VAC Auricle Owners manual

Valve Amplification Company

Auricle Tube Power Amplifier

Instructions

Manual issue date: 17 November 2000

Revised 17 February 2003

Please read carefully before installing

Copyright 2000, 2003 by Valve Amplification Company. All rights reserved.

WELCOME

Congratulations on your purchase of the VAC Auricle, and welcome to the family of VAC
owners!

Your VAC is designed not to the latest fad but to substance, providing the highest quality
of sound. Time spent familiarizing yourself with this manual will be well rewarded.

It is our goal to provide instruments of the highest quality, be informative to all of our
customers, and to provide responsive, effective customer service.

Please feel free to contact us if we can be of assistance. We can be reached:

Telephone[phone]
Fax[phone]
E-mail [e-mail]
Website www.vac-amps.com
Mail1731 Northgate Boulevard

Sarasota, FL 34234

We look forward to being of service, even as you have many years of enjoyment from your
Auricle.

Kevin M. Hayes
President, VAC

WARRANTY

Your equipment is warranted for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of purchase.

In addition, if the registration form is received by VAC along with a copy of your sales
receipt from an authorized VAC dealer within this thirty days, a service contract will be
extended to cover your equipment for three (3) years (tubes excepted).

This warranty applies only to units sold in the United States of America through authorized
VAC dealers. It covers factory service and standard return shipping. For warranty
information outside of the U.S. contact the importer of VAC equipment for your country.
Units sold outside of the U.S. should still be registered with VAC.

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GENERAL PRECAUTIONS & SAFETY NOTES

1.TUBES BECOME HOT IN USE, AND CAN CAUSE INJURY. DO NOT EXPOSE
CHASSIS TO MOISTURE. DO NOT PLUG INTO AN AC SOURCE UNTIL ALL
CONNECTIONS ARE COMPLETED.

Note: A tube cage is available as an option. When fitted, DO NOT REMOVE TUBE
COVER UNTIL UNIT HAS BEEN SWITCHED OFF FOR 5 MINUTES.

2.Complete all signal (interconnect and speaker cable) connections before connecting
the AC cord to the wall outlet and turning the unit on. Similarly, always turn the
amplifier off and remove the AC power cord before detaching cabling. Failure to
observe this sequence can result in damage to the amplifier, speakers or associated
components.

3.Allow one (1) minute for warm up before commencing playback.

4.THIS UNIT CONTAINS NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS. DO NOT REMOVE
THE BOTTOM COVER. LETHAL VOLTAGES ARE PRESENT WITHIN THE
CHASSIS. DO NOT OPERATE THE UNITS IF THEY ARE WET.

5.VACUUM TUBES BECOME HOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE SERIOUS BURNS.
NEVER TOUCH A TUBE WHEN THE UNIT IS ON. IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL
MINUTES FOR THE TUBES TO COOL DOWN AFTER THE UNIT IS
SWITCHED OFF. FOR THIS REASON THE TOP CAGE SHOULD ALWAYS BE
LEFT SECURELY IN PLACE.

6.The Auricle is heavy. Please exercise caution in lifting the unit, and take care to
install Auricle securely in a sturdy, well designed stand so that it will not fall or tip
over (this could cause serious, possibly fatal injury).

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