PT 3 series II Preamplifier Tuner Owner’s Manual P/N 13010 REV 0005
P/N 13010 REV 0005
TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN PLEASE READ BEFORE INSTALLING WARNING: to prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. Care should be taken to prevent objects or liquid from entering the enclosure. Never handle the power cord with wet hands.
FEATURES Your new Preamplifier Tuner is a versatile audio control center. The Preamplifier Tuner is designed to sound sensational and be an attractive, easy-to-use addition to your audio system. Although you already have a good idea of your Preamplifier Tuner’s features, we would like to take a moment to point out certain highlights. Remote Control - easy control of your B&K Preamplifier Tuner. Front Panel Operation - nearly all functions can be controlled directly from the Preamplifier Tuner.
THE BASICS The following is intended to familiarize users with common terms and applications of home audio equipment. Amplifier - an amplifier takes the output of a preamp/preamplifier and increases its level to that necessary to drive a speaker. Your Preamplifier Tuner includes full-range, high-pass, low-pass and mono preamp/preamplifier outputs for connecting to external amplifiers and/or powered speakers.
FRONT PANEL B & K Components, Ltd. PT 3 series II TUNER PREAMP 37 35($03 HEADPHONE SLEEP PRESET ENTER SAVE TUNE - TUNE + SOURCE LOUDNESS LEVEL POWER ON/OFF 1 2 3 4 5 1. Headphone Jack - Stereo headphones having a standard ¼ inch binaural plug can be connected to the headphone output. The Preamplifier Tuner must be on and in HEADPHONE Mode for proper headphone operation. 2. Front panel buttons SLEEP Puts the Preamplifier Tuner in and out of standby mode.
REAR PANEL CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN www.bkcomp.com ACCESSORY CONNECTION AC IN CONTROL OUT RS-232 B&K Components, Ltd. 2100 Old Union Rd. Buffalo, NY 14227 www.bkcomp.com FM antenna Audio/Video Systems made in the U.S.A.
REMOTE CONTROL Your Preamplifier Tuner includes an IR remote control.
MAKING THE CONNECTION It’s tempting to just plug in your new Preamplifier Tuner and have great sound pour out. Before you do that, take a few minutes to plan out how you want the Preamplifier Tuner to fit into your audio system. Ask yourself the following questions: y What source components do I want to connect to my Preamplifier Tuner? (CD, DVD, etc.) y What equipment will be receiving the audio? (Amplifier, Powered Speakers, etc.
AUDIO CONNECTIONS Connecting your analog sources to your Preamplifier Tuner Audio source - connecting a CD player to the Preamplifier Tuner’s analog inputs. Use the same instructions for connecting to other audio sources such as a DVD, television, satellite receiver, cable box, etc. Attach one end of the audio interconnect cable to the left audio output on the CD player, then attach the other end to the left (white) CD audio input on the Preamplifier Tuner. Repeat for the right (red) audio connection.
USING FULL RANGE SPEAKERS Connect the Preamplifier Tuner’s outputs to your external amplifier(s) or powered speakers. Shown below is a typical Preamplifier output setup for use with large speakers: Note: the use of a sub woofer is optional.
USING SMALL SPEAKERS Connect the Preamplifier Tuner’s outputs to your external amplifier(s) or powered speakers. Shown below is a typical Preamplifier output setup for use with small speakers: Note: the use of a subwoofer is not optional and is needed to reproduce low frequency audio material.
ANTENNA CONNECTIONS The FM jack is a standard screw on F-type connector. The AM is a push type. Strip ¼ inch of insulation off your AM antenna wires and insert one wire end into each hole while holding the tabs down. Release the tabs to lock in the AM antenna wires. FM antenna TUNER FM Antenna Input from Indoor/Outdoor Antenna, Cable Box, etc. AM antenna AM Antenna Input from Loop Antenna CONTROL OUTPUT / IR INPUT 3.5 mm control output to amplifier, etc.
OPERATION The following outlines the normal day-to-day operation of your Preamplifier Tuner from the supplied IR remote controller or directly from your Preamplifier Tuner’s front panel. POWER ON/OFF The main power switch on the front panel of your Preamplifier Tuner must be on for the Preamplifier Tuner to operate. When this switch is off all power is removed from your Preamplifier Tuner. This prevents turning it back on with the remote control.
CHOOSING A SOURCE In general, the selected source will appear at the PREAMP outputs and the TAPE output. &' From Remote '% From Front Panel desired source Action select desired source (SOURCE) step to source TAPE MONITOR - If you have an analog three-head cassette or reel-to-reel analog tape recorder you may wish to use TAPE MONITOR, which allows you to hear exactly what is on the tape as you are recording.
ADJUSTING BALANCE BAL (L) positions the source left by decreasing the right channel level. BAL (R) positions the source right by decreasing the left channel level. &' &(17(5(' &' to 5,*+7 From Remote From Front Panel Action (BAL L) or (BAL R) ∠ (LEVEL) step to BALANCE then use VOLUME KNOB adjust balance left or right ADJUSTING BASS BASS +/- increase or decrease the low frequency content in 2 dB increments with a range of +/- 12 dB.
TUNER OPERATION All TUNER operations require the Preamplifier Tuner’s source be set to TUNER. Manual Tuning - press TUNE + or TUNE - to tune the frequency UP or DOWN in single 10 kHz steps for AM or 200 kHz steps for FM. (9 kHz and 100 kHz steps for European version.) Direct Frequency Entry Tuning - for a few seconds after performing any tuner operation (TUNER, BAND, AM, FM or TUNE+/-) you may directly enter a frequency from the remote control’s numeric keypad.
PRESETS Presets allow you to save your favorite settings and recall them instantly. Your Preamplifier Tuner can store forty presets (0..39). Most Preamplifier Tuner’s only allow saving of tuner stations. With the presets you save not only the tuner station but also the volume, bass, treble, balance, loudness, and headphone mode. This allows you, for example, to save a music station with enhanced bass and a talk station with enhanced treble. You are not limited to 20 AM stations and 20 FM stations.
MENU For best results, perform the following set up procedure when you initially install your Preamplifier Tuner and anytime you change or add sources, speakers, etc. or when you rearrange your listening area THE MENU SYSTEM Setup of your Preamplifier Tuner will require you to navigate through the menu system via the front panel or remote. A complete guide to the menu system is included at the back of this manual. We recommend that you become familiar with your Preamplifier Tuner’s menu guide.
HEADPHONE ON The MAIN MENU Headphone selection provides for operating your Preamplifier Tuner’s with the CONTROL OUT set to off. This feature allows your Preamplifier Tuner to turn off external amplifiers or powered sub woofers with compatible CONTROL inputs. Your Preamplifier Tuner has the capability to be set up to allow for other control out functions (see ADVANCED FEATURES).
SETUP The MAIN MENU provides a SETUP selection that enables more advanced customization of your Preamplifier Tuner's operation. 6(783 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 MENU (PRESET) and ↵ (ENTER) enter menu system 2 or ∧ (TUNE +) or ∨ (TUNE -) move to setup 3 SEL or ENTER ↵ ( ENTER) enter setup menu Favorite Preset Setup Favorite presets need only be setup after adding/changing presets or sources.
Source Names Setup From the factory, your Preamplifier Tuner will display source names that match those printed on the rear of the Preamplifier Tuner and on the supplied remote. However, this menu allows you to change the displayed names to match the actual sources used. If you do not want to change the names then skip this step. Note that the tuner name cannot be changed.
Preset Operation Setup This menu allows you to configure various aspects of how presets function. 35(6(7 23(5$7,21 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 From setup menu: or From setup menu: ∧ (TUNE +) or ∨ (TUNE -) move to preset operation 2 SEL or ENTER ↵ ( ENTER) enter preset operation menu Preset Volume You can program presets to recall the volume level setting in effect when you saved the preset or to always use the current volume Setting.
Display Setup Set the intensity of the front panel’s alphanumeric display.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS My collection of equipment differs from the labels on the back of my Preamplifier Tuner, how can I hook them up? Your Preamplifier Tuner provides 5 identical sets of inputs - V1, V2, TV, DVD and CD. It is convenient to connect components as labeled on the back of your Preamplifier Tuner, but since all the inputs are identical, you can connect any compatible source to any set of inputs. For example, you can connect a DAT player to V1 instead of a VCR.
ADVANCED SETUP FEATURES WARNING - The following describes the advanced features of the Preamplifier Tuner. Since changing some of these functions may cause severe effects such as no sound or no remote control operation, we suggest you leave this menu disabled (hidden) for normal operation. If you are unsure of what you are changing DO NOT perform any advanced operations. These features may be activated by simultaneously pressing the SLEEP, DOWN, and UP buttons on the front panel of the Preamplifier Tuner.
CONTROL OUT SETUP Your Preamplifier Tuner’s control output allows you to control external devices such as power amplifiers, projection screens, etc. The control output can be programmed on/off depending on which source is selected. Control Out - Control out can be programmed to be on or off for each source. For example you may wish to use the control out to turn on an external video projector whenever DVD is selected. Control out can also be set to HEADPHONE mode.
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE POSSIBLE SOLUTION No sound, display will not light 1. Power cord not plugged in. 2. Power off at AC source. 3. Power switch off. 4. AC power inlet fuse blown or faulty.* 1. Reconnect power cord. 2. Check power at plug. 3. Turn power switch on. 4. Check for shorts or overloading. Replace fuse. No sound, display on. 1. Preamplifier Tuner in mute 2. Volume control to minimum. 3. Wrong source selected. 4. Line stage to amp. cables loose or faulty. 5.
PREAMPLIFIER TUNER SPECIFICATIONS Miscellaneous Preamplifier Specifications Frequency Response: 5 Hz - 20 kHz , +0/0.5dB Line voltage: 120/220/240 VAC Input Sensitivity: 63 mV Power consumption: 30 watts max Maximum Output Level: 8 V rms Replacement fuses: Line 0.5 Amp/250 Volt Signal to Noise Ratio: 89 dB CCIR 2 k Weighted max level Dimensions: 17"(w)x10"(d)x3.
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CAUTION B&K Components, Ltd. 2100 Old Union Rd. Buffalo, NY 14227 www.bkcomp.com COMPLIES WITH THE LIMITS FOR A CLASS B COMPUTING DEVICE PURSUANT TO SUBPART J OF PART 15 RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN SERIAL NUMBER AC IN www.bkcomp.com RS-232 30 IR INPUT 6-12VDC 38kHz 12VDC 50mA CONTROL OUT ACCESSORY CONNECTION SUB PREAMP OUTPUTS MONO HIGH FULL L+R PASS RANGE OUTPUT INPUT TAPE CD DVD TV SOURCE INPUTS Audio/Video Systems made in the U.S.A.
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LIMITED WARRANTY B&K Components Ltd., referred to herein as B&K, warrants your B&K equipment against all defects in material and workmanship for a period of five years from the date of purchase. This warranty applies only to the original purchaser and only to equipment in normal residential use and service.
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