AVM OVATION PH 8.3 Manuel utilisateur

OVATION PH 8.3

Operating instructions

AUDIOPHILE MEISTERSTÜCKE

SEIT 1986

Declaration of conformity (for EC only)

We herewith confirm, that the unit to which this manual

belongs, fulfills the EC rules necessary to obtain the sign

the necessary measurements were taken with positive

results.

AVM Audio Video Manufaktur GmbH

Daimlerstraße 8

76316 Malsch

Germany

www.avm.audio

1 Getting started 1

1.1 What‘s in the box? 1

1.2 Packaging instructions 1

1.3 Control and operating elements 2

1.4 Installation of input cards 5

1.5 Software update 6

1.6 Installation and cooling 7

1.7 Connection to mains 8

1.8 Mains phase indicator 8

1.9 Connection of a turntable 9

1.10 Connection to a (pre)amplifier 9

1.11 AVM turntable supply 10

2 Basic operation 11

2.1 First operation / self test 11

2.2 Switching on / standby 11

2.3 Input selection 12

2.4 Adjustment of the cartridge system 12

2.5 Selection of a suitable input card 13

2.6 Gain adjustment 14

2.7 Selection of an equalization curve 15

2.8 Subsonic Filter 16

3 Advanced S ettings 18

3.1 Personal Setup 18

3.2 Reset (Factory settings) 20

3.3 Info 20

3.4 Demo Mode 21

3.5 RC 3 PHONO remote control 22

4 Appendix 25

4.1 Cleaning 25

4.2 Troubleshooting 25

4.3 Warranty conditions 27

4.4 Specifications 28

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1. Getting started

1.1 What‘s in the box?

• PH 8 .3 Phono preamplif ier

• Power cord

• RC 3 PHONO remot e control

1.2 Packaging instructions

The PH 8.3 comes in a rugged an d sturd y OVATION flig ht

case. Aft er unp acking , please check the scope of delive ry to

ensure that all par ts have b een supplied and are undamag ed.

In case the or igi nal packi ng has al ready been opened, please

contact your local d eale r. Often , your de aler prep ares your

new device prior to deli very to adapt and change th e confi gu-

ration t o your personal need s.

ℹ NOTE

The bottom of the flight c as e is not s ymmetr ical: The dis-

tance s bet we en th e ho les fo r t he feet a nd the out er edge s of

the stand are different . If you ne ed to put the unit into the

flight ca se again, pleas e ma ke sure the feet are po sitio ned

corre ctly. If in doub t, measu re the dist an ces of the h oles

from t he inn er edge s of the ba se.

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1.3 Control and operating elements

The number s i n the drawings be low mark the control e le-

ments. They re fer to the numbers in the text, where the opera-

tion of the unit is de scr ibed.

Abb . 1. Front

1. POWER button (on/off)

2. INPUT selecti on keys

3. MODE s election key

4. EQ selection keys

5. Standby LED

6. Display

7. LOAD i mpedance / cap acity se lection keys

8. SU B Sub sonic s electi on key

9. GAI N sele ction keys

10. MUTE key

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Abb . 2. Rear pa nel

11. Unbalan ced audio outputs RCA

12. Balanced aud io ou tp uts XL R

13. Slot 1-4

14. Supply socket for AVM turntable s (15V )

15. Phase I ndicator LED

16. Input for external infrared sensor (IR EXT)

17. Configu ration port (fi rmware u pdate )

18. Mains switch

19. Mains connector

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1.3.1 Pin Assignments

Abb . 3. Assign ment of XLR connector s

Abb . 4. Pin a ss ignm en t of the 3.5mm s tereo jack input for

ex tern al in frare d receivers (16)

XLR Input XLR Output

1) Ground (GND)

2) POS (+)

3) NEG (-)

c) Ground (GND)

d) IR signal

e) +5V

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Abb . 5. Pin a ss ignm en t of the su pply socket for AVM

turnt ables (14)

1.4 Installation of input cards

ℹ CAUTION

Keep the un it switched off unt il all audi o conn ectio ns are

mad e. Ple ase make su re th e ma ins plug i s re move d b efore

you open t he u nit. I nput cards may never be insta lled or

removed while the un it is powere d o n. In case of any dou bt,

pleas e consult your local de aler to as sist you wit h t he

assembly o f input cards .

The PH 8.3 is equippe d with a total of four slots on its rear

side and can be fitted with optionally available inp ut cards

(slot-in modules). Th ese slots are cou nted from the left side

(se e Figure 2, “Rear panel,” on page 3). Exis ti ng in put cards

can be arranged in any order. The dimen si ons of t he different

input cards are identical ( width of the cover pl ate, position of

the connectors). Unus ed slots are covered with a dummy

plate sup plied.

1) 15V

2) Ground (GND)

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Ins er ting a card: Pos ition the card in a w ay that the connector

for the lef t channel (L) is at the top. Inse rt the input card in to

the free sp ace. Make sure the plug of the b oard meets the

correspondi ng socket inside the device. Now press the card

firmly. The backplane of th e card must b e in the same plan e

as other backp lanes . After attaching the two fi xi ng screws,

the PH 8.3 i s ready for operation.

Remov ing a c ard: To remove a card or blind plate, first

unscrew both screws completel y. Now the blind plat e can be

removed or a p lug-in card can be pul led out.

1.5 Software update

In cas e new input cards for the PH 8 .3 are offered , the inter-

nal op erating sof tware (f irmware) may ne ed an update. Th e

correspondi ng software is stored on a small data carrie r, a

so-called EEPROM dongle. If ne ce ss ary, this will be suppl ied

with t he p urch ase of a new inpu t card.

To perf orm an update, switch off th e device wi th the mains

switch (18) and insert the EEPROM dongle i nto the config ura-

tion port (17). The contacts of the EEPROM dongle must be

turn ed away from the mains plug (1 9) . Incor re ct inser ti on

does not cause any damage, but prevents laun ching the

upd ate proces s.

Now switch on the unit with the mains switch (18). The di s-

play (6) shows the number of the new fi rmware versi on at the

bottom lef t, the number of the existing version is shown on

the rig ht. To update, press the POWER butt on (1), i f you want

to cancel the update , press the MUTE button (1 0).

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The update takes about one minu te. After successful com ple-

tion you will b e aske d to switch of f the mains voltage (mains

switch 18) and remove the EEPROM Dongle . Th e device can

now b e switched on again and is ready for operati on.

ℹ CAUTION

Do n ot switch o ff the PH8.3 dur ing t he update pro cess. This

may l ead to un stab le operat ing con ditio ns .

If the update process was interru pted, due to a power failure

for exampl e, please proce ed as follows: Leave the EEP ROM

dongle inser ted. Switch of f th e main s voltage with the mains

switch (1 8) on the rear panel for ab ou t 10 seconds and then

switch i t on again. The software is now installed a second

time. Duri ng thi s proce ss (about one minute) the dis play (6)

remains dar k and th e standby L ED (5) flashes. Whe n the pro-

cess is complete, you will be asked to switch off the mains

voltag e (mains switch 18) an d remove the EEPROM Dongle .

The unit can the n be s witche d on again and i s re ady f or op era-

tion.

1.6 Installation and cooling

The unit may become hot depe nding on demande d output

power or en vironmental temperature. Therefore, it is impor t-

ant, that the cooli ng air can fl ow unhindered into the air in let

in the b ottom and flow out through the holes i n the rear panel.

The cooling openings in the base and re ar ensure sufficient

heat dissip ation when the un it is freely p ositioned . Th e PH 8.3

may be easily installed in a rack as long as the shelf ab ove

the unit is at least 5 cm away from the cover of t he device. If

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