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Summary of Contents for Preamplifier KRC 2

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Page 2: ...nceis divided into several sections eac h designedto perfor_ ma different function Asyou read through the Owner s Referenceyou will beco me bet ter acquaintedwith the features andfunctionsthat makethe KRC 2 a superb value AQuestion and Answer section is included wtiere answersto common questions are provided Shouldyouhave any questions or sugges tioffs pleasefeel free to contactyourauthorizeddeare...

Page 3: ... 4 5 6 8 10 11 14 15 UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLY BASIC INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INPUT AND OUTPUT CONNECTIONS BASIC PREAMPLIFIER OPERATION REMOTE CONTROL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SPECIFICATIONS WARRANTY AND SERVICE INFORMATION 3 ...

Page 4: ...ord Owner s Reference NOTE If any of these items are not included please contact your authorized dealer immediately f6r assis tance 3 Remove the plastic bag fromthe preamplifier and remotecontrol NOTE Saveall packingm ate rials If you must ship your KRC 2 in the future repacl the unit with tlae remote control in its original packaging to preventtransit dam age 4 ...

Page 5: ...lt to the mutepo sition Shouldthe KPE pilot LED not illuminate unplug the KRC 2 fromthe wall ACreceptacle and check aI1 qf your connections Shouldyouhave difficulty poweringtlae KR C 2 and the KPE together please contact Krell for assistance 3 If you are not usingthe KPE plug the AC cord into the receptacle on the backof the umt Plug the remainingend into the wall ACreceptacle Thepilot LED will il...

Page 6: ...re is no difference betweenthe four single ended inputs or e tween the two balanced inputs 2 Connectthe output of the KRC 2 to the input of your power amplifier The KRC 2has both Balanced outputs via standard XLRtype connectors and single ended outputs via standard RCAtype connectors Thepin assignment for the XLR connectors is pin _1 shield ground p n 2 non inverting input hot pin 3 inverting inpu...

Page 7: ... via standard XLR connectors B1 B2 TAPE Tapeinput via standard RCA connectors TAPE OUTPUT Record via RCA connectors MAIN OUTPUTS Single ended RCA output connectors Balanced XLR output connectors XLR input and output pin configuration p n 1 Ground shield p n 2 0 degrees non inverting pin 3 180 egrees inverting 7 ...

Page 8: ...olumemanu ally or by remotecontrol indicator LEDs will illuminate clockwise When youdecrease the volume indicator LEDs illuminate counter clockwise When the level is fully off noindicator LEDs will bei lu m inated Thisis becauselevel is electrically regulatedwith out the use of a potentiometer Thelevel indicator display for the KRC 2 can be switched betweena bar graph modeand a single LED mode In ...

Page 9: ...sourceand select that input by pushing the correspondinginput button on the KRC 2 5 Start playof the source turn 6 Slowly _ the volumecontrol clockwise until you reach a comtortablelistening level 7 When changingsources return to the Mu teposition andor lowerthe volume This insures that tlae next source youplay will not be potentially damaging to your systemwitti a high outputtransient 8 Enjoy 9 ...

Page 10: ...t Tapereturn PHASE Inverts absolute polarity of the main output LED illuminates whenphase is reversed 180 degrees when GAIN MUTE BALANCE BALANCE VOLUME Low6 dB High 12 dB LED illuminates in high position Nosignal output whenLEDis On Left channelattenuation in 1 dB increments and OFF Rightchannelattenuation in l dB increments and OFF Customelectronic volumecontrol See notes in section F 10 ...

Page 11: ...nthe phase is reversed 180degrees GAIN Low6 dB High 12 dB LED illuminates in high position MUTE BALANCE BALANCE Nosignal output with LEDon Left channelattenuation in 1 dB increments and OFF Right channel attenuation in 1 dB increments and OFF BATTERYINSTALLATION NOTE Batteries should be replaced whenthe KRC 2 functions fromthe remotecontrol are not readily accessible 1 Remove the four hex head scr...

Page 12: ...puts that can be used simultaneouslyto control two seperate systems Q When I select the B 1 input on the KRC 2 one channel seemsto haveless gain than the other Is something wrongwith the preamp A Morethan likely there is not a problemwith the KRC 2 Thebalanced input or output internal cable terminationscould be incorrect Switchthe suspect cable to the other channelandvice versa to determinewhether...

Page 13: ...eceptacle and checkthe fusein the rear panel If there is a 15reak in toe wireinside the fuse replaceit If there is nobreakin the fuse donot try turningonthe preamplifi eror replacing the fuse Call yourdealer or KRELL If tlae newfuse lets thee unit turn onwhenyouplug it in then fails shortly atterward call KRELL Industries If the fuse solves the problem carry onlistening as usual Q When I push the ...

Page 14: ...IGNAL TO NOISE 95 dBunweighted THD 1K 0 02 20K 0 02 INPUT IMPEDANCE 47 000 ohms 47K OUTPUT IMPEDANCE 10 ohms OUTPUT VOLTAGE 16 volts R M S DIMENSIONS 19 0 WIDE 14 5 DEEP 2 75 HIGH with feet WEIGHT Unit only 20 pound_s packed 26 pounds 14 ...

Page 15: ... If youthinkthere are pr oblems w itla yourunit pleasecontactyourdealer distrit utor or tlae tactory mmediately heoperatingvoltageof this unit is determ inedb y the acto_ryandc a n only be changedbyan autlagrized KREEL distrit utor or the KR ELL factory Anyunautlao zedvolta ge cooversio n will void the warranty Should e operating voltage ot your KRC 2 require changing contact KRELL Industries Plea...

Page 16: ...l l 1 KRELL INDUSTRIES I 45 Connair Road Orange Ct USA 06477 3650 ...

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