Teac A-X3000 User Manual

Precautions
Placement of the Unit
As the unit has a powerful amplifier, heat
is radiated from the back and top of the
unit and operation in a well ventilated area
is recommended. Avoid such conditions as
high temperatures, direct sunlight, high
humidity and dust, Excessively long wiring,
particularly to speakers, may result in de-
terioration of the sound. Therefore, keep
the connection cables as short as possible,
Voltage Conversion
(General export models only)
BE SURE TO REMOVE THE POWER
CORD FROM THE AC OUTLET BEFORE
REPOSITIONING THE VOLTAGE CON-
VERTER SWITCH.
1, Locate the voltage selector on the rear
panel,
2. Using the flat-bladed screwdriver, set to
the appropriate 230V or 115 V posi-
tion according to your area,
VOLTAGE SELECTOR
i1sv_230V
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Note for U.K. Customers
IMPORTANT (for U.K. Customers)
The wires in this mains lead are coloured
in accordance with the following code: |
BLUE: NEUTRAL
BROWN: LIVE
As the colours of the wires in the mains
jead of this apparatus may not corres-
pond with the coloured markings identi-
fying the terminals in your plug, pro-
ceed as follows: |
The wire which is coloured BLUE must |
be connected to the terminal which is |
marked with the letter N or coloured
| BLACK. The wire which is coloured
BROWN must be connected to the
terminal which is marked with the letter
L or coloured RED.
in the U.K, this unit is sold without an
AC plug.
THE APPLIANCE CONFORMS WITH
EEC DIRECTIVE 87/308/EEC RE-
GARDING INTERFERENCE SuP-
PRESSION
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| CONFORME AL D.M. 13 APRILE 1989 |
DIRETTIVA CEE/87/308
Controls and Connectors
FRONT PANEL
@ POWER Switch
Press this switch to turn the power ON;
press it again to turn the power OFF.
Whenever the power is turned ON, the
indicator above the switch lights.
@ PHONES Jack
This jack is for the connection of stereo
headphones with a standard 1/4’ (6.35 mm)
dia. stereo phone plug.
© SPEAKERS Select Buttons
These buttons are used to select speaker
systems A and/or B.
Note:
When a speaker system with an impedance
of less than 6 ohms is connected, do not
press the SPEAKERS A and B buttons
simultaneously.
@ BASS/TREBLE Tone Controls
These two tone controls — BASS and TRE-
BLE — can be used to obtain a “flat” fre-
quency response or a tone which suits your
individual listening preference. The BASS
control adjusts low frequencies and the
TREBLE control adjust the high frequencies.
If the SOURCE DIRECT button is pressed
ON, the frequency response is always flat
regardless of the settings of the BASS and
TREBLE controls.
@ LOUDNESS Button
Press this switch to ON (the indicator above
the button lights) to boost the high and low
frequency response when listening to the
sound at a relatively low level. Normally
set this switch to the OFF position (the
indicator goes out).
@ SOURCE DIRECT Button
When this button is pressed and the indi-
cator above the button lights, the signal
selected by the INPUT SELECTOR switch
is connected to the VOLUME control
circuit directly, bypassing the BASS,
TREBLE, BALANCE, LOUDNESS control
and SUBSONIC circuits so that higher
signal quality is obtained. When the
SOURCE Direct mode is selected, the in-
dicator lights and only the VOLUME
control, REC SELECTOR and MUTING
button are effective. This function is held
until the button is pressed again.
@ SUBSONIC Button (A-X3000 only)
When this button is pressed, low-frequency
noise due to motor wobble, etc. can be cut
© REC SELECTOR Switch
This switch is used to select the source of
the signals to be output from the TAPE
REC jacks on the rear panel, to be recorded.
When the REC SELECTOR switch is in the
SOURCE position, the signal selected by
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the INPUT SELECTOR switch can be
recorded.
@ INPUT SELECTOR Switch
Turn the selector switch to choose the input
source required to be played, among
TAPE1/DAT, TAPE2, TUNER, CD, PHONO
and AUX.
@® BALANCE Control
This control is used to adjust the balance
between the left and right channels. Normal-
ly set to the center (click) position,
@ MUTING Button (A-X3000 only)
Press this button to momentarily reduce the
gain by -20 dB.
Note:
If this button is released when the volume
level is too high, the speakers may be
damaged. Be careful,
@MIC Jack and MIC LEVEL Control
With the microphone plugged into this jack,
the sound picked up from the microphone
will be heard together with the source sound
selected by the INPUT SELECTOR switch,
When microphone mixing is required, plug
the microphone into the MIC jack and ad-
just the microphone input level with the
MIC LEVEL control.
Note that the sound from the MIC jack
cannot be recorded, although microphone
mixing is possible.
® VOLUME Control
This control is used to adjust the level of the
signals output to the speaker systems and
headphones.
REAR PANEL
@ GND Terminal
Connect the ground lead of the turntable to
this terminal.
® PHONO Input Jacks
Connect
a
turntable
with
a
moving
magnet
(MM)
cartridge
to
these
jacks.
If
hum
occurs
when
playing
records,
the
turntable
is
im-
properly
grounded.
In
such
a
case,
connect
the
ground
lead
of
the
turntable
securely
to
the
GNO
terminal.
© TUNER Input Jacks
Connect the output jacks of the tuner
(T-X3000, etc.) to these jacks.
@ AUX Input Jacks
Connect the audio output jacks of the VCR
to these jacks.
® COD Input Jacks
These jacks are used for the connection of
an additional high-level signal source com-
ponent such as a compact disc player, tape
deck (playback), etc. Connect the output
jacks of the component to these jacks,

Teac A-X3000 Specifications

General

Brand	Teac
Model	A-X3000
Category	Amplifier
Language	English