Pass LabsメーカーXA100の使用説明書/サービス説明書
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1 XA100 Owner’ s Manual pass TM XA100 Owner’ s Man ual May 18, 2006.
2 XA100 Owner’ s Manual Analog designer Nelson P ass has ov er the years produced some tr uly g reat solid-state amplifiers , each unique in it’ s own w ay . Not surprisingly , the P ass Laboratories ™ XA100 monoblock amplifier is no ex ce ption.
3 XA100 Owner’ s Manual The XA100 has a massive toroidal transformer coupled to a high cur rent DC reser voir . Recognizing that the XA100’ s ability to resolve microdynamics is best experienced w.
4 XA100 Owner’ s Manual Several XA100’ s may be easily run in conjunction with other audio products on a single 15-amp circuit. This amplifier is equipped for operation with an ear th ground provided by the users A C outlet. Never defeat this ground connection.
5 XA100 Owner’ s Manual are c har ged. The “P o we r” LED sho uld not be on. If t he “ P o we r” LED is on, do n ’ t ge t ex cite d, j ust use th e fr ont pan el stan d-b y butt on to go to sta nd- by mod e, wit h t he “ Sta ndb y” LED on and the “P ow er “ LED of f.
6 XA100 Owner’ s Manual No w t hat the so urce co mpon ent is con nect ed, mak e sur e th ere is no sig nal com ing fro m i t, p roba bly b y tu rning the v olu me a ll the wa y do wn. With the speakers connected, mak e sure the pow er cord is attached and plug g ed into mains po wer; push the front panel button to activ ate the amplifier .
7 XA100 Owner’ s Manual Y ou may remotely operate the stand-b y mode by applying 12 volts DC to the single pair of 5 wa y connectors on the rear of the amplifier . The positiv e of the 12 v olts DC g oes to the red connector , negative to the blac k.
8 XA100 Owner’ s Manual Speaker cables should be fir mly tightened do wn at the speaker output ter minals , but not with a wrench. Output ter minals will not withstand the lev els of torque that may be easily applied b y wrench. Hand tightening without ex cessiv e force is plenty .
9 XA100 Owner’ s Manual All figures obtained after 1 hour war m-up , with regulated 120 V A C pow er line. See man ual notes about A C power line regulation. Gain 26 dB Freq. R esponse -3 dB at 1.5 Hz, -3 dB at 100 kHz P ow er Output 100 watts max @ 1% THD , 1 kHz, 8 ohms Maximum Output V oltag e plus , minus appro x.
10 XA100 Owner’ s Manual Please check with the factor y-authorized distributor in the countr y you are purchasing this product for specific w ar ranty infor mation. All P ass Laboratories products purchased from an authorized Pass Labora- tories dealer in Nor th America are covered b y a transferable, limited 3-year warranty .
11 XA100 Owner’ s Manual W ater and moisture: Electrical devices should not be used near water ( as per example , near a bathtub , washbasin, kitc hen sink, laundr y tub , wet basement or swimming pool ).
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