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S O N I C

PHONO 1

PHONO STA G E

F R O N T I E R S

O P E R ATING MANUAL

Summary of Contents for PHONO 1 PHONOSTAGE

Page 1: ...SONIC PHONO 1 PHONO STAGE FRONTIERS OPERATING MANUAL ...

Page 2: ... to read this manual carefully and follow these instructions in order to keep it looking operating and sounding its best 2790 Brighton Road Oakville Ontario Canada L6H 5T4 Telephone 905 829 3838 Facsimile 905 829 3033 Sonic Frontiers can be reached from 9 00 a m to 5 00 p m Eastern Standard Time or 24 hours a day by facsimile E M a i l S F I s o n i c f r o n t i e r s c o m W e b S i t e h t t p ...

Page 3: ... 1 Operation Connection and Control Diagrams 2 Control and Connection Functions 3 Phono Stage Set up 4 Tube Insertion 4 Chassis Placement 4 Connecting External Equipment 5 Power Connections 6 Powering On and Startup Procedures 6 Trouble Shooting 7 Tube Replacement 7 Fuse Location 7 Safety Instructions 8 Warranty 8 Technical Overview 9 Technical Specifications 9 This symbol is intended to alert the...

Page 4: ...e shipped in the future the original box is the best means for the protection and safety of the phono stage during transportation Here is a chart listing what you will find in the box Tube Complement 4 6922 E88CC Phillips Screwdriver 1 Screws 18 Power Cord 1 Cotton Gloves 1 pair Extra Fuses 2 PHONO 1 Phono Stage 1 Phono Stage Top Cover 1 Warranty Card 1 Operating Manual 1 If after your inspection ...

Page 5: ...2 OPERATION CONNECTIONS AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS PHONO 1 FRONT PANEL A B D E F C PHONO 1 REAR PANEL Figure 1 PHONO 1 Front Panel Figure 2 PHONO 1 Rear Panel H G ...

Page 6: ... PANEL D Detachable Power Cord Socket Plug the supplied power cord female end into this inlet and after checking that the power switch C is in the out position plug the other male end into a suitable AC wall outlet E Left Right RCA Output Jacks These are connected with a suitable length of interconnect to an appropriate input on a line level preamplifier The top jack is the left and the lower is t...

Page 7: ... for the remaining tubes V2 tube to the V2 tube socket V3 tube to the V3 tube socket V4 tube to the V4 tube socket 6 Once all the tubes are installed it is now necessary to choose a setting for the CUE MUTE function This is an internal adjust ment see figure 5 for switch location The setting of this switch will depend upon whether the line level preamplifier has a conve niently located mute switch...

Page 8: ... on internal terminals provided on the rear panel printed circuit assembly To select a loading value it is necessary to refer to the position number on the loading switch s G The values are as follows pF picofarads X 00001 K ohms X1000 Position 1 10 ohms RL1 and RL2 Position 2 100 ohms RL3 and RL4 Position 3 1K ohm RL5 and RL6 Position 4 10K ohm RL7 and RL8 Position 5 47pF CL1 and CL2 Position 6 4...

Page 9: ...ection or call your dealer or our Technical Support representative at 905 829 3838 for assistance POWERING ON STARTUP PROCEDURES SHUTTING OFF POWER When shutting off power from the phono stage it is good practice to mute and then turn off the line level preamplifier first before switching off the phono stage Following this procedure will ensure that no transient pulse will reach the power amplifie...

Page 10: ...If the fuse has blown replace with a fuse of the same type and rating See specifi cations for fuse ratings 7 Check to be sure that all the tubes are correctly and firmly seat ed in their tube sockets and that all nine contact pins are inserted in each socket i e no pins are bent over Verify that an orange glow tube filament is visible from inside of each tube when the unit is on 8 If you are still...

Page 11: ...ITED FIVE YEAR WARRANTY Sonic Frontiers Inc warrants to the purchaser that each PHONO 1 is free of manufacturing defects for a period of five 5 years from the date of purchase This five 5 year limited non transfer able warranty excludes all vacuum tubes which we warrant for a period of twelve 12 months To receive this warranty the original purchaser must complete and mail to Sonic Frontiers within...

Page 12: ...at 1kHz The circuit topology is non invert ing and uses a single high quality J Fet for the input amplifier and a special series amplifier for the second amplifying stage In order to provide a low output impedance a cathode follower is used after the second stage transforming the high output impedance from the second stage to a lower output impedance suitable for driving any preamplifier with a re...

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