OVATION PH 8.3
AUDIOPHILE MEISTERSTÜCKE
SEIT 1986
Operating instructions
Dec lara tion of conf ormit y (for E C on ly)
We herewit h conf irm, t hat the u nit to whi ch thi s manu al
belongs, fulfills the EC rules necessary to ob tain the sign
the necessar y measure m e nts were taken with positi v e
results.
AVM Audio Video Manufaktur GmbH
Daimlerst ra ße 8
76316 Malsch
Germany
www.avm.audio
1 Ge t t i ng started 1
1.1 What‘s in the box? 1
1.2 Packaging instructions 1
1.3 Control and operating elements 2
1.4 Installation of input cards 5
1.5 Software update 6
1.6 Installation and cooling 7
1.7 Connection to mains 8
1.8 Mains phase indicator 8
1.9 Connection of a turntable 9
1.10 Connection to a (pre)amplifier 9
1.11 AVM turntable supply 10
2 Basic operati o n 1 1
2.1 First operation / self test 11
2.2 Switching on / standby 11
2.3 Input selection 12
2.4 Adjustment of the cartridge system 12
2.5 Selection of a suitable input card 13
2.6 Gain adjustment 14
2.7 Selection of an equalization curve 15
2.8 Subsonic Filter 16
3 Advanc e d S e t t ings 18
3.1 Personal Setup 18
3.2 Reset (Factory settings) 20
3.3 Info 20
3.4 Demo Mode 21
3.5 RC 3 PHONO remote control 22
4 Append ix 25
4.1 Cleaning 25
4.2 Troubleshooting 25
4.3 Warranty conditions 27
4.4 Specifications 28
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1. Getting started
1.1 What‘s in t h e box?
• PH 8 . 3 Phono preamp l ifier
• Powe r cord
• RC 3 P HONO r e mote c o ntrol
1.2 Packaging i nstructions
The P H 8.3 com e s in a rug g ed a n d sturdy OVAT I ON f l ight
case. Aft e r unp a c king, pleas e che c k th e sc o pe of deli very t o
ensur e t h at all parts have be en suppli e d a nd are undama g ed.
In case the or i ginal pack i n g h as al ready be en o p ened, ple a se
conta c t yo u r lo c al d e a ler. Oft en , y o u r de aler p repare s you r
new dev i ce prior t o d eliver y t o adapt an d c hange th e c onfigu rati on to y our per s onal ne eds.
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The bo t tom of the fl ight cas e i s n o t s ymmetr i c al: Th e d i stanc e s b etween t h e holes f o r t he fee t a nd the ou t er edge s o f
the st a nd ar e diffe rent. I f you need to put t h e uni t into t he
flight ca s e ag a in, p l ease m a ke s u re the fee t ar e po s i tioned
corre c tly. If in d o u bt, m ea sure the d i stances of t h e hol e s
from t he inn e r edg e s of the base.
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1.3 Co ntrol a nd opera ting elements
The num b ers in th e d rawi n gs below m a rk the con trol elements . The y refer to t h e numb e rs in t h e tex t , wher e the o p e ration o f the u n it is d e scribe d .
Abb. 1 . Fro n t
1. POWER b u tton ( o n/off)
2. INPUT s electi o n key s
3. MODE s elect i o n key
4. EQ s e l ectio n keys
5. Standby LED
6. Display
7. LOA D imped a n ce / c a p acity select i o n keys
8. SUB Su b sonic s e lection key
9. GAIN s e lection keys
10. M UTE key
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Abb. 2 . Rear p anel
11. U n balan c e d audio output s RCA
12. B a lanced audio o u tputs X L R
13. S l ot 1-4
14. S u pply s o cket f o r AV M turnt a bles (1 5V )
15. P hase I n d icato r LED
16. I nput f o r extern a l infr ared s e nsor (I R EXT)
17. C o nfigu r ation p o r t (fi r m ware u p d ate)
18. M a ins sw i tch
19. M a ins co n necto r
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1.3.1 Pin A s s i g nments
Abb. 3 . Assi g n ment o f XLR co n necto r s
XLR Input
1) Ground (GND)
2) POS (+)
3) NEG (-)
Abb. 4 . Pin a s signm ent o f the 3 . 5mm st e reo ja c k inpu t f or
exte r n al infrared r eceiv e r s (16)
XLR Output
c) Ground (GND)
d) IR signal
e) +5V
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Abb. 5 . Pin a s signm ent o f the s u p ply s o c ket fo r AV M
turnt a bles ( 1 4 )
1) 15V
2) Ground (GND)
1.4 In stallation of input cards
ℹ CAUT I ON
Keep the unit swi t ched o ff u n t il a l l au dio c o nnectio n s are
made. P l e a se make s u re the ma i ns plug i s r e move d b e fore
you open t he uni t . Input c ards m ay neve r be in s talled o r
remo v ed w h ile t he u n it i s po w ered on. I n c a s e of an y do u bt,
pleas e c onsu l t your local d ealer t o a s s ist you w ith t he
assemb l y of i n put ca rds.
The P H 8.3 i s equ i p ped w i t h a total of fo u r slo t s on its re ar
side an d c a n b e f i tted with op t ionall y a vaila b l e i n p ut cards
(slot- in m o d ules). Th e se s l ots a re counte d fr o m th e le ft s i d e
(see F i gure 2 , “Rear p anel,” o n p age 3 ). Exist i n g inpu t c a rds
can be a rrange d i n any ord e r. T h e dimen s i ons of th e d iffer e nt
input c ards a r e ident i cal (wi d t h of th e c over p l ate, po s ition o f
the c o nnect o r s). Unused slots are cover e d w i th a d u mmy
plate supplie d .
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Inser ti n g a card : Pos i t ion t h e c a r d in a w a y th a t the conne c t or
for th e l e f t cha n nel ( L ) is a t th e top. Insert the input card into
the fr e e s p ace. Make s u r e t he plug of th e b o ard meets th e
corre s pondi ng socke t insi de the de vice. N o w pres s the ca r d
firm l y. The b ackpla n e of the card mus t be in th e sa me pl ane
as other ba c kplane s . A fter attac h ing the two fixi n g s crews,
the P H 8.3 i s ready for operation .
Remov i ng a card: To r e move a c a rd or blind plat e , f i rst
unscr e w bo th s c rews c omple t el y. Now the bli n d pl a te c a n be
remo v ed or a plug-i n card c a n be p ulled o u t.
1.5 Software u pdate
In case new input car ds f o r t h e PH 8 . 3 are o ffered , th e i n t ernal operating so ftware ( f irmwa r e) may need a n u pdate. T h e
corre s pondi ng s o ftware i s s t ored on a small da t a c a rrier, a
so-c a l l ed EE P ROM d o ngle. If n e ce ssary, th is wi l l be suppl i ed
with t he purc h ase of a new i n put ca rd.
To p e rform an update, s w itch off the dev i c e with t h e mains
switc h (18) and insert the E E P ROM dong l e into th e config u ration p o r t (17). The co ntacts o f the E E PROM do ngle mu s t be
turn ed away f r om the m a ins plu g (19). Inco r rect in s er tion
does not cause a ny d a mage, b ut p revent s launch i ng t h e
updat e proce s s .
Now s w itch on the unit w i t h th e main s switc h (18). The display ( 6 ) shows t he numbe r o f the ne w firmwa r e versi o n at the
bott o m left, t he numb e r of the e xisti n g versi o n is sho w n on
the rig h t . To up date, pr e ss the POWER button (1) , i f you want
to c a n cel th e update , pres s the MU T E butt o n (10).
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The up d a te take s about o n e minu te . After s uccess f ul comp l e tion yo u w ill be aske d t o s witch of f t h e m a ins vol t a ge (mains
switc h 1 8) and re move t h e EEPROM D ongle. The dev i c e can
now b e switch e d on ag a in and is re a d y for o perat i on.
ℹ CAUT I ON
Do n ot switc h of f the P H 8.3 during th e u p d ate proc e s s. This
may l e a d to unstabl e opera t ing co n ditions .
If the update pr o cess was int e rrupte d , d u e t o a po w er f ailure
for exam p l e, p lease p r oceed as f o l lows: Le ave the EE P ROM
dongle in serted. Sw i t c h off the mains vo l t age with the ma i ns
switc h (18 ) on the rea r pan e l f o r ab o u t 1 0 sec o n ds a n d th e n
switc h i t on a g ain. The so f tware is no w i n s talle d a se cond
time. During this proce ss (ab o ut on e min u t e) th e dis p l ay (6 )
rema i ns d ark a nd th e standby LE D ( 5 ) fl ashes . Wh e n t h e p rocess i s comp l e te, yo u will be aske d to sw i t c h off t he mai n s
volta g e ( mains sw itch 18) and r e m ove the EE PROM Dongl e .
The u nit can th e n be swit c hed o n aga i n an d is ready for o p era tion.
1.6 In stallation and cool ing
The uni t m ay becom e h ot depe nd ing on demand e d output
power or en v i ronmen t al tem p erat u re. T h e refor e , it i s impo r t ant, th a t t he cooli n g a ir can flow u n hindere d i nto the ai r i n l et
in the bottom a n d f l o w o ut t hrough the ho l e s i n t h e r ear p anel.
The co o ling op e nings i n the b a se and rear en s ure su f ficien t
heat dissip a tion when t he u n i t is free l y po s i tioned . Th e PH 8.3
may b e easi l y inst a lled in a ra c k as l o n g as t he she l f abov e
the un i t is at lea s t 5 cm away from the c o v er of th e device. I f
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the unit is pla c ed in a cabin et, pleas e m a ke sure t h e air
aroun d th e un i t c a n ci rcula t e fr e ely. We al s o r ecommen d yo u
choos e a l o cation th a t i s protect e d f r o m d irect su n l ight so
you c a n re a d th e disp l ay ea s ily a n d th e effe ct of the remote
contr o l is no t im p a ired by e x trem e l y b r i ght s u nlight or dire c t
illum i nation w ith s t r ong ha l ogen l a mps. N o r t least , the PH 8.3
shoul d ne i ther be p laced in the di r ect v icinity of a hea t ing
syst e m nor i n a partic u l arly d a mp env i ronme n t .
1.7 Co nnection to mains
Conne c t the supp l i ed power c o rd to th e m ains co nnecto r ( 2 7)
and a wall ou t let.
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Keep the unit swi t ched o ff u n t il a l l au dio c o nnectio n s are
made. If the unit is stil l co l d after un p a c king or f rom transport, leav e i t in your li stening r o om for abo u t o n e hour wit h out main s p o wer so that i t c a n adjust t o t h e room
temp e rature .
1.8 Mains phase indicator
Phono ampli f iers a r e by natu re ve r y sen s i tive t o mai n s hum .
There fore, i t i s ve r y im portant to co n nect t h e m a ins p h ase
corre ctly. T h e P H 8. 3 i s eq uipped wi t h a Pha se I n dicato r LE D
(15) o n the r ear pa n e l for t h is pu r pose.
To perfor m a p h a se c h e ck, s w itch o n the unit with t he PO W ER
butto n ( 1) and take a look a t t h e Phas e I n d icato r L ED (15).
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The P h a se In d i c ator L ED onl y lights u p if t h e mai n s conne c t or
is incorr ectly conne c ted and remai ns d ar k i f t h e p o larity is
corre ct. Pha s e Indic a tion functiona l ity ha s deli b erate l y been
desig n ed in th i s wa y, as the c o n trol elec t ronics of the phase
LED (1 5 ) pro d u ces sli g ht inter f erenc e when th e LED is s witched on. Th is i s n o t t h e ca se w hen t he m a ins polari t y i s co rrect ( and th e LED i s switche d off).
1.9 Co nnection of a turn t able
The PH 8.3 of fers co n n ection s of up to fou r turntab les wit h
MM o r MC c artridge syst e m s vi a op t ionally ava i lable input
cards ( slot- i n module s ) . To find ou t whethe r your pi ck -up sy s tem works acc o rding to the MM or MC pr i nciple , pl e ase refe r
to t h e corre s pondin g docume n tation of your pick-u p syst e m .
Depen d i ng on the design princ i p le o f the c a r t ridge s ystem
used, select a suita b le PH 8 .3 inpu t board with a n unbala n ced
RCA in p u t or b a l anced X L R inpu t o f the in put boar d. Now c o nnect t he turn t a ble to the so c kets o f the input ca rd usin g an
appro priate R C A or X L R cable . C onnect t he g r ound cabl e
comin g f rom the re c ord play er to the gr ound co n tact (kn u r led
nut below t h e i n p ut connec t ors) of the cor r espon d i ng input
card.
1.10 C onnection to a (pre)amplifier
Conne c t t h e o u t puts of the PH 8.3 ( 11, 12) to an a nalog hig h
level in put of your (pre ) amplifi e r u s ing suita b l e c a bles. Ma k e
sure th e XL R c onnec t i on has the corre c t p i n a ssignme n t ( see
Figur e 1.3.1 , “ Pin A ssignm e n ts,” o n p a ge 4) w hich i s also
print e d on t h e rear p anel o f the de v ice.
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ℹ CAUT I ON
Do n ot use any exis t i n g p h ono inp u ts o n y our ( pre) a m plifie r.
This w ould l e a d to i nput d i s tortion and cli p ping.
1.11 AVM turntable su p ply
The PH 8. 3 p rovide s a p e r fectl y c o nditi o n ed power s u pply for
joint oper a tion w i t h a n AVM turn t a b le of t he ROTATI O N
seri es . This specia l p o w er s u pply which is bo t h c o m plete l y
indepe n dent fr o m t he rest of the po w e r s upply uni t of t h e P H
8.3 and has a n elabora t ely f iltere d ou t put, repla c es t h e s t andard power s u pply u nit su p plied w ith yo ur AVM tu r n t able. I n
this c a se, us e the su pply so c ket fo r AV M turnt a bles (1 5 ) on
the r ear p anel. You r speci a list d ealer will be pl e ased to s u pply
you w i th an a ppropr i ate cab l e.
1.11.1 Exte r n a l infrared input
If y ou h ave instal l ed your PH 8. 3 in su ch a wa y th a t t h e su pplied RC 3 PH O N O i nfrar e d r e mote con t rol has no v isual co n tact wi t h t he devi c e , pleas e c o nnect an e x t ernal r eceiver t o
the i n p ut for an ext e rnal in f rare d senso r IR EXT (16).
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2. Basic operation
2.1 Fi rst operation / self test
When th e u n it i s switch e d o n v ia the main s s w i tch (18) , a socalled se l f-test is perf o rmed. The dev i ce c h e cks the c onfigu rati on and fu n c tionali t y of the i n stalled c ompone n ts. Th e c urrent stat u s of th e har dware test is s h o wn o n th e di s play (6).
Upon succe ssful comple t i on o f th e ha r dware te st, t h e de vice
switc h e s to stan d by mode. T h is proc e s s m a y t a k e a f ew
secon d s.
2.2 Sw itching on / standby
Using the power but t on (1 ) yo u can swi t ch be tween on ( o p erate ) and st a ndby. Whe n switc h e d on, t he dis p lay (6 ) light s up
and the LED ( 3) i s sw itched of f . In st andby mode th e di s play
is s witched off and the L E D is on to indic a t e th a t th e un i t is
still c onnec t ed to m a ins.
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Tub e warmu p
Due to t he warm- u p phase o f t he inte g rated t u be stage , the
switc h -on proce s s takes abou t 3 0 a d d ition a l s econds . P l e ase
wait un til the e n t ire re a ding o n the dis p l ay wai t i ng for t u be
warmu p c h a nges com p letel y f r om l ower to upper ca s e. The
devi c e is now ready for use .
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In s t a ndby mode , th e de v i ce i s no t com p l etely disc o nnected
from t he mai n s . To d i sconne c t comp l e tely, use t h e main s
switc h ( 1 8 ) o n t he back of th e u n it or unplug t h e p ower cord
from t he mai n s con n e c tor ( 1 9).
2.3 In put selection
Selec t the desi r e d input c a rd with t h e INPUT s elect i o n keys
(2). Th e c u rrentl y s e l ected inpu t c a r d i s i ndicat e d on t he d i splay (6).
2.4 Adjustment of the car tridge system
For opti m al s o und repro d uction , th e ad j ustme n t of th e se lected cartridg e system i s of g reat i mportanc e. The P H 8.3
offe r s a wi d e rang e of ad j ustment options for th i s purp o se .
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2.4.1 S e l e c t i o n of a suit a b l e input c a rd
Use an MM or MC i nput c a rd d ependin g on the instal led c a rtridg e sys t e m. Please refe r to the relev a nt do cument a t ion o f
your pi c k -up syste m , t o f i nd o ut w hether yo ur pick-up sy stem
works accord i n g to t h e MM o r MC pr i nciple .
There are tw o types o f input s for MC s y stems : The m o st common R CA c o nnecto r or the bala n ced X L R connecto r fo u nd o n
some t urntab l e s. Bo t h types of in p u t card s are a vaila b l e for
the P H 8.3.
For MM s ystem s , only one i n p ut board with an R CA conne c t or
is av ailable .
2.4.2 S e t ti n g the termi n at i n g impedance / c a p a city
In or der to achiev e optim u m soun d quali t y, e ach ca r t r idge
syst e m must b e opera ted wit h the ap propr i a t e ter m inatin g
imped a n ce o r ca pacit y. This is p articula r ly i m portant for MM
syst e m s , as t he ter m i nating capac i ty gene rates a high- f requen cy reso n a nce th a t exten d s the f requen c y resp o nse. If the
capac i ty is to o low, the soun d o f the pick-up s y stem may l ack
brilli a nce. I f the c apacity is too high, the re s o nance s hifts too
far d own a n d th u s cau se s st rong peaks in t h e uppe r fre q u ency
rang e , res u l ting in harsh a nd unp l easant s o und r e produ c t ion.
We r ecommen d a consul t a tion of the opera t ing in s tructi o ns
of y our c artridg e s ystem before a djustin g the respe c tive
imped a n ce or c apacity o n the P H 8.3. I n the o p rari n g instru c tions you will usuall y f i nd the opt i m um termi n a tion imp e dance or capacity. Other wi se you may use a general rule: Fo r
MM s ystems app r ox. 200 p F ca p a city, f o r MC sy s tems 1 00
Ohm t e r minati n g impe d a nce.
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Depen d i ng on the se l e cted c a rd ty p e (MM o r MC), the imp edance or cap a ci ty ma y be ad j u sted i n six st e ps. T h e PH 8. 3
stor e s th e last set v alue f o r ea c h indi v i dual card a n d re c a lls i t
when t he c o r resp o n d ing c ard i s sel e c ted a gain a t a l ater t i me.
You may adju s t t h e f i nal imped a n ce/cap a city (pre f erabl y
while a record is pl a y ing) with the LO AD i mpedan c e /capa c i ty
keys on the un it (7) or vi a t he R C 3 PHON O remot e c ontr o l.
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Please not e that the term i n a tion capac i t y o f MM c artrid g e s is
incre a s ed b y t h e ca p acity of the c able by a b o ut 1 00 p F. We
recom m e nd to s e l e ct a set t i ng on the P H 8 .3 that i s a bout
100 p F below t he man u factur e r 's r e comme n d ed ca p a c ity.
It is wo r t h e xperi m e n ting t o f ind out t h e s ettin g f o r optimu m
sound qua l i ty. W rong s e tting s wi l l no t ha rm th e ca r t ridge or
the P H 8.3.
2.4.3 Ga i n a d j u s tment
The ou t put vo ltage of cartri dg es is n ot st a n d ardiz e d. Th erefore, there are very " l o ud" a n d very "qu i e t" mo d els. H o wever,
this h a s noth i n g to d o with th e ir soun d quali t y. I n order t o get
the best ou t of ea c h car tridge , th e g a i n o f th e PH 8. 3 ca n b e
set indivi d ually for eac h in put i n 5 dB ste ps. I t i s re c ommended to start with "0 d B " a n d i n creas e th e g a in u n til you are
satis f ied wi t h the overall sound.
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If the gain is to o h i g h, the input ma y b e o v erload e d a n d d i storte d . In this cas e red u ce t h e ga i n of the PH 8. 3 b y on e or
two st e ps.
2.5 Selection of an equal ization c u rve
There ar e tw o b a sic p r oblems in th e productio n of re c ords
(also c alled "p r essing " ): Sinc e most of th e e nergy i s availa ble
in t h e bas s ra n g e of the music signa l , ve r y larg e def l ectio n s
would h a ve to b e c ut int o t he viny l . Howeve r, t h e large g roove
spaci n g requi red fo r this w o u ld re d uce th e playin g time o f the
reco r d to on l y a few m inutes . C onver s e ly, the sign als in t h e
high freq u e ncy ra n g e are ver y w eak and would b e l o st in
groov e nois e with " l inear" c u tting. There fore, t he musi c signal
is pre-e q u alize d during the pr o d uction pr ocess: I n t h e b a ss
rang e th e l evel i s l o w ered, in th e hi g h f r e quenc y ra nge the
level is rais e d. S i nce t h is i s a l inear dis t or tion t h at d o es n o t
produ ce a n y ha r monics , thi s pre -equa l i z ation pro c ess c a n be
compe n sated when th e re cord is pl a yed by applyi n g a n i n v erted e q u alizat i o n cur v e to th e actua l press i ng cur ve.
Befor e th e so - c alled RIAA equa l ization bec a me st andard in
the mid 1 9 50s, re cordin g studi o s often used di f feren t frequen cy respon s e c urves whe n c u tting t heir recor d s. When
such record s are p laye d back via a n RIAA e q ualiz e r, t he so u nd
quali t y suffe r s. The PH 8.3 the r efore o f fers a se lectio n o f the
six most comm o n e q ualizat ion c u r ves using the EQ se l e ction
keys (4). Often the la bels or rec o rd s l e e ves o f old e r rec o r ds
show the pre-equ a lizatio n u s e d a t t he t ime. Th is can be used
to s e t the c o r rect e qualiza ti on cu r v e on t h e PH 8. 3 .
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If the recor d sleev e s or l a bels d o not p r ovide a ny inf o r m atio n ,
trial and err o r m a y h e l p. F or ne wer recor d ings (from th e 60's
onward s) the RIAA se t t ing i s usual ly appl i e d.
ℹ NOT E
Deta i l e d info r mation on th e time c onstan t s / c u t -off f requen cies c a n be found fur th er down in “Spe c ificati o ns” on
page 28.
2.6 Subsonic Filter
Tu r n table s ofte n emi t very low f r equen c y noi s e, wh ich ha s
nothi n g to do w i th t h e pl a y ed b a ck mu si c s i gnal, b ut i s cau s e d
by wavy record s o r tur ntables th at a r e sensiti v e t o fo otfall
sound . To supp r ess s u c h noi s es, t h e PH 8 . 3 is p r ovide d with a
highl y effec t i ve subs o nic fi l t er whi c h suppre s ses al l s ignals
below 30 Hz with a s teep slop e . F o r a ctiva t i on / d e a ctiva t i on
use the Subsoni c select i on key S UB (8). The PH 8 . 3 stor e s
the s u bsonic f ilter s etting f or ea c h indiv i dual c a rd and recall s
it wh e n the c o rrespo nding c a rd is s e lected at a la t er ti m e.
2.6.1 M u t e F u n c t i o n
To t e mpora r i ly mute t h e a udio out p u t of the PH 8.3 , p lease
press the MUT E but t on ( 1 0 ). P r essing the butto n ag ain t u rns
the M U T E func t ion of f .
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B asic ope ra t i o n
2.6.2 S p e c i a l playback set t i n g s
With the MO D E s e lectio n key ( 3) t h e P H 8 .3 m a y b e s e t t o
mono m o de (" M ONO" sh own in t he di s p lay) o r, b y pres sing th e
butto n se veral time s , to ph a s e ro tation by 180° in STERE O
(disp l a y: "stereo -") or M ONO ("m ono-").
For pl a y back of olde r mo no r ecord s th e s ettin g of th e P H 8 .3
to MONO ca n be v er y h elpful, as t h e g roove no i s e (prese n t i n
stere o ) i s s u ppres s e d t o a c e r t ain d egre e . I f , i n a d dition , a
reco r d h as been rec o rded out o f p h ase, the PH 8 . 3 c an easily
corre ct t h i s: I n t h i s c a s e, c h oose one of th e fo l lowing se ttings : "st e reo-" o r "mon o".
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3. Advanced Settings
3.1 Personal Setup
In addit i o n t o it s b a sic funct i ons, the PH 8 .3 p rovid e s a wi d e
rang e of op t i ons for i n dividua l ad aptatio n to yo ur p e rsonal
requ i rements . To en t er the Person a l S e t up menu, sw i tch on
the un it with t h e mains sw itch (1 8 ) and wai t until it a utomat i cally s w i tches t o s t andby m o d e. Now pre s s and hold the operati n g MO DE selectio n ke y ( 3 ) an d sw i tch o n th e PH 8. 3 wi t h
the P O WER bu t ton o n the f r ont ( 1 ) . Th e disp l a y (6) n ow sh o ws
the Pe rson al Set u p menu . Ind i v idual menu i tems c an be selected with both EQ s electi o n k eys ( 4), availab le o p tions can be
adjus t e d to your req u ireme n ts w ith the sel ection LOAD selec tion k e ys (9) . I f you w i sh to e x it the s e t up, pre ss the M U TE
key ( 10). T h e sel ected s e t tings a re no w perman e n tly s a v ed.
3.1.1 S e t d i s p l a y brigh tnes s
Adjus t s the displ a y brig h tness from 2 5 % (da rk) to 50%, 7 5% t o
100% ( v ery br i ght).
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ℹ NOT E
The b rightn e s s sett i n g 100 % ca n lead t o unev e n brig h t ness
of i ndivi du al segment s of th e di s play durin g lo n g pe riods of
opera t ion due to s o-cal l e d burn-i n e f fects. Theref o re, do no t
leav e t he dev i c e with t he 100% s e tting s w itche d o n for t oo
long. Swit c h it to s t andby mode when not i n us e (e.g . ov e rnight ) .
3.1.2 S e t a u t o - s t a n dby
The PH 8 . 3 provid e s an autom a tic stan d b y functi o n to save
energ y. I f n o signal i s fed int o a n y input f o r a period o f 2 0
minut e s or no o ther fun c tion is used, th e unit a u tomati c ally
switc h e s to stand b y mode. Of c o urse, th e unit can b e s witched on ag a in a t a n y t i me b y p ressing th e P O WER key (1).
Depen d i ng on the se l e cted sett ing "ON" or "O FF", the a u t omatic s w itch-of f is act i vated o r dea c t ivated .
NOT E
Pleas e n o te t hat deact i vatin g the a utoma t i c s tandb y fu nction
leads to incre a sed pow er consu m p tion , a s the de v ice re m ains
in op erati o n even if n o signal is f e d into any i nput f o r a l o n ger
period of ti m e or no other f u nction i s used .
3.1.3 Re n a m i n g inputs
This fun c tion allo w s y ou to chang e th e d efault na m ing of the
indivi d ual inp u t s. The r e are a to tal of e ight let t e rs (uppe r a nd
lower case) , numbe r s and some sp ecial chara c t ers a v ailabl e
for ea c h nam e .
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Selec t t h e posit i on of the ch arac t e r to be c h a nged with t h e
INPUT s elect i on keys ( 2) and c h a nge th e c harac t er with t h e
LOA D select i o n keys ( 7). Use t h e EQ selec t ion key s (4) to
move to the n ext i n p ut or t o the p reviou s setu p point .
3.2 Reset (Factory set tings)
The RESET op t ion allows yo u t o reset the devic e to th e o r iginal d e l ivery state a n d thu s to a ll fa c tory se ttings . Th e follo wing s etting s a re r e set:
- Di s play b r ightne s s: 10 0 %
- Op e ratin g mode: STERE O
- EQ curve: RIAA
- Im p edance: 1 k O hm (M C) / 1 0 0 pF (M M )
- Ga i n: 0 d B
- In p ut name : STANDA R D NAM E
- Au t o Stan dby: O N
To perfo r m a RESET, switc h o f f t he unit with the main s
switc h ( 1 8 ) o n t h e b ack. Now pr e s s a nd h old the EQ> (4 ) a nd
<LO A D key (7) at t h e s ame time an d turn the un i t on again
with the ma i ns s witch (18 ) . Now p ress the POWER but ton ( 1)
to perfor m th e R E S E T o r M U T E ( 10) t o c ancel the proce s s .
Wait unti l th e un i t s w i t ches to s tandby mod e . Your P H 8. 3 is
now r eset to its fa c tory s e t tings.
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3.3 In fo
This func tion in forms yo u ab out t h e s e r i al n u mber and the
soft w a re sta t us of t he PH 8. 3. Fi r st, s w i t ch of f the i n s trumen t
using th e ma i n s s w i tch (18). Now pre s s a n d ho ld t he P O WER
butto n ( 1) while yo u s witch on t he u nit with th e m ains sw i t c h
(18).
The info displ ay i s s hown as long as you hold dow n the
POWER (1) butto n . Aft e r re l easing it, the u nit s w itches back to
standb y mode .
3.4 Demo Mode
The PH 8. 3 p rovies a so -calle d Demo Mode. T h is mode is primaril y int e nded for specia l i st d e alers to show the res pe ctive
feat u res of the devic e as a co ntinou s 'slide sh ow' o n the display ( 6 ) duri n g a prese n tatio n a t a re t a il sto r e or an e x hibition.
To activa t e the D e m o Mod e , switch off th e device using th e
mains sw i tch (18) . Now p ress an d ho ld the MUTE bu t ton (10 )
while you s w itch o n the unit a gain w ith th e mai ns swi t ch (18 ) .
The d e mo mo d e is d eactiv a t ed by switc h ing of f the m a ins v o ltage vi a t h e m a ins swit c h ( 18). As soon a s y ou switch on th e
unit a gain, i t will r eturn t o norm a l opera ting m o de.
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3.5 RC 3 PHONO remote c o ntrol
Abb. 4 . Cont rol el e m ents o f the R C 3 PHON O
The PH 8 .3 i s su pplied wit h th e R C 3 PHON O re mote cont r ol.
The key s o n the RC 3 PH O N O remote c o ntrol c o r respon d to
the key s on t h e front p anel of the u nit a nd h a ve t he s a me
funct i onality.
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ℹ NOT E
Alwa y s po int t h e R C 3 PHO N O re mote cont r ol d irectl y at the
fron t of th e PH 8. 3 .
3.0.1 Re p l a c i n g batteries
Abb. 4 . Botto m of t h e RC 3 P HONO r em ote c o n trol
CAUT I O N
Do n o t re m ove t h e two middl e scr e w s wi t h out a rrow markin g s
for b a ttery re place m e n t!
If th e rang e of th e remot e contr ol decr e ases s i gnific a ntly,
new batte r ies must be insta l led. Remov e t h e s ix s crews on
the b o ttom ma rked wi th arrows.
Now turn the rem o te c o ntrol over an d ta ke o u t th e bo ttom
with th e printed c i rcuit b o a rd. Rem o ve the us e d b atteri es and
repla c e t hem with two new o nes of the same ty pe ( Lithiu m
butto n ce ll 3 V, ty p e CR 2032). When in s e r ting t h e b a tteries ,
make s u re that th e polar i ty of the b a tteries i s c orrec t (the "+"
mark poin t s upward s ), other w i se the e l ectron i cs may b e
dama g e d .
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4. Appendix
4.1 Cleaning
Use a s oft c loth and normal gl a s s c l eansin g fl ui d a nd a so f t ,
lint- f ree dus t cloth .
CAUT I O N: U n d e r no circ u mstanc e s l iquid s m ay enter t h e
inside of t h e d evice dur i ng c leanin g. F or safet y re asons , t h e
power cord s houl d be disco n nected before wipi n g w i t h a
damp cl oth. Do n ot use a n y solven t s or abra sive cl eaners, a s
these could d a mage t h e surfac e or pr i n t.
4.2 Troubleshooting
Ofte n, su pposed de f ects c an b e tr aced back to i n a dverten t
opera ting e rror s . Oc c asion a lly o t her c ompon ents c o nnecte d
to th e d evice a r e also r espons i b le for a malfunc t ion. Th erefore, before you co ntact yo ur deal e r or AVM a b o ut a d efect,
we w o u ld like to a s k you t o rule o u t the followi n g caus e s .
4.2.1 No m u s i c p layback
a) T h e MUTE f unctio n is ac t i ve. Pr e ss th e MUTE b u tton ( 10).
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b) Ac c i dental l y switc h i ng to s t andby u s ing the r emote co ntrol. Press t h e POWE R butto n (1).
c) T he u n i t ha s auto m atical l y go n e int o sta n d by mo d e af t er 20
minut e s of no mu s i c p l a yback or oper ation (se e “S e t au tostandb y” on page 1 9 ).
d) If n either th e s t andby LE D (5 ) n o r t h e d i splay (6 ) l i g hts up
afte r switc h ing th e dev i c e on , the m a ins fu s e may be de fective . Sinc e this is u sually caused by a def e ct i n the power supply un i t or amp l ifier el e ctroni c s (e.g. d ue to li g htning ) , please
conta c t your special ist dea l e r.
4.2.2 Hum d u r i ng music pl a y b a c k
a) A tur ntable is l ocated n e ar an elec t rical de v i ce (e.g . p o wer
amplif i er) whose st ray ma g netic fiel d s c a tters in t o t he cartridg e syste m or ca b l e.
b) The gr o und c able of the recor d p l a yer is not c onnect e d .
Conne c t the earth cab l e coming from the rec o rd player to the
earth conta c t (k n urled n ut b e low t h e in put s o c kets) of the
relev a nt pl u g-in ca r d.
4.2.3 Re m ot e c ontrol without f u n c t i on
a) The batter ies o r a c c umula t ors o f t h e r e mote con t rol a re
flat. P lease replac e or rec h arge t h em.
b) T here i s no di rect connec tion be tween the r e mote c o ntrol
and th e dev i c e or the di s t ance is too far (t h e si g n als ar e
tra n s m itted u sing i n frare d light ) .
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4.2.4 Inp u t s cannot be se l e c ted
Only sl ots in which an i nput card i s i n serted can be s e lected .
Unuse d slots a re aut omatica l ly ski p p ed.
4.3 Warrant y conditio n s
If despit e ex p ectatio n s a de f ect occurs th a t c a n not b e r e paired b y yours e lf or y o ur de a l er, we und e r t ake th e repai r of you r
unit free of ch a rge for up to th ree years fr o m d a t e o f p u r chase . The wa r ranty c overs t h e cost s o f mater ial and w orking
time, t rans p or t cost s are to be bo r n e by t h e owne r.
Prov i sions f or this w arra n ty are :
1. T h e un i t mus t hav e bee n purc h ased f rom an auth o rised
deale r. E quipme n t fro m othe r sourc e s will not b e repa i red, n ot
even a t cha r g e.
2. T h e w arrant y r egistra tion is done via our websi te :
www.avm. a udio.
3. The fa ult must no t h ave be e n c a used by i mprope r h a n dling
or in t ervent i o n in t h e devic e
4. I n ca s e of re pair the d evice must be sent to us free of
charg e in it s orig i n al pac k aging . If th i s is n o t the c ase, w e are
enti tl ed t o re fuse accept a n ce. I n an y ca s e, we do no t ac c e pt
any re sponsib i lity f o r tra n s port d a m age.
If yo u no l o nger h ave t h e or i g i nal p a c kaging , plea s e cont a c t
your deal e r. We may al so p rovide you wit h a pac k a ging on
requ e s t. Howev e r, we m ust charg e a s er vice cha r ge for repl a cemen t packa g i ng.
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5. Ple a s e always e nclose a s h or t descri p tion of t h e fault w i t h
the d evice sent in . Plea se pr i n t out our SE RVICE FORM. You
will f i nd thi s form a t www.avm . a udio u n der SER VICE.
6. In ca ses of dou b t w e rese r v e the rig h t t o requ e s t a copy o f
the p urcha s e inv o i ce. I n cas e of u n authori z ed re turn, or if
ther e is no dama g e to t he de v ice, w e res e r ve th e righ t to
charg e a hand l ing f ee .
PLEAS E NOT E
If you a re not s h ipping y our dev i c e from G ermany, plea s e
makre s u re you ha ve the co r rect exp o r t o r i mport doc u m ents.
Unfor t u nately, w e cannot a ssume a n y c o s t s a r ising from
impro p er exp o r t, fail u re to declare or cus toms cl e aran c e .
4.4 Specificati o ns
4.4.1 Ba se u n i t
Setti n g s
Sub f i lter ( s w itchabl e ): 30 H z, 12 d B /Octav e
Sensi t i vity ( a djusta b le): - 1 0 / -5 / 0 / +5 / +10 d B
MONO / STERO : S witch a ble (in c l . Pha s e inve r s ion)
Equal i zation: base f requen c i es / t i me con s tants
RIAA : 5 0 Hz / 5 0 0 H z / 2 1 2 0Hz ents p r icht 3180µs / 31 8 µs /
75µs
TELDE C : 5 0Hz / 500Hz / 31 80Hz ents p richt 31 8 0 µs / 318µs /
50µs
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NART B: 60 H z / 500H z / 1 590Hz ents p r icht 2 6 53µs / 3 1 8 µ s /
100µs
EMI: 70Hz / 5 0 0Hz / 25 00Hz e ntspri cht 2 274µs / 3 18µs / 64 µ s
COLU M BIA: 1 0 0Hz / 500Hz / 1 5 90Hz e n t sprich t 1592µ s /
318µs / 100µ s
DECCA : 50Hz / 500Hz / 2790Hz ent s pricht 159 2 µs / 31 8 µs /
57µs
NOT E : All e q ualiz a t ion cur ves fo r L Ps (33 1/3 U / mi n).
Output s
Output impeda n ce RCA : 50 Ohm
Output impeda n ce X LR: 100 O hm
Max. O utput v oltage R CA: 7 V
Max. O utput v oltage XLR: 1 4 V
Power supply t urnta b l e: 15V / 1,5 A , galva n ically i solated
Miscel l aneous
Mains voltag e : 1 0 0 - 24 0 VAC / 50 -6 0 Hz
Power c onsu mp tion m a x: 25W
Power c onsu mp tion s t a ndby m o de (s t a nd-by) : 0.45W
Power co nsumpt i o n Power switch (1 8 ) i n 0 (z e ro) posit i on :
0W
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Time af t er which t h e d evice is au tomatic a lly put int o s tandby
mode using the e nergy saving functi o n (se e secti o n “S e t auto standb y” on page 1 9 ): 19 m inutes 3 0 seco n d s
Dimen s ions ( B x HxT) : 431 x 1 3 0 x 39 0 mm / W e ight: 12 k g
4.4.2 EA N C o d e s
Silve r / Silv er Chr o me: 79 1 5 11837 0 7 9 / 791 5118370 5 5
Blac k / Blac k Chrom e : 7915 1 1 8 37062 / 79151 1 8 37048
4.4.3 Plug - i n c ards
MC RCA , MC XL R
Sensi t i vity (1 k H z , U a =1V): 5 5 / 10 0 / 17 0 / 315 / 550 µV
(adju s t able)
Over l o a d (1 k Hz, 0dB ) : 2,5 m V
Imped a n ce: 10 0 0 / 500 / 3 0 0 / 100 / 5 0 / 30 O hm (e instel lbar)
S/N ( 0 ,5mV / 0 d B / 3 3 Ohm: 7 3 dB / 77 dB ( A )
MM RC A
Sensi t i vity (1 kHz, U a=1V): 0 ,5 / 0, 9 / 1, 6 / 2, 8 / 5 mV (einstell b a r)
Over l o a d (1 k Hz, 0dB ) : 25 m V
Imped a n ce: 50 / 1 0 0 / 15 0 / 200 / 300 / 400 pF (einste l lbar)
S/N ( 0 ,5mV / 0 d B / 3 3 Ohm: 7 9 dB / 85 dB ( A )
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