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Musical Fidelity KW 500 manual

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    kW 500 Integrated Amplifier Instructions for use Page 1 of 10 Issue 2: Sept 2004 DUAL MONO INTEGRA TED AMPLIFIER INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Thank you for pur chasing the Musical Fidelity kW 500 Integrated amplifier . Used pr operly and car efully , it should give you many years of outstanding musical r epr oduction. Dust r egularly with a soft cloth or s[...]

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    kW 500 Integrated Amplifier Instructions for use Page 2 of 10 SAFETY INFORMA TION Issue 2: Sept 2004 IMPOR T ANT! (U.K. only) This unit is supplied in the U.K. with a mains lead fitted with a moulded 13 amp plug. If, for any reason, you need to cut off this plug, please remove the fuse holder and dispose of the plug safely , out of reach of childre[...]

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    kW 500 Integrated Amplifier Instructions for use Page 3 of 10 GENERAL ADVICE Issue 2: Sept 2004 INST ALLA TION PRECAUTIONS and USER INFORMA TION Y our new kW 500 Integrated amplifier is designed and built to provide trouble-free perform- ance, but as with all electronic devices it is necessary to observe a few precautions: Heed all warnings shown o[...]

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    kW 500 Integrated Amplifier Instructions for use Page 4 of 10 CONNECTIONS AND F ACILITIES - MAIN UNIT Issue 2: Sept 2004 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Main unit front panel layout 1 Illuminated feet with multi-colour indicator LEDs for power and mute 2 T APE MONITOR selector button and LED 3 PHONO input selector button and LED 4 CD input selector but[...]

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    kW 500 Integrated Amplifier Instructions for use Page 5 of 10 CONNECTIONS AND F ACILITIES - POWER SUPPL Y Issue 2: Sept 2004 FOR USE ONLY WITH MU SICAL FIDELITY KW 5 00 Power supply unit back panel layout 1 Right power amplifier PSU output 2 Pre-amplifier PSU output 3 Left power amplifier PSU output 4 Right power amplifier PSU fuse 5 Pre-amplifier [...]

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    kW 500 Integrated Amplifier Instructions for use Page 6 of 10 Issue 2: Sept 2004 REMOTE CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL The blue buttons on the remote control enable main functions of the amplifier to be operated from a convenient distance. Remaining buttons on this universal handset are for use with other Musical Fidelity products, and have no effect on th[...]

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    kW 500 Integrated Amplifier Instructions for use Page 7 of 10 CONNECTIONS Issue 2: Sept 2004 PRE-AMPLIFIER OUTPUT The kW 500 Integrated amplifier has its pre-amplifier output available from RCA sockets on the back panel marked PRE- OUT , and is controlled by the volume adjustment. This is to allow “bi-amplification” using suitable external ampl[...]

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    kW 500 Integrated Amplifier Instructions for use Page 8 of 10 Issue 2: Sept 2004 OPERA TION ST ARTING . . . . Press the POWER button on the front panel of the kW 500 power supply unit. The blue LED above the button should now light. The LEDs in the feet of the amplifier unit will light red for about fifteen seconds indi- cating that all audio outpu[...]

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    kW 500 Integrated Amplifier Instructions for use Page 9 of 10 Issue 2: Sept 2004 TROUBLESHOOTING Basic problem-solving with an amplifier is similar to troubleshooting any other electrical or electronic equipment. Always check the most obvious possible causes first. T o give you a few ideas of what to look for , check the following: If none of these[...]

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    kW 500 Integrated Amplifier Instructions for use Page 10 of 10 SPECIFICA TIONS : Issue 2: Sept 2004 Musical Fidelity r eserves the right to make improvements which may r esult in specification or feature changes without notice Output: V oltage RMS: 63 . 9 V olts 20Hz to 20kHz V oltage peak to peak: 180 . 6 V olts Power: 510 W atts per channel into [...]