Linn Akurate Kontrol Pre-Amplifier manual

AKURA TE KONTROL PRE - AMPLIFIER OWNER , S MANUAL ENGLISH A K U R A T E K O N T R O L V O L U M E S O U R C E S E L E CT AKURATE KONTROL pre-amplifier - english 15/5/07 15:17 Page 1[...]

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ENGLISH General Safety Instr uctions 1 1 . . R R e e a a d d t t h h e e s s e e i i n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n s s . . 2 2 . . K K e e e e p p t t h h e e s s e e i i n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n s s . . 3 3 . . H H e e e e d d a a l l l l w w a a r r n n i i n n g g s s . . 4 4 . . F F o o l l l l o o w w a a l l l l i i n[...]

ENGLISH ii AKURA TE KONTROL 1 1 6 6 . . P P o o w w e e r r s s o o u u r r c c e e s s . . Connect the apparatus to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or marked on the apparatus. 1 1 7 7 . . M M a a i i n n s s p p l l u u g g . . Use the mains plug to disconnect the apparatus from the mains supply . The mains [...]

iii AKURA TE KONTROL ENGLISH CE Declaration of Confor mi ty Linn Products Ltd declare that this pr oduct is in conformance with the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and Electromagnetic Compatibility 89/336/EEC as amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC. The conformity of the designated product with the provisions of Dir ective number 73/23/EEC (L VD) is [...]

ENGLISH iv AKURA TE KONTROL Copyright and Acknowledgements Copyright © 2007 Linn Products Ltd. First edition May 2007. Linn Products Limited, Glasgow Road, W aterfoot, Eaglesham, Glasgow , G76 OEQ, Scotland, United Kingdom. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be r eproduced, stored in a r etrieval system, or transmitted, in any fo[...]

Contents Introduction 1 Installation 1 Unpacking 1 Connecting to the mains supply 1 Positioning 2 Cleaning 2 Important information – phono input 2 Setup 3 Back panel 3 Connecting 5 Setup menus 5 Using the setup menus 6 Speaker setup 6 Source setup 8 Audio setup 10 General setup 11 Linn Disc setup 13 Installer menu 14 Using the AKURA TE KONTROL wi[...]

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Intr oduction The AKURA TE KONTROL pre-amplifier has been designed to provide superb audio performance with both stereo and multi-channel sour ce material. AKURA TE KONTROL uses technology developed for Linn’ s award-winning flagship KLIMAX KONTROL pr e-amplifier and offers purist audio performance and access to and control of the new generation [...]

Positioning Y ou can locate your AKURA TE KONTROL anywhere you find convenient (including in a 19” rack), but there ar e a few simple points to note regar ding positioning: • The unit should be placed on a flat, stable and rigid surface. • Do not position the unit where sunlight can shine (whether directly , diffused or reflected) on its disp[...]

Setup Back panel P P O O W W E E R R : : O O F F F F , , O O N N N N o o n n a a m m e e o o r r m m a a r r k k i i n n g g R R S S 2 2 3 3 2 2 : : I I N N , , O O U U T T I I R R : : 1 1 , , 2 2 1 1 t t o o 4 4 , , M M A A I I N N R R C C U U R R E E M M O O T T E E : : I I N N , , O O U U T T Mains power switch Mains power inlet Pass control ins[...]

ENGLISH 4 AKURA TE KONTROL A A N N A A L L O O G G U U E E A A U U D D I I O O O O U U T T P P U U T T S S T T A A P P E E O O U U T T A A N N A A L L O O G G U U E E A A U U D D I I O O I I N N P P U U T T S S : : 1 1 t t o o 3 3 / / 5 5 . . 1 1 G G R R O O U U P P A A N N A A L L O O G G U U E E A A U U D D I I O O I I N N P P U U T T S S : : 4 4[...]

ENGLISH Connecting The first stage in setting up your AKURA TE KONTROL is to connect your sources, power amplifier(s) and other peripheral devices to the AKURA TE KONTROL. 1. Ensure your AKURA TE KONTROL and all components that you will be connecting to it are disconnected fr om the mains power supply . 2. Connect your source components, power ampl[...]

ENGLISH 6 AKURA TE KONTROL Speaker setup S S I I Z Z E E Accesses the SPEAKER SIZE sub-menu. For all loudspeakers in your system (except a subwoofer) you must inform the AKURA TE KONTROL whether the loudspeakers are LARGE or SMALL. These terms refer to the fr equency response of the loudspeakers, not to their physical size. LARGE refers to loudspea[...]

ENGLISH 7 AKURA TE KONTROL C C E E N N T T R R E E For a full-range centre loudspeaker , set to L L A A R R G G E E . For a centre loudspeaker with limited bass r esponse, set to S S M M A A L L L L . If there is no centr e loudspeaker , set to N N O O N N E E . Default setting: N N O O N N E E S S U U R R R R O O U U N N D D For full-range surroun[...]

ENGLISH 8 AKURA TE KONTROL C C A A L L I I B B R R A A T T I I O O N N Accesses the SPEAKER CALIBRA TION sub-menu. S S P P E E A A K K E E R R C C A A L L I I B B R R A A T T I I O O N N Y ou can use the speaker calibration feature to ensur e that the volume level that reaches your seating position is the same for each loudspeaker (speaker calibrat[...]

ENGLISH 9 AKURA TE KONTROL N N A A M M E E Y ou are able to give the sour ce a name which will be shown on the display when that source is selected. T o change the flashing character: • Repeatedly press or hold / on the handset or front panel. The following characters are available: A to Z, 0 to 9, space. T o move to the next or pr evious charact[...]

M M I I D D N N I I G G H H T T M M O O V V I I E E For use with a Linn UNIDISK player or other DVD player . This feature allows you to add compr ession to the Dolby Digital signal on DVD-Videos. Adding compr ession reduces sudden incr eases in volume, such as the sound of an explosion. When watching a DVD- Video it is operated by pr essing and hol[...]

ENGLISH 11 AKURA TE KONTROL ENGLISH P P A A N N O O R R A A M M A A C C O O N N T T R R O O L L If set to O O N N the Panorama Control extends the audio signal from the front loudspeakers to include the surr ound loudspeakers. This adds a "wraparound" ef fect to the sound. Options: O O N N , , O O F F F F Default setting: O O F F F F D D [...]

R R C C U U / / I I R R S S O O C C K K E E T T Define the use of the socket marked RCU on the back panel. Options: R R C C U U * * (KNEKT Room Control Unit), I I R R (Infrared Repeater) Default setting: R R C C U U * For use with Linn KNEKT systems only . P P R R O O D D U U C C T T I I R R Enable or disable the infrared r eceiver on the front of [...]

ENGLISH 13 AKURA TE KONTROL ENGLISH S S T T O O P P B B I I T T S S Set the stop bits to suit the RS232 protocol being used. Options: 1 1 , , 2 2 Default setting: 1 1 R R S S 2 2 3 3 2 2 E E V V E E N N T T S S If set to E E N N A A B B L L E E D D , the unit passes information regar ding its internal status to an exter nal device that accepts RS23[...]

Using the AKURA TE KONTROL with a Linn AKURA TE CD player If an AKURA TE CD is being used as a two-channel (stereo) source, simply connect the AKURA TE CD’ s FRONT A or B analogue line outputs to the AKURA TE KONTROL ’ s 1/FRONT ANALOGUE AUDIO INPUTS (the AKURA TE KONTROL is factory configured for an AKURA TE CD to be connected to this input). [...]

Using the AKURA TE KONTROL with a Linn UNIDISK player There ar e advantages in operation when using the AKURA TE KONTROL with a Linn UNIDISK player: • When a disc is loaded into the UNIDISK player and the Linn Disc source is selected as the sour ce on the AKURA TE KONTROL, the AKURA TE KONTROL will automatically switch to the required input for t[...]

7. Enter User Options on your UNIDISK player . Set – Front Panel IR Commands to I I G G N N O O R R E E D D or O O F F F F Baud Rate to 9 9 6 6 0 0 0 0 RS232 Events/Enable RS232 Events to E E N N A A B B L L E E D D or O O N N (Also, for a UNIDISK SC set Knekt Mode to S S O O U U R R C C E E .) 8. Exit User Options. 9. Enter the Speaker setup men[...]

F ront Panel and Handset F ront panel The front panel display shows you information r egarding what you ar e listening to. The current volume, current source, or both, can be displayed along with the input audio signal and audio processing format. The display also shows the setup menus and other information depending on the current operation. S S E[...]

STORE SHIFT AMP DVD SURR LIP SYNC MONO AUX TUNER DVD CD PHONO SAT TV DIGITAL DO CLOCK WHERE WHAT OFF CD DVD CD AMP AUDIO ADJUST VIDEO ADJUST PRESET SRC + + -- SRC - BAND SCAN TUNE DISP MORE SETUP HELP AUDIO SUB-T ANGLE ZOOM TITLE MENU GOTO 12 3 45 6 78 9 SIGNAL RECORD LISTEN EXCLUDE INCLUDE SHUFFLE A-B TRACK DISC 0 14 15 12 1 3 9 10 11 2 4 5 13 6 7[...]

Operation Standby key T o toggle between standby mode and operating mode: • Press on the fr ont panel or handset. Amp mode T o use the following functions the handset must be in Amp mode – • Direct sour ce selection (e.g. selecting a CD source by pr essing the C C D D key) • Adjusting the balance or speaker trim • Adjusting the Lip Sync D[...]

T o trim loudspeaker volume: • Repeatedly press A A U U D D I I O O A A D D J J U U S S T T on the handset until the desired loudspeaker(s) is/ar e shown on the front panel display . • Repeatedly press or hold / on the front panel or handset to decrease/incr ease the amount of loudspeaker trim. The trim range is from -10.0 to 10.0 (in 0.5 steps[...]

Surr ound sound for mats The AKURA TE KONTROL is equipped with a wide range of surround sound formats to enhance your audio experience. T o change the surround sound for mat: • Repeatedly press S S U U R R R R on the handset until the desired format is shown on the front panel display . The available surround sound formats, and a brief descriptio[...]

Stereo 2.0 - - - 2.0 Phantom 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 3 Stereo 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 Stereo Sub 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 Dolby Digital 5.1 - - - - Dolby Digital + 6.1 - - - - Dolby Digital EX DTS Digital Surround - 5.1 - - - DTS 96/24 - 5.1 - - - DTS ES Matrix - 7.1 - - - DTS ES Discrete - 7.1 - - - DTS 96/24 ES Matrix - 7.1 - - - MPEG Stereo - - 2.0 - - MPEG [...]

Recor d function The recor d function allows you to route an audio signal thr ough the AKURA TE KONTROL to a recording device such as a DA T recorder . The table below details the routing capabilities of the AKURA TE KONTROL. T o set a r ecor d path: • Press S S H H I I F F T T , then R R E E C C O O R R D D (‘8’ key) on the handset. • Use [...]

Notes on the list of sources: NO SOURCE: No recor d path will be set. KNEKT : When a recor d path on the AKURA TE KONTROL is being used, this setting will allow users of a KNEKT Line Driver system to change the source they ar e listening to (which also changes the recor d path). T o protect a r ecord path, select the r equired record option. Once r[...]

T echnical Specifications S S i i g g n n a a l l I I n n t t e e r r f f a a c c e e s s - - I I n n p p u u t t s s T T y y p p e e Digital electrical (SPDIF) Digital optical Line-level MM phono MC phono C C o o n n n n e e c c t t o o r r 3 x RCA 3 x TOSLINK 12 x RCA 2 x RCA 2 x RCA L L e e v v e e l l 500 mVp-p - 2 V rms 70.0 mV peak @ 1 kHz, +[...]

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