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Traditional Power Amplifier Mode
Pictured: Meter in Traditional Power Amplifier Mode
(More about the meter on page 14)
General Safety Precautions
1. Read this owner's manual.
2. Keep the owner's manual.
3. Pay attention to all important safety information and warnings.
4. Follow the instructions given in the manual.
5. Never use the unit close to water or in a humid sourrounding, (f.i. near basins,
in a humid basement, next to swimming pools...).
6. Only use a dry micro fiber cloth for cleaning the unit.
7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions. If placed in a shelf make sure to keep about 15cm
to each side and 30cm to the top. Do not place the unit on any soft surfaces (a
sofa, a bed, thick carpets or blankets), these may block the base plate ventilation
8. Do not install the unit near any heat sources, such as radiators, stoves or other
devices (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
9. Do not render the earthed AC power cables inoperative! The earthing contact
pin serves your safety. If the included cable does not match your power outlet,
please ask an electrician to replace the outdated power outlet.
10. Protect the unit's power cable from being walked on or being kinked,
especially around the plug and outlet.
11. Only use the attachments or accessories specified by the manufacturer.
12. Only use the unit with a cart, stand, rack, or table specified by the
manufacturer or sold with the unit. If using a cart, exercise caution when
moving the cart unit combination to avoid injury from it tipping over.
13. Unplug the unit if there is a lightning storm or when you do not intend to use its
for an extended period of time.
14. Leave all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required, if:
The unit itself, its power cable or plug have been damaged in any way.
Any liquids have been spilled onto the unit.
Any objects have fallen into the unit.
The unit has been exposed to rain or moisture.
The unit does not operate normally.
The unit has been dropped.
15. Connect the power cable to an easily accessible power outlet, so it can be
quickly unplugged in case of an emergency.
16. Unplug the power cable form the power outlet to disconnect the unit from the
power line. The AC plug should always be accessible.
17. Do not expose the unit to drips or splashes. Do not place any liquid-filled
containers, such as vases, on top of the unit.
18. Do not place any sources of open fire, such as burning candles, close or on top
of the unit.
19. This unit was designed to work in temperatures from 15°C to 30°C, and a
maximum humidity of 80%.
20. The M2 is heavy, it weighs 40 kg or about 88 lb. Please handle with care!
TRADITIONAL POWER AMPLIFIER MODE is automatically enabled, whenever
there is no optical DIGM signal present.
Traditional Power Amplifier Mode means:
• Gain is fixed at its maximum, equal to DIGM 66.
• Volume is controlled by reducing the input signal with the help of a preamplifier.
• After turning on the M2 or after changing the INPUT, volume is increased slowly
from DIGM 10 to 66, so the user can still intervene (in case of maloperation), by
turning the unit off, reducing the volume on the preamp, or switching to MUTE or
PAUSE.
• After fading in to DIGM 66, the display will be turned off.
• Attention: Power Amplifier Mode operating at a fixed level output source can
easily lead to damaging noise levels!
• XLR-CI Input without active optical DIGM connection will not be enabled.
Thus the XLR-CI Input is very safe, because protected from unintended Power
Amplifier operation.
