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Instant Install

 

 

 

If you are like us, the first thing you will want to do is to play your favourite

 

 

 

 

 

 

piece of music through your new E160. The following instructions are written

 

 

 

to enable you to achieve this as quickly as possible. These are not

 

 

 

comprehensive instructions, but are designed to enable you to play music now!

 

Note:

 

 

 

Please take the time to read the E160 manual thoroughly as it

 

 

 

 

incorporates many features, which will enhance its operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Placement

 

 

 

The E160 is a convection-cooled amplifier and best results will be achieved

 

 

 

when placed on a solid surface with adequate ventilation. DO NOT place on a

 

 

 

carpeted floor or cover the amplifier!

 

 

 

Turn off associated components

 

 

 

This minimises the potential to damage any other components when connecting

 

 

 

your E160 into the system.

 

 

 

Connect preamplifier to E160

 

 

 

Connect the output of your preamplifier to the unbalanced (RCA) inputs at the

 

 

 

rear of the E160.

 

Note:

 

 

 

Try to keep all interconnect cables as far from loudspeaker cables as

 

 

 

 

possible and well away from all AC mains leads.

 

 

 

Connect speaker cables to the left and right speaker terminals

 

 

 

We recommend using high quality connectors for your speaker cables, spade

 

 

 

lugs are the preferable option as they combine a larger surface area with the

 

 

 

possibility of a strong mechanical connection; however, high quality banana

 

 

 

terminals are also acceptable.

 

Note:

 

 

 

Be careful to maintain channel integrity, i.e. left to left, right to right, and

 

 

 

 

phase integrity, positive (+) to positive (+), negative (-) to negative (-).

 

 

 

 

Switch on preamplifier

 

 

 

Turn on the preamplifier and set the volume to the minimum level.

 

 

 

Switch on E160

 

 

 

After checking the supply voltage compatibility with the voltage rating on the

 

 

 

E160 rear panel, insert the power cord-set supplied into the rear of the unit and

 

 

 

into the wall. Switch on the socket at the wall and power up the E160 using the

 

 

 

switch on the front panel.

 

 

 

Start your source component

 

 

 

Switch on the source component both at the wall and on its front panel. Ensure

 

 

 

you have some source material inserted and press play.

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