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WARNING 

 DANGER TO LIFE!  High voltage in the inside of the 

unit. Never operate the unit with removed top cover and do never 
touch the board while the unit is switched on! 

 
 

 

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user 

to presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of 

sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. 

 

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of 
important operation and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the 
appliance. 

 

Marking by the “CE” symbol indicates compliance of this device with the EMC (

Electromagnetic 

Compatibility) and LVD (Low Voltage Directive) standards of the European Community. 

 
Remarks in the manual: 

 

WARNING! 

 

Calls attention to a procedure, practice, condition or the like that, if not correctly 
performed or adhered to, could result in personal injury or death. 
 

CAUTION!

 

Calls attention to a procedure, practice, condition or the like that, if not correctly 
performed or adhered to, could result in a damage or destruction to part or the entire 
component. 

 

 

To guarantee a reliable function of this unit over the long-term we kindly ask you to thoroughly 

read this 

instruction manual

 before connecting this unit and to observe the following instructions. This is also necessary for 

your own safety when dealing with the unit. 

 

 

 

VERY 

IMPORTANT! 

 

 
Never

 

leave the appliance unsupervised when in use. Always keep electrical 

equipment out of the reach of children.  

 
 

 

VERY 

IMPORTANT! 

 

 
After switching the unit off please wait 60 seconds before switching it on again. 
 

 
 

 

VERY 

IMPORTANT! 

 

 
Never use the unit in a room with temperature more than 25 °C and high humidity. 
Never use the unit outside. 

 
 
 

3  Introduction and positioning 

 
The MONO III - MK 2 is a powerful power amplifier. Please read through all important information provided by this 
instruction manual for the handling and operation of this top-quality high-end product. 
 
The weight of this MONO III 

 MK 2 is approx. 60 kg / 132 lbs. Great care must be exercised when unpacking the 

unit. Due its high weight a minimum of two people should unpack the amplifier out of its box.  
 

Summary of Contents for MONO II-MK2

Page 1: ...les and correct phase for the loudspeakers 4 5 Connection to mains power 4 6 Replacing damaged mains fuses 5 Start up ____ Page 10 5 1 Description of function 5 2 Operating instructions 6 Looking afte...

Page 2: ...ppliance Protect the mains cable from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs and the point where they exit from the appliance From time to time check the mains cable and the appliance for da...

Page 3: ...ntion to a procedure practice condition or the like that if not correctly performed or adhered to could result in a damage or destruction to part or the entire component To guarantee a reliable functi...

Page 4: ...ht side Due to these facts and due to its high weight the power amplifier is usually set up in a position near to the floor either between or near the loudspeakers If you cannot set up the power ampli...

Page 5: ...RCA input socket for the preamplifier output signal 6 1 SPEAKERS RIGHT Right loudspeaker output socket pair A 6 2 SPEAKERS RIGHT Right loudspeaker output socket pair B 6 3 Ground contact for shielded...

Page 6: ...of the balanced input XLR Pin 1 Ground shield Pin 2 Non inverting hot 0 Pin 3 Inverting cold 180 These pin assignments comply with the standard adopted by the Audio Engineering Society Refer to the op...

Page 7: ...ery positive effect on important technical parameters e g on distortion characteristics At 5 kHz the damping factor of a power amplifier is relatively linear and has a high value but then for physical...

Page 8: ...each channel the power amplifier has 2 pairs of WBT loudspeaker terminals labelled A and B With this arrangement you can wire your loudspeaker system in a BI WIRING mode If you want to control your l...

Page 9: ...e read chapter 5 2 4 6 Replacing damaged mains fuses Replace fuses only with original types having the same ampere value the same voltage endurance and the same time lag Never use fuses with other amp...

Page 10: ...ns switch 13 all three LEDs will turn on After approx 5 seconds the two red ones will extinguish while the blue LED stays on showing that the unit is running 5 2 Operating instructions Switching on Al...

Page 11: ...cribed together with their corrective action However if it is not possible to remove the malfunction please contact your authorized dealer Malfunction The unit is switched on the blue LED is illuminat...

Page 12: ...e appr 120 watts Loading and screening capacity 110 000 F Zero signal current setting 300 mA Protection circuits clipping HF oscillations and too high DC offset Dimensions H x W x D 350 x 482 x 430 mm...

Page 13: ...ce center responsible for your country For information contact your dealer or distributor in your country In any case please use the original packaging for return transport to the dealer or service ce...

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