Radio Shack 04A00, 32-2004 ˆUsing Your Amplifier, Using The Meters/Meter Range, Clip Indicator

METER RANGE

METER RANGE

SPEAKER B

SPEAKER A

SPEAKER B

SPEAKER A

Note: Your local RadioShack store carries a wide selection of headphones.

MONITORING THE SOUND SOURCES

To monitor the sound sources directly from the amplifier, connect a pair of mono or ste- reo headphones with a 1/4-inch(6.35-mm) plug into the PHONES jack on the front of the amplifier. Using headphones lets you easily check and adjust the sound source’s bal- ance.

Caution: If you connected 4 ohm speakers to the amplifier, to avoid damage do not set

bothandto the in position.

ers.

SPEAKER B

Press inoron the front of the amplifier for the channel you want

to listen to. Or, press inand to listen to all connected speak-

nal exceeds the output power level you set using LEFT and RIGHT, warning you of possi- ble damage to the amplifier. If this happens, reduce the output level of the connected sound source or LEFT and RIGHT until the in- dicator flickers only at peak volume levels.

USING SPEAKER A/B

SPEAKER A

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1.Start the input sound source.

2.Make sure LEFT and RIGHT on the front of the amplifier are set to MIN.

3.Press POWER to turn on the amplifier.

4.One at a time, adjust LEFT and RIGHT to the desired volume level.

Turn LEFT and RIGHT clockwise to increase or counterclockwise to decrease the corresponding left and right output power. To get the best per-

formance with the least sound distortion, always adjust LEFT and RIGHT so the meter’s pointer does not continuously swing to the extreme right.

5.When you finish, press POWER to turn off the amplifier.

USING THE METERS/METER RANGE

The position of the pointers on both of the amplifier’s meters indicate the output power. Built-in lamps light to make the meters easy to see in dark areas.

controls the sensitivity of both meters. When output power is too strong, a meter’s needle might continuously swing to the extreme right and damage or reduce the accuracy of the meter.

If the meter’s needle continuously swings to the extreme right, press METER RANGE to the out position to maintain a 0 dB gain for

the meter. Or, pressto the in position to allow a 20 dB gain.

CLIP INDICATOR

The CLIP indicator on the front of the amplifi- er lights steadily when a sound source’s sig-

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