Plinius Audio Hautonga Intergrated Amplifier manual

HAUTONGA INTEGRA TED AMPLIFIER INSTRUCTION MANUAL www .pliniusaudio .nzld.com[...]

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

2 PLINIUS HAUTONGA Introd uction Congratulations on your decision t o become the proud owner of this Plinius Hautonga Int egrat ed Amplifier . This manual ha s been prepar ed to help you under stand 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 have de signed and manufa[...]

3 INTEGRA TED AMPLIFIER De sign Philo sophy Fr om a distance you can see that the design of the Plinius pr oducts is mor e than an applied styling exercise to the fr ont panel. W e have started from the gr ound up to prod uce a casing for our electr onics that is unrivalled in it s physical str ength and visual simplicity . Wher ever possible we ha[...]

4 PLINIUS HAUTONGA 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 t o lif t the unit from the box, Once the unit is r emov ed you can proceed with the r emov al 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 otection. Retain t[...]

5 INTEGRA TED AMPLIFIER 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. MAINT AINING THE CONNECTORS Exposed connector s such a s the RCA connector s will be subject t o envir onmental factor s, and o ver time the surface may degrade. T his can be [...]

6 PLINIUS HAUTONGA Pr eca utions PLEASE T AKE SPE CIAL NO TE OF THE FOLL OWING PRE CAUTIONS BEFORE OPERA TING Y OUR NEW AMPLIFIER.  The Plinius Haut onga Integrat ed Amplifier can deliver in ex cess of 200 watts int o 8 ohms. This amplifier is also capable of a very large peak curr ent delivery .  The Plinius Haut onga Integrat ed Ampli[...]

7 INTEGRA TED AMPLIFIER F r ont P anel F unctions The fr ont of the Plinius Hautonga Int egrated Amplifier incorpor ate s all the facilities you will r equir e on a daily basis. 1. DISPLA Y LED 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 display LED will v ary in [...]

8 PLINIUS HAUTONGA 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 to the loudspeak er s and mains supply . Please r emember that your Plinius Hautonga Int egrat ed Amplifier is a high qualit y electronic instrument capable of an exceptional le vel o[...]

9 INTEGRA TED AMPLIFIER 4. INPUT SELECTION SWITCH This switch dir ectly abov e 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 selects the CD RCA input connections , while towar ds the LEFT channel selects CD XLR input. 5. HT BYP ASS INPUT This input is f or use speci[...]

10 PLINIUS HAUTONGA 11. MAINS POWER CORD IEC SOCKET 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 . 12. RAIL FUSES These t ubular fuse holders h[...]

11 INTEGRA TED AMPLIFIER Remot e Contr ol F unctions The Plin ius Hauto nga Inte grated Amp lifie r fe a t u res a f u l l f un c t i o n re m o te t o co n t r ol a l l settings and configurations of the amplifier as well a s complete controls f or operating your Plinius CD player . INTEGRA TED AMPLIFIER REMOTE FUNCTIONS: 1. ST ANDBY Standby is u[...]

12 PLINIUS HAUTONGA 6. MUTE Pr essing this button toggles the Ha utonga Integr ated Amplifier in and out of mut e. CD PLA YER REMOTE FUNCTIONS: 7. REPEA T The r epeat LED on the fr ont panel will illuminate once this button is pr essed. T he CD Player will play all tracks on the CD a s normal, but then r epeat all tracks from tr ack 1 in an endless[...]

13 INTEGRA TED AMPLIFIER 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 ef err ed to a suitably qualified and experienced service technician. DO NO T place this amplifier in any po sition where liquids or an y fo[...]

14 PLINIUS HAUTONGA LOUDSPEAKER OUTPUTS The connection of your loudspeak er s to the output po sts of the Ha utonga Int egrated Amplifier must be made by an ‘instructed per son ’ with suitable r eady made loudspeaker cable s only . Connect your left loudspeaker (ie. the one on your left when seated in your normal listening po sition) to the lef[...]

15 INTEGRA TED AMPLIFIER USING HT BYP ASS INPUT The Haut onga Integrat ed Amplifier feat ur es a home theatr e input to bypass 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 Hautonga Int egrat ed power amplifiers. This enabl[...]

16 PLINIUS HAUTONGA W ARM-UP PERIOD Y ou will find that the Hautonga Int egrat ed Amplifier will become noticeably ‘pur er’ in sound af ter being on for a period of time . W e usually r ecommend waiting at least 2 4 hours bef or e expecting the best quality of sound repr oduction fr om your amplifier . Also, as the Ha utonga Integr ated Amplifi[...]

17 INTEGRA TED AMPLIFIER Pr od uct F eatur es REMOTE CONTROL Pro vided with your Hautonga Int egrated Amplifier is a 16 function r emot e control. T wo AA A batteries power the r emote, and the se are r eplaced by r emoving the two scr ews on the base of the r emote that hold the battery compar tment in place. The bottom end of the r emote is now f[...]

18 PLINIUS HAUTONGA IMPORT ANT : DO NOT FIT A FUSE WITH A HIGHER R A TING. In the unusual e vent that this fuse should blow , you must fir st establish the ca use of this failur e ( such as power sur ges , damaged mains cable, etc) befor e r eplacing the fuse with one of the same rating and type. Should the amplifier continue to suffer mains fuse f[...]

19 INTEGRA TED AMPLIFIER L oudspeak er Selection Y our Plinius Hautonga Int egrat ed Amplifier is designed for use with high fidelity loudspeaker s. I t should not be used to operat e with any other type of appliance or equipment. Be cer tain that your loudspeak ers can handle mo st of the rated output power of this amplifier . Y ou may find loudsp[...]

20 PLINIUS HAUTONGA T r ouble shooting NO SOUND FROM THE UNIT If the unit is not r eproducing a udio take the f ollowing step s:  Check the source is corr ectly connected t o an appropriate input on the unit. Refer t o the Installation & Operation section on page 13 .  Check the source is playing, and not pa used or muted. If it ha [...]

21 INTEGRA TED AMPLIFIER Specifications POWER 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 a t less than 0 .2% total harmonic distortion FREQUENCY RESPONSE 20Hz to 20kHz +/–0 .2dB –3dB at 5Hz and –3dB at 7 0kHz DISTORTION T ypically <0. 05 % THD at rated power 0 .2[...]

22 PLINIUS HAUTONGA Index Bi-wiring .........................................................................................................14 Display LED ................................................................................................. 7 Fr ont P anel Layout .........................................................................[...]