Octave HP 700, Manual

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SETTING UP
Checking the delivery contents
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SETTING UP
Checking the delivery contents
Scope of delivery
 HP 700
 External power supply

Power cable
 Remote control
 TX10 pin wrench to open the cover
 Manual with warranty card
Connecting the amplifier
1. In your own interest, please observe the safety instructions and positioning information
(see chapter 2, page 7)
2. Before connecting your OCTAVE amplifier, switch off all other equipment that you intend to con-
nect to it. This will avoid a source of possible malfunctions when you plug these components in.
3. Connect the inputs from your power amplifier to the appropriate outputs on the HP 700 .
4. Connect your loudspeakers to your power amplifier, making sure that you observe the correct
polarity (positive on the amplifier to positive on the speakers).
5. Check that the amplifier is switched off before connecting the power cable to the wall socket.
6. Check that the volume control is not set at maximum before playing music through the pream-
plifier and that the function switch (1) is set to the setting Gain Low, Med, or High.
7. Switch on the HP 700 using the power switch on the power supply. (See chapter 4, page 10)
Note The preamplifier requires approximately
2 minutes to warm up.
During this warm-
up period, the outputs are shorted to ground
to avoid disturbances.
Do not switch the function switch during the
warm-up phase, as this unnecessarily ex-
tends the start-up procedure.
8. Switch on the other components in any order.
Running in
All OCTAVE equipment is subject to a 48-hour endurance run to burn in the tubes. The tubes are
preselected for use in each particular model.
The sound quality of tube equipment improves
throughout the initial running-in period of up to three months.
Power switch