Setting up your A90 integrated amplifier

ARCAM A90 ‘Switch on’ state

Introduction

 

 

 

Adjusting listening settings

The A90 allows you to adjust listening settings to

The default display mode is VOLUME, where the

 

 

 

 

suit your taste, and to customise various features

control knob is used to adjust sound level.

DOWN

UP

of the amplifier to fit your system. Use this diagram

Press SELECT to enter edit mode and cycle

to help you navigate through the settings available.

through the other sound settings: BALANCE,

VOLUME

 

 

The ENTER and SELECT buttons are represented

BASS and TREBLE. When a setting is selected,

adjust

 

 

in the diagram by the symbols

and

 

adjust it with the control knob. Press ENTER to fix

 

 

 

 

 

respectively. The Control knob is shown as

.

the change you have made and return to default

LEFT

RIGHT

 

 

 

 

 

(volume) mode, or press SELECT again to move to

BALANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

the next setting.

 

adjust

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customising amplifier settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press SELECT until the display shows

–dB

+dB

 

 

 

 

 

CUSTOMISE->’. Now rotate the Control knob to

BASS

 

 

 

 

 

 

choose which setting you wish to alter. Press

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECT to adjust the chosen setting with the

adjust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control knob.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press ENTER to confirm the adjustment or press

–dB

+dB

 

 

 

 

 

SELECT to confirm the adjustment and move on to

TREBLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

the next item.

 

adjust

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press ENTER twice to leave the Customise menu.

Customize ->

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

choose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

VOLUME

INPUT

TONE

Processor

WELCOME

PHONO/AUX

RESTORE

Resolution

DISPLAY

TRIMS

CONTROL

mode

MESSAGE

TEXT

SETTINGS

edit

edit

edit

edit

edit

edit

 

edit

edit

STANDARD

GRAPHIC/

TRIM

GLOBAL/

 

GAIN

 

ARCAM

AUX/

NO/YES

FINE

NUMERIC

 

PER

 

 

 

Amp

PHONO

 

REFERENCE

 

 

SOURCE

 

 

 

 

 

‘Switch on’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

state

continue

continue

continue

continue

 

continue

 

continue

continue

 

Volume

Volume

Input

Tone

 

Processor

Welcome

Phono/Aux

Restore

resolution

display

trims

control

 

mode

message

text

settings

Volume Resolution Standard, fine or Reference. ‘Standard’ and ‘Fine’ represent different levels of volume control sensitivity. The ‘Reference’ setting gives absolute increments in 0.5dB steps.

Volume display mode graphic or numeric shows the volume either as a bar graph or as a number. If Volume resolution is set to ‘Reference’ a numeric volume display shows the actual decibel figure.

Input Trims – use the source select buttons and Control knob to set input trims for each source. Input trims are used to compensate for variations in output levels of different source equipment.

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Tone Control Global or Per source. This specifies the scope of changes for ‘Bass’ and ‘Treble’ tone settings. The default setting is ‘Global’ which affects all inputs equally. ‘Per source’ allows you to set tone controls for individual inputs: once set, the amplifier remembers tone settings for each input.

Processor Mode – This mode enables you to adjust the gain of the amplifier. The amplifier can then be used to drive the front left and right speakers in a surround sound system when fed from a separate processor. You can then control the volume of the entire system using the processor, feeding the sound into the TAPE input. Set the gain to match the amplifiers that drive your other loudspeakers.

Welcome message – You can change the power on Welcome message from ‘Arcam INTEGRATED AMP’ to display your name, postcode, etc. When customising the message, use the UP and DOWN buttons to select the cursor position and the Control knob to change the letter.

Phono/Aux Text – If you have had the optional Phono module added, choose ‘Phono’ so this word is displayed when the input is selected. The default is ‘Aux’.

Restore Settings – this restores all amplifier settings, including Input trims and the Welcome message, to their factory defaults.

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Arcam P90/3 manual Setting up your A90 integrated amplifier, Introduction Adjusting listening settings

A90, P90/3, P90 specifications

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