Musical Fidelity A3.2 manual Input Connections, Output Connections, Pre-Amplifieroutput

All input, output and power connections should be made with the mains power switched OFF.

INPUT CONNECTIONS

The A3.2 Integrated amplifier has one pair of phono inputs, which can be used either for moving magnet (MM) or moving coil (MC) pickups.

The phono input sensitivity requirement can be changed from MM to MC by press- ing the push-button switch located on the rear panel.

Important - Do not operate the MM/MC switch with the volume control turned up.

Some turntable/pickup arm combinations are fitted with an extra wire for chassis earthing. This should be connected to the earth terminal on the back panel.

The A3.2 amplifier also has five “line level” inputs which are electrically identi- cal, and therefore suitable for use with any source component having an output of at least 300mV. The sockets on the rear panel are marked CD, TUNER, AUXIL- LIARY 1, AUXILLIARY 2, and TAPE, to correspond with function buttons on the front panel.

Connect the left and right outputs from your CD player, tuner or phono/record deck to the appropriate RCA input sockets on the back panel.

Connect the A3.2’s TAPE input sockets to the line output of your tape recorder, and A3.2’s TAPE RECORD output sockets to the line input sockets of the tape deck.

For the best results we recommend using either Musical Fidelity X-LINX "no-non- sense" cables for this connection or the highly rated Nu-Vista leads with integral

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CONNECTIONS

Various lengths are available in the Nu- Vista interconnect range. Please contact your local dealer for more information.

OUTPUT CONNECTIONS

Connect your loudspeakers to the terminals on the back panel marked as LEFT and RIGHT SPEAKER outputs.

PRE-AMPLIFIER OUTPUT

The A3.2 Integrated amplifier has its pre- amplifier output available from RCA sock- ets on the back panel marked PRE-OUT, and is controlled by the volume adjustment.

This is to allow “bi-amplification” using suitable external amplifiers and crossover networks to power the speaker drive com- ponents separately, giving noticeable improvement in clarity, imaging and bass weight.

In this arrangement, typically the A3.2’s speaker outputs are used to drive the speak- er’s “tweeter” (high audio frequencies), and an external stereo amplifier drives the “woofer” (low frequencies).

The A3.2’s PRE OUT RCA sockets would therefore be connected to the input of the external “woofer” amplifier in this exam- ple.

If you are in doubt about bi-amplification, please contact your dealer for advice.

BEFORE SWITCHING ON

Plug the accessory IEC mains lead into the rear panel socket, then the other end into a wall outlet.

Turn the volume control on the front panel to minimum (anticlockwise).

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