IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: Whenusingelectricproducts,basiccautionsshouldalwaysbefollowed,includingthefollowing.
1.Readallsafetyandoperatinginstructionsbeforeusingthisproduct
2.Allsafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldberetainedforfuturereference
3.ObeyallcautionsintheOperatinginstructionsandonthebackoftheunit
4.Alloperatinginstructionsshouldbefollowed
5.Thisproductshouldnotbeusednearwater,i.e.abathtub,sink,swimmingpool,wetbasement,etc.
6.Thisproductshouldbelocatedsothatitspositiondoesnotinterferewithitsproperventilation.Itshouldnot
beplacedflatagainstawallorplacedinabuiltupenclosurethatwillimpedetheflowofcoolingair.
7.Thisproductshouldnotbeplacednearasourceofheatsuchasstove,radiator,oranotherheatproducing
amplifier.
8.Connectonlytoapowersupplyofthetypemarkedontheunitadjacenttothepowersupplycord.
9.Neverbreakoffthegroundpinonapowersupplycord.
10.Powersupplycordsshouldalwaysbehandledcarefully.Neverwalkorplaceequipmentonpowersupply
cords.Periodicallycheckcordsforcutsorsignsofstress,especiallyattheplugandthepointwherethe
chordexits theunit.
11.Thepowersupplycordshouldbeunpluggedwhentheunitistobeunusedforlongperiodsoftime.
12.Ifthisproductistobemountedinanequipmentrack,rearsupportshouldbeprovided.
13.Metalpartscanbecleanedwithadampcloth.Thevinylcoveringusedonsomeunitscanbecleanedwith
adampclothorammoniabasedhouseholdcleanerifnecessary.Disconnecttheunitfromthepower
supplybeforecleaning.
14.Careshouldbetakensothatobjectsdonotfallandliquidsarenotspilledintotheunitthroughany
ventilationholesoropenings.Onnoaccountplacedrinksontheunit.
15.Aqualifiedservicetechnicianshouldchecktheunitif:
Thepowercordhasbeendamaged
Anythinghasfallenorspilledintotheunit
Theunitdoesnotappeartooperatecorrectly
Theunithasbeendroppedortheenclosuredamaged.
16.Theusershouldnotattempttoservicetheequipment.Allserviceworkisdonebyaqualified
servicetechnician.
17.Exposuretoextremelyhighnoiselevelsmaycauseapermanenthearingloss.Individualsvary
considerablyinsusceptibilitytonoiseinducedhearingloss,butnearlyeveryonewilllosesomehearingif
exposedtosufficientlyintensenoiseforasufficienttime.TheU.S.Government'sOccupationalSafetyand
HealthAdministration(OSHA)hasspecifiedthefollowingpermissiblenoiselevelexposure.
DurationPerDayInHoursSoundLeveldBA,slowresponse
890
692
495
397
2100
1½102
1105
½110
¼orless115
AccordingtoOSHA,anyexposureinexcessoftheabovepermissiblelimitscouldresultinsomehearingloss.Ear
plugsorprotectorsintheearcanalsorovertheearsmustbewornwhenoperatingthisamplificationsystemin
ordertopreventapermanenthearinglossifexposureexceedsthelimitssetforthabove.Toensureagainst
potentiallydangerousexposuretohighsoundpressurelevelsitisrecommendedthatallpersonsexposedto
equipmentcapableofproducinghighsoundpressurelevelssuchasthisamplificationsystembeprotectedby
hearingprotectorswhilethisunitisinoperation.
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS
LightningBoltSymbol:
Thissymbolisusedtoalerttheusertothepresence
ofdangerousvoltagesandthepossibleriskof
electricshock.
ExclamationMarkSymbol:
Thissymbolisusedtoalerttheusertomakespecialnoteof
importantoperatingormaintenanceinstructionsfoundinthe
referencemanual.