Bryston BP16, BP16-DA, BP16-P owner manual Introduction, Setup Recommendations, Connections

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BP16 PREAMPLIFIER

INTRODUCTION:

Thank you for purchasing a Bryston BP16 Preamplifier. We are confident it will provide you with many years of musical enjoyment. We would welcome any suggestions or comments you may have regarding the operation of your Bryston amplifier.

In the unlikely event that your amplifier may require service Bryston recommends that you retain the origi- nal shipping box and packaging material for future use if required.

SETUP RECOMMENDATIONS:

You may place your BP16 Preamplifier in any convenient location. Make sure you position the amplifier to maintain a direct line-of-sight between the hand-held remote and the remote sensor eye located on the front panel. If plugged in the BP16 will remain in standby indicated by the RED power LED on the front panel.

The amplifier is powered up by engaging the power button located on the front panel of the BP16 or by depressing the POWER button on the hand held remote control unit.. The BP16 will power-up momentarily with mute engaged, indicated by the mute LED turning red on the front panel; it will then turn off within a few seconds. The POWER LED will stay lit green indicating normal operation.

CONNECTIONS:

WIRED (SERIAL DATA) REMOTE CONTROL:

There is one RS-232, one AUX IR input and two 12 volt trigger output connections as well. The RS-232 is bi-directional and allows for future software downloads from the Bryston website. It also interfaces with control systems such as Crestron and AMX.

CHASSIS GROUND:

A chassis ground thumb screw terminal is provided on the rear panel.

12 VOLT TRIGGER CONNECTOR:

These 12Vdc control outputs allow the BP16 to exert on/off control over compatible equipment. See “REMOTE POWER CONTROL” for more informa- tion..

LINE LEVEL ANALOG AUDIO INPUTS :

The Bryston BP16 Preamplifier comes equipped with

8 pairs of gold plated analog RCA input connectors:

TV, CD, AUX-1/PHONO,AUX-2/SPDIF,VIDEO, TUNER, RECORD IN and POWER AMP IN. All have and input impedance of 50K ohms

Power Amp In is normally connected, internally, to Pre Amp Out via the Connected/Separate slide switch located on the rear panel. When this switch is in the Separate position, however, any line level audio input can be used at the Power Amp Input jacks to drive the amplifier.

In BP16-DA models the Aux2 (d1/d2) input jacks accept only SPDIF PCM bit streams. They do NOT accept analog audio input signals.

In BP16-P models, which are equipped with a moving-magnet phono equalization module, the inputs labeled Aux1/Phono accept moving mag- net phono cartridge inputs. These inputs are NOT line level inputs in the BP16-P and cannot be used as such.

LINE LEVEL ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUTS :

The Bryston BP16 Preamplifier comes equipped with 3 pairs of gold plated analog RCA jacks for outputs: 2 pairs of PREAMP OUT jacks and 1 pair of RECORD OUT jacks.

PreAmp Out is normally connected, internally, via the Connected/Separate switch, to Power Amp

In

Record Out output is not affected by volume, balance or mute controls.

DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS:

In the BP16-DA model, which contains a stereo D/A converter module, there are 4 digital audio inputs available.

Two TOSLINK optical inputs are selected by pressing the D3 (TOSLINK-1) or D4 (TOSLINK-2) buttons on the front panel (when in digital mode) or on the handheld remote.

Two SPDIF coaxial inputs can be connected to the BP16-DA using the RCA input jacks labeled D1 and D2. To select these inputs first place the unit in digital mode by pressing the DIGITAL4Select button on the front panel (or the A/D button on the handheld remote) and then press the D1 or D2 button on the front panel or on the remote). When the green LED above the font panel DIGITAL4Select switch button in ON concur- rently with either the d1 (cd), D2 (tuner), d3 (tv) or d4 (vIDEO) LEDs, then digital mode is engaged.

Note: Whatever digital input was previously selected in Digital Mode will be automati- cally reselected upon re-entering Digital

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Contents BP16 Bryston Limited Warranty Important Safety InstructionsSetup Recommendations IntroductionConnections Auxiliary IR Input LED Status IndicatorsRemote Power Control ~ 12 Volt Trigger Connector Headphone JackHAND-HELD INFRA-RED Remote Control Wired RS-232 Remote ControlTrigger Output Pass Through Mode BP16 SpecificationsGeneral BP16 Preamplifier BP16MANUAL20060324