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SETTING UP YOUR AMPLIFIER
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.
2 Power switch
Press one side of this rocker switch (the side nearer the edge of
the rear panel) to switch the amplifier ON and the other side to
switch it OFF. When the POWER switch is in the OFF position all
power is disconnected from the amplifier and it cannot be
powered up from the front panel or the remote control. When the
POWER switch is in the ON position (and the power cord
correctly inserted and plugged in to a live wall socket) the
amplifier will power up in standby mode (see FRONT PANEL
CONTROLS, STANDBY, page 5). It is recommended that the
POWER switch is turned OFF if the amplifier is not going to be
used for an extended period of time.
3 My-Link input/output
When the Z162 is used in a system with other Z-Series products
(or Myryad MX-Series), all may be joined together via the My-Link.
My-Link is a communications bus that allows all the linked
components to operate together as a system and distributes the
remote commands received by any one to each of the others.
Connection to the My-Link bus means that the Z162 and all other
linked units will switch into or out of standby mode when the front
panel or remote control standby key of the controlling integrated
amplifier (or preamplifier) is pressed.
Use a short RCA-to-RCA (phono-to-phono) interconnect cable to
connect from the MY-LINK IN socket on the Z162 to the MY-LINK
OUT socket on the integrated amplifier. A second cable may then
be run from the MY-LINK OUT socket on Z162 to the MY-LINK IN
socket on a Myryad CD player (for example) – “daisy-chain”
fashion. Further compatible Myryad products can be linked in the
same way, running from the MY-LINK OUT socket on the CD
player. 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.
4 Loudspeaker outputs
The loudspeaker outputs are capable of driving all loudspeakers
with rated impedances in the range 4Ωto 16Ω. The loudspeaker
terminals are high–current binding–posts, coded red or black. The
terminals on the left side of the amplifier (viewed from the front)
and marked “LEFT” should be wired to the left-hand loudspeaker.
Those on the right, marked “RIGHT”, should be wired to the right-
hand loudspeaker.
For correct stereo 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.
The loudspeakers should be positioned as recommended by the
loudspeaker manufacturer. The two loudspeakers should always
be placed at equal distances from the main listening position and
usually spaced a similar distance apart. It is generally best to
keep the loudspeakers away from room corners and many
loudspeakers work best away from all walls.
5 Line input
The line inputs may be connected to the line outputs of any
quality preamplifier, or to the bi-amp outputs of an integrated
amplifier such as the Myryad Z142 (see page 6).
6 Line output
The line outputs are directly connected to the line inputs, without
buffering. The line outputs allow further power amps to be “daisy-
chained” so more complex systems may be built.
