1 vk-30se warranty registration form unit serial number: _______________________________________ customer name: _______________________________________ address: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ date of purchase: _______________________________________ p...
2 vk-30se vacuum tube balanced stereo preamplifier owner's manual 1300 first state blvd. Suite a w ilmington, de 19804 tel: 302-999-8855 fax: 302-999-8818.
3 table of content introduction 4 package content 4 physical placement 5 connecting to your system 5 front panel controls 6 vk-30se power on sequence 6 turning the vk-30se 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...
4 introduction thank you for your purchase of the balanced audio technology vk-30se preamplifier. Please read this owner's manual to obtain the full benefit of the vk-30se in your system. It will provide you with the needed safety information and operating procedures for this exceptional unit. Warni...
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-30se preamplifier on top of other units, nor vice versa. Connecting the vk-30se to your s...
6 vk-30se front panel controls standby button and led the standby button is used to turn the unit on and off and to switch the preamplifier 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 on unit i...
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 ...
8 the vk-30se 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-character input name. T...
9 turning the display off: the vk-30se 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.: volume, input selection, fad...
10 the vk-30se 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. Every time a particular input is ...
11 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 – gain shifted left or right. 3. Volume offset relative to any other input (to compensate for gross di...
12 the vk-30se allows the user to avoid this inconvenience by setting volume offsets between different inputs (using any input as a reference). To program this feature: 1. Select any input that you would like to use as a reference. Play music at the level you find comfortable. 2. Press the function ...
13 press the function button three times. The display will read: phase ninv. Use the volume knob 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 phase switch will be the same as used the last t...
14 preamplifier gain to unity (gain of 1). The vk-30se allows the user to do so by using its fixed gain function. Press the function button six times. The display will read: fix off enter any desired number for the fixed gain on the selected input (see below). Unity gain for the vk-30se preamplifier...
15 1 tape 2 tun 3 cd! 4 aux1 5 aux2 (it will automatically switch to ph1 if the optional phono card is installed) any combination of up to four latin, cyrillic, greek alphabet characters or digits can be used to name the source. The examples may include: cd-2, dvd1, john, vkd5, mary, bob1, etc. To p...
16 mute function fade down/fade up function input source selection 1 through 5 phase switch function switch display/power switch. The following describes these functions. Volume up and down these two buttons are programmed with variable speed volume change profiles. The rate of volume change will be...
17 the display/power button on the vk-r3 remote control provides two functions: turning the vk- 30se display on/off and switching the power to the preamplifier. To control the display: pressing the display button will switch the display from on to off and back. Turning the vk-30se off with the displ...
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...
