Aragon 8008 - Becoming Familiar with Your Aragon Amplifier

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becoming familiar
with your new
aragon amplifier
Your Aragon 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 Aragon features a
laser-etched model name and a precision-machined
brand logo. The classic “V”-shaped heat sink design
completes its distinctive look.
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 entitled 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 AC 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 particu-
lar environment via Aragon Enhanced Ethernet Control
(E2C), see section entitled Aragon’s Proprietary En-
hanced Ethernet Control (E2C), p10.
Exterior Surfaces
The top and sides of your Aragon amplier are designed
for both style and function.
Top Cover and Sides: The brushed aluminum top cover
and sides contain ventilation slots to allow convective air
ow through the internal chassis, drawing air from under-
neath to keep the internal circuit cards running cooler.
Central Heat Sink: The trademark Aragon “V” shaped
heatsink is sculpted from custom-tooled extruded alumi-
num. The over-sized heat transfer ns direct heat away
from the internal amplier circuits to the ambient air.
Unlike many other amplier designs, Aragon’s unique
amplier n design allows both vertical convective air
ow and front-to-back airow for efcient, quiet cooling
in cabinet installations.