Linn 2200 manual

AKURA TE 2200 • 3200 • 4200 POWER AMPLIFIERS OWNER , S MANUAL ENGLISH AKURATE 2200 3200 4200 6.5 15/5/07 08:48 Page 1[...]

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ENGLISH General Safety Instr uctions 1 1 . . R R e e a a d d t t h h e e s s e e i i n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n s s . . 2 2 . . K K e e e e p p t t h h e e s s e e i i n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n s s . . 3 3 . . H H e e e e d d a a l l l l w w a a r r n n i i n n g g s s . . 4 4 . . F F o o l l l l o o w w a a l l l l i i n[...]

ENGLISH ii AKURA TE 2200 • 3200 • 4200 1 1 6 6 . . P P o o w w e e r r s s o o u u r r c c e e s s . . Connect the apparatus to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or marked on the apparatus. 1 1 7 7 . . M M a a i i n n s s p p l l u u g g . . Use the mains plug to disconnect the apparatus from the mains supp[...]

iii AKURA TE 2200 • 3200 • 4200 ENGLISH CE Declaration of Confor mi ty Linn Products Ltd declare that this pr oduct is in conformance with the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and Electromagnetic Compatibility 89/336/EEC as amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC. The conformity of the designated product with the provisions of Dir ective number 73/23[...]

ENGLISH iv AKURA TE 2200 • 3200 • 4200 Copyright and Acknowledgements Copyright © 2007 Linn Products Ltd. First edition May 2007. Linn Products Limited, Glasgow Road, W aterfoot, Eaglesham, Glasgow , G76 OEQ, Scotland, United Kingdom. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be r eproduced, stored in a r etrieval system, or transmi[...]

Contents Introduction 1 The AKURA TE power amplifier range 1 Features 2 Installation 3 Unpacking 3 Positioning 3 Connecting 4 Connecting to the mains supply 4 Back panel connectors and switches 4 Back panels (Phono) 5 Back panels (Balanced) 6 Audio connections 7 Speaker terminals 8 Operation 9 General 9 Signal sensing 9 Protection 9 T echnical Spec[...]

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Intr oduction Over thirty years ago Linn was born out of a simple truth: the more accurately a system repr oduces sound, the greater the impact it will have on the listener . The AKURA TE range of power amplifiers have been designed to offer true flexibility when building or upgrading a stereo or multi-channel system. All AKURA TE amplifiers featur[...]

Featur e s CHAKRA amplifier technology All AKURA TE power amplifiers feature Linn’ s proprietary CHAKRA technology . The CHAKRA topology uses an array of large bi-polar transistors as 'boosters' around a monolithic (single chip) amplifier IC (integrate circuit). Linn's execution of the monolithic to bi-polar transition is unique, a[...]

Installation Impor tant: It is strongly r ecommended that your AKURA TE amplifier is installed and configured by an authorised Linn r etailer . Unpacking Each AKURA TE power amplifier is supplied with the following accessories: • mains lead • inter connect cables - cable type will suit amplifier's input connection (balanced or phono), one [...]

Connecting Connecting to the mains supply The unit can be connected to any worldwide mains voltage with no adjustment. It incorporates Automatic V oltage Selection (AVS) and the power supply automatically adjusts for the incoming mains supply . This unit must be earthed. Use the earthed moulded mains lead supplied. Never use an unearthed plug or ad[...]

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CHANNEL 2 AUDIO OUT M U T E GAIN CHANNEL 2 AUDI O IN PUSH CHANNEL 2 SPEAKER Balanced interconnect cable For the balanced audio connection, we recommend the use of the lead supplied or an interconnect lead with its connections configur ed to match with the AKURA TE amplifier connections as shown below . CHANNEL 1 SPEAKER M U T E GAIN CHANNEL 1 AUDI [...]

Speaker ter minals The binding post terminals can be used as sockets for the connection of 4 mm banana plugs or can be used as binding posts for the connection of bare wir es or spade terminated cables by loosening the outer section of the binding post (do not attempt to completely remove this outer section), inserting the cable or terminal and re-[...]

Operation General The blue LED on the front panel will be dim when power is first applied and will remain dimmed when the amplifier is in standby mode. Signal sensing When an input signal is detected, the AKURA TE amplifier is enabled and the LED brightens. In the absence of an audio signal, the amplifier reverts to a low power standby mode after a[...]

T echnical Specifications ENGLISH Model T ype Dimensions W eight Input connectors (Phono models) Input connectors (Balanced models) Output connectors Fuse rating Mains input range Mains frequency range Input power maximum (continuous) Input power - standby Gain (Phono models). Adjustable for AKTIV (dB) Gain (Balanced models). Adjustable for AKTIV ([...]

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Channel Configuration T able The table below is provided to allow you to take a note of how your amplifier channels are configur ed and/or connected. A A K K T T I I V V m m o o d d u u l l e e s s If your AKURA TE amplifier is fitted with Linn AKTIV modules, labels may be provided with the modules. Stick the label for each AKTIV module in the tabl[...]

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