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icOn Smart TVC preamplifier

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OWNER’S MANUAL

Summary of Contents for icOn Smart

Page 1: ...icOn Smart TVC preamplifier 1 2 4 OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...lifiers After a significant amount of research and study we have determined that for the highest performance only the best quality TVC Transformer Volume Control should be used To achieve this the icO...

Page 3: ...of the arm chair and adjust the volume for maximum enjoyment This manual provides a technical reference for hardware setup interconnec tivity warranty and safety Triple M UK is committed to ongoing im...

Page 4: ...on with your source components Connect all appliances of your system with the mains While changing cables the icOn must remain disconnected from the mains PROGRAMMING Default values for all functions...

Page 5: ...ut addition or subtraction of anything The sound level can be adjusted remotely with a total of 45 steps 41 of which are 1dB meaning that the changes in level are seamless with the channel balance adj...

Page 6: ...issues to cable lengths and capaci tance thus improving its interconnect flexibility Uniquely icOn comes with a tape loop as stan dard enabling recording playback and monitor ing from an analogue rec...

Page 7: ...ware is upgradable through a standard USB port which means that the listener can add new features as and when they become available A 25mm thick anti resonant acrylic base op tional is used to isolate...

Page 8: ...u need to ship your icOn it should be placed in the aluminium storage case and outer cardboard sleeve which is designed to save your invest ment from unnecessary damage SCOPEOFDELIVERY 1 icOn preampli...

Page 9: ...um level is 48 dB when muted 99dB The Octet model indicates the activated in put with number and name the Quartet with green icons The Tape Moni tor input is active when highlighted with green colour...

Page 10: ...een is says Balance press the Menu button to change to Listening mode and to be able to choose between Inputs with the left and the right but tons If your icOn is configured with automatic level match...

Page 11: ...ous input tape monitor on o mute un mute sleep wake up night mode The volume will be increased by turning the knob clockwise and de crease by turning anti clockwise The speed of the volume s changing...

Page 12: ...after a remote or knob operation 6 sec The colour of LED light changes with the selected volume blue low volume or mute violet me dium volume red high volume turquoise balance adjustment white flash...

Page 13: ...12 1 2 4 1 Octet Quartet REAR PLATE icOn Smart TVC preamplifier...

Page 14: ...sistor to input ground The input grounds are con nected to the chassis all the time Power switch You can leave icOn switched on using the sleep mode for deactiva tion USB For firmware upgrade only 12V...

Page 15: ...er the greeting page the Menu page will appear There are three main Menu groups which are accessed in turn and allow the user to have the possibility of customise the icOn so suit the partnering equip...

Page 16: ...n the value field the stored value will be displayed which can then be changed accordingly To change this value this is achieved by turning the faceplate con trol knob by turning this clockwise or ant...

Page 17: ...l ues V 0 5 0 56 0 63 71 0 79 0 89 1 0 1 12 1 26 1 41 1 59 1 78 2 00 2 Volume related parameter customisation It is possible to alter the step size when changing the volume The steps are 1 or 2 dB 1dB...

Page 18: ...ck Light if the icOn has the optional LED light this can be enabled disabled here Startup PIN code it is possible to activate the PIN function to prevent the unauthor ised use of the icOn The PIN code...

Page 19: ...ult doesn t take place icOn will finish the menu mode and restart in normal listening mode After a firmware upgrade it is necessary to execute this Re set to Default Menu function before music listeni...

Page 20: ...not a sign that anything is wrong and is normal The input to the icOn TVC must be COMPLETELY free of DC o set the presence of DC current degrades the performance of the icOn TVC both with respect to l...

Page 21: ...20 icOn Smart TVC preamplifier ICON TVC Useful information about the soul of icOn...

Page 22: ...schemes based around resistive at tenuation by applying transformer technology Passive preamplifiers appeared on the map of High Performance Audio with the emergence of the CD Player Modern Sources s...

Page 23: ...tenuation at 20kHz almost reaches 1dB If to provide the source with an easier load were we to choose to use a 50 kOhm resistive volume control we must either accept drastically higher levels of roll o...

Page 24: ...0 pcs we get the volume range between 1 and 48 dB in altogether 45 steps With this smart new method the volume step is only 1 dB over the major ity of the range which is much smaller than the commonly...

Page 25: ...ectively critical midrange the loading of the source is drastically low ered resulting in most cases in drastically lowered distortion from the source The limit of the input voltage to the icOn TVC de...

Page 26: ...width At the highest source impedance point the bandwidth may be somewhat com promised and distortion will rise The sensible upper limit of impedance is around 10 kOhm this causing a 1db point of 20Hz...

Page 27: ...ter the icOn TVC is around 700 Ohm For reference the output imped ance of the popular Audible Illusions Tube Preamp s line stage is 1200 Ohm The highly reviewed Conrad Johnson Pre mier 17LS line stage...

Page 28: ...wnloading please unzip it and you are then ready to use it clicking on the XLoader exe file in the XLoader folder You can keep this folder for the next icOn firmware upgrade Locate on your PC laptop y...

Page 29: ...xx bytes uploaded mes sage will appear there The uploading of the new firmware to icOn has ended and icOn should re start automatically with the new upgraded control program Close the Xloader program...

Page 30: ...in or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped LIMITED WARRANTY Triple M Audio UK 3MA icOn Quartet is warranted to be free from manu facturing defects for two 2 years icOn Octet for five...

Page 31: ...wner need include the Model and Serial number of the 3MA product The warranty will only be honored in the country of the original purchase unless otherwise pre authorized by 3MA Triple M Audio UK serv...

Page 32: ...31 1 2 4 icOn Smart TVC preamplifier MUSIC MATTERS MOST Triple M Audio UK 18 Old Lane Manchester M11 1BE UK web tvcpreamp co uk e mail pal tvcpreamp co uk...

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