BSS Audio FDS-318, User Manual

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13
Connecting to Power
8.0 Mains Power Connection
WARNING! THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED.
IMPORTANT: The wires in the mains lead are colour coded in accordance
with the following code.
8.1 Mains Power
Green and Yellow......Earth
Blue......Neutral
Brown......Live
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead may not correspond with the
markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows.
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The wire which is coloured Green and Yellow or Green must be connected
to the terminal which is marked with the letter ‘E’ or by the Earth signal
or which is coloured Green and Yellow or Green.
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The wire which is coloured Blue must be connected to the terminal labelled
‘N’ or coloured Black or Blue.
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The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected to the terminal
labelled ‘L’ or coloured Red or Brown.
Those units supplied to the North American market will have an integral
moulded 3 pin connector which is provided to satisfy required local standards.
The FDS-318 must always be connected to a 3-wire grounded ('earthed') AC
outlet. The rack framework is assumed to be connected to the same grounding
circuit. The unit must NOT be operated unless the power cable's ground
('earth') wire is properly terminated - it is important for personal safety as well
as for proper control over the system grounding. To 'lift' the signal ground (0V),
refer to section 12.1.
8.2 Voltage Setting
The mains voltage selector switch (located on the side of the unit) provides a
simple external adjustment to allow operation on all international AC power
standards. The allowable ranges for the supply voltage are:
96VAC up to 132VAC on the 115V position and
192VAC up to 264VAC on the 230V position.
Outside these ranges the unit will not work satisfactorily, if at all. Voltages in
excess of the maximum will probably cause damage. Voltages below the
minimum will cause the power supplies to drop out of regulation, degrading
the performance of the system.