HEGEL H300 User Manual

Hegel H300

High End Integrated Ampliﬁer

User manual

USER GUIDE

Congratulations with your new HEGEL product!

All Hegel products are based on a simple philosophy: The audio reproduction instrument shall reproduce the original musical sound, purely and naturally. It shall use Scandinavian design reﬂecting natural music reproduction and styling to ﬁt in with any interior. The products shall be easy to operate and shall be manufactured according to the best quality principles.

All HEGEL products are designed with acoustical instruments in a concert situation as the point of reference. The music is reproduced exactly like the original and is limited only by the quality of the recording.

Our aim is to give you the best possible music experience!

SOUND ADVICE

The Hegel H300 Integrated Ampliﬁer is easy to connect and operate and requires no prior technical knowledge. However, to get the most out of the ampliﬁer's superior sound and music quality, we have provided a brief description of the connections and use of the ampliﬁer in order to provide a total music experience.

We recommend keeping this user guide for future reference.

GENERAL USE

On/Off The H300 ampliﬁer is switched on and off with the power button in the middle of the front panel. When powered up, the H300 will use 5 seconds to calibrate. During this time, the outputs will be muted.

NOTE: When powered up the outputs will be muted and the right hand part of the display will ﬂash for

approximately 5 seconds, indicating mute. This is normal, and is part of the start-up procedure.

NOTE: When the H300 has been switched off, the ampliﬁer should not be switched back on again before 30 seconds has passed.

Display The left-hand part of the display normally shows the selected source input, while the volume value is shown in the right-hand part of the display. A ﬂashing volume value indicates that the ampliﬁer is in mute setting.

Source Selector The input source selector knob is on the left-hand side of the front panel. The three letters in the left-hand part of the display will show the selected source input.

Volume The volume control knob is on the right-hand side of the front panel, and the volume level is indicated by a number between 0 and 99 in the right-hand part of the display. The H300 will power up with a preset volume value. The volume level can be adjusted by turning the volume knob clockwise or counter clockwise, or by using the RC8 remote control.

Mute When the mute button on the RC8 remote control is pressed the speaker outputs and Pre Out output are muted. A ﬂashing volume number in the display indicates that mute is on. Press the mute button again to switch mute off.

Home Theater The Home Theater input is a ﬁxed volume level input with the volume setting permanently set to a high volume value. This input is available for connecting the H300 to a surround processor with internal adjustable volume. Do not connect input sources such as CD-players, DVD-players, DACs or similar signal sources to the Home Theater input. Connecting a ﬁxed level signal source directly to the Home Theater input, can cause severe damage to the ampliﬁer and connected loudspeakers.

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