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INPUTS, OUTPUTS, &

THE STUFF ON THE SIDES

INPUTS: Any of the three sets of stereo INPUT jacks can be used with any unbalanced RCA audio analog outputs 

from your source components. They are electrically identical and only differ in the numbers screened onto the chas-

sis. If you have balanced outputs on your source gear, check with the manufacturer on how to best interface them 

with unbalanced loads. Most balanced gear can deal with unbalanced loads by use of XLR to RCA converter plugs or 

special-made XLR to RCA cables. You’ll just need to check with each piece to see if it is best to ground Pin 3 or to 

float it (not connect it). Transformer coupled outputs can always drive unbalanced inputs by hooking up the XLR Pins 

1 & 3 grounded to the RCA shield, and XLR Pin 2 to the RCA center “hot” pin. If you have questions, check with the 

manufacturer.

 
REC OUT / LOOP SEND: Here at the REC OUT, whatever input is selected on the input select switch will appear 

here. So you can plug this Recording output into a Tape Deck or CD Recorder or Computer Sound Card analog input 

to make recordings from whatever is playing and selected on your input selector. Note that this is not a buffered output 

so if your tape deck or recording device has a low input impedance, or if it does funny things like become a dead short 

when it is powered off, like some IC inputs on certain CD recorders we do know of, you will load down the input to 

the Stingray II (or short it out altogether and get no tunes!) Basically if you hear any difference or problems when your 

recorder is plugged in, or if it is plugged in and powered off and sounding weird, then we suggest that you just plug in 

when you are actually recording something. You can also use this output to drive another preamplifier in another room, 

for instance. Or if you wish to use another preamplifier instead of the one built into the Stingray II, you can drive it 

here and run its outputs back into the Loop return. Another use of this Loop Send is to insert an equalizer, or an exter-

nal crossover to bi-amp. You would drive that external crossover here, and come back in to the Loop Return after the 

crossover.

Note: The REC OUT output is always active. TO ACTIVATE THE LOOP RETURN - Press the “Insert” button on 

your Remote Control.

...Please, Ladies & Gentlemen, continue on to the next page

for more information about the Stuff On The Sides...

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Страница 2: ...INPUTS OUTPUTS THE STUFF ON THE SIDES 7 8 DETAILED FRONT PANEL FUNCTIONS 9 DISPLAY MODES 10 OPTIMIZING YOUR SOUND SYSTEM 11 12 TUBE F A Q 13 14 ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BIAS 14 15 REMOTE CONTROL 16 TROUBLESHOOTING 17 CREDITS 18 SPECIFICATIONS 19 FCC INSTRUCTION TO THE USER 20 rev 4 19 11 CD ...

Страница 3: ...uality and build technique as all of the recent Manley products It uses the best available parts with the shortest cleanest signal path possible Visually this product is unique elegant and practical Visual beauty may be a prime factor for some but the size shape and component locations were chosen first for performance reasons Please take a few moments to read through this manual there may be feat...

Страница 4: ...e Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive The purpose of the Direc tive is the prevention of waste of electrical and electronic equipment and to promote the reuse and recycling and other forms of recovery of such waste As such the Directive concerns producers distributors and consumers The WEEE directive requires that both manufacturers and end consumers dispose of electrical and elect...

Страница 5: ...a 12 inches if they are the paired type or slide the loop that holds the pair together If you need to connect a turntable vinyl you will need a separate phono preamp to raise the level from the tiny signal from the cartridge to regular line levels Manley builds these as do some other manufacturers The final interconnect available is the 1 8 line input on the front panel 5 Connect the speaker leads...

Страница 6: ...es it Push in the knob for 2 seconds and release it to enter Balance Mode To exit Balance Mode push and quickly release the knob For more information on these functions see page 9 NOTE The two knobs on the front panel are known as infinite rotary knobs This means they can rotate indefinitely without ever encountering an end to their rotation Rather than being a normal pot the knob is actually a Gr...

Страница 7: ...rom whatever is playing and selected on your input selector Note that this is not a buffered output so if your tape deck or recording device has a low input impedance or if it does funny things like become a dead short when it is powered off like some IC inputs on certain CD recorders we do know of you will load down the input to the Stingray II or short it out altogether and get no tunes Basicall...

Страница 8: ...system and your room and your speakers and your tastes and what you are looking for We do not suggest you play with this switch all the time You should never switch up and down rapidly as there are high voltages on this switch and you ll blow something up quickly by nervously fidgeting with it We strongly suggest you pick the setting you like best and just leave it there B FUSE HOLDER Should you n...

Страница 9: ... Balance knob adjusts the gain in this mode The range of gain adjustment runs from 12dB in the fully counterclockwise LED position to 11dB fully clockwise Default is unity 0dB ad justment and that is signified by the 12 00 position LED on the Volume Balance knob Before you enter the Main Menu select the input whose gain you wish to change When you enter the Main Menu and select Menu Function 3 you...

Страница 10: ...3 Starlight Mode Settings Speed 11 00 LED lit Only functional when Display Timeout is selected When the display times out this mode will make the LEDs twinkle in a mostly random sequence In this Display Menu selection the Volume Balance knob controls the speed of the LED s twinkling Clockwise means the LEDs will twinkle faster In Starlight Mode pressing the Volume Balance knob allows you to cycle ...

Страница 11: ... The angle of the tweeter or speaker front panel to your face is also critical and experiment with that too You should be getting a smooth frequency response so that highs and lows are balanced and mids not too prominent or distant It should simply sound natural When we buy color TVs the first thing most of us relate to is flesh tones because it is something we all relate to and know when they are...

Страница 12: ...s with plain painted gypsum walls and hardwood floors The simpler the decor the more intense the acoustic problems The only hints we can offer is that the wall behind the speakers and behind you are often the most important You can build some simple absorbers Simply cut two 4 X8 pieces of 2 rigid fiberglass or open cell foam rubber into 16 X8 strips and wrap some white cloth around them Easy clean...

Страница 13: ...ted and in selecting that tube that will work really well for your piece of gear we probably had to throw away several In some cases we might have had to go through 30 tubes to find the quietest one or the one with the lowest microphonics or the one with the best internal matching depending on what parameters are important for that circuit That is all factored into the cost somewhat but no overall...

Страница 14: ... power tubes in our amplifiers after a few years if you notice a small revolt going on where several of the output tubes are misbehaving or getting hard to bias you might consider doing a full re tube Keep the old ones that did not join the revolution as emergency spares FAQ 16m Can I change a tube myself R T F M do you call in specialists to change your light bulbs for you See page 5 for details ...

Страница 15: ... above 3 or below 2 then you may be seeing a tube begin to go bad Watch it for a while or check it every few weeks noting changes This tube should be replaced probably With mains changes all the tubes drift together and you may see more long term drift Another cause is that you forgot to stop the music What if I can t trim a tube into range If all you get is zero or near zero on one terminal it me...

Страница 16: ...s is pressed a red LED will momentarily illuminate at 2 00 on the Input Selection knob If the Stingray II s remote has dead batteries this red light will NOT flash and the remote will NOT function Another note To pair a universal remote with your Stingray II the supplied Manley remote control must ALREADY have been paired to the Stingray II see page 17 for details For reference the IR carrier freq...

Страница 17: ...uts or not The Balance Control is adjusted for center You might try swapping the speaker interconnects at the Stingray II end If the problem swaps sides then it may be the Stingray II In that case the two most likely problems are a bad tube 12AT7 or 6414 or a blown 250 mA MDL 1 4 B fuse accessible through the sides of the unit See page 8 for details on changing this fuse TUBE GLOWS CHERRY RED This...

Страница 18: ...olt with his traditional martini and EveAnna Manley with her stimulant of choice a cup of coffee She was describing a new integrated amplifier she wanted to build and proceeded to make one of those legendary bar napkin drawings Gordon remarked It looks like a stingray the fish not the car and thus in honor of Gordon we called this little jobbie The Stingray Now in 2008 we have revisited that time ...

Страница 19: ...22Khz Source 1Khz Sine wave Input Impedance 12 Kohm nominal Optimum Speaker Load 5 ohms Actual Output Impedance at 20Hz 2 36 ohms at 1KHz 2 ohms at 20KHz 1 83 ohms Output Z Headphone Output 53 ohms Damping Factor 2 4 Scratch Factor Use pennies under pointed feet to avoid marring cabinetry Try quarters if you are in upper tax brackets The bargain performer would be nickels Paper currency does not f...

Страница 20: ...reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an...

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