Arcam P75, A65 Connecting to other equipment, AV PROCESSOR/TAPE switch br A75 only, Pre-Ampout

Connecting to other equipment

All of the input sockets (except PHONO) have the same sensitivity and may be used with equipment other than that labelled, if you need to do so.

The use of high quality interconnect cables to and from other hi-fi equipment is recommended to ensure the best sound quality (sonic performance). Ask your Arcam dealer’s advice on cable selection.

AV PROCESSOR/TAPE switch br (A75 only)

If you are using the amplifier with an external processor such as a Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital decoder you should select the AV processor. Connect the left and right audio output sockets of your processor to the corresponding AV/DVD input 8. Press and hold the TAPE MONITOR switch br for five

or more seconds, the amplifier switches to a fixed gain. This allows the volume control of your processor to act as a master control and adjust the sound level of the speakers attached to both the A75 and the processor simultaneously. If you then switch back to another input, for example, CD, the volume control is switched back in circuit again and the amplifier functions as normal. You may hear a slight ‘click’ when you switch to another input. This is normal.

WARNING: If the AV PROCESSOR/TAPE switch is set to AV PROCESSOR and the LED is illuminated, do not use the AV/DVD socket for any equipment except a processor with its own volume control. Otherwise this could result in a signal being sent to your loudspeakers at high levels which may damage the loudspeakers.

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You will only need to use these sockets if you have a separate power amplifier. To use your amplifier as a preamplifier connect these sockets to the input sockets (POWER AMP IN or

PWR AMP IN) of your power amplifier. If your power amplifier is an Arcam P75, P85 or Alpha series you can use it in conjunction with the power amplifiers in your integrated amplifier to bi-amplify suitable loudspeakers. See the section ‘Bi-wiring and bi-amping loudspeakers’ for details.

TAPE RECORD OUT 6

Connect these output sockets to the input sockets of your cassette deck (usually labelled RECORD).

TAPE PLAY IN 7

Connect these input sockets to the output sockets of your cassette deck (usually labelled PLAY). If you do not have a cassette deck you can use this input for other (line level) equipment, such as a CD player, tuner, VCR, etc., but not a turntable (record deck).

PHONO/LINE switch bn (A75 only)

If you don’t have a record deck and therefore don’t want to use the PHONO input socket, press this button in (with the tip of a pencil or a ball point pen) to convert the PHONO input to a LINE input for equipment such as a CD player, tuner, VCR etc. Press and release the button to use as PHONO input again.

Ground terminal bo

Connect the earth lead (if fitted) from your turntable or pick-up arm, to this.

AV/DVD 8 VCR 9 TUNER bk CD bl

(AV=audio visual, DVD=digital versatile disc)

Connect these input sockets to the audio output sockets of the above named equipment.

PHONO bm

Connect these input sockets to the leads from your turntable (record deck). The phono stage is suitable for moving magnet

(MM)or high output moving coil (MC) cartridges. If you are using a low output MC cartridge ask your dealer about a suitable external MC preamplifier.

A65/A75/P75

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