A308
CR
Pre
Instructions for Use Page 6 of 9
Issue 3: July 2002
CONNECTIONS
All input and output connections should be
made with the mains power switched OFF.
INPUT CONNECTIONS
The A308
CR
Pre-amplifier has one pair of
phono inputs, which can be used either for
moving magnet (MM) or moving coil
(MC) pickups.
The phono input sensitivity requirement
can be changed from MM to MC by press-
ing the push-button switch located on the
rear panel.
Important
- Do not operate the MM/MC
switch with the volume control turned up.
Some turntable/pickup arm combinations
are fitted with an extra wire for chassis
earthing. This should be connected to the
earth terminal on the back panel.
The A308
CR
Pre also has five “line level”
inputs which are electrically identical, and
therefore suitable for use with any source
component having an output of at least
300mV.
The sockets on the rear panel are marked
CD
,
TUNER
,
AUXILIARY 1
,
AUXIL-
IARY 2
, and
TAPE
, to correspond with
function buttons on the front panel.
Connect the left and right outputs from
your CD player, tuner, tape deck or phono/
record deck to the appropriate RCA input
sockets on the back panel.
For the best results we recommend using
either Musical Fidelity X-LINX "no-non-
sense" cables for this connection or the
highly rated Nu-Vista leads with integral
RFI suppression. Various lengths are
available in the Nu-Vista interconnect
range. Please contact your local dealer for
more information.
PRE-AMPLIFIER OUTPUT
The A308
CR
Pre has a pair of audio out-
puts from RCA sockets on the back panel,
which are controlled by the volume adjust-
ment.
TAPE RECORDER CONNECTION
The A308
CR
Pre has a single tape circuit
with facilities for off-tape monitoring with
3-head tape decks (see page 7).
Connection of your tape recorder to the
A308
CR
Pre should be as follows:
The tape deck's left and right line outputs
are routed to the pre-amplifier's
TAPE
(input) sockets, and the tape deck's line
inputs are connected to the A308
CR
's
TAPE RECORD
(output) sockets.
BEFORE SWITCHING ON
. . . . .
Plug the accessory IEC mains lead into the
rear panel socket, then the other end into a
convenient wall outlet.
Turn the volume control on the front panel
to minimum (anticlockwise).
