Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 ...............................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1
Electrical Safety Notice..........................................................................................................1
Water and Moisture ...............................................................................................................1
Location and Ventilation........................................................................................................2
Servicing ................................................................................................................................2
CHAPTER 2 ...............................................................................................................................3
GETTING STARTED.....................................................................................................................3
TL 2.5 Front Panel Controls..................................................................................................3
The Preamplifier’s Back Panel ..............................................................................................5
The Remote Control Hand-held Unit.....................................................................................6
Fitting the Batteries to the Remote Control ...........................................................................6
Connecting Your Preamplifier to your system.......................................................................7
Powering your system on.......................................................................................................9
Using the Preamplifier with the Remote Control...................................................................9
Powering the system off .......................................................................................................10
CHAPTER 3 .............................................................................................................................11
OPERATING THE PREAMPLIFIER ...............................................................................................11
Connecting and Selecting Source Components....................................................................11
Power On Stages..................................................................................................................11
Connecting the TL2.5 to a Home Theater System................................................................11
Using the Tape Loop to monitor recordings........................................................................12
Connecting a second pair of amplifiers ...............................................................................13
Connecting to the Turntable ................................................................................................13
CHAPTER 4 .............................................................................................................................16
CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF YOUR VTL PREAMPLIFIER.........................................................16
BREAK IN PERIOD ....................................................................................................................16
Tube Life ..............................................................................................................................16
Changing Tubes ...................................................................................................................17
Changing the Main Fuse......................................................................................................19
Cleaning...............................................................................................................................20
Troubleshooting...................................................................................................................20
CHAPTER 5 .............................................................................................................................23
SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................................23
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