 | |
| VAC”, | behind | the transformer. This jumper controls the voltage supplied | to the | Power Switch | |||
| indicator | lamp. | Remove | or install this | jumper | as indicated: |
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100 - 120 VAC: Jumper Installed
200 - 240 VAC: Jumper Removed
6) Replace the covers.
7)Obtain a new voltage configuration label from the factory, and affix over the original markings. Alternately, prepare a small self adhesive label and indicate the new voltage range with
| permanent | ink. | Relabelling | the | unit is | a | vital | safety | requirement, | particularly | if | the | preamplifier | ||||||||||||||||
| is sold to a new owner. |
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The 915 Preamplifier is configured | for normal operation when all toggle | switches | are | in | the | “down” | |||||||||||||||||||||||
position. | That | is, | Tape | Monitor | is NOT selected, | Tone | Controls are | OFF, | and | the | outputs are | ON. If | |||||||||||||||||
no | sound | is | heard | from the system, | first check the position of the Tape | Monitor | and | Output | switches. | ||||||||||||||||||||
If altered tonal balance is detected | (even | with | the | Bass | and | Treble | controls | centered), | check | the | |||||||||||||||||||
position | of | the | Tone switch. |
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If | the | Ready | light is | off | or | glowing red, the | preamplifier’s outputs are | muted | and no | sound | will |
| be | heard. | |||||||||||||||
If rated AC power is present and the light is glowing red, then the delay | circuit will | outputs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
within | several | seconds. | If the delay circuit | does not | within | a | few seconds | and | the | light | |||||||||||||||||||
continues to glow red, check for low AC line voltage, and that the unit | is configured | for the | local | line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
voltage. | If | the | Ready | light is | off, | check the AC power connections. |
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If | all | controls are | in | the | intended | position | and | the | Ready | light |
| is green, | check | all | system | power |
connections, interconnecting and speaker cables, and fuses. The 915 does contain one internal
power fuse, | but | this fuse should not generally blow | unless | a malfunction has occurred. This fuse |
should be replaced only with the exact type and rating | of fuse | originally supplied. If this fuse is replaced | ||
and blows | again | within a short time, disconnect all | power | immediately and return for service. |
If all controls, fuses, cables, etc. seem to be functioning properly, a process of
component substitution | should be employed until the | defective unit | is | identified. | If only | one | channel | |
is not | functioning properly, a | interconnect | and | speaker | cables | from | left to | |
right | should reveal | the malfunctioning component. |
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