FATMAN ITUBE RED-I User Manual - page 8
CONNECTIONS
• Beforeattemptingtomakeanyconnectionsto
orfromtheiTubefirstlyensurethattheiTube
andallconnectingdevicesareswitchedOFF.
• Whenmakingconnectionstootherdevices
fromtheiTube,takethetimetoensurethat
theyarecorrect.Forinstance,(L)Leftto(L)left,
and(R)rightto(R)right.
• Makesureconnectingpinsonwiresareclean
anddustfreeandthatallconnectorsare
insertedintotheiTubefullyandcorrectly.
• Alwaysturnboththepowerswitchestothe
OFFpositionontheunitswhenconnectingor
disconnectingtheiTubetubeamporthepower
supply.
POWER
• DonotswitchontheiTubeormainssupply
untilafteryouhaveconnectedtheACpower
adaptorbetweenthem.Itisrecommended
thatyoudisconnectthepowersupplyfromthe
mainswhentheunitisinaprotractedperiod
ofnon-use(whenonholiday/travellingfor
instance).
SPEAKERS
• Whenconnectingspeakers,ensuretheyhavean
impedanceofbetween4&8ohms.
• Connectthespeakerstotheterminalsusing
eitherthesuppliedspeakercable(bananaplug)
orhighquality,bare(stripped)speakerwire.
(Pleasenotethatifyourspeakerwiresarenot
connectedproperlyyoumayhearnosound,or
ifpolaritiesarereversed,youwillhearoddities
inthesignalpathwithanunnaturallossofbass
frequencies.
• Whenusingbarespeakerwires,fitatleast
1.6mmofinsulationinsidethespeakerterminals
sothatnobarewireisvisible.
• Makesurethewireholdersarefirmlyscrewedin
topreventwiresfrombecomingloose.Ifwires
toucheachother,thespeakersand/oriTube
couldbedamaged.
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