Summary of V 50 MKII
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Owner's manual v 50 mkii.
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Introduction congratulations - and thank you for choosing octave! V 50 mkii you are about to enjoy the benefits of one of the world's most innovative and reliable amplifiers. Look after it, and it will provide you many years of listening pleasure. You will often hear people insist that tube amplifie...
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Contents page introduction 1. Description of the v 50 mkii ......................................................... 4 2. Safety instructions ....................................................................... 5 2.1. Before you begin..................................................................
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1. Description of the v 50 mkii a novelty in our range of products is the integrated amplifier v 50. Compact, highly efficient and equipped with all features, it represents the minimum demand according to our philosophy of sound reproduction. Without our 15 years of experience in the field of preamp...
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2. Safety instructions 2.1. Before you begin before using your v 50 mk2, please remove the protective cover and install the output tubes supplied with your amplifier in the appropriate sockets (see removing the cover and tube lay- out). Replace the cover before switching on. Operating the amplifier ...
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2. Safety instructions 2.2. Placement 1. Location octave equipment is designed strictly for use in a dry domestic environment. Do not use it in the open air or in damp environments! Never place plants or liquid filled containers on your octave equipment. Take care that objects do not fall or liquids...
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3. Setting up 1. In your own interest, please observe the safety precautions and positioning advice contained in chapter 2. 2. Before setting up your octave amplifier, switch off all the other equipment that you intend to connect to it. This will avoid problems that may arise when you plug this equi...
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4. Operation the v 50 mkii front panel main power switch c d e f g led on the amplifier is ready to operate led off this led burns, if the electronic-overload-protection is activated. It turns off the power amplifier in case of overmodulation, short circuit of the loudspeaker outputs and tube damage...
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5. Connections v 50 mkii rear panel l r l r tape tuner cd play rec mm mc in 2 in 1 phono ground power rating 230 v /50 hz/550 va + + speaker out 4 - 16 ohm r l black-box anschluss a c h t u n g ! Black-box nur bei ausgeschaltetem gerät abtrennen bzw. Anschließen the integrated tube amp modell serien...
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6. Tubes 6.1. Removing the cover 1. For your own safety, switch the amplifier off and disconnect the mains power cord. 2. Release the 12 m4 socket head bolts of the cover. 3. Pull the cover upward. 6.2. Tube layout 11 9 3 5 6 7 1 2 4 8 phono board line board arranged over power supply board (standin...
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6. Tubes 6.3. Tube service life 6.4. Replacing tubes thanks to the protection circuits and soft start electronics, the output tubes used in your amplifier should achieve an average service life of 5 years. The driver tubes can last for 10 years or more. Because the tubes have different service lives...
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7. Phono mm/mc option 7.1. The role of the phono a record player is an electro-mechanical device. Music signals are "pressed" into the grooves in the record, and these are physically tracked and read by the pickup cartridge. In order to get the entire 20 hz - 20 khz frequency range into the grooves,...
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8. Option: external black box what exactly is the black box? The black box is a power supply upgrade. Its circuit incorporates additional reservoir capacitors to improve power supply current delivery, counteract fluctuations in the supply voltage, and sup- press low frequency mains supply 'noise'. W...
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8. Option: external black box specifications: capacity: low-inductance, low esr, high power electrolytics with 100 a current capacity (impulse current) dimensions: width x height x depth = 170 x 97 x 257 mm weight: 3.1 kg connecting to the amplifier warning!! Before connecting the black box, switch ...
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9. Ir remote control for volume c front panel screws (two m3 philips countersunk screws) d keypad e battery compartment for two aa 1.5 v batteries f volume button + button: louder; - button: quieter g infrared transmitter point the transmitter at the amplifier. The remote will operate up to a distan...
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10. Troubleshooting hum and crackling hum in an audio system is often caused by several system components being earthed indi- vidually. It is particularly common with tuners, vcrs or satellite receivers where the earthed aerial cables can cause a hum loop via the aerial input. Tube power amplifiers ...
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11. Technical data features 1. Electronic protection- and controlling-system: the v 50 is equipped with a current at make- limitation. This protects the tubes against peak loads that occur, when the v 50 is turned on. Heating and operating voltage are adjusted slowly to operating standards. The life...
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12. Frequently asked questions 1. Can you operate the v 50 mk2 when no loudspeakers are connected? Yes. The v 50 mk2, like all octave amplifiers, is fully protected against open circuit opera- tion, i.E. The amplifier will come to no harm if it is operated without loudspeakers connected. 2. How do y...
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Octave audio andreas hofmann industriestr. 13 d - 76307 karlsbad tel. 07248 / 32 78 fax 07248 / 32 79 email: hofmann@octave.De internet: www.Octave.De.