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Important Precautions

This symbol is used
to alert the opera­tor to follow impor­tant operating pro­cedures and precau­tions detailed in
documentation.

This symbol is used
to warn operators
that uninsulated
"dangerous volta­ges" are present
within the equip­ment enclosure that
may pose a risk of
electric shock.

1. Save the carton and

packing material
even if the equipment
has arrived in good
condition. Should you

ever need to ship the
unit, use only the original
factory packing.

2. Read all documenta-

tion before operating
your equipment.

Retain all documentation
for future reference.

3. Follow all instructions

printed on unit chas­sis for proper opera­tion.

4. Do not spill water or

other liquids into or
on the unit, or opera­te the unit while
standing in liquid.

5. Make sure power out-

lets conform to the
power requirements

listed on the back of the
unit.

6. Do not use the unit if

the electrical power

cord is frayed or bro­ken. The power supply

cords should be routed
so that they are not like­ly to be walked on or
pinched by items placed
upon or against them,
paying particular atten­tion to cords and plugs,
convenience receptacles,
and the point where
they exit from the
appliance.

7. Always operate the

unit with the AC
ground wire connec­ted to the electrical
system ground.

Precautions should be
taken so that the means
of grounding of a piece
of equipment is not
defeated.

8. Mains voltage must

be correct and the
same as that printed
on the rear of the
unit. Damage caused by

connection to improper
AC voltage is not cove­red by any warranty.

9. Have gain controls on

amplifiers turned
down during power­up to prevent speaker

damage if there are high
signal levels at the inputs.

10. Power down &

disconnect units from
mains voltage before
making connections.

11. Do not use the unit

near stoves, heat regi­sters, radiators, or
other heat producing
devices.

12. Do not block intake
or exhaust ports. Do

not operate equipment
on a surface or in an

environment which may
impede the normal flow
or air around the unit,
such as a bed, rug, wea­thersheet, carpet, or
completely enclosed
rack. If the unit is used in
an extremely dusty or
smoky environment, the
unit should be periodi­cally "blown free" of
foreign matter.

13. Do not remove the
cover. Removing the
cover will expose you to
potentially dangerous
voltages. There are no
user serviceable parts
inside.

14. Connecting ampli-

fier outputs to oscilli­scopes or other test
equipment while the
amplifier is in bridged
mode may damage both

the amplifier and test
equipment.

15. Do not drive the inputs
with a signal level grea­ter than that required to
drive equipment to full
output.

16. Do not connect the

inputs/outputs of
amplifiers or conso­les to any other vol­tage source, such as a

battery, mains source, or
power supply, regardless
of whether the amplifier
or console is turned on
or off.

17. Do not run the

output of any ampli­fier channel back into
another channel's

input. Do not paral­lel-or series-connect
an amplifier output
with any other ampli­fier output. KIND is

not responsible for
damage to loudspeakers
for any reason.

18. Do not ground any
red ("hot") terminal.
For connection of "hot"
terminals to get parallel
high current mode see
appropriate paragraph.

19. Non-use periods. The
power cord of equip­ment should be unplug­ged from the outlet
when left unused for a
long period of time.

20. Service information.
Equipment should be
serviced by qualified ser­vice personnel when:

A. The power supply cord

or the plug has been
damaged;

B. Objects have fallen, or

liquid has been spilled
into the equipment;

C. The equipment has been

exposed to rain;

D. The equipment does

not appear to operate
normally, or exhibits a
marked change in per­formance;

E. The equipment has been

dropped, or the enclosu­re damaged.

21. To obtain service,
contact your nearest
KIND Service Center,
Distributor, Dealer, or
KIND Audio (Italy).

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KDX

Table of Contents

Warranty Information 4
Declaration of Conformity 5
User Responsibility 5
Introduction 6
Unpackaging 6
Installation / Mounting 6
Front - Rear Panel / Side View 7
Operation 10
Configuration 13
Protection Features 14
Service Information 15
Technical Specifications 16

Indice

Informazioni per la Garanzia 4
Dichiarazione di Conformità 5
Responsabilità dell’ utente 5
Introduzione 6
Disimballaggio 6
Installazione / Montaggio 6
Vista Fronte-Retro-fianco 7
Utilizzo 10
Configurazione 13
Caratteristiche delle Protezioni 14
Informazioni sulla Manutenzione 15
Specifiche Tecniche 16

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KDX

INFORMAZIONI PER LA
GARANZIA

(Solo per l’Italia; Consultate
il vostro Rivenditore o
Distributore)

Esonero

KIND audio, non è responsabile
per danni causati dalla negligenza
oppure dall’ errata installazione o
dall’uso improprio di questo
amplificatore modello KDX
verso altoparlanti, amplificatori o
altro materiale.

Garanzia del prodotto

KIND audio garantisce i modelli
KDX per un periodo di tre anni
(1095 giorni) da difetti dei mate­riali e/o costruzione, sostituirà le
parti difettose e riparerà i pro­dotti malfunzionanti durante que­sto periodo, solo quando il difet­to avviene con un uso e una
installazione normale.
L’unità deve essere ritornata alla
nostra fabbrica in porto franco
con allegata fattura o scontrino
fiscale che ne provi l’acquisto.
Questa garanzia prevede un
esame del prodotto ritornato,
per la verifica di eventuali difetti
di costruzione, il giudizio su que­sta materia rimane nostro e
insindacabile.
Questa garanzia non si estende a
prodotti che sono stati soggetti
ad un uso sbagliato, negligenza,
incidente, impropria installazione,
oppure dove i dati o i codici sono
stati rimossi o cancellati.

INFORMATIONS DE
GARANTIE

(ITALIE seulement; consul­tez votre marchand ou distri­buteur)

GARANTIE­NACHRICHT

(nur beim ITALIEN; Ihrem
Fachhändler konsultieren)

WARRANTY
INFORMATION

(ITALY only; see your dealer
or distributor)

Disclaimer

KIND Audio, is not liable for any
damage to speakers, amplifiers, or
any other equipment that is cau­sed by negligence or improper
installation and/or use of the

KDX model amplifier.

Product Warranty

KIND Audio guarantees the
KDX models to be free from
defective material and/or wor­kmanship for a period of three
years (1095 days) from the date
of sale, and will replace defective
parts and repair malfunctioning
products under this warranty
when the defect occurs under
normal installation and use--pro­vided the unit is returned to our
factory via prepaid transporta­tion with a copy of the proof of
purchase, i.e., sales receipt. This
warranty provides that examina­tion of the returned products
must indicate, in our judgment, a
manufacturing defect. This war­ranty does not extend to any
product which has been subjec­ted to misuse, neglect, accident,
improper installation, or where
the date code has been removed
or defaced.

User Responsibility

SPEAKER DAMAGE
Your amplifier is very
powerful and can be
potentially dangerous
to both, loudspea-

kers and humans
alike. Many loudspeakers can be
easily damaged or destroyed by
overpowering, especially with the
high power available from a brid­ged amplifier. Always check the
speakers’ continuous and peak
power capabilities. Even if the
amplifier’s front panel attenuators
can be used to reduce the gain, it
is still possible to reach full
output power if the input signal
level is high enough.

HAZARD OUTPUT

VOLTAGES

Power amplifiers are

capable of producing

hazardous output
voltages (on speaker connector).
To avoid electrical shock, do not
touch any exposed speaker
wiring while the amplifier is ope­rating.

RADIO INTERFERENCE
A sample of this product has
been tested and complies with
the limits for the European
Electro Magnetic Compatibility
(EMC) directive. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful inter­ference from electrical equip­ment. This product uses radio
frequency energy and if not used
or installed in accordance with
these operating instructions, may
cause interference to other equi­pment, such as radio receivers.
However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or televi­sion reception, which can be
determined by turning the equip­ment on and off, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of
the following measures:

•Reorient or relocate the anten­na.

•Increase the separation between

the equipment and receiver.

•Connect the equipment into an
outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is con­nected.

Responsabilità dell’utente

DANNI AGLI ALTOPARLANTI
Questo amplificatore è estrema­mente potente e può essere
potenzialmente pericoloso sia
per gli altoparlanti che per l’uo­mo. La maggior parte degli alto­parlanti può danneggiarsi o rom­persi facilmente, in particolare a
causa della potenza elevata ero­gata da un’amplificatore usato a
ponte. Verificare sempre la poten­za di picco e continua degli alto­parlanti. Anche se il guadagno
viene ridotto tramite gli attenua­tori sul pannello frontale dell’am­plificatore, è ancora possibile rag-

giungere la massima
potenza di uscita se il
livello del segnale in
ingresso è sufficien­temente alto.

TENSIONI IN USCITA
PERICOLOSE
Gli amplificatori sono in grado di
generare tensioni di uscita peri­colose (al connettore degli alto­parlanti). Per prevenire il rischio
di scossa elettrica, non toccare gli
eventuali cavi scoperti degli alto­parlanti con l’amplificatore in fun­zione.

INTERFERENZE RADIO
Un campione di questo prodotto
è stato testato ed omologato in
conformità ai limiti della Direttiva
Compatibilità Elettromagnetica
(EMC). Questi limiti sono stati
definiti per fornire una protezio­ne ragionevole dalle interferenze
pericolose dei dispositivi elettrici.
Questo prodotto utilizza le
radiofrequenze e, qualora non sia
installato o utilizzato nel rispetto
delle presenti istruzioni per l’uso,
può interferire con altri dispositi­vi, ad esempio ricevitori radio.
Tuttavia, non è garantito che non
si verifichino interferenze in una
particolare installazione.
Qualora il dispositivo interferisca
con la ricezione di radio o televi­sione (tale condizione può essere
verificata accendendo e spegnen­do il dispositivo), l’utente deve
tentare di eliminare l’interferenza
adottando una o più delle
seguenti misure:

•Riorientare o spostare l’antenna.

•Aumentare la distanza tra dispo-

sitivo e ricevitore.

•Collegare il dispositivo ad una

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APPROVALS

This equipment conforms to the
requirements of the EMC directi­ve 89/336/EEC, amended by
92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC and
the requirements of the Low
Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC,
amended by 93/68/EEC.
Standard Applied:
EN55103-1 (Emissions)
EN55103-2 (Immunity)
EN60065, Class I (Safety)

OMOLOGAZIONI

Il presente dispositivo è confor­me ai requisiti della Direttiva
Compatibilità Elettromagnetica
89/336/CEE, e relative integrazio­ni 92/31/CEE e 93/68/CEE, ed ai
requisiti della Direttiva Bassa
Tensione 73/23/CEE, e relativa
integrazione 93/68/CEE.
Norme Applicate:
EN55103-1 (Emissioni)
EN55103-2 (Immunità)
EN60065, Classe I (Sicurezza)

HOMOLOGATIONS

Le présent équipement est con­forme aux exigences de la direc­tive EMC 89/336/CEE, modifiée
par les directives 92/31/CEE et
93/68/CEE et aux exigences de la
directive « Basse tension » 73/23/
CEE, modifiée par la directive
93/68/CEE.
Normes appliquées:
EN55103-1 (Emission)
EN55103-2 (Immunité)
EN60065, Catégorie I (Sécurité)

ALLGEMEINE
STANDARDS

Dieses Gerät entspricht den
Anforderungen der EMC­Direktive 89/336/EEC, erweitert
durch 92/31/EEC und 93/68/EEC,
sowie den Anforderungen der
Niederspannungs-Direktive
73/23/EEC, erweitert durch
93/68/EEC.
Bezogen auf die Standards:
EN55103-1 (Emissions)
EN55103-2 (Immunität)
EN60065, Class I (Sicherheit)