Summary of TELOS 500
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User manual goldmund telos 500 universal power amplifier.
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Thank you for purchasing the goldmund telos 500. You have acquired the best universal power amplifier ever made for professional and domestic uses. Please take some time to read this manual. It will provide you with useful information to make your pleasure of listening to the telos 500 even higher. ...
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Goldmund telos 500 - universal power amplifier - 3 table of contents 1 unpacking 5 2 amplifier location & cooling 6 3 line voltage adjustments 7 4 connections 8 5 amplifier controls 9 6 sound quality optimization 12 7 safety features 14 8 maintenance 16 9 technical specifications 16.
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Goldmund telos 500 - universal power amplifier - 4 w a r n i n g ! No connection or manipulation must be done before reading these instructions. Damage to the amplifier may result if the following instructions are not consciously understood and applied. These extremely high quality amplifiers posses...
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Goldmund telos 500 - universal power amplifier - 5 1 unpacking you will find in the goldmund telos 500 box: - the amplifier - the power cord - this manual attention if you need to return the telos 500 to the factory or to your local representative for a warranty repair, please note that it must be r...
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Goldmund telos 500 - universal power amplifier - 6 2 amplifier location & cooling the goldmund telos 500 amplifier as all high quality amplifiers generates a large amount of heat when driven at high levels and must be vented properly. It is mandatory to allow a proper cooling of the heat sinks. Do n...
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Goldmund telos 500 - universal power amplifier - 7 3 line voltage adjustments a voltage selector is provided inside the amplifier. If your line voltage is not adapted to the voltage indicated on the serial plate of the amplifier, please consult your local goldmund dealer for internal adjustment. Att...
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Goldmund telos 500 - universal power amplifier - 8 4 connections connect the power cord to the back of the amplifier and plug it into the nearest wall plug. Use only a 3 lugs grounded plug, for safety reasons. To get the best sound from the amplifier, avoid any multiple plug or extension cord. If us...
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Goldmund telos 500 - universal power amplifier - 9 5 amplifier controls as soon as the amplifier is connected to ac line and the amplifier has not detected an error previously, the yellow light on the amp front panel is on. The telos 500 may be powered on either manually (manual operation) or automa...
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Goldmund telos 500 - universal power amplifier - 10 5 amplifier controls (ctd.) manual operation on the front plate of the goldmund telos 500 amplifier you will find only two power keys. In the manual operation mode, the two power keys have to be activated simultaneously to power the amplifier on. T...
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Goldmund telos 500 - universal power amplifier - 11 5 amplifier controls (ctd.) auto-power operation in auto-power mode, the amplifier is turned on automatically when receiving an audio signal. This mode is useful when several amplifiers are used together in a multi-amp system or when the power ampl...
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Goldmund telos 500 - universal power amplifier - 12 6 sound quality optimization warm-up sonic effect when the amplifier has not been used recently it will take 10 to 15 minutes for the amplifier to reached optimum operating temperature, as the circuits have to warm up to around +55 degrees celsius....
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Goldmund telos 500 - universal power amplifier - 13 6 sound quality optimization (ctd.) the goldmund exclusive "mechanical grounding” in the goldmund telos 500 amplifier, goldmund has, as in other of its ultimate line components, fully implemented an optimized vibration evacuation path. This is call...
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Goldmund telos 500 - universal power amplifier - 14 7 safety features the goldmund telos 500 amplifier provides sophisticated features to protect the amplifier and the speakers against all mishandling or component failure. However precautions must be taken to avoid problems with a very high power am...
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Goldmund telos 500 - universal power amplifier - 15 7 safety features (ctd.) overheating protection if for any reason (malfunction, too high level, too low load impedance) the temperature of the amplifier could reach a dangerous level, the telos 500 could be damaged. To avoid this type of damage, if...
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Goldmund telos 500 - universal power amplifier - 16 8 maintenance the goldmund telos 500 amplifier usually requires no maintenance. Always turn the power off before cleaning your amplifier. Use a clean, soft, damp cloth to clean the amplifier surface. Dampen the cloth with water or a mild detergent ...
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Goldmund telos 500 - universal power amplifier - 17 9 technical specifications (ctd.) rear panel • power cord: universal socket 3 lugs • main fuse (16 a slow-blow) • green-yellow ac earth binding post • output speaker 1 x 5 ways post • output speaker 1 x coaxial connector • analog input connector rc...
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Goldmund telos 500 - universal power amplifier - 18 9 technical specifications (ctd.) slew rate: • unloaded,18v/ µ s distortion: • imd (smpte), unloaded: • thd+n, unloaded: output noise floor: • analog input terminated with rca shorting caps, unloaded: µ v from 20 hz to 20 khz gain: • 35db dynamic r...