SECTION 2 — PREPARATION FOR USE2-1 Initial Inspection
Check the shipping carton carefully for external
damage.If the car ton shows evidenceof abuse, ask
the carrier’s agent to be present when the unit is un-
packed.Carefully unpack the unit to avoid damaging
the equipment through the use of careless proce-
dures.Inspect all equipment fordamages immediately
after unpacking. Bent and broken parts, dents, and
scratchesshould be noted. If damage is found, referto
paragraph 2-2 for recommended claim procedures.
Keepall packing material for possible future use.
2-2 Claims
Ifthe unit has been damaged, notify the carr ier im-
mediately. File a claim with the carrier and advise
Logitekof such action to arrange for repair or replace-
ment without waitingfor a claim to be settled with the
carrier.
2-3 Repacking forShipment
Ifthe unit must be retur ned to Logitek, attach a let-
terto it showing the owner’s name and address. A de-
scription of necessary service should be included in
theletter. The original shipping carton and packaging
materials should be used for reshipment if possible.
UseFRAGILE labels on each surface. Return the unit
freight prepaid. Be sure to insure the unit for its full
value.The unit will be repaired promptly and returned
freight prepaid.
2-4 Installation
The MON-10 is designed to be mounted in a stan-
dard 19" equipment rack by using the four mounting
holes in the corners of the front panel. While
flow-through ventilation is not necessary, the unit
should not be mounted directly above equipment
which produces significant heat, such as equipment
using vacuum tubes.The unit should never be oper-
atedif the ambient temperature is above 55 degrees C
(131 degrees F).
2-5 Connecting Inputs and Outputs
All inputs and outputs (except the headphone out-
put) are connected via the barrier strips on the rear
panel. These terminals are “wire-capturing”, so it is
notnecessary to attach crimp lugs to each wire before
fasteningthe wire to theterminal. Crimp lugs may be
used, however,if desired.
Balanced line-level inputs and the line output
should be connected the to terminals as indicated on
the rear panel.Unbalanced sources can be fed to the
MON-10 by connecting the “hot”lead from the unbal-
ancedsource to the “+” input terminal on the MON-10,
whileconnecting the “-” terminal on the MON-10 to the
accompanying MON-10 groundter minal.
Unbalanced equipment can be fedfrom the output
of the MON-10 by connecting the “+”ter minal on the
MON-10 to the “hot” input on the unbalanced equip-
ment,while leaving the “-” terminal on the MON-10 un-
connected. Connect the cable shield to the ground
side of the input connector on the unbalanced unit.
Whenfeeding unbalanced equipment from the output
ofthe MON-10, it is impor tant that the “-”output termi-
nal be left unconnected. Connecting this terminal to
groundwill not harm the equipment. However, it might
cause undesired crosstalk.
Care should be takento be sure that cable shields
are connected to grounded equipment on only one
end of the cable. On any cable which connects two
piecesof equipment, of which both are grounded, the
cableshield must be left unconnected on one end, or
poor noise performance mayresult.
An external speaker may be connected to the
SPEAKER OUT terminals on the rear panel.For best
performance, be sure that the speakerground retur n
isconnected to the indicated ground ter minals on the
unit. Touse the speaker on the front panel, connect
the SPEAKER OUT terminal to the INTERNAL
SPEAKER terminal. DO NOT CONNECT BOTH AN
EXTERNAL SPEAKER AND THE INTERNAL
SPEAKER AT THE SAME TIME, AS THE AM-
PLIFIER MAYBE DAMAGED IF YOU DO.