T+A Elektroakustik 1235 R - Manual (Page 38)

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Setting Up the DVD 1235 R
Carefully unpack the DVD 1235 R and store the original
packing materials carefully. The carton and packing are
specially designed for this unit and will be needed again if
you wish to move the equipment at any time. Please be
sure to read the safety notes in these instructions.
If the unit gets very cold (e. g. when being transported),
condensation may form inside it. Please do not switch it
on until it has had plenty of time to warm up to room
temperature, so that any condensation evaporates
completely.
Before placing the unit on a sensitive surface, please
check the compatibility of the lacquer and the unit’s feet
at a non-visible point. Fit a layer of protective material if
necessary.
The unit should be set up on a rigid, level base. If you are
placing the unit on resonance absorbers or de-coupling
components, make sure that they do not com-promise its
stability.
The unit should be set up in a dry, well-ventilated site, out
of direct sunlight and away from radiators and other
heaters. It must not be located close to heat-producing
objects or devices, or anything that is heat-sensitive or
highly inflammable.
The DVD 1235 R player must never be set up between
heat-generating devices such as integrated amplifiers
(PA), power amplifiers or surround decoders (DD).
The DVD 1235 R should never be placed on top of an
amplifier or any other device that can become hot during
operation.
Either place the device at the side of other equipment or
on top of cool devices like tuners, pre-amps etc.
'R' series devices dissipate some of their heat via the
case cover. For this reason units of any other make
which are placed on top of a
 'R' series device must
stand on feet at least 2 cm high.
When installing the unit on a shelf or in a cupboard it is
essential to provide an adequate flow of cooling air, to
ensure that the heat produced by the unit is dissipated
effectively. For this reason there must be at least 10 cm
free space to both sides and behind the units. There
should also be 10 cm above the case to the next cup-
board or shelf.
 Any heat build-up will shorten the life
of the DVD player, and could be a
source of danger!
Mechanical de-coupling
The area on which you set up your high-quality Hi-Fi
equipment, and the actual surface on which it stands,
have an influence on the achievable sound quality which
should not be under-estimated. The surface should be as
heavy, stable, hard and flat as possible. The unit is
supplied with the newly developed
 conical absorber
feet. These feet feature internal damping characteristics
which de-couple the player extremely effectively from the
base surface.
Note:
The  absorber cones can be screwed in or out to
compensate exactly for any unevenness of the base sur-
face.
The unit must be adjusted carefully so that it is exactly
horizontal in all directions. All the feet must make firm
contact with the base surface; the unit must not 'wobble'!