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PT 3 series II
Preamplifier Tuner
Owner’s Manual
P/N 13010 REV 0005
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P/N 13010 REV 0005
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Precautions .............................................................................. 1 Features ........................................................................................ 2 The Basics ...................................................................................... 3 Front Panel ...................................................................................... 4 Rear Panel ......................................................................
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN PLEASE READ BEFORE INSTALLING WARNING: to prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. Care should be taken to prevent objects or liquid from entering the enclosure. Never handle the power cord with wet hands. The lightning flash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may constitu
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FEATURES Your new Preamplifier Tuner is a versatile audio control center. The Preamplifier Tuner is designed to sound sensational and be an attractive, easy-to-use addition to your audio system. Although you already have a good idea of your Preamplifier Tuner’s features, we would like to take a moment to point out certain highlights. Remote Control - easy control of your B&K Preamplifier Tuner. Front Panel Operation - nearly all functions can be controlled directly from the Preamplifier Tuner.
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THE BASICS The following is intended to familiarize users with common terms and applications of home audio equipment. Amplifier - an amplifier takes the output of a preamp/preamplifier and increases its level to that necessary to drive a speaker. Your Preamplifier Tuner includes full-range, high-pass, low-pass and mono preamp/preamplifier outputs for connecting to external amplifiers and/or powered speakers. Preamplifier - a preamplifier typically includes the capability to select from a number
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FRONT PANEL B & K Components, Ltd. TUNER PREAMP PT 3 series II 3735($03 HEADPHONE SLEEP PRESET ENTER SAVE TUNE - TUNE + SOURCE LOUDNESS LEVEL POWER ON/OFF 1 2 3 4 5 1. Headphone Jack - Stereo headphones having a standard ¼ inch binaural plug can be connected to the headphone output. The Preamplifier Tuner must be on and in HEADPHONE Mode for proper headphone operation. 2. Front panel buttons SLEEP Puts the Preamplifier Tuner in and out of standby mode. Steps through audio presets for instant
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REAR PANEL CAUTION FM antenna RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN Audio/Video Systems made in the U.S.A. COMPLIES WITH THE LIMITS www.bkcomp.com FOR A CLASS B COMPUTING DEVICE PURSUANT TO ACCESSORY CONNECTION PREAMP OUTPUTS TAPE SOURCE INPUTS SUBPART J OF PART 15 AC IN MONO HIGH FULL TUNER CONTROL OUTPUT INPUT CD DVD TV V2 V1 L+R PASS RANGE OUT RS-232 AM antenna 12VDC 50mA B&K Components, Ltd. 2100 Old Union Rd. SERIAL NUMBER Buffalo, NY 14227 6-12VDC www.bkcomp.com 38kHz IR INPUT SUB 1 2 3
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TUNER TAPE REMOTE CONTROL Your Preamplifier Tuner includes an IR remote control. OFF POWER DVD TV SAT V2 MUTE VOL PRE ON BAL L BAL R SEL AM FM TUNE BAND 1 2 3 ST/M 4 5 6 MENU 7 8 9 MODE +10 0 E A LOUDNESS SAVE BASS TREBLE B&K REMOTE CONTROLLER P/N 13010 REV 0005 6 V1 CD
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MAKING THE CONNECTION It’s tempting to just plug in your new Preamplifier Tuner and have great sound pour out. Before you do that, take a few minutes to plan out how you want the Preamplifier Tuner to fit into your audio system. Ask yourself the following questions: y What source components do I want to connect to my Preamplifier Tuner? (CD, DVD, etc.) y What equipment will be receiving the audio? (Amplifier, Powered Speakers, etc.) The answers to your questions determine how many cables you nee
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AUDIO CONNECTIONS Connecting your analog sources to your Preamplifier Tuner Audio source - connecting a CD player to the Preamplifier Tuner’s analog inputs. Use the same instructions for connecting to other audio sources such as a DVD, television, satellite receiver, cable box, etc. Attach one end of the audio interconnect cable to the left audio output on the CD player, then attach the other end to the left (white) CD audio input on the Preamplifier Tuner. Repeat for the right (red) audio conn
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USING FULL RANGE SPEAKERS Connect the Preamplifier Tuner’s outputs to your external amplifier(s) or powered speakers. Shown below is a typical Preamplifier output setup for use with large speakers: Note: the use of a sub woofer is optional. POWERED PREAMP OUTPUTS SUBWOOFER MONO HIGH FULL L+R PASS RANGE or SUB RIGHT INPUT LEFT INPUT Power Amplifier RIGHT SPEAKER OUTPUT LEFT SPEAKER OUTPUT MINUS PLUS MINUS PLUS Front Right Front Left SUB output - Connect an RCA cable from the Pre
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USING SMALL SPEAKERS Connect the Preamplifier Tuner’s outputs to your external amplifier(s) or powered speakers. Shown below is a typical Preamplifier output setup for use with small speakers: Note: the use of a subwoofer is not optional and is needed to reproduce low frequency audio material. POWERED PREAMP OUTPUTS SUBWOOFER MONO HIGH FULL L+R PASS RANGE or SUB RIGHT INPUT LEFT INPUT Power Amplifier RIGHT SPEAKER OUTPUT LEFT SPEAKER OUTPUT MINUS PLUS MINUS PLUS Front Right Fron
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ANTENNA CONNECTIONS The FM jack is a standard screw on F-type FM antenna connector. The AM is a push type. Strip ¼ inch of insulation off your AM antenna wires and FM Antenna Input insert one wire end into each hole while holding from Indoor/Outdoor Antenna, the tabs down. Release the tabs to lock in the TUNER Cable Box, etc. AM antenna wires. AM antenna AM Antenna Input from Loop Antenna CONTROL OUTPUT / IR INPUT ACCESSORY CONNECTION Control Output - This connection is to be used for 3.5 mm con
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OPERATION The following outlines the normal day-to-day operation of your Preamplifier Tuner from the supplied IR remote controller or directly from your Preamplifier Tuner’s front panel. POWER ON/OFF The main power switch on the front panel of your Preamplifier Tuner must be on for the Preamplifier Tuner to operate. When this switch is off all power is removed from your Preamplifier Tuner. This prevents turning it back on with the remote control. You can use the main power switch for normal day
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CHOOSING A SOURCE In general, the selected source will appear at the PREAMP outputs and the TAPE output. &’ ’% From Remote From Front Panel Action desired source (SOURCE) step to source select desired source TAPE MONITOR - If you have an analog three-head cassette or reel-to-reel analog tape recorder you may wish to use TAPE MONITOR, which allows you to hear exactly what is on the tape as you are recording. 7$3( ’% From Remote From Front Panel Action desired source (SOURCE) step to
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ADJUSTING BALANCE BAL (L) positions the source left by decreasing the right channel level. BAL (R) positions the source right by decreasing the left channel level. to &’ &(17(5(’ &’ 5,*+7 From Remote From Front Panel Action ∠ (LEVEL) step to BALANCE adjust balance left or right (BAL L) or(BAL R) then use VOLUME KNOB ADJUSTING BASS BASS +/- increase or decrease the low frequency content in 2 dB increments with a range of +/- 12 dB. &’ %$66 From Remote From Front Panel Action adjust bas
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TUNER OPERATION All TUNER operations require the Preamplifier Tuner’s source be set to TUNER. Manual Tuning - press TUNE + or TUNE - to tune the frequency UP or DOWN in single 10 kHz steps for AM or 200 kHz steps for FM. (9 kHz and 100 kHz steps for European version.) Direct Frequency Entry Tuning - for a few seconds after performing any tuner operation (TUNER, BAND, AM, FM or TUNE+/-) you may directly enter a frequency from the remote control’s numeric keypad. Seek Tuning - Holding the remote
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PRESETS Presets allow you to save your favorite settings and recall them instantly. Your Preamplifier Tuner can store forty presets (0..39). Most Preamplifier Tuner’s only allow saving of tuner stations. With the presets you save not only the tuner station but also the volume, bass, treble, balance, loudness, and headphone mode. This allows you, for example, to save a music station with enhanced bass and a talk station with enhanced treble. You are not limited to 20 AM stations and 20 FM station
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MENU For best results, perform the following set up procedure when you initially install your Preamplifier Tuner and anytime you change or add sources, speakers, etc. or when you rearrange your listening area THE MENU SYSTEM Setup of your Preamplifier Tuner will require you to navigate through the menu system via the front panel or remote. A complete guide to the menu system is included at the back of this manual. We recommend that you become familiar with your Preamplifier Tuner’s menu guide. T
