B&K PT 3 series II manual

PT 3 series II Preamplifier Tuner Owner’s Manual P/N 13010 REV 0005[...]

P/N 13010 REV 0005[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS 32 Returning Equipment ........................................................................... 32 Limited Warranty ............................................................................... 31 Notes .......................................................................................... 30 Rear Panel Enlarged View .....[...]

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ BEFORE INSTALLING W A RNING: to prevent fire or shoc k hazard, do not expose this unit to rain or mois ture. Care should be taken to prevent objects or liquid from entering the enclosure. Never handle the power cord with wet hands. The lightning f lash with arrowhead, wi thin an equilateral triangle, is intended to al[...]

FEATURES Your new Pream plifier T uner is a vers atile audio control center. T he Pream plif ier T uner is des igned to s ound sensational and be an attrac tive, easy-to-use addition to y our audio system. Although you already have a good idea of your Preamplifier Tuner’s features, we would like to take a moment to point out certain highlights. R[...]

THE BASICS The following is intended to familiarize users with common terms and applications of home audio equipment. A mplifier - an amplif ier tak es the output of a pream p/pr eam plifier and inc reas es its level to that necessar y to drive a speak er. Your Pream plifier Tuner includes full-r ange, high-pass , low-pass and m ono pream p/pr eamp[...]

FRONT PANEL 1. Headphone Jack - Stereo headphones having a standard ¼ inch binaural plug can be connected to the headphone output. The Pream plifier T uner m ust be on and in HEADPHONE Mode for proper headphone operation. 2. Front panel buttons SLEEP PRESET ENTER SAVE DOWN U P SOURCE LOUDNESS LEVEL Puts the Preamplifier Tuner in and out of standby[...]

REAR PANEL The Pream plifier T uner’s back panel is organized into groups of inputs and outputs as shown below. See back of this manual for an enlarged view. 1. Serial number - B&K Components, Ltd. serial number of your unit. 2. AC input receptacle - For attaching the supplied AC power cord to the Preamplifier Tuner. 3. RS232 input - Optional[...]

REMOTE CONTROL Your Preamplifier Tuner includes an IR remote control. 6 P/N 13010 REV 0005 SEL 2 3 5 6 8 0 9 E 1 BAND ST/M 4 7 +10 MENU MODE A TV DVD SAT V2 MUTE ON VOL CD V1 TAPE TUNER BAL L BAL R TUNE BASS TREBLE B&K REMOTE CONTROLLER POWER OFF LOUDNESS SAVE FM AM PRE[...]

MAKING THE CONNECTION It’s tem pting to j ust plug in your new Pream plif ier T uner and have gr eat sound pour out. Bef or e you do that, take a few m inutes to plan out how y ou want the Preamplif ier Tuner to f it into your audio system. As k y ourself the following questions: What source components do I want to connect to my Preamplifier Tune[...]

AUDIO CONNECTIONS Connecting your analog sources to your Preamplifier Tuner A udio source - connecting a CD player to the Preamplif ier T uner’s analog inputs. Us e the sam e instruc tions for connecting to other audio sources such as a DVD, television, satellite receiver, c able box, etc. Attach one end of the audio interconnect cable to the lef[...]

USING FULL RANGE SPEAKERS Connect the Preamplifier Tuner’s outputs to your external amplifier(s) or powered speakers. Shown below is a typical Preamplifier output setup for use with large speakers : Note: the use of a sub woofer is optional. SUB output - Connect an RCA cable f rom the Pream plifier Tuner ’s SUB output. If y our subwoofer does n[...]

USING SMALL SPEAKERS Connect the Preamplifier Tuner’s outputs to your external amplifier(s) or powered speakers. Shown below is a typical Preamplifier output setup for use with small speakers : Note: the use of a subwoofer is not optional and is needed to reproduce low frequency audio material. SUB output - Connect an RCA cable f rom the Pream pl[...]

ANTENNA CONNECTIONS The FM j ack is a standard scr ew on F-ty pe connector. T he AM is a push type. Strip ¼ inch of insulation off y our AM antenna wires and insert one wire end into eac h hole while holding the tabs down. Release the tabs to lock in the AM antenna wires. CONTROL OUTPUT / IR INPUT Control Output - This c onnection is to be used f [...]

OPERATION The f ollowing outlines the normal day-to-day operation of your Preamplif ier Tuner from the supplied IR rem ote controller or directly from your Preamplifier Tuner’s front panel. POWER ON/OFF The m ain power switch on the front panel of your Pream plifier T uner m ust be on f or the Pream plifier T uner to operate. W hen this switch is[...]

CHOOSING A SOURCE In general, the selected source will appear at the PREAMP outputs and the TAPE output. select desired source (SOURCE) step to source desired source Action From Front Panel From Remote TA P E MONI TOR - If y ou have an analog three-head cas s ette or r eel- to-r eel analog tape rec or der you may wish to use TAPE MONITOR, which all[...]

ADJUSTING BALANCE BAL (L) positions the source lef t by decreasing the r ight channel level. BAL (R) positions the source right by decreasing the left channel level. to adjust balance left or right ∠ (LEVEL) step to BALANCE then use VOLUME KNOB  (BAL L) or  (BAL R) Action From Front Panel From Remote ADJUSTING BASS BASS +/- increase or d[...]

TUNER OPERATION All TUNER operations require the Preamplifier Tuner’s source be set to TUNER. Manual T uning - pres s TUNE + or T UNE - to tune the frequenc y UP or DOW N in single 10 kHz steps for AM or 200 kHz steps for FM. (9 kHz and 100 kHz steps for European version.) Direct Frequency Entry Tuning - f or a f ew seconds af ter perf orm ing an[...]

PRESETS Presets allow you to save your favorite settings and recall them instantly . Your Pream plifier Tuner c an store f orty presets ( 0..39). Most Pream plif ier Tuner ’s only allow saving of tuner stations . W ith the presets y ou save not only the tuner station but also the volum e, bass, treble, balanc e, loudness, and headphone m ode. Thi[...]

MENU For best res ults, perf orm the following set up pr ocedure when you initially install your Preamplif ier T uner and anytime you change or add sources, speakers, etc. or when you rearrange your listening area THE MENU SYSTEM Setup of your Preamplif ier T uner will require y ou to navigate through the menu system via the front panel or rem ote.[...]

HEADPHONE ON The MAIN MENU Headphone selection provides for operating y our Pream plifier T uner’s with the CONT ROL OUT set to off. T his f eature allows y our Pream plifier T uner to turn off external am plifier s or powered sub woofers with com patible CONT ROL inputs. Your Preamplif ier T uner has the c apability to be set up to allow for oth[...]

SETUP The MAIN MENU provides a SETUP selec tion that enables mor e advanced custom ization of y our Pream plifier Tuner's operation. enter setup menu ↵ ( ENTER) SEL or ENTER 3 move to setup ∧ (TUNE +) or ∨ (TUNE -) or 2 enter menu system  (PRESET) and ↵ (ENTER) MENU 1 Action From Front Panel From Remote Favorite Preset Setup Favorit[...]

Source Names Setup From the f actory, y our Pream plif ier Tuner will display source nam es that m atch those printed on the r ear of the Pream plifier Tuner and on the supplied rem ote. However, this m enu allows you to change the displayed names to matc h the actual s ources used. If you do not want to change the nam es then s kip this st ep. Not[...]

Preset Operation Setup This menu allows you to configure various aspects of how presets function. enter preset operation menu ↵ ( ENTER) SEL or ENTER 2 move to preset operation From setup menu: ∧ (TUNE +) or ∨ (TUNE -) From setup menu: or 1 Action From Front Panel From Remote Preset Volume You can program presets to recall the volum e level s[...]

Display Setup Set the intensity of the front panel’s alphanumeric display. return to setup menu  (PRESET) and ↵ (ENTER) MENU 4 set display bright, medium, or dim VOLUME KNOB  (BAL L) or  (BAL R) 3 enter display setup menu ↵ ( ENTER) SEL or ENTER 2 move to display setup From setup menu: ∧ (TUNE +) or ∨ (TUNE -) From setup menu:[...]

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS M y collection of equipment differs from the labels on the back of my Preamplifier Tuner, how can I hook them up? Your Pream plifier T uner provides 5 identic al sets of inputs - V1, V2, TV, DVD and CD. It is convenient to connect com ponents as labeled on the back of your Preamplif ier T uner, but since all the inputs ar[...]

A DVANCED SETUP FEATURES WA RNING - The following descr ibes the advanced featur es of the Pream plifier Tuner. Since changing som e of these f unctions m ay caus e severe eff ects s uch as no sound or no remote control operation, we suggest y ou leave this menu dis abled (hidden) for norm al operation. If y ou are unsur e of what y ou ar e changin[...]

CONTROL OUT SETUP Your Pream plifier T uner’s control output allows y ou to control ex ternal devices suc h as power am plifiers , projection screens, etc. The control output can be programmed on/off depending on which source is selected. Control Out - Control out can be program med to be on or off for eac h source. For exam ple y ou m ay wish to[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 1. C ycle the Preamplifier Tuner’s front panel POWER switch to OFF then back to ON. 1. It is possible that the Preamplifier Tuner needs to be reset (cold power boot). One or more channels sound bad 1. Check for batteries inside remote. 2. Put in fresh batteries. 3. Follow diagram in battery compartment. 4. Clear path to front pane[...]

PREAMPLIFIER TUNER SPECIFICATIONS 300 Ohms Antenna Input Impedance: 75 Ohms Antenna Input Impedance: 70 dB, A Weighted Signal to Noise Ratio: 30 dB Alternate Channel Selectivity: 65 dB Alternate Channel Selectivity: 15 / 35 dBf Mono/Stereo Sensitivity: 28 dBf IHF (Usable) Sensitivity: 12 dBf IHF (Usable) Sensitivity: 2 dB Capture Ratio: 20 Hz - 15 [...]

MENU SYSTEM 28 P/N 13010 REV 0005 =5>E 2EDD?> PT 3 MAIN MENU FLOW CHART (See next page for the ADVANCED SETUP flow chart)[...]

ADVANCED MENU SYSTEM 29 P/N 13010 REV 0005 ADAVNCED SETUP FLOW CHART (option)[...]

REAR PANEL ENLARGED VIEW 30 P/N 13010 REV 0005 TUNER FM antenna AM antenna SERIAL NUMBER Audio/Video Systems made in the U.S.A. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN www.bkcomp.com V1 V2 TV SOURCE INPUTS DVD CD INPUT OUTPUT TAPE PREAMP OUTPUTS MONO L+R CONTROL OUT SUB IR INPUT ACCESSORY CONNECTION 12VDC 50mA COMPLIES WITH THE LIMITS FOR A CLAS[...]

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LIMITED WARRANTY B&K Components Ltd., refer red to herein as B&K, warrants your B&K equipment agains t all defects in m aterial and workm anship for a period of five years from the date of purchas e. This warranty applies only to the original purchaser and only to equipm ent in normal residential us e and service. Def ective equipment m[...]

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