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Simaudio P 5.3 manual

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  • Page 1

    Owner’s Manual MOON Classic Series P 5.3 Stereo Preamplifier[...]

  • Page 2

    MOON P 5.3 Stereo Preamplifier Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manuf acturer’s instructions. 8. Do not[...]

  • Page 3

    MOON P 5.3 Stereo Preamplifier Important Safety Instructions (cont’d) The lightning flash with the arrowhead symb ol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of suffic ient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to p[...]

  • Page 4

    MOON P5.3 Stereo Preamplifier Table of Contents Congratulations ............................................... 5 Unpacking and Warnings ................................... 5 Introduction .................................................... 6 Installation & Placement ................................... 6 Front Panel Controls ...................[...]

  • Page 5

    MOON P 5.3 Stereo Preamplifier Congratulations! Thank you for selecting the MOON P5.3 Stereo Preamplifier as a part of your music/cinema system. This component has been designed to offer state-of-the-art high-end performance in an elegant package, while reta ining all the sonic hallmarks on which Simaudio has made its reputation. We have spared no [...]

  • Page 6

    MOON P 5.3 Stereo Preamplifier Introduction Your MOON P5.3 Stereo Preamplifier incorporates many significant desi gn features to achieve its “world class” level of performance. This is an abbreviate d list of the more important features: An oversized power supply using 2 toroidal transformers in conjunction with 3 stages of DC voltage regulatio[...]

  • Page 7

    MOON P 5.3 Stereo Preamplifier Front Panel Controls Figure 1: MOON P5.3 Front panel The front panel will look similar to Figure 1 (above). The large display window indi cates the relative gain setting (ranging from ‘0’ through ‘50’) for both the left and right channels. As well, whenever you change th e selected input source, it’s number [...]

  • Page 8

    MOON P 5.3 Stereo Preamplifier Front Panel Controls (continued) Pressing the “Mute” button reduces the current volume to “0”. Pressing the “Mute” button a second time will reinstate the volume back to its previous level. The rotary “volume” control determines the gain setting, which ranges from ‘0.0dB’ (no output) to ’50.0dB?[...]

  • Page 9

    MOON P5.3 Stereo Preamplifier Optional Phono Section The MOON P5.3 Stereo Preamplifier features an optional phono section th at may be installed only at an authorized dealer or at the Simaudio factory. Circuit Board Layout: Figure 2: MOON P5.3 Optional Phono Sec tion Circuit Board Layout _____________________________________________________________[...]

  • Page 10

    MOON P5.3 Stereo Preamplifier Optional Phono Section (Cont’d) Internal Settings There are three (3) types of settings availa ble on the optional phono section of the MOON P5.3 Preamplifier; Capacitance loading, Resistance loading, and Gain level. Each setting is adjustable through the us e of jumpers. For each type of setting, there are 2 banks o[...]

  • Page 11

    MOON P 5.3 Stereo Preamplifier Rear Panel Connections Figure 3: MOON P5.3 Rear panel The rea r panel will l ook si milar to Fi gure 3 ( above) . There are fou r (4) p airs o f singl e-ende d input s on RC A con nector s lab ele d A2, A3, A4 and A5. The left channel inputs are located on top and the corresponding right channel inputs are located dir[...]

  • Page 12

    MOON P 5.3 Stereo Preamplifier Operating the P5.3 We recommend that you leave your MOON P5.3 Stereo Preamplifier powered up at all times to maintain optimal performance. In the event that you plan to be away from yo ur home for a few days, powering off the Stereo Preamplifier may not be a bad idea. Once fully “broke n-in”, please keep in mind t[...]

  • Page 13

    MOON P 5.3 Stereo Preamplifier Balanced Operation When using an unbalanced interconnect, the audio signal runs th ro ugh both the center wire and the shield/ground wire. Any noise picked up by this interconnect (ie. n e a r b y m a g n e t i c f i e l d s s u c h a s a n A C p o wer cord) will be reproduced by both the preamplifier and amplifier, t[...]

  • Page 14

    MOON P 5.3 Stereo Preamplifier Specifications Configuration ......................................................... St ereo Power Supply Transforme rs ..................................... 1 x 10VA (for audio); 1 x 10VA (controller circuitry) Power Supply Capacita nce ...................................... 26,400µF Circuit Topology .............[...]