Page 3 - Important Safety Information; English; Important Safety Instructions; For apparatus connected to the mains electricity supply
General Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions s. 5. Do not use the apparatus near water, for example near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, near a swimming pool etc. 6. Clean only ...
Page 4 - CE Declaration of Conformity
ii CHAKRA Power Amplifiers Owner’s Manual English Important Safety Information C CE Declaration of Conformity Linn Products Ltd declare that this product is in conformance with the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC andElectromagnetic Compatibility 89/336/EEC as amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC. The ...
Page 5 - CHAKRA Power Amplifiers; Copyright and Acknowledgements
iii Copyright and Acknowledgements Copyright © 2005 Linn Products Ltd. First edition March 2005. Linn Products Limited, Glasgow Road, Waterfoot, Eaglesham, Glasgow, G76 OEQ,Scotland, United Kingdom All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in aretrieval system, or tr...
Page 7 - Contents; The CHAKRA range
CHAKRA Power Amplifiers Owner’s Manual Contents English C Contents Introduction 1 The CHAKRA range 1 Features 2 Installation 3 Unpacking 3 Positioning 3 Connecting 4 Mains supply 4 Audio connections 5 Back panels (Phono) 7 C2100 7 C3100 7 C4100 8 C5100 8 C6100 8 C2200 9 C3200 9 C4200 9 Back panels (...
Page 9 - Introduction; IIntroduction
1 CHAKRA Power Amplifiers Owner’s Manual Introduction English IIntroduction CHAKRA power amplifiers are the result of over five years continuous development ofLinn's amplifier designs.CHAKRA power amplifiers have been designed to offer true flexibility when building orupgrading an audio or home-thea...
Page 10 - Features
2 CHAKRA Power Amplifiers Owner’s Manual English Introduction A AKTIV* operation All CHAKRA amplifiers support AKTIV operation.Standard 'passive' crossovers are driven by the audio signal itself and so some of thesignal is effectively lost. AKTIV crossovers are powered by the SMPS (see above) andthe...
Page 11 - Installation; IInstallation; Unpacking; Positioning
3 CHAKRA Power Amplifiers Owner’s Manual Installation English IInstallation Unpacking Each CHAKRA amplifier is supplied with the following accessories: P Mains lead P Signal leads - lead type will suit amplifier's input connection (balanced or phono) - one lead per amplifier channel (e.g. 4-channel ...
Page 12 - Connecting
4 CHAKRA Power Amplifiers Owner’s Manual English Installation C Connecting Back panel connectors and switches 1. SPEAKER outputsAmplified output for connection to loudspeakers. 2. GAIN adjustmentFor increasing or reducing the gain. IMPORTANT - only for use when a Linn AKTIVmodule is fitted to the ch...
Page 21 - Operation
13 CHAKRA Power Amplifiers Owner’s Manual Operation English O Operation General The blue LED on the front panel will be dim when power is first applied and will remaindimmed when the amplifier is in standby mode. Signal sensing When an input signal is detected, the CHAKRA amplifier is enabled and th...
Page 22 - Technical Specification
14 CHAKRA Power Amplifiers Owner’s Manual English Technical Specification T Technical Specification * Default setting Type Dimensions Weight Input connectors(phono models) Input connectors(Balanced models) Output connectors Fuse rating Mains input range Mains frequency range Input power - maximum(Co...
Page 23 - Guarantee and Services; Guarantee and Service
15 CHAKRA Power Amplifiers Owner’s Manual Guarantee and Services English G Guarantee and Service This product is guaranteed under the conditions which apply in the country ofpurchase and your statutory rights are not limited. In addition to any statutory rightsyou may have, Linn undertake to replace...
Page 25 - Channel configuration table
Channel configuration table The table below is provided to allow you to take a note of how your amplifierchannels are configured and / or connected. AKTIV modulesIf your CHAKRA amplifier is fitted with Linn AKTIV modules, labels may be providedwith the modules. If so, stick the label for each AKTIV ...