Baby Reference Preamplifier user manual
Unpacking and Installation
The Baby Reference Preamplifier comes supplied in a professional flight case. This ensures that
your preamplifier arrives with you in the same condition as it left us. Please keep this flight case
in case you ever need to return the unit to us (for modification for example).
Connection
The rear panel houses all input and output connections. Inputs are situated to the right and
outputs to the left (when viewed from the rear). The inputs should be connected to the outputs of
source devices (CD player, cassette player etc.) at line level. The phono/ RCA inputs are for
connection to unbalanced equipment, while the XLR inputs are for connection to balanced
equipment.
As a general “rule of thumb” if the output of a piece of source equipment is on XLR sockets then
it is balanced and if it is on phonos/ RCA sockets, then it is unbalanced. This is not always the
case, but should give a good starting point.
The outputs of the unit are located on the left hand side of the back panel. These can be
specified at the time of ordering as two XLR, two RCA or one XLR and one RCA.
The XLR outputs are balanced and the phono/ RCA outputs are unbalanced. Because the
transformers convert balanced and unbalanced signals, these outputs are always the same,
regardless of which input type is used.
If you are in any doubt about connections, please contact us via email [email protected] and
we’ll be very happy to help.
WARNING
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Connection of faulty equipment to the unit will cause malfunction,
ensure all devices connected are in good working order.
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