Audio Note AN-K User Manual

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 1 Manual Version 2.2 – March 2011 Build ins

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 10 Trim the wire to about __ inches. Strip about ¼” of

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 11 Add solder to secure the GND Lug to the end of the wir

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Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 13 Now we must configure our Mains transformer for the Wor

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 14 Here, the wires are soldered onto the top-most 0v and

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 15 Installing the Choke Since the Choke fits into

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 16 When installing the Mains transformer be sure to line

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 17 Add the twisted wire (Cable #3) and the ground wire (C

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 18 Here you can see the correct installation of t

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 19 Section 3: M2 Power Supply In this section we will be a

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 2 Table of Contents Section1: Introduction ...

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 20 M2 Power Supply Board Parts List The Complete Parts li

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 21 M2 Power Supply Board Construction Steps Installing the

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 22 The next job is to solder the valve base into position

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 23 Installing the Resistors Resistors 1 100R R8

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 24 Above shows the installation of the 100R resistor i

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 25 Once the joints have been made, give them a q

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 26 Bend one of the legs over and through the hole in the

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 27 Here you can see the Zener diode installed in t

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 28 Here we can see both 68uF capacitors (C3 and

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 29 Installing the Bridge Rectifier Semiconductor Devices

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 3 Digital Board Installation ...

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 30 Wiring the M2 Power Supply Board Get your Bag #2 from

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 31 Now take the short wire from BAG #2 - we will be using

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 32 Here is the completed connection of the “parallel fila

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 33 Now get out your BAG#3 from the wire bag and

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 34 The 1N4007 Diodes are polarized and therefore need to

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 35 The pictures above and opposite show a successful

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 36 Then take the twisted thick RED wires and connect t

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 37 Installing the Choke Wire The Black CHOKE that is loc

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 38 Inter-wiring to the Mains Transformer I would suggest

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 39 We are now going to take the 3 pairs of twisted wires

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 4 Section1: Introduction NOTE: This manual is for the DAC3

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 40 The third pair of wires is the Red/Black twisted pair

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 41 Securing the Regulators to the Heatsink We are now go

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 42 That completes our assembly of the M2 Power Su

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 43 Section 4: M2 Power Supply Testing Preparations Fittin

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 44 Installing the LED Indicator The LED on the M2

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 45 Ohm Check EXPLANATION: There are a number of terms th

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 46 First measure from B+ to GND on the M2 PCB (

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 47 While in AC mode measure the 13V6 pads on the M2 PCB –

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 48 Section 5: Digital Power Supply PCB In this section we

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 49 Installing the LED’s Install the LED‟s into the LED1

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 5 Overview Here is a rough guide to the steps you will be

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 50 Note that each capacitor only has the POSITIVE side no

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 51 Standard Diode Installation Opposite is a picture of

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 52 Board Installation and Wiring Position the Digital Po

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 53 You should now have 3 wires connected between

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 54 Section 6: Install the Screen The next step is to inst

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 55 Section 7: Installing the Digital PCB Digital Board Ove

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 56 Digital Board Installation Install the 5 aluminum spa

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 57 Section 8: Digital Board Power Supply Connections In th

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 58 Section 9: Line Board Construction In this section we w

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 59 Installing the Resistors Resistors 2 3K3 R1, R11

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 6 Component Placement Breakdown

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 60 Above you can see the resistor installation / valve ba

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 61 Installing the Electrolytic Capacitors Capacitors (Ele

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 62 Board Orientation The above pictures show the corre

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 63 Section 10: Installing I/V transformers In this section

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 64 Wiring the I/V Transformers All you need now to do is

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 65 Section 11: Connecting the 5687 Output Connecting the 5

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 66 Output Transformer Type 1 (Single-ended Only) As you

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 67 Output Transformer Type 2 (Single-ended or Balanced)

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 68 Section 12: Source Selection and Switching The DAC3.1 D

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 69 This picture shows how the pins on the back of the swi

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 7 The graphic below shows the block diagram overview of ho

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 70 Connecting the RCA Input To connect the RCA input you

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 71 Now TIN the shield by adding solder to it. Now repeat

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 72 Connecting the USB Input If using the USB input t

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 73 Connecting the XLR Input For XLR Operation you will mo

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 74 Section 13: Turn-on Procedure At this point we should b

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 75 Final Thoughts The kit is fairly complex and we would w

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 76 Appendix The appendix contains auxiliary information. T

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 77 Resistor Color Code Reference You can also find an &

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 78 Analog Board Schematic

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 79 M2 Power Supply Board Schematic

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 8 Electrical Safety Warning There are sufficient volta

Copyright © 2006-2011 AudioNote Kits www.AudioNoteKits.com [email protected] Page 9 Section 2: Mechanical Assembly In this beginning section