Acurus A2002 - Becoming Familiar with Your New Acurus Amplifier; Front Panel; Exterior Surfaces

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becoming familiar
with your new
acurus amplifier
Your Acurus amplier has been engineered to provide
years of trouble-free enjoyment when installed and used
according to this guide. This section will help you get fa-
miliarized with all the physical features of this component.
Front Panel
The front-panel design of your new Acurus was execut-
ed with beauty, simplicity and control condence as
the primary goals.
Power Button: To turn on your amplier, simply press the
power button. This custom-designed solid aluminum
push-button responds with positive feedback. For auto-
matic turn-on via an external pre-amp or pre-amp/proc-
essor, see section entitiled Pre-amp On/Off Control, p9.
Status Light: Our proprietary status light design consists
of a light ring surrounding the power button. This status
light is clearly visible at a wide range of angles and in
varying lighting conditions. It indicates amplier status
as shown below:
indication meaning
unlit
No power input
steady red
Low-power (idle) mode
flashing red
Amplifier circuits initializing
blue
Amplifier ON
After pushing the power button, the light ring remains
red briey as the amplier circuits are initialized.
Once ready for audio, the light ring illuminates blue.
To adjust the brightness of the light ring indicator for
your particular environment via Acurus Enhanced Ether-
net Control (E2C), see section entitled Acurus’ Propri-
etary Enhanced Ethernet Control (E2C), p10.
Exterior Surfaces
The top and sides of your Acurus amplier are designed
for both style and function.
Top Cover: The brushed aluminum top cover contains
ventillation slots to allow convective air ow through the
internal chassis, drawing air from underneath to keep
the internal circuit cards and transformer running cooler.
Sides: The extruded aluminum sides include heat trans-
fer ns to direct heat away from the internal amplier
circuits to the ambient air. Unlike many other amplier
designs, Acurus A2000-series amplier ns are mounted
externally to achieve the most effective convective
cooling action for all channels in both cabinet-mount
and rack-mount installations.