loudspeaker
terminals
The AC mains supply normally operates at either 50 or 60 Hz
(depending on which country you are in). Under some
circumstances this can cause an audible hum in your
loudspeakers.
Should you have any problems with hum in your system,
please contact your retailer.
To minimise the possibility of mains hum in your system:
do not link the ground terminals of separate audio units
together.
use screened cable for your signal connections and keep
the left and right channel cables close together.
All the units in the TAG McLaren Audio F3 Series range are
double insulated and do not require safety ground connections.
Your system does not need to be connected to ground (audio
engineers call this ‘floating’). However, if you want to ground
your system, please contact your retailer who will be able to
assist you.
avoiding hum
grounding your
system
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grounding
connecting loudspeakers
The connection between your 100P and your loudspeakers is
crucial to the sound quality of your entire audio system.
Please follow these recommendations to achieve the best results.
Your 100P is specified to operate with 8
Ω
loudspeakers, but it
can be used with 4
Ω
loudspeakers. The 100P may also be
connected to loudspeakers which have a transient impedance
of less than 4
Ω
(1)
.
Always switch off your 100P before changing any connections.
Always use high-quality loudspeaker cable.
On the back of your 100P you will find four pairs of loudspeaker
terminals. For each stereo channel (i.e. right and left), there is
one pair of black terminals and one pair of red. This duplication
of the terminals allows you to bi-wire the loudspeakers as
explained on page 18.
R I G H T
C H A N N E L
O U T P U T
1. These ratings are for music signals only. If the 100P is amplifying a continuous
sine wave, an 8
Ω
load must be used
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