Rane MA 6S Operator's Manual
Manual-1
OPERATORS MANUAL
MA 6S
MULTICHANNEL AMPLIFIER
QUICK START
You gots your good habits, and you gots your bad habits. A good habit is to read at least this much of the manual. A bad
habit is not to read any of this manual. Reading just this section can prevent grief worse than your worst nightmare. Grief
that's hard to get rid of—harder than a bad habit.
Be sure the amplifier is off before making any connections. Euroblocks make connecting and unconnecting the amplifier
easy. They are just like little snap-on terminal blocks.The balanced Input blocks are green, and the speaker Output blocks
are black. Driving the MA 6S from a balanced source is recommended. If you just have to drive the MA 6S Input with an
unbalanced source, we recommend using cable that has two conductors with a shield. Connect the sources + or “hot” to the
MA 6S’s +, the – or ground to the MA 6S’s –, and connect the shield to the MA 6S’s SHLD. Do not connect the shield at
the source end. Keep your input cable lengths as short as possible. See RaneNote 110, “Sound System Interconnection” for
more information regarding this issue. Speaker loads should be no less than four ohms per output. If you are running
multiple speakers per Channel in series or parallel, check your impedances, and consider the KTM 6 Transformer Kit as an
option. If you do use 100V, 70.7V or 25V output transformers, we recommend engaging the 80 Hz High Pass Filter jumpers
as described on page Manual-4.
If you are running six separate Channels (unbridged), be sure all the BRIDGED switches on the rear panel are de-
pressed. If you are running any Channels bridged, you are obviously a power user and we highly recommend you read
further into the manual regarding this issue.
With Input and Output connections completed, be sure all front panel LEVEL controls are all the way counterclock-
wise. Now flip the POWER switch and after hearing the relays click in after a second, notice that the READY lights come
on. Slowly turn up each Channel's LEVEL control to the desired gain and if all is well you should hear something pleasant.
If not, re-check connections, put on a better CD, and read more of the manual.
WEAR PARTS: This product contains no wear parts.