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Power Amplifier M-5000R Instruction Manual E n[...]
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2 En Introduction Impor tant Safety Instructions 1. Read these ins tructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventila tion opening s. Install in accordance wi th the manufa cturer’s instructions . 8. Do not inst[...]
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3 En Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’s for personal use only, recording copyrighted ma terial is illegal withou t the permission of the copyright holder. 2. AC Fuse —The AC fuse inside the unit is not use r- serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo dealer. 3. Care —Occasionally you should dust the unit a[...]
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4 En For British models Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. IMPORTANT The wires in the mains le ad are coloured in acc ordance with the following code: Blue: Neutral Brown: Li ve As the colours of the wires in the mains le ad of this apparatus may not [...]
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5 En Amplifier Precautions Before using the power amplif ier M-5000R, be sure to read the page a bov e entitled Im portant Safety Instructions and this page of Amplifier Precautions. While using the M-5000R, the internal temp erature will fairly rise. Excessive temperature rise m ay affect the amplifier perf ormance. T o prev ent damage from occurr[...]
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6 En From time to time you shoul d wipe the front and rear panels and the cabinet with a soft cloth. For hea vier dirt, dampen a soft cloth in a weak solution of mild detergent and water , wring it out dry , and wipe of f the dirt. Follo wing this, dry im mediately with a clean cloth. Do not use rough material, thinners, alcohol or ot her Chemical [...]
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7 En Features • 150 W/Ch (4 oh m, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 0.05 %, 2 Channels Driven, IEC) • A WRAT (Advanced Wide Range Amplifier Technology) • DIDRC (Dynamic Intermodulation Distortion Reduction Circuitry) • Quad Push-Pull Amplification Design with Three-Stage Inverted Darlington Circuitry • Symmetrical Layout of L/R Ch annels • Two Massive To[...]
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8 En T echnolog y A WRA T (Advanced Wide Range Amplif ier Te c h n o l o g y ) The M-5000R employs a host of pro prietary Onkyo technologies to ensure o ptimal audio performance. 1. DIDRC (Dynamic Intermodulation Distortion Reduc tion Circuitry) Since the adv ent of digital audio, the v alues of S/N (signal-to-noise) ratio ha ve risen significantly[...]
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9 En Bloc k Diagram DIDRC (Dynamic Intermodulation Distor tion Reduction Circuitry)[...]
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10 En Supplied Accessories Make sure you ha ve the follo wing accessories: Power cord (1.8 m/5.9 ft) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) (Plug type va ries from country to country .) Mono mini-plug cable (1.8 m/5.9 ft) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]
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11 En Contents Introduction Important Safety Instructio ns ................................................................................. 2 Precautions ......................................... ...................................................................... 3 Amplifier Precautions ..........................................................[...]
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12 En Getting to Kno w the P ower Amplifier The page numbers in parenthese s show where you can find the ma in explanation for each item. a Power meter ( ➔ 21 ) The power meter shows the output po wer level. The large power meters have been designed so that the indicator needles move up to the peak level quickly and then return more slowly. This [...]
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13 En a SPEAKERS L/R terminals b 12V TRIGGER IN/OUT jacks Connects to the 12V trigge r input and output jacks on the other component to control the power amplifier. This enables the amplifier to turn on or go into standby state based on the standby status of the connected component. c INPUT SELECT switch This switch is loca ted between the XLR IN a[...]
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14 En Installing the P o wer Amplifier v Install the power amplifier on a sturdy rack or shelf. Position it so th at its weight is evenly di spersed on its four legs. Do not install the power am plifier in a plac e with vibration or an unstable location . The power amplifier is designed to have high conversion efficiency, however, its te mperature [...]
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15 En Connecti ons Connections Note • Push plugs in all the way to m ake good connections (loose connection s can cause noise or malfunctions). • T o prev e nt interference, keep audio cables away from power cords and speaker cables. Connect an A V controller or control amplif ier with XLR outputs for high-quality sound. The pin assignments for[...]
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16 En Tip • T o reduce noise, do not tie the signal cable and po wer cable together . Wire them so that they are away from each other . Note • Never disconnect the power cord from the power amplifier while the other end is still plugged in to a wall outlet. Doing so may cause an electric shock. Alwa ys disconnect the po wer cord from the wall o[...]
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17 En Connecting a Preamplifier Stereo Connecti on Preamplif ier P-3000R Po wer Amplifier M-5000R Right speaker Left speaker This is an example of the stereo c onnection using the preamplifier P-3000R. Note • Set the INPUT SELECT s witch to RCA side.[...]
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18 En Bi-amping Connection Preamplif ier P-3000R Po wer Amplifier M-5000R Right speaker Left speaker This is an example of the bi-amping connection using the preamplifier P- 3000R. Note • Set the INPUT SELECT switch to RCA side. Important: • When making the bi-amping connectio ns, be sure to remov e the jump er bars that link the speakers’ tw[...]
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19 En This is an example of the bridge c onnection with the AV controller PR-SC5508. Note • When using the XLR inputs, do not connect an ything to the RCA inputs. It may damage the power amplifier. • Make sure that the XLR cable is not split. The split XLR cable may be the cause of noise. • The power amplif ier uses the European type XLR jack[...]
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20 En Turning On & Ba sic Operati ons Basic Operations Tip • After a certain peri od of warming up, the temperature of the power amplif ier’ s components and internal temperature are stabilized, and the sound will soften. Note • The power amplifier remembers the state when power was previously turned of f, and returns to the state. Note ?[...]
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21 En Y ou can switch the po wer output of speaker terminals between ×1 (defaul t) and ×10 (10 time s). The number of watts indicate d on the meters corresponds to the actual output level when dri ving speakers rated at 8 ohms. When dri ving speakers rated at 4 ohms, the output is actually twic e that shown on the po w er meters. When A UTO ST AN[...]
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22 En Others T r oubleshooting • Make sure that the power cord is properly plugged into the wall out let ( ➔ 16 ). • Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, wait 5 seconds or more, then plug it in again. • When the set ASb starts running, the power amplifier will automatically go standby ( ➔ 21 ). • If the power amplifier cannot sta[...]
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23 En Specifications ■ Audio Inputs ■ Audio Outputs ■ Others Specif ications and featu res are subject to change without notice. M-5000R Amplifier Section Rated Output Po wer North American : (Stereo) 80 watts minimum co ntinuous po wer per channel, 8 ohm loads, 2 channels d riven from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, with a maximum total harmonic distortion[...]
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SN 29400545A Y1102-2 (C) Copyright 2011 ONKY O SOUND & VISION CORPORA TION Japan. All rights reser ved. * 2 9 4 0 0 5 4 5 A * 2-1, Nisshin-cho , Ney agaw a-shi, OSAKA 572-8540, JAP AN T el: 072-831-8023 F ax: 072-831-8163 http://www .onkyo .com/ 18 P ark Wa y , Upper Saddle River , N.J. 07458, U.S .A. T el: 800-229-1687, 201-785-2600 F ax: 201-[...]