Harman Kardon PA2400 Owners Manual - Page 2

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PA2400

STEREO

POWER

AMPLIFIER

A

CAUTION

A

RISK

OF

ELECTRIC

SHOCK

DO

NOT

OPEN

CAUTION:

TO

REDUCE

THE

RISK

OF

ELEC-

TRIC

SHOCK,

DO

NOT

REMOVE

COVER

(OR

BACK).

NO

USER

-SERVICEABLE

PARTS

IN-

SIDE.

REFER

SERVICING

TO

QUALIFIED

SERV-

ICE

PERSONNEL.

WARNING:

TO

REDUCE

THE

RISK

OF

FIRE

OR

ELECTRIC

SHOCK,

DO

NOT

EXPOSE

THIS

APPLIANCE

TO

RAIN

OR

MOISTURE.

The

lightning

flash

with

arrowhead

symbol,

within

an

equilateral

triangle,

is

intended

to

alert

the

user

to

the

pres-

ence

of

uninsulated

"dangerous

volt-

age"

within

the

product's

enclosure

that

may

be

of

sufficient

magnitude

to

constitute

a

risk

of

electric

shock

to

persons.

The

exclamation

point

within

an

equilateral

triangle

is

intended

to

alert

the

user

to

the

presence

of

im-

portant

operating

and

maintenance

(servicing)

instructions

in

the

litera-

ture

accompanying

the

appliance.

CAUTION:

TO

PREVENT

ELECTRIC

SHOCK,

MATCH

WIDE

BLADE

OF

PLUG

TO

WIDE

SLOT,

FULLY

INSERT.

ATTENTION:

POUR

EVITER

LES

CHOCS

ELECTRIQUES,

INTRODUIRE

LA

LAME

LA

PLUS

LARGE

DE

LA

FICHE

DANS

LA

BORNE

CORRESPONDANTE

DE

LA

PRISE

ET

POUSSER

JUSQU'AU

FOND.

Congratulations

on

your

choice

of

the

Harman

Kardon

PA2400

Stereo

power

amplifier.

This

Harman

Kardon

power

amplifier

has

been

designed

to

provide

a

high

performance/cost

ratio

and

all

of

the

sonic

benefits

assured

by

Harman

Kardon's

design

philosophy.

Much

emphasis

has

been

placed

on

minimizing

the

effects

of

the

construction

on

the

PA2400's

sound

quality.

High

grade

capacitors

with

extremely

low

loss

are

used

in

the

power

supply

and

amplifier

circuitry.

All

wires

are

carefully

routed

so

as

to

reduce

pick-up

and

crosstalk.

Critical

grounding

points

are

connected

to

the

chassis

by

copper

thread

-cutting

screws

to

guarantee

very

low

resistance.

In

order

to

obtain

the

best

performance

from

the

power

amplifier,

please

be

sure

to

read

this

owner's

manual

and

use

the

PA2400

only

in

accordance

with

its

instructions.

FEATURES

HCC

(High

Instantaneous

Current

Capability).

This

enables

the

power

amplifier

to

maintain

an

undistorted

output

signal

when

driving

low

impedance

or

reactive

loads.

Ultrawide

Bandwidth

The

bandwidth

of

the

power

amplifier

is

exceptionally

wide

and

is

independent

of

negative

feedback.

This

improves

transient

accuracy

and

phase

linearity.

Low

Negative

Feedback

This

unit

has

been

designed

to

have

low

distortion

and

wide

bandwidth

without

high

negative

feedback.

This

further

improves

its

dynamic

accuracy.

Discrete

Component

Circuitry

In

order

to

achieve

the

above

goals,

all

discrete

electronic

circuitry

has

been

employed.

All

available

integrated

circuits

could

not

provide

this

level

of

performance.

GENERAL

INSTRUCTIONS

Always

Use

at

120V

AC

This

unit

is

designed

for

operation

with

120V

AC.

Use

only

domestic

AC

outlets.

Never

connect

the

unit

to

an

outlet

supplying

a

higher

voltage.

This

may

create

a

fire

hazard.

(For

230-240

Volt

units

only)

This

unit

is

supplied

with

a

voltage

selector

enabling

selection

between

230V

and

240V

on

the

rear

panel.

If

the

selector

is

not

set

to

the

local

voltage,

set

the

selector

to

the

correct

voltage

with

a

screwdriver

before

connecting

the

power

cord

to

a

mains

outlet.

Handle

the

power

cord

gently

Do

not

disconnect

the

plug

from

the

AC

outlet

by

pulling

the

cord;

always

pull

the

plug

itself.

Pulling

the

cord

may

damage

it.

If

you

do

not

intend

to

use

your

unit

for

any

considerable

length

of

time,

disconnect

the

plug

from

the

AC outlet.

Do

not

place

furniture

or

other

heavy

objects

on

the

cord,

and

try

to

avoid

dropping

heavy

objects

upon

it.

Also

do

not

make

a

knot

in

the

power

cord.

Not

only

may

the

cord

be

damaged,

it

can

also

cause

a

short

circuit

with

a

consequent

fire

hazard.

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