Madrigal Imaging N380 manual Quick Start…

A Quick Start…

We recognize that many people are understandably eager to begin listening to their new components, and that reading the manual is often done (if at all) at a later time—perhaps while listening to music through the new product itself. We strongly recommend that you read this manual thoroughly, as the Nº380 Preampli- fier incorporates many unusual features which enhance its operation.

Fortunately, we can help you get some music up and running on your system quickly, so that you may begin enjoying your new preamplifier while reading more about it. The goal here is simply to make some music quickly. (The follow- ing procedure assumes that the rest of your system is already connected; e.g., power amplifier to speakers, etc.)

1TURN OFF YOUR ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS

This minimizes the opportunity for a momentary electrical surge to disturb your system while making connections. If you have a large power amplifier, allow its power supply to fully discharge before proceeding.

2CONNECT A SOURCE TO INPUT 1 (INPUT 3 IF SINGLE-ENDED)

Connect the output of your CD player to the Left and Right Input 1 XLR jacks on the rear panel of your Nº380 preamplifier. (Use the Input 3 RCA jacks if your source is single-ended. If used, press the Input 3 button on the face of the Nº380 to select this input.) High quality interconnecting cables such as Madrigal CZ Gel will yield superior results, and are strongly recom- mended.

3CONNECT THE Nº380 OUTPUTS TO YOUR POWER AMP

The Left and Right Main Out jacks on the rear panel of the Nº380 should be connected to the corresponding inputs of your power amplifier. If your power amplifier has balanced inputs and you have appropriate high-quality cables (with XLR plugs at both ends), we recommend using the Balanced Main Outs. Otherwise, use the (single-ended) Main Outs from the preampli- fier to your power amplifier. Once again, high quality interconnecting cables such as Madrigal CZ Gel will yield superior results, and are strongly recom- mended.

4PLUG THE Nº380 INTO THE WALL OUTLET

Connect the AC cord to the male IEC connector on the center of the bot- tom panel of the Nº380, then connect the AC cord to the AC mains. When power is first applied, the Nº380 will initialize (showing all current input names), automatically select the first available input (CD1), and set its out- put level to OFF. (If you used input 3, select it now.)

5TURN ON YOUR SOURCE COMPONENT; TURN ON YOUR POWER AMPLI- FIER; SLOWLY RAISE THE VOLUME ON THE Nº380 TO A COMFORTABLE LEVEL

Congratulations! You should now be able to enjoy your favorite music while reading the rest of this manual.

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