Musical Fidelity X-150 Stereo Amplifier User Manual


 
Issue 4 May 2004
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IMPORTANT!(U.K. only)
This unit is supplied in the U.K. with a mains lead fitted with a moulded 13 amp plug.
If, for any reason, you need to cut off this plug, please remove the fuse holder and dispose
of the plug safely, out of reach of children. It must not be plugged into a mains outlet.
The wires in the mains lead supplied with this appliance are coloured in accordance
with the following code:
Green and yellow..............Earth
Blue...............................Neutral
Brown................................Live
WARNING - This appliance must be earthed
As the colours of the wires of the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the
coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:
The wire which is coloured green-and-yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug
which is marked with the letter E or coloured green or green-and-yellow, or by the earth
The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with
the letter L or coloured red.
The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with
the letter N or coloured black.
If connecting to a BS1363 plug, a 13 amp fuse must be used.
WARNING:
The X-150 is a powerful amplifier and must necessarily supply high voltages
through the loudspeaker terminals. Therefore, to avoid any possibility of an
electric shock DO NOTTOUCHTHE SPEAKER TERMINALSwhentheunit
is being used. To comply with BSEN60065 safety regulations, the 4mm “banana
plug holes have been fitted with plastic blanking pieces. Removal of these will
invalidate any electrical safety approval of this product.
WARNING:
Any modifications to this product not expressly approved by Musical Fidelity
who is the party responsible for standards compliance could void the user’s
authority to operate this equipment.
BEFORE SWITCHING ON
Plug the accessory IEC mains lead into the
rear panel socket, then the other end into a
wall outlet.
Turn the volume control on the front panel
to minimum (anticlockwise).
STARTING. . . .
Press the POWERbutton on the X-150
amplifier - the blue power LED on the front
panel will light indicating that the unit is
ready for use. However, for about six sec-
onds no sound will be heard from your
speakers, and the red mute LED will be lit,
confirming initial mute action.
If PHONO input was selected when previ-
ously powered off, there will be an addi-
tional muting period of about 10 seconds
before sound can be heard.
Select the required audio input source by
pressing the <or >function button on the
front panel one or more times.
Alternatively, direct access can be obtained
by pressing buttons 1, 2, 3 or 4 on the
remote control. In either case, a correspon-
ding blue indicator LED on the front panel
will light to confirm your choice.
Now adjust the volume control to obtain
the preferred sound level.
TAPE RECORDING
To record, simply select the required source
with the input selector button on the front
panel. This source will now be routed to the
X-150’s TAPE RECORD
output for record
-
ing by the external tape deck.
You will still also be able to hear the select
-
ed source through the loudspeakers.
Note - adjustment of the volume control has
no effect on the recording level.
SAFETY INFORMATION OPERATION