Boulder 810 Spezifikationen

POLARITYPlease note that the 810 Preamplifier conforms to the standard of pin 2 as the positive 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. T

CONNECTING TO A BALANCED INPUT AMPLIFIERWith your 810 Preamplifier’s balanced output driving a balanced input power amplifier, you can tak

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 SWITCHWhen using the 810 with only power amplifiers, the Boulderlink MASTER / SLAVE switch should be set to MASTER.Fo

OPERATIONPOWERING UPWith all your connections made, you are ready to listen to your Boulder 810 Preamplifier.The power LED will cycle th

INPUT SELECTIONS To select an input, press one of the pushbuttons labeled ONE, TWO, THREE or FOUR. The respective input will be shown in

VOLUMEBecause the precise feel of the Boulder 810’s volume control may be different than you are used to, we recommend starting the source device so t

BALANCETo change the level balance, press the BALANCE pushbutton. “BALANCE CENTERED” will show in the display. Now, rotating the control wi

After several seconds of not changing the balance, the display will return to the “VOLUME...” indication. You may also return to

Boulder810 PreamplifierOwners Manual6/8/06Boulder Amplifiers, Inc.3235 Prairie Ave.Boulder, CO 80301www.boulderamp.comAPPENDIX RECORDINGBOULDER LINKPR

DISPLAYThe display brightness may be set to any of 4 brightness levels. To change the brightness level, press the DISPLAY pushbutton. “DISPLAY 100%”

REMOTE CONTROLBATTERIESA standard small flat blade screwdriver is required to install the three AAA batteries. To install batteries in the remote con

SOURCE SELECTIONTo select an input (source) press one of the four buttons on the left side of the remote control. You will now be listening to

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

PROGRAMMINGWhile it is not necessary to ever use any programming functions, you will find they maximize the enjoyment of your Bould

If you chose to assign a name, then “1 INPUT ONE” will be shown in the bottom display row with a blinking cursor before the name’s first character.

INPUT LEVEL CALIBRATIONPressing the same input source number will make “INPUT LEVEL 0.0dB” show in the bottom display row. Rotating the vol

INPUT BALANCE CALIBRATIONPressing the same input source number will make “INPUT BAL CENTERED” show in the bottom display row. Rotati

THEATER MODEWhen the 810 preamplifier is used in a surround sound theater system, it is normally desired to bypass the volume control, thus

4-6PROGRAMMINGSTART VOLUMEWhen changing inputs, it is possible to have the 810 go to a preset volume level every time the input is selected. Pressing

APPENDIX RECORDINGBOULDER LINKPROGRAMMINGREMOTECONTROL OPERATIONGETTINGSTARTEDB o u l d e r 8 1 0 P r e a m p l i f i e r R e a r P a n e l

PROGRAMMING BY THE DISPLAY BUTTONSeveral special features are programmed by pressing and holding the DISPLAY pushbutton until the display chan

BOULDERLINK IDAgain pressing the DISPLAY pushbutton will make “PROGRAM BOULDER LINK, BOULDER LINK ID 20” show in the display. Rotating the vo

RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULTSShould you wish to have all settings reset to original factory defaults, you may execute a master reset. Normally, this func

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

5-2BOULDERLINKCONNECTING 800 SERIES TO 1000 OR 2000 SERIES WITH BOULDERLINKIf you are using the 810 Preamplifier with other Boulder products, a Boulde

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

POWER UP VIA BOULDERLINKWith each component connected together with a Boulderlink cable, and individually connected to the mains, pressing the 810’s S

BOULDERLINK MESSAGESEach component in the system can send a message to the 810 which is then shown on its display. This is particularly helpful in c

“UNIT 1 IS OFFLINE” means that the slave is no longer responding via Boulderlink. Its Boulderlink cable may have become disconnected, or the mains po

RECORDINGA separate analog output is provided for making recordings or supplying a fixed level output to other system components.CONNECTING A

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

APPENDIX7-1

APPENDIX7-2BOULDER 810 PREAMPLIFIER SPECIFICATIONSBalance Line Inputs 4Main Balanced Outputs

APPENDIX7-3TROUBLESHOOTINGSYMPTOM CAUSE REMEDYNo power indication Preamplifier is not plugged in Connect to an AC outletFuse open or missing Reinsert

APPENDIX7-4NOTES

REMOTE CONTROLBatteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BOULDERLINKConnecting the Boulderlink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1Connecti

GETTING STARTEDINTRODUCTIONCongratulations on your selection of the Boulder 810 Preamplifier. We at Boulder Amplifiers are certain it will pr

PLACEMENT OF THE 810 PREAMPLIFIERYour Boulder 810 Preamplifier is designed to reduce the effects that external magnetic and radio fields (RF) ha

CONNECTING TO THE MAINS OUTLETYour 810 Preamplifier is supplied with a mains cord suitable to the location where it was purchased.The exact voltage an