Arcam P25 Owners Manual
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3 This Handbook covers 4 different models, as follows: An integrated amplifier A power amplifier The DAVE (Digital Audio Video Enter tainment) amplifier The MARC (Multi Area Remote Control) amplifier SAFETY There are 19 safety items, set out on page 25 of this Handbook. For your own safety, and to ensure that your amplifier works properly, we strongly recommend that you read them. SOUND CUTS OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON If the temperature of the internal heatsinks rises above a safe level, then a thermal cut out inside the amplifier will operate. The POWER INDICATOR on the front panel will turn orange and the protection system will temporarily remove the power to the speakers. The system will reset itself as the heatsinks cool down. When playing a heavily recorded CD it is possible to drive the A22 at full po wer despite the fact that the volume is not at maximum. This is because of the high output voltage from a CD player. AMPLIFIER DOESNT SWITCH BACK ON All amplifiers have a 'protection mechanism' which will be activated if you switch the unit on again immediately after turning it off. The mechanism may stop it being turned back on. If the mechanism activates, wait 30 seconds, then tr y again. For ease of use, this handbook has been divided into 4 sections. Integrated amplifier Power amplifier DAVE (Digital Audio Video Enter tainment) amplifier MARC (Multi Area Remote Control) amplifier Each of the sections has a shor t introduction to the product, followed by an 'User Guide' which is primarily for users who have had their system installed by their dealer or supplier. Following the 'User Guide' is a section describing 'Advanced Features' (depending on the complexity of the product). Finally for customers wishing to set up their own system, a section called 'Setting Up'. Integrated amplifier User Guide 4 Using the Remote Control Handset 5 Advanced features 6 Setting up 7-8 Bi-wiring your speakers 9 Bi-amping 10 Power amplifier User Guide 11 Setting up 12 Integrated and Power amplifiers - Technical Specifications 13 DAVE amplifier (HOME THEATRE MODULE) User Guide 14 Setting up 15-19 Advanced features 20 Remote Control Handset 21 MARC amplifier (MULTI AREA MODULE) User Guide 22-23 Advanced Features 24 Safety Guidelines 25 Guarantee 26 Thank you for choosing ARCAM CONTENTS FOUR MODELS IMPORTANT NOTES
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A microprocessor is at the hear t of the amplifier. It performs several impor tant functions. It switches the amplifier on or off from standby mode and mutes the two sets of speakers individually as well as the pre-amp output. It is also responsible for the remote bus and infra red remote input. Parameters can be selected, and displayed, on the built in graphic display enabling easy set up of the amplifier and simple source selection. In addition, the amplifier uses LED markers to indicate the primar y source which is in use. In addition to a full suite of audio line level inputs, there is also a high quality optional MM/MC phono stage.To protect your amplifier, the microprocessor monitors the heatsink temperature and RF content of the speaker outputs. In the event of the amplifier being over driven, it can activate the automatic speaker protection circuits and it can repor t fault conditions to the main display. dn POWER Switches the unit on and off. The unit can also be switched into standby by use of the remote control handset. do POWER INDICATOR This will initially glow amber. After a few seconds, it will glow green. When the indicator glows amber, the speakers are disconnected and an internal protection circuit is activated. The power indicator will turn red if the unit has been put into standby mode by use of the remote control. Under cer tain conditions the power indicator may flash and a fault condition will be shown on the display dp . If this happens y ou should unplug the mains lead of the unit and leave the unit for a few minutes before re-connecting. If the fault condition persists unplug and contact your Arcam dealer. dk SP1 Selects or de-selects the main (upper) pair of speakers. Push the b utton in to select. dl SP2 Selects or de-selects the secondar y (lower) pair of speakers. Push the button in to select. Impor tant note: If both switches are turned off the amplifier will appear not to work, as all speakers will be switched off! cr VOLUME Adjusts the volume level of the loudspeakers, pre-amp out and headphones. The volume can also be controlled with the Remote Control Handset. As the volume knob is not motorized the knob will not move when adjusted remotely. If you spin the knob quickly it will not change the volume. This is to prevent accidentally setting the volume too high. NOTE ON VOLUME CONTROL SETTINGS It is impor tant to realise that the position of the volume control is not an accur ate indication of the power delivered to your loudspeakers. The amplifier will often deliver its full power long before the volume control reaches its maximum position par ticularly when listening to heavily recorded compact discs. Ho wever the amplifier also has to be capable of giving full power output from much lower level sources, such as tuners and cassette decks. Using these sources, the volume control setting may be much higher before distor tion (audible overload) sets in. BALANCE Press CONTR OL cq ,turn the volume knob to the desired balance, then press CONTROL again to fix the balance you have selected. cq CONTROL This button cycles (or steps) through the functions that can be controlled by the volume knob. This can be either volume (the default setting) or balance. If you have a DAVE or MARC, there are several other functions. Refer to those sections of this handbook. cs ENTER TAINMENT (SOURCE) SELECTORS These buttons select the source (i.e. Radio (TUNER), Compact Disc (CD) etc. you wish to listen to. dq REMOTE RECEIVER The remote receiv er is behind the FMJ badge. Make sure the remote receiver is not covered or signals from the Remote Control Handset will not be received. dm HEADPHONES SOCKET Accepts headphones rated between 8 ohms and 2k ohms fitted with a 1/4 stereo jack plug. If you wish to listen on headphones only, use SPl and SP2 (if necessar y) to mute the speak ers. The headphone socket is always active. Integrated amplifier - User Guide 4 Circled numbers in the text, e.g. 7 , refer to the numbers on the pictures. If your integrated amplifier HAS NOT been installed for you, you should read the section entitled Setting up before using the User Guide. cn co cp cq dk ct dl dm dn cs cr do dp dq PHONO/AUX MODE CONF RM RECORD CONTROL CD TUNER AV DVD VCR PROCESSOR2 TAPE 1 SP1 SP2PHONES A22 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER POWER Vol olum e C CD INTRODUCTION IN USE 5 Integrated amp - Using the Remote Control Dont forget to fit the two AAA batteries supplied and ensure they are inser ted correctly into the back of the remote control before using it. The Remote Control sends a message to an infrared receiver which is located behind the FMJ badge on the front of the amplifier. Do not place anything in front of the badge or the Remote Control may not work. VOLUME AND (MUTE) Press + to increase volume or – to decrease the output volume of the amplifier. Press to mute the speaker connections and preamp outputs. Both tape outputs and the headphone socket remain active. Mute is disabled either by pressing again, or by adjusting the volume. CD CONTROLS These offer basic controls of Arcam CD players, such as the FMJ CD23. DAVE REMOTE CONTROL If you have a DAVE amplifier, you will have the the CR9000 Remote Control as shown in the DAVE amplifier section of this handbook. That Remote Control allows you to operate the integrated amplifier plus some basic functions of an Arcam or Philips based CD player or Tuner. TUNER These buttons are used to control tuner functions. Note that the FM/DAB lights indicate into which mode you are switching the remote control. The lights only illuminate for five seconds to conser ve batter y power. If neither light is illuminated this does not mean that the remote control is not working! SOURCE SELECTION BUTTONS These operate in the same way as the source selectors on the front panel of your integrated amplifier. DISP Cycles through the settings Bright, Off and Dim. Turning the display Off generally gives a slight improvement in sound quality. SP1 AND SP2 These buttons allow you to select and deselect the main(SP1) and secondar y (SP2) sets of speakers attached to your amplifier (see page 4). POWER/STANDBY Toggles the amplifi er between standby mode and full power mode. The power indicator light next to the power button on the front panel is red if the amplifier is in standby, amber while the amplifier is powering up (this only takes a few seconds) and green when the amplifier is powered up. If you have an integrated amplifier or MARC amplifier, you will have a Remote Control similar to the one shown below. This CR-389 Remote Control gives access to all functions available on the front panel of FMJ amplifiers. It also has controls to operate Arcam CD players, AM/FM tuners andDAB tuners. The Remote Control transmits Philips RC-5 type codes. OTHER AMPLIFIER FUNCTIONS Note that greyed-out buttons on the remote control diagram are of use with other Arcam amplifiers.