WAKONDA OWNERS MANUAL
MAINS PLUGS This appliance is supplied with a non-rewireable mains plug for the intended country. Replacement mains leads can be obtained from your Linn retailer. Should you need to change the plug please dispose of it carefully. A plug with bared conductors is dangerous if engaged in a live socket. The Brown wire must be connected to the Live (Line) supply pin. The Blue wire must be connected to the Neutral supply pin. The Green/Yellow wire must be connected to the Earth (Ground) supply pin.
12. Power cord protection. Route power cords so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, power sockets, and at the point where they exit from the appliance. 13. Protective attachment plug. As a safety feature the product is equipped with an attachment plug containing overload protection. See the instruction manual about resetting or replacing the plug.
M USIC enriches your life. It can stimulate you, relax you, change your mood and provide entertainment and pleasure. A good hi-fi plays recorded music well enough to give you these benefits, and it will broaden and deepen your appreciation of music. At Linn, we devote our energy to improving standards of music reproduction and control because we know that the better and more accessible the sound, the more you’ll enjoy music at home.
I NTRODUCTION The Linn WAKONDA pre-amplifier uses microprocessor control, Linn’s solid state input switching and volume control technology, and the latest surface mount manufacturing techniques to deliver unprecedented audio performance and ease of use. The WAKONDA accommodates six input sources, has two line-outputs and provides outputs for two tape decks. You may record any source while listening to the same or any other source.
I NSTALLATION Your Linn retailer will install your WAKONDA for you if you wish and help you with any problems, or you can install it yourself. If you are in the UK and want some advice you are welcome to phone our Customer Services on: FREEPHONE 0500 888 909. If you are installing your WAKONDA yourself, proceed as follows. Unpack the WAKONDA and retain the packing for future transportation.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR UK USE: The wires in this mains lead use the following colour code: Green-and-yellow: Blue: Brown: Earth Neutral Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured green-and-yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E, or by the earth symbol or coloured green or green-and-yellow.
The Linn remote control system is exceptionally sensitive - you should be able to put your WAKONDA almost anywhere in a room. Keep it out of direct sunlight, and don’t obscure the control window. Smoked glass cupboard doors usually present no problems. CONNECTIONS Connect your WAKONDA to a mains supply using the supplied mains cord. Turn it on to see it light up! Now you know it works, you have to connect it up to everything else, so turn it off again.
For all connections, ensure that the left channel of the source is connected to the left (upper) channel of the WAKONDA and the right channel of the source is connected to the right (lower) channel of the WAKONDA. We recommend using high-quality leads such as Linn interconnect cable. Linn interconnect cable is directional and should be connected such that the arrow points from the source component towards the WAKONDA.
OUTPUT CONNECTIONS LINE OUTPUTS The WAKONDA has two identical stereo line-outputs to enable the connection of up to two power amplifiers in your hi-fi system, thereby avoiding the need for adaptor cables. Select a line-output and, using the interconnect leads provided, connect the left output of the pre-amplifier to the left input of the power amplifier, and the right output of the preamplifier to the right input of the power amplifier.
O PERATION We designed the WAKONDA to be as simple as possible to operate. It has a clear display, a simple front panel and full remote control. The control area looks like this: Although there are many sophisticated features, all commonly used functions require only one key press. To access the less commonly used functions, such as balance, two keys must be pressed at the same time. The status of the WAKONDA is always indicated through the row of indicator lights.
▼ INPUT INPUT ▼ Notice that whenever you don’t do anything to your WAKONDA for about 30 seconds, the display will turn off to save power, showing only two dashes. ▼ ▼ TO SELECT AN INPUT to listen to press the INPUT OR INPUT keys to step through the inputs, or hold the key down to step through several.
The display will show the input you have selected and the LISTEN indicator will light. There is a short delay as you step through inputs while the volume fades down and then up again between inputs. While the volume is fading, the LISTEN indicator dims. The lower the volume control setting the shorter this delay will be. ▼ VOL ▼ VOL ▼ TO CHANGE THE VOLUME press and hold the VOL or VOL ▼ Keys until the desired volume level is reached.
press LISTEN again, or ▲ VOL or VOL ▼, when they will revert to controlling the input you are listening to ▲ ▲ The remaining functions, which are less commonly used, involve pressing two keys at the same time. These functions are printed in darker grey on the pairs of keys involved, apart from line output mute which is activated by pressing the two centre keys. BAL BAL ▲ ▲ TO CHANGE THE LEFT/RIGHT BALANCE press the pair of keys marked BAL and BAL at the same time.
RECORD LOCK ▲ TO LOCK THE RECORD INPUT if a KNEKT multi-room line driver option is fitted press the INPUT and RECORD keys at the same time. This will stop remote control commands from other rooms in the house affecting your WAKONDA and potentially disrupting the recording. The RECORD light will flash softly to indicate that the record input has been locked. When you have finished recording, press this pair of keys again to enable remote control from other rooms. The RECORD light will stop flashing.
GETTING UNSTUCK Occasionally you may find that your WAKONDA fails to respond the way you expect when you press a key. This will often be because you have pressed a key you didn’t intend to which makes your WAKONDA behave in an unfamiliar or unexpected way. You can, of course, just turn it off and start again but, as so often, a little patience, some intuition and, when all else fails, real understanding, will be amply rewarded.
▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ To get out of BALANCE mode press BAL and BAL at the same time, and the WAKONDA will revert to VOLUME mode. Or to get to LISTEN mode, press LISTEN, INPUT or INPUT When this indicator is lit, the WAKONDA is in LISTEN control mode, and pressing INPUT or INPUT will change the input that you are listening to. If you press RECORD while already in LISTEN control mode the WAKONDA will enter RECORD control mode.
USEFUL INFORMATION CUSTOMISING YOUR WAKONDA There are two ways your retailer can vary the behaviour of your WAKONDA from standard: -the display can be set to remain on all the time -the start-up volume can be set to 15 instead of 30 Please contact your Linn retailer for any of these simple internal modifications. PHASE The WAKONDA preamplifier preserves the phase of the signal to the power amplifier. Therefore the wiring from the power amplifier to the speakers does not need its polarity inverted.
CE Declaration of Conformity Linn Products Ltd declare that this product is in conformance with the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and Electromagnetic Compatibility 89/336/EEC as amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC.
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