Luxman LX-380, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owner sManual VACUUM TUBE INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER LX 380 ...

Page 2: ...Contents Precautions 1 Features of This Unit 2 Names and Functions 4 Connections 10 Operations 14 How to Use Remote Control 15 Block Diagram 16 Specifications 17 Before Asking for Repair Service 18 ...

Page 3: ...eakers When making speaker system connections exercise extra care not to short circuit between and of the speaker terminals and speaker input terminals of this unit If a large signal is applied to the amplifier with its circuit left short cir cuited a large current may be passed through the output circuit and cause a malfunction The sound is not generated shortly after the power supply is turned o...

Page 4: ... combined resistances By using an exclusive solid state IC and controlling the at tenuator to the level equal to the angle of the volume knob position you can feel the similar touch of our traditional slid ing type volume control Subsonic monaural function A subsonic switch that controls woofer shaking generated by warp of the analog record and a monaural switch to be used during monaural playback...

Page 5: ... output terminals are 18 mm pitch allowing high performance line cables with large plugs to be con nected Large type speaker terminals Speaker terminals A and B systems of inline layout with same characteristics for right and left which is compati ble with Y lugs for easy connection with extra thick speaker cables Aluminum remote control The high grade remote control which is encased in alumi num ...

Page 6: ...quencies of 1 5 kHz and higher can be adjusted by the tone control for treble 4 Line straight switch LINE STRAIGHT Enhances the purity of the sound quality by bypassing the balance control circuit tone control circuit or the like OFF Line straight off bypass off ON Line straight on bypass on When the line straight switch is set to on the balance con trol tone control subsonic monaural and loudness...

Page 7: ...control 10 Input selector INPUT Selects an input device from the devices such as a CD SACD player and a tuner connected to each input terminal This selector has 5 positions consisting of PHONO LINE 1 LINE 2 LINE 3 and LINE 4 that correspond to each input terminal on the rear panel To select an input source set the selector to the position of the source to be played back 11 Monitor switch MONITOR S...

Page 8: ...enter position under normal conditions and rotated to make adjustment if necessary When the line straight switch is set to on this control does not function 16 Speaker selector SPEAKERS Selects either of 2 speaker systems A or B located at the rear panel OFF Activates only headphones No sound is generated from any speakers A Selects the A system speaker terminal B Selects the B system speaker term...

Page 9: ...counterclockwise makes the high frequency range attenuated When the line straight switch is set to on this control does not function 19 Tone control for bass BASS Controls the level of tone range lower than the selected one with 2 Low frequency selector switch When this control is set to the center position flat frequency characteristic is obtained Rotating this control clockwise makes the low fre...

Page 10: ...insert the removed shortpin plug to the re cord output terminals REC OUT or Pre out terminal PRE OUT No sound will be generated 22 Line input terminals LINE 1 LINE 2 LINE 3 LINE 4 Are used for high level signal inputs from a CD DVD player an SACD player a tuner a video deck a TV and other such devices These input terminals offer the same functions 23 Record output terminals REC OUT Are used to tra...

Page 11: ...er and main amplifier are separated by set ting the separate switch to on The sound volume cannot be adjusted Adjust the volume at the input device side 27 Speaker terminals SPEAKERS Connect speaker systems The right speaker terminals shall be connected to the R side and the left speaker terminals shall be connected to the L side in consideration of the polarity General type terminal It is possibl...

Page 12: ...10 Connections RECORDER ANALOG PLAYER CD SACD PLAYER CD PLAYER SPEAKER SYSTEM A L R SPEAKER SYSTEM B L R ...

Page 13: ...LINE 1 input terminals of this unit with 2 R and L pin plug cables For LINE 2 LINE 3 and LINE 4 input terminals connection in the same fashion as the LINE 1 terminals provides the same playback How to connect speakers Connect the left channel speaker to the L terminals of this unit and the right channel speaker to the R terminals Securely connect the terminal of the speaker system to the speaker t...

Page 14: ...12 Connections RECORDER ANALOG PLAYER CD SACD PLAYER CD PLAYER SPEAKER SYSTEM A L R SPEAKER SYSTEM B L R ...

Page 15: ...ou can enjoy listening to the sound from the speaker system and record the sound at the same time These output sig nals for recording are not affected by the control functions such as the volume control and tone control functions When you need not toggle an input source to be record ed especially when a recorder connected to the recorder output terminals is recording do not operate the input se le...

Page 16: ... trol does not function How to operate tone control This unit has the tone control function for the low frequency and high frequency ranges The low frequency tone control bass is a function to adjust the tone range lower than the selected one with the selector switch FREQUENCY Hz for low frequency The tone con trol is set to flat frequency characteristics at the center posi tion Rotating the contr...

Page 17: ... 10 D 7 D 600 and D 700S Remote control RA 25 30 29 31 Remote control The remote control shall be aimed at the remote sensor R of this unit within the specified angle range shown in the illustration below Dry cell battery How to load dry cells 1 Put your finger on the battery cover claw located behind the remote control The battery cover can be opened by pressing and sliding it downwards 2 Put sup...

Page 18: ... Bias For EQ TC Pre amp For ACC μ computer For ECC82 Heater FUSE Power Transformer Volume Treble Bass Balance Remote Input Speakers Frequency bass Frequency treble Selector Cartridge Monitor Mode Line Straight Subsonic Loudness Separate LED μ com 1dB 88 step 1dB 88 step LECUA MUTE Pre amp MM MC OPERATION SP B SP A HP LINE 4 FREQUENCY BASS TREBLE RECTIFIER RECTIFIER RECTIFIER RECTIFIER RECTIFIER RE...

Page 19: ... 0 dB at 40 Hz BASS 600 Hz 8 0 dB at 100 Hz TREBLE 1 5 kHz 8 0 dB at 10 kHz TREBLE 3 kHz 8 0 dB at 20 kHz TREBLE 6 kHz 8 0 dB at 40 kHz Supplied functions Front panel Operation switch Input selector Monitor switch Tone control Separate switch Subsonic switch Speaker selector OFF A B A B Rear panel Input output terminals Signal ground terminal Remote control function Volume up down Volume control B...

Page 20: ... switch to the source to be played back Cable connections are incomplete Make cable connections securely The output level of the input device is set to the minimum position Adjust the output level No sound comes out from one side The connecting cable is not connected on one side only Make cable connections securely Humming sound boon or zzz noise is generated The ground side of the pin plug cable ...

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