Balanced Audio Technology VK-300x Special Edition Owner's Manual

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Summary of VK-300x Special Edition

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    1 vk-300xse warranty registration form unit serial number: _______________________________________ customer name: _______________________________________ address: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ date of purchase: _______________________________________...

  • Page 2: Vk-300X

    3 vk-300x special edition balanced integrated amplifier owner's manual 1300 first state blvd. Suite a w ilmington, de 19804 tel: 302-999-8855 fax: 302-999-8818.

  • Page 3: Table Of Content

    3 table of content introduction 4 package content 4 physical placement 5 connecting to your system 5 front panel controls 6 vk-300x power on sequence 6 turning the vk-300x off 6 phase button and led 7 mono button and led 7 mute button and led 7 input selection 7 volume knob 7 display format 8 fuctio...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    4 introduction thank you for your purchase of the balanced audio technology vk-300x integrated amplifier. Please read this owner's manual to obtain the full benefit of the vk-300x in your system. It will provide you with the needed safety information and operating procedures for this exceptional uni...

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    5 physical placement it is recommended that you provide at least 6" of free space around the unit for proper ventilation. Mount the unit on a hard surface with proper ventilation underneath. Do not stack the vk-300x integrated amplifier on top of other units, nor vice versa. Connecting the vk-300x t...

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    6 vk-300x front panel controls standby button and led the standby button is used to turn the unit on and off and to switch the integrated amplifier into its standby mode. The led indicates the status of the unit’s power circuitry and has four state: led off display off unit is in off state display o...

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    7 this button allows the user to invert the absolute polarity of the signal to compensate for some recordings that are made out-of-phase. The led indicates whether the unit is in its inverting or noninverting mode. This function is also accessible via the vk-r3 remote control. Led off non inverting ...

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    8 display format: the vk-300x vacuum fluorescent display (vfd) is capable of showing up to twelve alphanumeric characters. Its format depends on the mode of operation. In the normal play mode the display has the following format: 1. One character indicating the selected input number. 2. Four-charact...

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    9 display on-off function turning the display off: the vk-300x display can be turned off or on at any time by simply pressing the display button on your vk-r3 remote control transmitter. With the display off, issuing any remote control command that would normally require a display change (i.E.: volu...

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    10 vk-300x programing functions the vk-300x programming functions allow the user to optimize the unit configuration for any particular system set up. The flexible programming facility defines each signal input with a group of user-selectable parameters that are then stored in the unit’s memory. Ever...

  • Page 11: Programming The Vk-300X

    11 parameter definitions: every input of the vk-300x is defined with the following set of parameters. 1. Input name (examples include cd1, dvd1, ph-1, vkd5, or any other combination of up to four characters including the latin, cyrillic and greek alphabet as well as digits) 2. Balance adjustment – g...

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    12 relative volume adjustment. It is quite common to have sources with very different output levels connected to a integrated amplifier. In this case, switching between different inputs is usually accomplished by a large change in volume. The vk-300x allows the user to avoid this inconvenience by se...

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    13 phase programming. Select the desired input. Press the function button three times. The display will read: phase ninv. Use the volume buttons to set the condition to ninv, inv or last. Exit the programming mode by pressing and holding the function button. Note: in the last mode, the state of the ...

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    14 fixed gain mode in some systems (some a/v installations, for example) it is desirable to set a particular input to a fixed gain, that is then becomes unaffected by the volume knob. Most often it is required to set the integrated amplifier gain to unity (gain of 1). The vk-300x allows the user to ...

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    15 input name programming: the vk-300x allows the user to assign any a custom name to any input. Those names may include up to four characters. The default names for the inputs are as follows: 1 tape 2 tun 3 cd1 4 aux1 5 aux2 any combination of up to four latin, cyrillic, greek alphabet characters o...

  • Page 16: Remote Control Functions:

    16 remote control functions: the optional vk-r3 remote control that comes with your vk-300x has the following functions: volume up and volume down control mute function fade down/fade up function input source selection 1 through 5 phase switch function switch display/power switch. The following desc...

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    17 input select: pressing any input selection button on the vk-r3 remote control will switch the vk-300x to that input. All of the set parameters associated with that input would be loaded at this point. Display/power switch. The display/power button on the vk-r3 remote control provides two function...

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    18 five year limited warranty terms and conditions 1. Limited warranty upon receipt of the attached warranty registration form, balanced audio technology warrants the purchased product to be free from manufacturing, materials, and workmanship defects for five years from date of original purchase, ex...