PLINIUS REFERENCE A-150
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Installation & Operation
WARNING: RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. TERMINALS MARKED WITH SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS LIVE AT ALL TIMES.
This amplifier operates at hazardous voltage levels. We recommend that any work requiring
removal of the lid be referred to a suitably qualified and experienced service technician.
DO NOT place this amplifier in any position where liquids or any foreign material may
accidentally enter it.
PLEASE READ & UNDERSTAND THE PRECAUTIONS WITHIN THIS MANUAL FOR
PLACEMENT & OPERATION OF THIS PRODUCT.
CONNECTIONS
Connections to your Plinius Reference A-150 should be made in the same order as they are
listed in this section. DO NOT attempt to connect your Plinius Reference A-150 until you
have read and fully understood these instructions. Although these instructions refer to
the connection of a preamplifier, the Reference A-150 can also be safely installed into
multimedia systems by following the same installation guidelines. Should you require
any further assistance, please contact your Plinius dealer.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT POWER UP YOUR AMPLIFIER UNTIL YOU HAVE CONNECTED
YOUR INPUT/OUTPUTS CORRECTLY FOR YOUR SYSTEM.
PREAMPLIFIER INPUTS
Connect your preamplifier to the input of the Plinius Reference A-150 using suitable single-
ended RCA or Balanced XLR interconnect cables only. If using single-ended RCA inputs,
connect your preamplifier to the RCA inputs on the back of the Plinius Reference A-150.
Make sure you connect the red coded cable to the red RIGHT RCA input, and the black (or
white) cable to the black LEFT RCA input. Also make sure the RCA connectors are a snug fit
and are inserted all the way in.
For XLR input connection, make sure you connect the RIGHT XLR input and LEFT XLR
inputs to the right and left outputs from your preamplifier respectively. Use the Amplifier
Configuration Selector switch to select RCA STEREO if you are using unbalanced RCA inputs
or to select XLR STEREO if you are using balanced XLR inputs.
NOTE: DO NOT connect XLR and RCA at the same time, use only one or the other.
Detailed instructions for using the Reference A-150 in RCA BRIDGED MONO, and XLR
BALANCED MONO modes are later in this section.
LOUDSPEAKER OUTPUTS
The connection of your loudspeakers to the output posts of the Plinius Reference A-150
must be made by an ‘instructed person’ or by ready made loudspeaker cables only. Connect
your left loudspeaker (i.e. the one on your left when seated in your normal listening
position) to the left output terminals, ensuring that the red positive (+) terminal on the
amplifier is connected to the red positive (+) terminal on your loudspeaker. Do the same
with the black or negative (-) terminals. Repeat this process for the right outputs.
