Boulder 2010 Spezifikationen

CONNECTING TO THE MAINS OUTLETYour 2010 Preamplifier is supplied with a mains cord suitable to the location where it was purchased.One of the feature

POLARITYPlease note that the 2010 Preamplifier conforms to the standard of pin 2 as the high or hot pin for all analog balanced inputs and outputs.

CONNECTING AN UNBALANCED SOURCEAlthough the inputs are all of the 3 pin type, an unbalanced source is easily accommodated by using a special cable. Th

CONNECTING TO A BALANCED INPUT AMPLIFIERWith your 2010 Preamplifier’s balanced outputs driving a balanced input power amplifier, you can take sonic

CONNECTING TO AN UNBALANCED INPUT AMPLIFIERA special cable is required to make this connection. This cable connects pin 1 to the shield

SETTING THE BOULDERLINK SWITCHSet the Boulderlink MASTER / SLAVE switch to MASTER.For more information on Boulderlink, see the Boulderlink section of

OPERATIONPOWERING UPWith all your connections made, you are ready to listen to your Boulder 2010 Preamplifier.Push on the upper portion

INPUT SELECTIONS To select an input, press one of the pushbuttons labeled ONE through SIX. The respective input will be shown in the left di

VOLUMEBecause the precise feel of the Boulder 2010’s volume control may be different from what you are used to, we recommend starting the source devic

BALANCETo change the level balance, press the BALANCE pushbutton. “BAL CENTERED” will show in the right display. Now rotating the center con

Boulder2010 PreamplifierOwners Manual4/1/04Boulder Amplifiers, Inc.3235 Prairie Ave.Boulder, CO 80301www.boulderamp.comAPPENDIX RECORDINGBOULDER LINKP

NOTE: The actual balance setting is the balance indicated plus the programmed input balance offset and programmed output balance offset. Inpu

2-6MUTETo temporarily reduce the volume, press the MUTE pushbutton. ”MUTE -60.0dB” will show in the right display, replacing the volume

2-7OPERATIONPOLARITYNOTE: Often polarity is mistakenly called phase. As phase indicates any angle between two channels from 0 to 360 degrees, the corr

To activate a polarity change in both channels, again start by pressing one of the polarity pushbuttons. “POL NORMAL” will show in the right display.

2-9DISPLAYThe display brightness may be set to any of 8 brightness levels and also completely off. To change the brightness level, press the DI

REMOTE CONTROLEXPANSIONThe remote control for your Boulder 2010 Preamplifier is in three sections–the transmitter, the 2010 module and t

To reassemble the remote control, insert the 2-module screws into the transmitter section first. REMOTECONTROL3-2Carefully slide the modul

Continue to push the second module up to the first module allowing the connector to engage.REMOTECONTROL3-3Slide the battery pack onto

3-4When finished, be certain to keep the original single-module screws and screwdriver for future use.REMOTECONTROL

3-5BATTERIESIt is not necessary to remove the above mentioned screws to install batteries in the remote control. However, a standard #1 Phi

APPENDIX RECORDINGBOULDER LINKPROGRAMMINGREMOTECONTROL OPERATIONGETTINGSTARTEDB o u l d e r 2 0 1 0 P r e a m p l i f i e r R e a r P a n e l

3-6REMOTE CONTROL OPERATIONOperation of the Boulder 2010 Preamplifier by remote control uses buttons on both the transmitter and 2010 module sections.

3-7SOURCE SELECTIONTo select an input (source) press the button marked SRC on the preamp module. While “NUMBER?” is showing in the

3-8VOLUME, BALANCE and MUTETo increase the volume, press the button marked UP. To reduce, press DOWN. Holding either button down will cause the volume

3-9POLARITYNOTE: Often polarity is mistakenly called phase. As phase indicates any angle between two channels from 0 to 360 degrees, the correct term

3-10DISPLAY BRIGHTNESSTo change the display brightness, press the DISPLAY pushbutton. While “DISPLAY” is showing in the right display,

PROGRAMMINGWhile it is not necessary to ever use any optional programming functions, you will probably find them helpful in using yo

allow you to choose “YES” if you do want to name the input. Again press the same input source number to continue. If you chose to assign a

After the desired level is reached, or if no change is desired, press the same input source number. “1. BALANCE?” will show in the left display

“1. MODE?” will now show in the left display and “NORMAL” will show in the right display. Rotating the center control will change the

VOLUME CONTROLControlling volume in the Boulder 2010 Preamplifier can be easily set to your preference for scale and resolution over its 1,000 step

TABLE OF CONTENTSGETTING STARTEDIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

“UNIT ID?”will show in the left display and “UNIT IS 16” in the right display. This indicates the current Boulderlink address of the 2010.

OUTPUT BALANCE OFFSETSome listening situations call for having a “permanent” output balance offset. This could be due to inconsistent speak

4-8MUTE LEVELThe mute feature allows for temporary level reduction without losing the original setting. Because everyone’s use of this feature

4-9MAIN OUTPUTS POLARITYThe polarity of the main outputs may be adjusted to match the power amplifiers used. If you are using a Boulder 100

4-10RECORD OUTPUTS POLARITYThe polarity of the record outputs may be adjusted to match the recording equipment used. Consult the respective

4-11RESTORE TO FACTORY DEFAULTSShould you wish to have all settings reset to original factory defaults, you may execute a master reset. Normally, this

4-12PROGRAMMING FROM THE REMOTE CONTROLProgramming may also be conveniently done from the remote control. Similar to programming from the fron

4-13If you make a mistake repeatedly press the SRC button until all ten characters are passed by and then continue until the other settings are passed

4-14PROGRAMMING”1.MODE?” will show in the left display and ”NORMAL” will show in the right display. Pressing the UP button to display “! THEATER !” an

4-15VOLUME CONTROLFrom “PROGRAM MODE” press the DISPLAY button. “VOL SCALE?” will show in the left display, and “-100 TO 0” will show in the ri

REMOTE CONTROLExpansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4-16“UNIT ID?” will show in the left display and “UNIT IS 16” in the right display. This indicates the current Boulderlink address of the 2010. The Bo

4-17OUTPUT BALANCEFrom “PROGRAM MODE” press the LEFT or RIGHT buttons. “BAL OFFSET?” will show in the left display, and “0.0dB” will show in t

4-18MUTE LEVELFrom “PROGRAM MODE” press the MUTE button. “MUTE LEVEL?” will show in the left display and “MUTE -60.0 dB” will show in the right

BOULDERLINKBoulderlink is a means of interconnecting most Boulder products so that their microprocessors can talk to each other and pass impor

SETTING BOULDERLINK SWITCHESEvery Boulderlink system must have one “MASTER” component, and only one component can be set to MASTER. Us

POWER UP VIA BOULDERLINKWith each component connected together with a Boulderlink cable, and individually connected to the mains, pressing the 2010’s

When a 2010 set to “SLAVE” is turned on, it will display “THIS UNIT IS” ”SLAVE 16”.If there is no component set to “MASTER”, the 2010 will display “ER

BOULDERLINK MESSAGESEach component in the system can send a message to the 2010 which is then shown on the display. This is particularly helpful in co

USING A RECORDER CONNECTING A RECORDING DEVICEOne or more recording devices may be connected to the Boulder 2010 Preamplifier. You may use balanced or

6-2RECORD SOURCE SELECTIONAny one of the 6 inputs may be routed to the record outputs. Select an input by pressing the RECORD pushbutton on the front

BOULDERLINKConnecting the Boulderlink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1Setting

6-3PROGRAMMING FOR RECORDINGInstead of having hardware-dedicated inputs for playback (tape) monitors, any input may be chosen for this purpos

APPENDIX7-1INPUT 1INPUT 2INPUT 3INPUT 4INPUT 5INPUT 6LISTENSELECT(RELAYS)RECORDSELECT(RELAYS)SOLID-STATEVOLUME CONTROL0.1dB0.5dB8.0dBMAINBALANCEDOUTPU

APPENDIX7-2BOULDER 2010 BALANCED ISOLATED PREAMPLIFIER SPECIFICATIONSBalanced Inputs 6Main Ba

APPENDIX7-3TROUBLESHOOTINGSYMPTOM CAUSE REMEDYNo power indication Power switch is not on Turn on power switchPreamplifier is not plugged in Connect t

APPENDIX7-4Amber power indication, but sound is not heard from either channelNo signal from source Check source controls, cablesand connectionsInput l

APPENDIX7-5NOTES

GETTING STARTEDINTRODUCTIONCongratulations on your selection of the Boulder 2010 Preamplifier. We at Boulder Amplifiers are certain it will provi

PLACEMENT OF THE 2010 PREAMPLIFIERYour Boulder 2010 Preamplifier is designed to reduce the effects that external magnetic and radio fields (RF)

CONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY TO THE MAIN CHASSISYour Boulder 2010 Preamplifier is supplied with a Boulder 2000 Triple Power Supply. Each of