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Balanced Audio Technology VK-53SE Owner's Manual

Manual is about: Vacuum Tube Balanced Stereo Preamplifier

Summary of VK-53SE

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    1 vk-53se warranty registration form unit serial number: _______________________________________ customer name: _______________________________________ address: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ date of purchase: _______________________________________ p...

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    2 in order to receive the full five year product warranty, please mail this completed form together with a copy of your sales receipt to balanced audio technology at the address below, within thirty days of purchase. Failure to do so will result in the product being warrantied for one year from the ...

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    3 vk-53se vacuum tube balanced stereo preamplifier owner's manual 1300 first stat blvd. Suite a wilmington de 19804 tel: 302-999-8855 fax: 302-999-8818.

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    4 table of content introduction 4 package content 4 physical placement 5 connecting to your system 5 front panel controls 6 vk-53se power on sequence 6 turning the vk-53se 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...

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    5 vk-53se in your system. It will provide you with the needed safety information and operating procedures for this exceptional unit. Warnings: to prevent the possibility of serious injury, electrical shock or fire: do not operate with the cover removed. Do not expose to rain or moisture. Do not defe...

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    6 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-53se preamplifier on top of other units, nor vice versa. Connecting the vk-53se to your s...

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    7 vk-53se 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 states: led off display off unit is in off state display on unit ...

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    8 the unit can be turned off by pressing and holding the standby button. It will automatically mute. 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 i...

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    9 it is also used as a data input device in various function modes to program the unit. For example, it is used to set the balance adjustment when the vk-53se is switched into its balance mode. More on that in the corresponding sections of this manual. The volume control knob on the vk-53se is linke...

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    10 programming mode until the exit command is issued. To exit the programming mode at any time, press and hold the function button for about two seconds. Display brightness function changing the display brightness: the vk-53se display can be dimmed or turned completely off by simply pressing the dis...

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    11 vk-53se programing functions the vk-53se 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...

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    12 parameter definitions: every input of the vk-53se 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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    13 exiting the programming mode by pressing and holding the function button will store this adjustment for the selected input. The balance adjustment for each selected input is also stored when switching to another input while still in the balance programming mode. Relative volume adjustment. It is ...

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    14 alternatively, the volume offset number can be entered directly, based on your judgement of volume difference between the two sources. To do that, select the input, enter the volume programming mode by pressing the function button twice, and use the volume knob to set the volume offset number tha...

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    15 enter the maximum programming mode by pressing the function button five times. Set the display to any desired number that will now represent the maximum allowable volume setting for the selected input. Exit the programming mode by pressing and holding the function button . Fixed gain mode in some...

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    16 cnts: relative volume counts with the range of 000 to 140 dbu: decibel readings with respect to unity gain (0db). Dbm: decibel readings with respect to maximum gain (17db) note: to avoid possible confusion, the same display mode setting applies to all inputs. It is not possible, for example, to s...

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    17 exit the programming mode by pressing and holding the function button . Remote control functions: the optional vk-r3 remote control that comes with your vk-53se has the following functions: volume up and volume down control mute function fade down/fade up function input source selection 1 through...

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    18 accelerate, allowing for more flexible control when large changes in volume are required. Mute pressing this button will cause the mute function in the vk-53se to toggle between on and off states. The mute led on the vk-53se front panel will reflect the status of the mute circuit. Fade pressing t...

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    19 turning the vk-53se on with the vk-53se in its off or standby state, simply press the power button on the vk-r3 remote control transmitter. Fuse protection: a blown fuse in the vk-53se is an indication of a serious problem. If a replacement fuse fails as well, no further attempts should be undert...

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    20 resetting the vk-53se: under certain conditions it might become desirable to reset the internal microprocessor that controls all the functions of the vk-53se. Doing so will erase all user programmed setpoints, and will return the unit to its factory default state. In order to reset the vk-53se, d...

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    21 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...

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