User manual / Bedienungsanleitung
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5. Gently press the multi-function push-button on the front of the absolute phono. The blue
LED ring will flash approximately seven times and then glow steadily.
Your Clearaudio
absolute phono is now ready to use and enjoy.
1.1. Mute and On / Off modes
To select the mute-mode, briefly tap the multi-function button on the front of the absolute phono.
The LED ring will flash quickly.
To return to normal operation, tap the button again, now the LED ring will glow steadily.
To switch the absolute phono off, press the button a little longer. At first the LED ring flashes quickly
and then slower until it expires.
Please note:
Phonostages are devices designed to provide a very high level of amplification. This is necessary
because the electrical signal generated by a phono cartridge is extremely low (usually less than one-
thousandth of a volt). The job of the phonostage is therefore to accurately equalise the phono signal
and boost it to line level (measured in volts).
However, phonostages are by nature extremely sensitive, which leads to the potential problem that
high-frequency interference may also be amplified to a point at which it becomes noticeable.
Unfortunately it is not possible to completely protect the sensitive phonostage circuitry from this
interference without degrading its high fidelity performance.
Therefore care must be taken
to position the phonostage away from sources of high frequency interference such as
mobile phones, modems and powerline communication systems (PLC) in which data is
sent over the mains power network.
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