Plinius M8 User manual

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WcbbYWhVch\L@FUbXF75Uhh\YgUaYh]aY"

PROCESSOR INPUT

H\]g]bdih]gZcfigYgdYW]Z]WU``mk]h\\caYh\YUhfYdfcWYggcfg"=bgcaY

W]fWiaghUbWYgmciaUmk]g\hcigYh\YdckYfUad`]Z]YfUbXgdYU_Yfgh\Uhh\YA,]g

WcbbYWhYXhcUgh\YZfcbhhkcW\UbbY`gcZUgiffcibXcf\caYh\YUhfYYbj]fcbaYbh"

H\YdfcWYggcf]bdihWUbVYigYXZcfh\]gdifdcgY UgUbmg][bU`WcbbYWhYXhch\Y

dfcWYggcf]bdihgWUbVYgYbhX]fYWh`mhch\YdckYfUad`]Z]YfVmdUgg]b[h\YA,Ybh]fY`m"

GROUND LIFT SWITCH

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]bghU``Uh]cbgU\ia`ccdaUmYl]ghXiYhcXid`]WUhY[fcibXdUh\gZfcaX]ZZYfYbh

Yei]daYbh"IgYh\]ggk]hW\hcfYacjYh\YWcbbYWh]cbZfca$Jhc[fcibXh\ig

U``ck]b[gcaYZ`Yl]V]`]hm]bmcifdUfh]Wi`UfgYh!id"

MAINS SWITCH

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H\YUad`]Z]YfXfUkgUacXYfUhY`m\][\WiffYbhk\Ybgk]hW\YXcb gc]h]gbch[ccX

dfUWh]WYhcfUd]X`mhifbh\YAU]bggk]hW\cbUbXcZZfYdYUhYX`m"

MAINS POWER CORD IEC SOCKET

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dfYUad`]Z]Yf"5ZigY\c`XYf]gacibhYXk]h\]bh\]gWcbbYWh]cb UbX]h\c`XgUaU]bg

ZigYhcdfcj]XYgif[YUbXcjYf`cUXdfchYWh]cbZcfmcifdfYUad`]Z]Yf"

EARTH POST

H\]g]gUW\Ugg]gWcbbYWhYX[c`X!d`UhYXYUfh\dcghZcfigYk]h\acghj]bm`hifbhUV`Yg"

DF95AD@=:=9F:95HIF9G

ÃF9ACH9

H\YA,ZYUhifYgUZi``ZibWh]cbfYachYhcWcbhfc`U``gYhh]b[gUbXWcbZ][ifUh]cbg"H\]g

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56CJ9.A,fYachYWcbhfc``Umcih

STANDBY

GhUbXVm]gigYXhcdihh\Yib]h]bhcU`ckdckYfacXY"H\]gX]gWcbbYWhgh\Ycihdihg

cZh\YdfYUad`]Z]YfUbXhifbgcZZh\YX]gd`Um"

DISPLAY

H\YX]gd`UmVihhcbcbh\YfYachYYbUV`Ygmcihcei]W_`mUX^ighh\YX]gd`UmVf][\hbYgg

hcY]h\YfcZZcfh\YigYfgYhVf][\hbYgg`YjY`"H\]gigYf`YjY`]ggYhig]b[h\YaYbi

Vihhcbgcbh\YfYachYUgXYgWf]VYX`UhYf]bh\YÇGYhh]b[gAYbiGhfiWhifYÈgYWh]cb"

BchYh\Uh]Zh\YVf][\hbYgg]ggYhhcnYfc UbmVihhcbdfYggk]``Vf]b[h\YVf][\hbYgg

VUW_hch\YWiffYbhigYfgYhh]b[gch\YgWfYYbWUbVYfYUX"

MENU ACCESS BUTTONS

H\YhkcVihhcbg`UVY``YXAYbiUbX9bhYfUfYigYXhcgYhh\YA,aYbi]hYag"IgY

h\Y9bhYfVihhcbhcUWWYggh\YaYbi h\Ybh\YIdUbX8ckbVihhcbg]bWcb^ibWh]cb

k]h\9bhYfhcW\Ub[YgYhh]b[gUgXYg]fYXgYYh\YÇGYhh]b[gAYbiGhfiWhifYÈgYWh]cb

cbdU[Y%'"

PHASE

H\Yd\UgYcZh\Y]bdihg][bU`hch\YdfYUad`]Z]Yf]ghc[[`YZfcaUVgc`ihYhc]bjYfhYX

%,$XY[fYYgk]h\YUW\dfYggcZh\]gVihhcb"

SOURCE SELECTION

H\YgcifWYgY`YWh]cbVihhcbgYbUV`YW\Ub[]b[ZfcacbY]bdihhcUbch\Yfk\Yb

bYYXYXÃY]h\Yf78 @]bY% @]bY& @]bY' cf@]bY("

PROCESSOR INPUT SELECTION

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Vihhcbh\YfY]gUg\cfhXY`UmVYZcfYh\YA,]gVmdUggYXUbXh\Yg][bU`]gX]fYWhZfca

h\YDfcWYggcf]bdihhch\YF75cihdihg"

BCH9.6YWUigYh\YA,]gVmdUggYX]bDfcWYggcfacXYh\Ycb`mVihhcbgh\UhWcbh]biY

hcZibWh]cbUfYghUbXVmUbXX]gd`Um":cfacfY]bZcfaUh]cbfYZYfhcÇIg]b[h\YDfcWYggcf

=bdihÈ]bh\YÇ=bghU``Uh]cbUbXCdYfUh]cbÈgYWh]cb"

VOLUME CONTROL

IgYh\YgYhkcVihhcbghcWcbhfc`h\Yjc`iaY`YjY`cZh\YdfYUad`]Z]Yf"H\Yf][\hg]XY

Vihhcb]bWfYUgYgjc`iaY k\]`Yh\Y`YZhg]XYVihhcbXYWfYUgYgh\Yjc`iaY"6f]YZ`m

dfYggY]h\YfVihhcbhcaU_YZ]bYUX^ighaYbhghch\Yjc`iaY`YjY`"<c`XXckbY]h\Yf

VihhcbhcWcbh]biU``mUX^ighh\Yjc`iaY`YjY`"

MUTE

DfYgg]b[h\]gVihhcbhc[[`Ygh\YD@=B=IGA,]bUbXcihcZaihY"

=BGH5@@5H=CBCD9F5H=CB

WARNING: RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

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aUhYf]U`aUmUWW]XYbhU``mYbhYf]h"

CAUTION!

D@95G9F9585B8IB89FGH5B8H<9DF975IH=CBG=BH<9=BGHFI7H=CBA5BI5@

:CFH<9DCG=H=CB5B8CD9F5H=CBC:MCIFD@=B=IGDF95AD@=:=9F

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