1 vk-32se warranty registration form unit serial number: _______________________________________ customer name: _______________________________________ address: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ date of purchase: _______________________________________ p...
2 vk-32se vacuum tube balanced stereo preamplifier owner's manual 1300 first stat blvd. Suite a w ilmington de 19804 tel: 302-999-8855 fax: 302-999-8818.
3 vacuum tube current sources in vk-32se your vk-32se incorporates a unique feature that allows you to optimize its sound to tailor it to your individual taste or system requirements. The vacuum tube current sources incorporated in the vk-32se, being part of the signal gain stage, have a direct effe...
4 in order to change the tube type the user needs to remove the installed current source board, and replace it with either another board, designed for a particular tube type, or install the 5881 tubes as a direct plug-in. Only the 5881 tubes can be used directly upon the removal of the 6c19 current ...
5 table of content current sources 3 changing current sources 4 introduction 6 package content 6 physical placement 7 connecting to your system 7 front panel controls 8 vk-32se power on sequence 8 turning the vk-32se off 8 phase button and led 9 mono button and led 9 mute button and led 9 input sele...
6 introduction thank you for your purchase of the balanced audio technology vk-32se preamplifier. Please read this owner's manual to obtain the full benefit of the vk-32se in your system. It will provide you with the needed safety information and operating procedures for this exceptional unit. Warni...
7 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-32se preamplifier on top of other units, nor vice versa. Connecting the vk-32se to your s...
8 vk-32se 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...
9 phase button and led 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. L...
10 display format: the vk-32se 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-charac...
11 display brightness function changing the display brightness: the vk-32se display can be dimmed or turned completely off by simply pressing the display button on your vk-r3 remote control transmitter. Each press will reduce the brightness of display and led indicators in steps from full on to off,...
12 vk-32se programable functions the vk-32se 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. Eve...
13 parameter definitions: every input of the vk-32se 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...
14 relative volume adjustment. It is quite common to have sources with very different output levels connected to a preamplifier. In this case, switching between different inputs is usually accomplished by a large change in volume. The vk-32se allows the user to avoid this inconvenience by setting vo...
15 phase programming. Select the desired input. 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 pha...
16 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 preamplifier gain to unity (gain of 1). The vk-32se allows the user to do so by...
17 input name programming: the vk-32se 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 cd! 4 aux1 5 aux2 (it will automatically switch to ph1 if the optional phono card is install...
18 remote control functions: the optional vk-r3 remote control that comes with your vk-32se 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...
19 display/power switch. The display/power button on the vk-r3 remote control provides two functions: turning the vk- 32se display on/off and switching the power to the preamplifier. To control the display: pressing the display button will change the display brighness. Turning the vk-32se off with t...
20 resetting the vk-32se: under certain conditions it might become desirable to reset the internal microprocessor that controls all the functions of the vk-32se. Doing so will erase all user programmed setpoints, and will return the unit to its factory default state. In order to reset the vk-32se, d...
21 specifications inputs: 2 xlr’s + 3 rca’s outputs: main: 1 xlr + 1 rca tape out 1 rca maximum gain: 20db global feedback: none volume control resolution: .5db volume control number of steps: 140 frequency response: 2 hz to 200 khz input impedance (minimum:) 100kohm each phase output impedance 300 ...
22 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...
