Plinius Audio Anniversary Integrated Amplifier manual

A N N I V E R S A R Y I N T E G R A T E D A M P L I F I E R I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L www .pliniusaudio .nzld.com[...]

Cont ent s Introduction ...............................................................................................................2 Design Philosoph y ...............................................................................................3 Unpacking .......................................................................................[...]

2 P L I N I U S A N N I V E R S A R Y Introd uction Congratulations on your decision t o become the proud owner of this Plinius Anniver sar y Int egrat ed Amplifier . This manual ha s been prepar ed to help you understand the operation of your amplifier , and to pro vide information about it s design and the variety of ways it ma y be used. W e ha[...]

3 I N T E G R A T E D A M P L I F I E R De sign Philo sophy The design of the Anniv ersary set draws on the ae sthetic values of str ength and simplicity of the past 30 years and contin ues our company’ s focus on meeting the high standards r equired to alway s be at ‘ The Heart of Music’. The unique de sign of the Anniver sar y set incorpora[...]

4 P L I N I U S A N N I V E R S A R Y Unpacking Open the box fr om the top and r emove the accessorie s from the f oam end caps. Y ou may now proceed to lift the unit from the box, Once the unit is r emoved you can proceed with the r emoval of the foam end caps . These cap s are de signed to fit on the front and back of the unit f or maximum pr ote[...]

5 I N T E G R A T E D A M P L I F I E R Car e & Maint enance With simple car e and maintenance your Plinius pr oduct can be k ept looking and operating lik e new for many year s to come. M A I N TA I N I N G T H E C O N N E C T O R S Exposed connector s such as the RCA connector s will be subject to envir onmental factor s, and o ver time the s[...]

6 P L I N I U S A N N I V E R S A R Y Pr eca utions PLEASE T AKE SPECIAL NO TE OF THE FOLL OWING PRE CAUTIONS BEFORE OPERA TING Y OUR NE W AMPLIFIER.   T he Plinius Anniver sar y Int egrat ed Amplifier can deliver in exce ss of 200 watts into 8 ohms. This amplifier is also capable of a very large peak curr ent deliver y .   T he Plinius[...]

7 I N T E G R A T E D A M P L I F I E R F r ont Panel F unctions The fr ont of the Plinius Anniver sar y Int egrated Amplifier incorpor ate s all the facilities you will r equir e on a daily basis. 1 . D I S P L AY L E D The blue LE D on the front panel indicat es the mode of operation. When fir st switched on the unit will go into standby and the[...]

8 P L I N I U S A N N I V E R S A R Y Rear P anel F unctions This panel incorporat es all t erminals for connecting the input signals fr om your CD player , tuner , etc and the outputs t o the loudspeaker s and mains supply . Please r emember that your Plinius Anniver sar y Int egrat ed Amplifier is a high quality elect r onic instrument capable o[...]

9 I N T E G R A T E D A M P L I F I E R 4 . I N P U T S E L E C T I O N S W I T C H This switch dir ectly above the ‘CD XLR’ input is used to select the pair of CD input socket s r equired a s described abov e. T owards the RIGHT channel select s the CD RCA input connections , while towar ds the LEFT channel selects CD XLR input. 5 . H T B Y PA[...]

1 0 P L I N I U S A N N I V E R S A R Y 1 1 . M A I N S P O W E R C O R D I E C S O C K E T This connector is wher e the mains supply cable fr om your wall connects to the amplifier . Y ou will notice that a fuse holder is mounted within this connection, and it holds a mains fuse to pro vide surge and o verload prot ection for your amplifier . 1 2 [...]

1 1 I N T E G R A T E D A M P L I F I E R Remot e Contr ol F unctions The Pliniu s Ann iversar y Inte grated Am plifie r fe atu res a fu ll f un ct i on re mo te t o co nt ro l a ll settings and configurations of the amplifier as well a s complete controls f or operating the Anniver sar y CD pla yer . I N T E G R AT E D A M P L I F I E R R E M O T[...]

1 2 P L I N I U S A N N I V E R S A R Y 6 . M U T E Pr essing this button toggles the Anniv ersary Integrat ed Amplifier in and out of mute . C D P L AY E R R E M O T E F U N C T I O N S : 7 . R E P E AT The r epeat LED on the fr ont panel will illuminate once this button is pr essed. The Anniver sar y CD Pla yer will now play all tracks on the CD [...]

1 3 I N T E G R A T E D A M P L I F I E R Installation & Oper ation W ARNING: RISK OF ELEC TRIC SHOCK This amplifier operat es at hazar dous voltage lev els. W e r ecommend that any work r equiring r emoval of the lid be r eferr ed to a suitably qualified and experienced service technician. DO NO T place this amplifier in any position where liq[...]

1 4 P L I N I U S A N N I V E R S A R Y L O U D S P E A K E R O U T P U T S The connection of your loudspeak ers t o the output posts of the Anniv ersary Integr ated Amplifier must be made by an ‘instructed per s on ’ with suitable r eady made loudspeaker cable s only . Connect your lef t loudspeaker (ie . the one on your lef t when seat ed in [...]

1 5 I N T E G R A T E D A M P L I F I E R U S I N G H T B Y PA S S I N P U T The Anniver sary Integrated Amplifier f eature s a home theatre input to bypa ss the pr eamplifier stage when used in home theatre or multimedia installations . When HT Bypass is select ed, the signal will pass fr om the HT Bypass input dir ectly to the Anniver sar y Int e[...]

1 6 P L I N I U S A N N I V E R S A R Y WA R M - U P P E R I O D Y ou will find that the Anniversary Integrat ed Amplifier will become noticeably ‘pur er’ in sound af t er being on for a period of time. W e usually recommend waiting at lea st 2 4 hours bef or e expecting the best quality of sound repr oduction fr om your amplifier . Also, as th[...]

1 7 I N T E G R A T E D A M P L I F I E R P r o d u c t F e a t u r e s R E M O T E C O N T R O L Pro vided with your Anniver sar y Int egrated Amplifier is a 16 function r emote control. T wo AA A batterie s power the remot e, and these ar e r eplaced by r emoving the two screw s on the base of the r emote that hold the battery compar tment in pla[...]

1 8 P L I N I U S A N N I V E R S A R Y IMPORT ANT : DO NO T FIT A FUSE WITH A HIGHER RA TING. In the unusual e vent that this fuse should blow , you must first establish the ca use of this failur e (such as power sur ges , damaged mains cable, etc) befor e replacing the fuse with one of the same rating and type. Should the amplifier continue to su[...]

1 9 I N T E G R A T E D A M P L I F I E R L oudspeak er Selection Y our Plinius Anniversary Integrat ed Amplifier is designed for use with high fidelity loudspeaker s. It should not be used to operat e with any other type of appliance or equipment. Be cer tain that your loudspeak ers can handle most of the rat ed output power of this amplifier . Y [...]

2 0 P L I N I U S A N N I V E R S A R Y T r oubleshooting N O S O U N D F R O M T H E U N I T If the unit is not r eproducing a udio take the f ollowing step s:   Check the sour ce is corr ectly connected to an appr opriate input on the unit. Refer t o the Installation & Operation section on page 13 .   Check the sour ce is playing,[...]

2 1 I N T E G R A T E D A M P L I F I E R Specifications P O WE R 200 watts RMS per channel into 8 ohms . 280 watts RMS per channel int o 4 ohms. Both channels driven fr om 20Hz to 20kHz at less than 0 .2% total harmonic distortion F R EQ U E NC Y RE S P ON S E 20Hz to 20kHz +/–0 .2dB –3dB at 5Hz and –3dB at 7 0kHz D I ST O RT I O N T ypicall[...]

2 2 P L I N I U S A N N I V E R S A R Y Index Bi-wiring .........................................................................................................14 Display LED .................................................................................................7 Fr ont P anel Layout ......................................................[...]