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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
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
CONNECTIONS:
WIRED (SERIAL DATA) REMOTE CONTROL:
There is one
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,
•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
•In
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
Two TOSLINK optical inputs are selected by pressing the D3
Two SPDIF coaxial inputs can be connected to the
Note: Whatever digital input was previously selected in Digital Mode will be automati- cally reselected upon
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