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    1 XP-20 Owner’ s Manual pass TM XP-20 Owner’ s Man ual Nov ember 25, 2011[...]

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    2 XP-20 Owner’ s Manual The XP-20 is an ultra high quality line-stag e audio preamplifier featuring an improv ed hand held remote control and exter nal pow er supply electrically isolated from the analog circuits of the preamplifier in a cosmetically matched second c hassis . The XP-20 like all P ass Laboratories products attempts to minimize the[...]

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    3 XP-20 Owner’ s Manual than they did when the original X preamps were created, and the XP line of product hav e all been designed to reflect those changes in listening style . P ass Laboratories has redesigned the remote control to allow direct access to the most frequently w anted control functions , thus simplifying and enhancing product opera[...]

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    4 XP-20 Owner’ s Manual W e sincerely believe these are simply the best sounding pre-amplifiers P ass Laboratories has ever built! Simply put the XP products deli ver the experience of a past m usical event in a more believ able sonic panorama than anything we ha ve previously brought to mark et. Thank you for listening and giving us the opportun[...]

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    5 XP-20 Owner’ s Manual As with all audio electronics the pow er cable should be the last thing attached and the first one remo ved any time y ou hook up or remov e equipment from the signal chain. The DIN-25 umbilical cable should never be connected or remo ved with the po wer supply c hassis plug g ed into house pow er . The preamplifier has fi[...]

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    6 XP-20 Owner’ s Manual circuit elements , independent of the single ended outputs . T ape input communicates bac k to the input bus , inde pendent of the XP- 20 volume control. Balanced inputs and outputs are via XLR connectors . Single- ended inputs and outputs are via R CA connectors . On the XLR connectors , pin 1 is g rounded, pin 2 is the p[...]

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    7 XP-20 Owner’ s Manual In application the XP-20s front panel controls and alphanumeric display are quite straight forw ard, and intuitiv e. W e encourage you to become familiar with their operation prior to establishing any input connections with this unit. Experience indicates that engaging in a few minutes of exploration will add muc h to your[...]

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    8 XP-20 Owner’ s Manual remote; those tw o positions , on and off. This function is useful in that it allows the preamplifier to function as a unity buffer (0dB gain at volume step 75) for use with components that best function with their own v olume controls , such as surround processors. When the right-front and left-front outputs of the proces[...]

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    9 XP-20 Owner’ s Manual The Remote control operation is , or should be v er y intuitiv e in operation; we ha ve attempted to mak e its operation as familiar as possible. Where applicable the remote mirrors the front panel controls . PO WER: As previously mentioned has no reality with the XP-20. This specific control functions has no effect on thi[...]

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    10 XP-20 Owner’ s Manual DISPLA Y : T he default setting for the display is “bright”, pressing the “DISPLA Y” button once changes the display to it’ s “dim” or “low intensity” setting, pressing the button a second time selects “off ” for the display . When “off ” is selected any other control function will cause the disp[...]

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    11 XP-20 Owner’ s Manual “P ass”, “ pass ”, “P ass Labs”, “P ass Laboratories”, Supersymmeter y”, “ Ale ph”, and “Zen” and are all registered trademarks of Pass Laboratories , Inc., and all rights thereto are protected b y law .[...]

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    12 XP-20 Owner’ s Manual F or your protection please read the following: W ater and moisture: Electrical devices should not be used near water ( as per example , near a bathtub , washbasin, kitc hen sink, laundr y tub , w et basement or swimming pool ). Care should be taken suc h that objects do not hav e the oppor tunity to fall, and that liquid[...]

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    13 XP-20 Owner’ s Manual Pass Labs W arranty All P ass Laboratories products purchased new from an authorized P ass Laboratories dealer in Nor th America are cov ered by a transferable, limited 3-year w ar ranty . This war ranty includes all parts and labor charges incur red at the factor y or factory specified re pair facility , exclusi ve of an[...]

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    14 XP-20 Owner’ s Manual pass ® P ass Laboratories Inc. PO Box 219, F oresthill, CA 95631 voice: 530.367.3690 - fax: 530-367-2193 - w eb: passlabs .com[...]