VINCENT PHO-8, Instructions For Use Manual

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SEARCH FOR ERRORS
Symptom Possible cause Countermeasure
Unit does not work
after pressing the
“POWER” button
Mains cable is not connected to a suitable
mains wall outlet.
Mains cable has not been firmly inserted into
wall power socket and the power supply
mains socket. Mains cable is defective.
The interconnection cable between PHO-8ps
and PHO-8 has not been installed correctly or
it is defective.
Unit fuse or one of the appliances is defective.
Connect to a functioning socket using a suit-
able mains voltage.
Check the power cable. If necessary,
exchange it with a suitable mains cable and
push its plug firmly into wall socket and the
device’s power socket.
Check this cable connection.
Contact your dealer.
No sound on both
channels although
the unit is ready for
use (the LED (2) is lit).
The record player is giving no signal.
The output of the PHO-8 is not connected or
is wrongly connected to the selected input
channel terminal of the amplifier.
Wrong input channel has been selected at
the amplifier.
Volume setting is too low at the amplifier.
The amplifier is muted (MUTE function).
Check the record player (in combination with
a different Phono amplifier and stereo ampli-
fier, if possible).
Correct the connection of the PHO-8 to the
amplifier.
Select the input that your PHO-8 is connected
to.
Cautiously increase the volume setting.
Deactivate mute function.
Poor sound quality
The cable connections are not tight, the con-
nectors are dirty or a cable is defective.
The type of pickup system has not been set
correctly at the PHO-8 switch “MC/MM” (3).
The PHO-8 has been connected to a phono
input of the amplifier.
Check the cables and cable connections.
Correct this setting.
Use this Phono preamplifier only at line level
inputs.
Humming low fre-
quency noise is
audible, even as no
audio source is
playing back
See section “Net frequency noise” in the
chapter “Tips”. See section “Net frequency noise” in the
chapter “Tips”.