Owner's Manual

Unpacking Your JC 5 & Placement Guidelines

Unpacking Your JC 5

Carefully remove your JC 5 from its shipping carton and locate the enclosed accessories:

• AC power cord

• A 12V trigger wire for auto turn on. It has a mono 3.5 mm mini plug at each end.

While you are unpacking your JC 5, inspect it thoroughly for possible shipping damage and tell your

Parasound dealer immediately if you find any evidence of shipping damage.

This would be a good time to make a copy of your sales receipt to store with the JC 5’s original packing.

Note: Please save and store both the inner and outer cartons and, most especially, the foam

packing inserts to protect the JC 5 if you have to move it or ship it. You may wish to flatten the

cardboard cartons to save room in storage after cutting the taped seams on the bottom flaps.

Placement Guidelines

The JC 5 will be easier to use and will last longer if you follow these simple guidelines:

• Place the JC 5 on a surface that will adequately support its substantial weight.

• Use input and output cables that are long enough to leave some slack; that will enable you to pull the JC 5

out of a cabinet to check or to change connections without inadvertently disconnecting cables.

• The JC 5 should never be placed in a completely enclosed cabinet.

• Place your JC 5 where you can route input and output signal cables as far as possible from any AC cords.

• Where input interconnects must cross AC cords they should do so only at a 90° right angle.

Ventilation Requirements

• Always position the JC 5 horizontally.

• The JC 5 should never be stacked directly above another power amplifier or directly below another component.

• Do not install the JC 5 in an unventilated equipment cabinet or compartment. Pockets of stagnant hot air can

build up even in a cabinet with an open front and back. A ventilation fan is recommended to prevent “hot

spots” in confined spaces.

AC Mains Voltage

NOTE: Before you plug this amplifier into an AC mains outlet:

If you live in a region with 220V-240V AC mains:

Plugging this amplifier into a 220V-240V AC mains outlet when the unit is internally configured for 115V and

its main fuse rated for 115V operation will severely damage it and could put you at risk of personal injury. If

you are unsure of the internal voltage setting for this amplifier you should have a qualified electronics

technician inspect it and change it as required.

AC Voltage Reconfiguring Technical Information

Parasound will provide technical information which pertains to the interior of this amplifier only to a qualified

electronics technician. This restriction is for your safety as well as the correct functioning of your amplifier.

AC Voltage Warranty Exclusion

Amplifiers set for 115V which are damaged by 220V-240V are not covered under the Parasound Limited Warranty.

Before Making Any Audio Connections

Always turn off your JC 5 and disconnect the AC cord before making or changing any input, output or trigger

wire connections. Inserting or removing an input or output cable while the JC 5 and your preamp are turned

on can result in a blast of sound that can damage your loudspeakers.

AC Power Cord

The AC cord supplied with your JC 5 is a high quality IEC type cord. Please connect it directly to an AC wall

outlet or power conditioner that is always “live.” If possible, plug your JC 5 into the same AC outlet that your

preamplifier is plugged into. If different AC outlets are used for the JC 5 and other components, (including a TV

or video projector) the ground potential may be higher or lower between the outlets, resulting in audible hum.