TAG MCLAREN AUDIO 100P Owner's Manual - page 4

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Summary of 100P

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    Specification shown may vary for different countries power amplifier 100p power button power led l e f t c h a n n e l o u t p u t r i g h t c h a n n e l o u t p u t 220-240v ~ 50-60hz fuse: t4a l 250v serial number made in united kingdom power amplifier 100p i n p u t o u t p u t left right left r...

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    We are convinced it will give you many hours of listening pleasure. The 100p is a very powerful, high-quality, stereo power amplifier with output of outstanding clarity and purity. It complements our pa20r and pa10 preamplifiers in performance and appearance. The 100p is ideal for larger rooms or fo...

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    Of signals picking up interference and to minimise the effects of intermodulation. Sophisticated muting the 100p has a sophisticated muting system, which stops you hearing loud, annoying switching noises and protects the amplifier and loudspeakers. Convenient connections a signal output is provided ...

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    ‘straight line technology’ with direct coupled signal and feedback paths high-quality audio components precision metal-film resistors epoxy glass circuit board rated 100 w, typically 120 w into 8 Ω continuous (rated 150 w, typ. 180 w into 4 Ω and rated 190 w, typ. 220 w into 2 Ω for short periods) d...

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    Use high-quality loudspeaker cable terminated in bfa plugs (1) to connect the red terminal of your right loudspeaker to one of the red (2) terminals marked right channel output on the back of your 100p. Then connect the black terminal of your right loudspeaker to one of the black terminals marked ri...

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    Press the power button in. The blue power led will come on. Wait for about 10 seconds for the muting system to switch off (1) . Start playing your sound source. Turn up the volume, sit back and enjoy the music. Switch on getting started 12 1. The output is muted when the power is switched on to allo...

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    Loudspeaker terminals the ac mains supply normally operates at either 50 or 60 hz (depending on which country you are in). Under some circumstances this can cause an audible hum in your loudspeakers. Should you have any problems with hum in your system, please contact your retailer. To minimise the ...

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    We recommend that you use loudspeaker cables terminated in bfa plugs or spade terminals. These plugs are designed to fit the terminals on the back of the 100p (1) . The bfa plug and socket ensures that you cannot touch the high-voltage output conductors. Screw the knob of the terminal all the way in...

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    With many high-quality loudspeakers, you can make separate connections to the high- and low-frequency drivers (1) . In such cases, you may want to run separate cables for the high and low frequencies as shown in the diagram. To do this, you will need to remove the links, provided as part of the loud...

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    An alternative connection method is shown here. This arrangement has the added advantage of allowing you to place each amplifier close to the loudspeaker it is feeding, thus enabling you to connect them together with short cables. Connect the right channel output of a preamplifier (such as our pa20r...

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    23 care and maintenance there is a fuse in the power socket on the back of your 100p. To change the fuse, unplug the power cable and pull out the fuse carrier drawer (1) . The fuse carrier contains a spare fuse; this is the first one that you see when you open the carrier. There are no other user-se...

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    25 technical data this section is for those of you who really want to know the ‘insides’ of your 100p. You will not miss out on any of the functions or performance of your 100p if you choose not to read any further. 100 w per channel into rated load impedance (8 Ω ) 150 w into 4 Ω and 190 w into 2 Ω...

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    27 technical data technical data 26 the rated and typical performance applies when the mains supply voltage is either 230 v ac for 220 - 240 v units or 115 v ac for 110 - 120 v units we reserve the right to alter design and specification without notice specification may vary for different countries ...

  • Page 15: International Standards

    International standards 28 *115 v units are fitted with 4 mm terminals. They comply with 73/23/eec, iec65 and en60065 in all other aspects your 100p meets or exceeds all the legal requirements listed below: directives safety emc emissions emc immunity 89/336/eec emc directive (as amended by 93/23/ee...