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SETTING UP YOUR
SYSTEM
REMOTE
TRIGGER
LEFT
CHANNEL
SPEAKER
RIGHT
CHANNEL
SPEAKER
MY-LINK
LINE LINE
IN IN
OUT OUT
+
-
+
-
REAR PANEL
CONNECTIONS
1. Power Inlet
Before making any connection, check that
the mains voltage setting printed on the
rear panel is the same as your local mains
supply.
Plug the female (socket) end of the power
cord into the power inlet on the rear of the
amplifier. Plug the male (plug) end of the
cord into a "live" wall socket or a suitable
heavy-duty extension cable.
UK version: The mains plug is supplied
fitted with a 5A fuse. It should only be
replaced with a fuse of the same rating
(13A) which complies with BS1362.
2. Power Switch
Press one side of this rocker switch (the
side nearer the edge of the rear panel) to
switch amplifier ON and the other side
(towards the speaker terminals) to switch it
OFF. When the POWER switch is in the
OFF position all power is disconnected from
the amplifier. In this condition the amplifier
cannot be powered up from the front panel
or the My-Link or remote trigger. When the
POWER switch is in the ON position (and
the power cord correctly inserted and
plugged into a live wall socket) the amplifier
will power up in standby mode (see FRONT
PANEL CONTROLS, STANDBY, below).
It is recommended that the POWER switch
be turned OFF if the amplifier is not going
to be used for an extended period of time.
IMPORTANT: Make sure the POWER
switch is turned OFF before making or
changing any connections to the amplifier.
3. Smart My-Link®
When the MXA2080 is used in a system
with other Myryad products (e.g. MX-Series,
M-Series, Cameo or Z-Series) all may be
joined together via the My-Link. This will
allow all the products to be remotely
controlled via the infra-red receiver on, for
example, an MXP2000 Preamplifier or
MXI2080 Integrated Amplifier.
When joined via the My-Link, the MXA2080
will respond to STANDBY and MUTE
operations on the preamplifier (whether
operated from the front panel or by remote
control). For example, if both the
preamplifier and the MXA2080 are in
STANDBY, then switching the preamplifier
out of standby will also bring the MXA2080
out of standby. In this way an MXP2000 +
MXA2080 can be operated with the same
ease as an integrated unit. If a number of
MXA2080s are being used in a multi-amp
or multi-room system all the amplifiers may
be My-Linked so that they can be controlled
as one.
Use a short RCA-to-RCA (phono-to-phono)
interconnect cable to connect from the MY-
LINK OUT socket on the integrated or
preamplifier to the MY-LINK IN socket on
the MXA2080. A suitable 0.5m long My-Link
cable is supplied with the MXA2080. A
second cable can then run from the MY-
LINK OUT socket on the MXA2080 to the
MY-LINK IN socket on a third Myryad
component (if desired) and so on – in
“daisy-chain” fashion. Inexpensive
interconnects may be used as the My-Link
bus carries only control signals, not audio,
so these cables have no effect on sound
quality.
Please note:
• Manually switching the MXA2080 into
standby will not switch other My-Linked
units into standby.
• When the My-Link is connected it is
recommended that no connection be
made to the REMOTE TRIGGER input
(see below).
4. Line inputs
The line inputs can be driven from the line
outputs of any good quality preamplifier
(such as the Myryad MXP2000) or any
other suitable line level source. High quality
RCA-to-RCA (phono-to-phono)
interconnects should be used.
5. Line outputs
The line outputs are directly connected to
the line inputs - without buffering. The line
outputs allow power amplifiers to be “daisy-
chained” so that more complex multi-
amplifier
or multi-room systems may be built.
6. Loudspeaker outputs
Each channel is capable of driving any
loudspeaker with a rated impedance of 4
ohms or greater. The loudspeaker terminals
are high-current binding-posts, coded red
and black.
CAUTION: THE RED TERMINALS ARE
MARKED WITH A HAZARD SYMBOL TO
INDICATE THAT THEY CAN BE LIVE,
READ ALL THE LOUDSPEAKER WIRING
INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT READY-MADE
LEADS BE USED WHERE POSSIBLE.
For correct imaging it is important that the
two loudspeakers are wired "in phase". To
ensure correct phasing wire the black (-)
terminal on the amplifier to the black or "-"
terminal on the loudspeaker. The red (+)
terminal on the amplifier should be wired to
the red or "+" terminal on the loudspeaker.
