Technics SU-A900 User manual

Technics

Stereo

Integrated

Amplifier

SU-A900

SU-A800

Operating

Instructions

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shows

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SU-A900

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Dear

Customer

Thank

you

for

purchasing

this

product.

For

optimum

performance

and

safety,

please

read

these

instructions

carefully.

These

operating

Instructions

are

applicable

models

SU-A900

and

SU-A800.

Contents

•

Accessories..

•

Caution

for

mains

lead

(For

United

Kingdom).

•

Connections.

•

Front

Panel

Controls

and

Functions.

•

Listening

Sound.

•

Recording.10

Remote

Control

Transmitter.11

Remote

Control

Operation.12

Suggestions

for

Safety.14

Technical

Specifications..15

Maintenance.15

Troubleshooting

Guide.

Back

cover

-For

areas

except

United

Kingdom,

Europe,

Australia

and

N.Z.-

CAUTION:

The

voltage

differs

according

the

area.

sure

set

the

proper

voltage

your

area

before

use.

(For

details,

please

refer

page

5.)

Accessories

power

supply

cord

(For

United

Kingdom)

(For

Australia

and

N.Z.)

(For

others)

•

Remote

control

transmitter

(EUR642210).1

/^oTc.,

^°

•

Batteries.2

rcjt

rot

•

Power

plug

adaptor.1

(Not

supplied

for

United

Kingdom,

Europe,

Australia

and

N.Z.)

Caution

for

mains

lead

(For

United

Kingdom)

("EB”

area

code

model

on(y)

For

your

safety,

please

read

the

following

text

care¬

fully.

This

appliance

supplied

with

moulded

three

mains

plug

for

your

safety

and

convenience.

5-ampere

fuse

fitted

this

plug.

Should

the

fuse

need

replaced

please

ensure

that

the

replacement

fuse

has

rating

5-ampere

and

that

approved

ASTA

BSI

BS1362.

Check

for

the

ASTA

mark

<^>

the

BSI

mark

the

body

the

fuse.

the

plug

contains

removable

fuse

cover

you

must

ensure

that

refitted

when

the

fuse

replaced.

you

lose

the

fuse

cover

the

plug

must

not

used

until

replacement

cover

obtained.

replacement

fuse

cover

can

purchased

from

your

local

dealer.

CAUTION!

THE

FITTED

MOULDED

PLUG

UN¬

SUITABLE

FOR

THE

SOCKET

OUTLET

YOUR

HOME

THEN

THE

FUSE

SHOULD

REMOVED

AND

THE

PLUG

CUT

OFF

AND

DISPOSED

SAFELY.

THERE

DANGER

SEVERE

ELEC¬

TRICAL

SHOCK

THE

CUT

OFF

PLUG

INSERTED

INTO

ANY

13-AMPERE

SOCKET.

new

plug

fitted

please

observe

the

wiring

code

shown

below.

any

doubt

please

consult

qualified

electrician.

IMPORTANT

The

wires

this

mains

lead

are

coloured

accor¬

dance

with

the

following

code:

Blue:

Neutral

Brown:

Live

the

colours

the

wires

the

mains

lead

this

appliance

may

not

correspond

with

the

coloured

markings

identifying

the

terminals

your

plug,

pro¬

ceed

follows:

The

wire

which

coloured

BLUE

must

connected

the

terminal

the

plug

which

marked

with

the

letter

coloured

BLACK.

The

wire

which

coloured

BROWN

must

con¬

nected

the

terminal

the

plug

which

marked

with

the

letter

coloured

RED.

Under

circumstances

should

either

these

wires

connected

the

earth

terminal

the

three

plug,

marked

with

the

letter

the

Earth

Symbol

Before

use

Remove

the

connector

cover

follows.

How

replace

the

fuse

Remove

the

fuse

cover

with

screwdriver.

Replace

the

fuse

and

attach

the

fuse

cover.

Connections

Connect

turntable.

GND

tOMPl-

Connect

compact

disc

player.

Turntable

(not

included)

Compact

disc

player

(not

included)

OUT

■

“GND”

terminal

This

terminal

for

use

with

turntable

which

has

ground

wire.

Connect

tuner.

Connect

component

such

video

disc

player

(audio

only

connectable),

etc.

Connect

second

tape

deck

(Tape

deck

graphic

equalizer,

etc.

Connect

first

tape

deck

(Tape

deck

digital

compact

cassette

deck

(DCC),

etc.

“220

—240

V”

according

the

area

which

the

unit

will

used.

[Use

minus

(-)

screwdriver]

Note:

Note

that

this

unit

will

seriously

damaged

this

setting

not

made

correctly.

This

terminal

can

used

only

with

Technics

tape

deck

and

com¬

pact

disc

player

which

have

the

appropriate

remote

control

ter¬

minal.

(Consult

your

dealer

for

details.)

Proper

connection

with

remote

control

connection

cables

will

allow

control

some

functions

from

this

unit’s

remote

control

transmitter.

(See

pages

12-13

for

details.)

Connect

tape

deck

and/or

compact

disc

player

shown

below.

tape

deck

not

being

used,

the

compact

disc

player

can

connected

directly

(dotted

line).

This

unit

Connection

cable

for

remote

control

(included

with

tape

deck)

Tape

deck

(not

included)

REMOTE

>CONTROL

OUT

Compact

disc

player

(not

included)

Connection

cable

for

remote

control

(included

with

compact

disc

player)

Note:

For

compact

disc

player

with

remote

control

sensor,

the

above

connection

not

necessary.

About

the

cooling

fan

There

cooling

fan

for

some

countries.

The

cooling

fan

operates

high

power

output

levels

only.

(continued)

Connections

connect

speakers

One

pair

speakers

can

connected

the

“A"

terminals

this

unit

and

one

pair

the

"B”

terminals,

only

one

pair

bi-

wired

speakers

can

connected

all

terminals.

(To

connect

main

and/or

second

speakers

)

(not

Included)

■

toad

Impedance

•

When

only

the

"A”

only

the

“B"

terminals

are

used:

4-16

ohms

•When

both

the

"A”

and

the

"B"

terminals

are

used

simultaneously:

8-16

ohms

(

connect

bl-wlred

speakers

(not

included)

)

Note:

Connect

only

bi-wired

speakers

this

way.

■

toad

impedance

When

bi-wlred

speakers

are

used:

4-16

ohms

■

Bi-wIrlng

The

treble

range

and

the

bass

range

the

speakers

are

con¬

nected

the

speaker

terminals

the

amplifier

using

two

speaker

connection

cords

separately

for

each.

result

making

connections

this

way,

sound

can

reproduced

with

much

greater

nuance

and

detail,

with

the

feel¬

ings

air

oscillation

and

deepness

sound

provided

input

source

that

suppresses

reciprocal

band-range

interference.

(Refer

the

operating

instructions

the

speakers.)

-To

connect

cords

terminals-

Strip

off

the

outer

covering,

and

twist

the

g^=m

center

conductor.

Twist

Turn

completely

the

left.

Insert

the

wire

and

turn

completely

the

right.

Pull

the

cord

assure

proper

connection.

Note:

sure

only

connect

positive

(+)

cords

positive

(+)

terminals,

and

negative

(-)

cords

negative

(-)

terminals.

Note:

prevent

damage

circuitry,

never

short-circuit

the

positive

(+)

and

negative

(-)

speaker

wires.

-For

United

Kingdom

only

When

using

banana

plugs

Use

with

the

speaker

terminal

knob

tightened

completely.

Banana

plug

(not

included)

connect

the

power

supply

cord

(Included)

FOR

UNITED

KINGDOM

ONLY

SURE

READ

THE

CAUTION

FOR

THE

POWER

SUPPLY

CORD

PAGE

BEFORE

CONNECTING

THE

POWER

SUPPLY

CORD.

Connect

the

power

supply

cord

(included)

after

ail

other

cables

and

cords

are

connected.

(For

areas

except

Australia

and

N.Z.)

Insertion

Connector

Even

when

the

connector

perfectly

Inserted,

depending

the

type

in¬

let

used,

the

front

part

the

connec¬

tor

may

Jut

out

shown

the

draw¬

ing.

However

there

problem

using

the

unit.

Note:

The

configuration

the

power

supply

cord

differs

according

area.

■

Not

supplied

tor

United

Kingdom,

Europe,-

Australia

and

NJZ.

the

power

plug

will

not

fit

your

socket,

use

the

power

plug

adaptor

(included).

Front

Panel

Controls

and

Functions

[T]

Power

“STANDBY

6/ON”

switch

(POWER,

STANDBY

ON)

Press

switch

the

unit

from

standby

mode

vice

ver¬

sa,

standby

mode,

the

unit

still

consuming

small

amount

power.

I~2l

Operation

Indicators

(AMPLIFIER

OPERATION

MONITOR)

These

indicators

Illuminate

indicate

the

operating

condi¬

tion

this

unit.

VOLTAGE

CONTROL:

When

the

power

switched

ON,

this

indicator

illuminates

when

the

unit

the

operating

condition.

CURRENT

DRIVE:

When

the

power

switched

ON,

this

Indicator

illuminates

after

about

seconds

when

the

unit

the

operating

condi¬

tion.

abnormal

condition

the

circuitry

detected,

such

voltage

appearing

the

output

short-circuit

the

positive

(+)

and

negative

(-)

wires

from

the

speaker

ter¬

minals,

the

protection

circuit

functions

and

this

indicator

will

not

illuminate.

f3l

Tone

control

button

(TONE)

This

switch

used

set

the

tone

control

circuit

(bass,

tre¬

ble)

DEFEAT.

[4]

Volume

control

(VOLUME)

[Si

Tape-monitor

button/indicators

(TAPE

MONITOR)

This

button

used

monitor

the

recorded

sound

during

recording.

TAPE

Set

this

position

monitor

the

sound

from

the

equipment

connected

the

"TAPE

1”

terminals.

TAPE

Set

this

position

monitor

the

sound

from

the

equipment

connected

the

"TAPE

terminals.

SOURCE

Set

this

position

listen

phono

disc,

radio

broadcast,

compact

disc,

etc.

(See

pages

and

10.)

[6]

Remote

control

signal

receptor

(SENSOR)

Receives

the

signals

from

the

remote

control.

\7\

Headphones

Jack

(PHONES)

(See

page

9.)

I~8"l

Speaker

select

buttons/lndlcators

(SPEAKERS)

These

select

buttons

are

used

select

the

speakers

used.

(See

page

8.)

Tone

controls

(BASS/TREBLE)

The

bass

control

used

adjust

the

low-frequency

sound

range,

and

the

treble

control

used

adjust

the

high-

frequency

sound

range.

Balance

control

(BALANCE)

This

control

used

adjust

the

left/right

volume

balance.

liil

Input

selectors/indicators

(INPUT

SELECTOR)

These

selectors

are

used

select

the

sound

source

heard,

such

disc,

radio

broadcast,

etc.

The

input

source

can

selected

either

sequentially

changing

the

selection

direct

selection.

(See

page

8.)

|T§

Phono

cartridge

selector

(PHONO

SELECTOR)

This

selector

should

set

the

position

which

cor¬

responds

the

type

cartridge

used

the

turntable.

Listening

Sound

the

volume

control

the

“MIN”

posi¬

tion.

witch

the

power.

elect

the

speaker

system

used.

The

corresponding

Indicators)

above

will

Illuminate

Indicate

which

speaker

system

selected.

Sound

can

heard

from

the

speakers

connected

the

"A”

terminals.

Sound

can

heard

from

the

speakers

connected

the

"B"

terminals.

and

Sound

can

heard

simultaneously

from

the

speakers

connected

the

“A”

terminals

and

the

“B”

terminals.

Or,

bi-wlred

speakers

are

connected,

sound

can

heard

from

them,

off:

sound

will

heard

from

the

speakers.

(Both

Indicators

will

turn

off.)

ress

the

tape

monitor

button

that

the

“SOURCE”

indicator

illuminates.

Notaa:

When

graphic

equalizer

connected

the

“TAPE

1“

“TAPE

2”

terminals

used,

set

the

selector

the

“TAPE

“

“TAPE

2”

position.

ress

one

the

input

selectors

select

the

sound

source.

Each

time

the

button

pressed,

the

illuminated

posl-

tlon

the

Input

selector

Indicator

will

shift

one

posi¬

tion

the

left.

Each

time

the

button

pressed,

the

Illuminated

posl-

►

tlon

the

input

selector

indicator

will

shift

one

posi¬

tion

the

right.

directly

select

the

Input

source

The

desired

Input

source

can

selected

directly

using

the

Input

selector

buttons

(®)

located

Inside

the

panel.

TAPE

Set

this

position

listen

equipment

con¬

nected

the

“TAPE

terminals.

TAPE

Set

this

position

listen

equipment

con¬

nected

the

“TAPE

2”

terminals.

AUX:

Set

this

position

listen

equipment

connected

the

“AUX”

terminals.

CD:

Set

this

position

listen

compact

discs.

TUNER:

Set

this

position

listen

radio

broadcasts.

PHONO:

Set

this

position

listen

phono

discs.

Then,

set

the

phono

cartridge

selector

the

posi¬

tion

which

corresponds

the

type

cartridge

us¬

the

turntable.

(Refer

“PHONO

SELEC¬

TOR"

page

9.)

egin

operation

the

componenta

used.

Refer

the

operating

instructions

each

component.

Adjust

the

volume

level.

Turn

the

volume

control

the

desired

level.

adjust

the

left/right

sound

balance

Adjust

the

balance

control.

adjust

the

tone

quality

TONE

Press

the

tone

control

switch

inward

the

“ON”

position

you

want

adjust

the

bass

treble

tone

quality.

set

the

‘'DEFEAT”

position,

tone

controls

have

effect,

and

frequency

response

becomes

flat.

IBASS|

Adjust

the

low-frequency

sound

the

desired

tone

quality.

ITREBLEI

Adjust

the

high-frequency

sound

the

desired

tone

quality.

While

listening

through

headphones

•

Reduce

the

volume

level

before

connecting

headphones.

•

the

sound

from

the

speakers

not

wanted,

set

the

speaker

selectors

the

“off”

position.

•

Avoid

listening

for

prolonged

periods

time

prevent

hearing

damage.

When

listening

phono

discs

PHONO

SELECTOR]

Select

the

cartridge

type.

MM:

Set

this

position

when

using

moving-magnet

type

cartridge

hlgh-output

moving-coil

cartridge

more).

MC:

Set

this

position

when

using

moving-coil

type

cartridge.

After

listening

finished

Use

the

volume

control

reduce

the

volume

level

and

switch

OFF

the

power

each

unit.

Recording

the

tape*monltor

button

the

Tape-to-tape

recordings

can

made

two

regular

tape

decks,

"SOURCE”

position.

one

ular

tape

deck

and

digital

compact

cassette

deck

(DCC),

are

connected

the

rear

panel

this

unit.

Select

the

program

source

recorded.

AUX:

Set

this

position

record

from

equipment

con¬

nected

the

“AUX”

terminals.

CD:

Set

this

position

record

from

compact

discs.

TUNER:

Set

this

position

record

from

radio

broad¬

casts.

PHONO:

Set

this

position

record

from

phono

discs.

Prepare

the

tape

deck

tor

recording.

(Refer

the

operating

instructions

for

the

tape

deck

for

detailed

adjustment

the

recording

level,

etc.)

Note:

Tape

deck

(first

tape

deck)

the

tape

deck

connected

the

"TAPE

terminals.

Tape

deck

(second

tape

deck)

the

tape

deck

connected

the

“TAPE

2”

terminals.

record

from

tape

deck

the

tape-monitor

button

the

“SOURCE”

position.

Press

the

“TAPE

2”

button.

Start

tape

deck

for

recording

and

tape

deck

for

playback.

Start

recording,

and

play

back

the

source.

record

from

tape

deck

Set

the

tape-monitor

button

the

“SOURCE”

position.

Press

the

“TAPE

1”

button.

Start

tape

deck

for

recording

and

tape

deck

for

playback.

■

directly

select

the

source

for

recording

The

desired

source

can

selected

directly

using

the

input

selector

buttons

(

(g)

(§))

located

inside

the

panel.

Set

the

tape

monitor

“TAPE

2”

and

the

monitor

switch

the

tape

deck

“TAPE"

TAPE

when

recording

tape

deck

(first

tape

deck)

TAPE

when

recording

tape

deck

(second

tape

deck)

■

check

the

sound

recorded

With

tape

deck

with

heads,

possible

check

the

sound

recorded

the

tape.

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