ADVANCE PARIS X-P700 Dual Mono Preamplifier User Guide

ADVANCE PARIS X-P700 Dual Mono Preamplifier

Product Information

Product Name: ADVANCE PARIS X-P700
Recycling in European Union Countries
This symbol on the product or on its packaging means that your electrical and electronic equipment should be disposed at the end of life separately from your household wastes. There are separate collection systems for recycling in EU. For more information, please contact the local authority or the dealer where you purchased the product.

Warnings and Safety Instructions:

• To prevent the risk of electric shock, do not remove the cover (or back); no user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.
• An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care. Before any transportation, your product must be packed correctly to avoid any damage.

Product Usage Instructions

IMPORTANT:

• Read all safety and operating instructions carefully before using the appliance.
• Keep these instructions for future reference.
• Follow all warnings and instructions regarding the operation of the appliance.

General Safety Instructions:

• Do not use the appliance near water, e.g., bathtub, sink, damp basement, or near a pool, etc.
• Place the appliance in a location where it receives proper ventilation, not on sofas, carpets, or similar surfaces, on shelves or cabinets that obstruct airflow.
• Keep the appliance away from heat sources such as radiators, heaters, stoves, or other appliances (including amplifiers).
• Only use the type of power supply described in the operating instructions or indicated on the appliance itself.
• Ensure that the appliance is properly and effectively grounded and that the plug is polarized.

Protection of Power Cord:

• Avoid stepping on or placing heavy objects on the power cord that may cause damage to the insulation or apply pressure to it.
• Pay close attention to cables and plugs that directly come out of the appliance.
• Use only accessories and attachments specified by the manufacturer.
• Keep the power cord away from power lines.
• Unplug the appliance when not in use.

RECYCLING IN EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES

Disposal of your old appliance

This symbol on the product or on its packaging means that your electrical and electronic equipment should be disposed at the end of life separately from your household wastes. There are separate coilection systems for recycling in EU. For more information, please contact the local authority or the dealer where you purchased the product.

WARNING

• WARNING: to reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
• CAUTION: To prevent the risk of electric shock, do not remove the cover (or back); no user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.
• THE LIGHTNING FLASH with arrow-head symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated «dangerous voltage» within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
• An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care. Before any transportation, your product must be packed correctly in order to avoid any damage.

IMPORTANT

• TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE THIS PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

• READ INSTRUCTIONS
  All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated.

• RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS
  The safety anil operating instructions should be retained for future use.

• HEED WARNINGS
  All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.

• FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
  All operating and use instructions should be followed.

• WATER AND MOISTURE
  The appliance should not be used near water for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc.

• VENTILATION
  The appliance should be situated so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. For example, the appliance should not be situated on a bed. sofa, rug, or similar surface that may block the ventilation openings; or, placed in a built-in installation, such as a bookcase or cabinet that may impede the flow of air through the ventilation openings.

• HEAT
  The appliance should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other appliances (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

• POWER SOURCES
  The appliance should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance.

• GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION
  Precautions should be taken so that the grounding or polarization means of an appliance is not defeated.

• POWER-CORD PROTECTION
  Power-supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the appliance.

• CLEANING
  The appliance should be cleaned only as recommended by the manufacturer.

• POWER LINES
  An outdoor antenna should be located away from power lines.

• NON-USE PERIODS
  The power cord of the appliance should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time.

• OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY
  Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings.

• DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE
  The appliance should be serviced by qualified service personnel when:

  • The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or
  • Objects have fallen, liquids have spilled into the appliance; or
  • The appliance has been. exposed to rain: or
  • The appliance does not appear to operate normally or exhibit a marked change in performance; or
  • The appliance has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.

• SERVICING
  The user should not attempt to service the appliance beyond that described in the operating instructions. All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel.

FRONT PANEL CONTROLS

1. STANDBY ON / OFF POWER BUTTON
   Press this button to turn ON your appliance, power is supplied to your unit and it becomes operational, and the STANDBY button’s light becomes white. (The main power switch is located on the back panel and must be ON in order to use the STANDBY function).
   When set to STANDBY OFF, the main power is cut off and the unit is no longer fully operational except for the microcontroller. The standby indicator’s light becomes red.

2. 3.5 mm & 6.35 mm STEREO JACK HEADPHONES
   The headphone terminal provides a stereo audio signal sufficient for driving all conventional stereo headphones except electrostatic headphones which generally require signals from a high-level output. (Headphones not included)

3. DISPLAY
   This display will indicate different information depending on the chosen menu. By default, it will indicate the source input.

4. How to use the multifunction button?

   • Plug your amplifier into the outlet, then switch ON the general power supply button located on the rear panel. The standby button located on the front panel will light on in red. Push the standby button (front panel) and the light will become white, the display indicate the last source.
   • You can easily navigate in the different menus of X-P700, and, for example, increase or decrease the headphone sound level with this multi-function knob. At that time, you can select the different configurations of your X-P700.
   • Push once the center of this multi-function button, and the display indicates INPUT -> APD -> ON -> MVOL -> HPVOL.
   • Turn the button and you can choose a different source. You can repeat the same way to navigate in the menus.

Options and menus arborescence

Please note :
“APD” in the menu means “Automatic Power Down” : your appliance turns into Standby mode after 30 minutes without a signal on its selected input. But you can bypass this option by choosing “OFF” in the APD Menu.

REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS

• 1 BLUETOOTH PLUG
  You can connect directly our Bluetooth Aptx / AAC wireless receiver X-FTB01
  We evolve in an environment where dematerialized music is taking more and more place. Stored in diverse and varied devices (mobile, computers, tablets, phones, and other players), it only asks to express itself on hifi systems more or less elaborately, but more importantly with a rendering more
  «real» and natural as possible.
  The new audio wireless receiver X-FTB01 from Advance Acoustic does this with real talent.
  The X-FTB01 can easily be connected to any analog input of your amplifier.
  The X-FTB01 brings to you an amazing musical performance, combined with easy use.

• 2
  2PRE-OUT HI-PASS
  3 PRE-OUT
  13 XLR PRE OUT
  UNBALANCED / BALANCED OUTPUTS
  Your X-P700 preamplifier includes two stereo analog unbalanced outputs, the PRE-OUT, and the PRE-OUT HI-PASS. PRE OUT works on the full frequency range. The PRE-OUT HI-PASS works only with an active subwoofer connected on the SUB- OUT.
  You can also use your X-P700 with the stereo-balanced outputs (XLR sockets).

• 4 OPTICAL AND COAXIAL INPUTS
  X-P700 has 3 optical inputs and 1 coaxial input. You can connect the digital output of your CD, DVD etc… and use the high-quality DAC converter in order to obtain a better sound result.
  USB A INPUT
  You can connect and play an MP3 player on this input

• 5 USB B INPUT / XMOS
  Note: Do not turn on the unit until all connections have been made.
  You can listen to music files that are on your computer. Connect a USB cable from the amplifier USB input to one of the USB ports on the PC or Mac.
  Compatible with Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Vista / 7, 8, and 10 Linux, and Mac OS X. Driver downloadable on our website www.advance- acoustic.com

• 6 TRIGGER IN / TRIGGER OUT
  Control trigger to ON/OFF this unit by other device / Control trigger to ON/OFF others device.

• 7 UPDATE
  For dealer use only – software upgrade.
  Do not upgrade the software by yourself as damage may result!

• 8 POWER CORD
  9 VOLTAGE SELECTOR
  10 GENERAL ON OFF SWITCH
  You need to be sure about the voltage of your country. In case you need to use your appliance in 115V, you need to change the position of the voltage on the rear panel.
  Before plugging in the X-P700, its master power switch must be in the OFF position.

• 11 REC OUTPUT
  This analog audio output is for connecting a recorder with an analog audio input such as a cassette deck, MD recorder, etc. The output signal is not variable.

• 12 BALANCED XLR INPUT
  If your source has a stereo-balanced output, you can connect it to the stereo- balanced XLR input of your preamplifier X-P700.
  Connector ground terminal: Chassis grounded
  The pin assignments for this terminal are given above.
  The amplifier uses the European-type XLR terminal.

• 14 INPUTS You can connect your stereo sources to those inputs. These inputs are suitable for any line-level source equipment such as tuners, CD players, DVDs, MP3 players, etc.
  Note : These inputs are only for analog audio signals. They should not be connected to the digital output of a CD player or any other digital device.

• 15 CROSSOVER FREQ. 150Hz/75Hz
  Switch this button to set the crossover frequency of the subwoofer at 150Hz or 75Hz. Broadly speaking, the 150Hz setting is for smaller subwoofers that don’t have much output below 100Hz. The 75Hz setting is for the conventional powerful subwoofer.

• 16 PHONO INPUT AND GROUND TERMINAL
  You can connect your turntable on the RCA connectors left (L) and right (R). Turntables normally include a single wire earth lead. Use the phono ground connector to connect this lead. Unscrew the terminal to expose the hole which will accept the lead. After insertion, tighten the terminal to secure the lead.
  You can choose suitable Phono type(MC LOW/MM/MC HIGH) and phono capacitance (100P/200P/320P)

• 17 SUBWOOFER OUTPUT
  To connect an active subwoofer

• 18, 19
  GAINS AND IMPEDANCES OF HEADPHONES 1 & 2
  You can adjust the gain and impedance for headphone 1 or headphone 2 independently.
  0 Ω = When connecting headphones with a low impedance 32 Ω.
  100 Ω = When connecting headphones with a middle or high impedance 600 Ω.

References

• Advance Paris – Présentation des produits de la marque Advance Paris
• Advance Paris – Présentation des produits de la marque Advance Paris

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