Trilogy 909 User manual

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User Manual

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thank you
Welcome
Firstly, thank you for purchasing your Trilogy Audio Systems 909 Pre-amplier, we value your custom.
We strive to design and build world class products that stand the test of time. By reading this manual you can
gain clear understanding of its operation and learn to care for it correctly. In turn, it will reward you with a lifetime
of outstanding performance.
......................................
Nic Poulson.
CEO Trilogy Audio Systems.
www.trilogyaudio.com
User Manual
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Getting Started
4 Introduction
4 About this manual
5 Unpacking
5 Enviroment
5 Power Supply
7 Connections
9 Security
9 PIN Code Protection
11 Powering the Pre-Amp
11 Quickstart
Menu Index
13 Overview
15 Time Settings
15 Sleep To set the sleep timer
17 Timers To set the daily on/off timers
19 Time Set To set the day and time
21 Defaults
21 Menu Lock To enable or disable the menu lock
23 Volume To set various default volume parameters
25 Input To assign the default input
25 Film In To assign an input to be the lm input
25 Output To select the default output source
27 Balance To assign the default balance setting
27 Display To set various display parameters
29 Warm Mode To enable or disable Warm Mode
29 External To set TASLink parameters
31 Names
31 Inputs To assign user names to the inputs
33 External To assign user names to peripherals connected by TASLink
35 Tools
35 Ext status To check the status of peripherals connected by TASLink
35 Bus status To check the status of the TASLink bus
35 Version To check the software version in this unit and peripherals
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37 Bond To bond peripherals to this 909 for security
37 Unbond To unbond peripherals from this 909
37 IR Code To display the codes received by the IR receiver
39 Factory To reset the 909 to factory default settings
TASLink
41 Overview
41 Bus power
41 Bus remote on
41 High speed bus
43 Low speed (quiet) bus
43 Rear Panel LEDs
43 Front Panel Warning LEDs
Appendices
45 Appendix A
47 Appendix B
Care & Service
49 Cleaning
49 Servicing
49 Declarations
Glossary
50 Glossary
Specications/Returns
51 909 Specications
51 Returns
Acknowledgements
52 Acknowledgements .
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Introduction
We prefer that your Trilogy dealer delivers, installs, sets up and explains your 909’s operation to you.
However, we still recommend that you read through this manual thoroughly and keep it to hand for reference if
you intend using some or all of the 909’s complex and rather unique features.
Should any part of this manual or the operation of the 909 not be clear to you, please do not hesitate to contact
your Trilogy dealer. If they are not available please contact ourselves directly.
About this manual
Throughout this user manual, the following icons are used:
[enter] This refers to a physical control on the 909.
RETURN 1 This refers to a physical connection on the 909.
Bal Centre This indicates information that is presented on the display.
From this point on, any information presented on the left hand pages are pictorial representations of either the
front or back views of the 909 or of the display.
Therefore consider the left hand pages as additional information to accompany the written descriptions on the
opposite pages.
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Unpacking
Be careful when unpacking your Trilogy amplier, it is heavy. Seek assistance if necessary. Store the packaging
safely for future use. It is the ideal method of protecting your amplier from damage during transport.
Environment
Do not site the amplier near liquids, or place water-lled containers near the unit. If water does come into
contact with the unit there is serious potential for an electric shock or re hazard. Immediately pull out the mains
plug from the wall socket. Contact your dealer to arrange an inspection before further use.
The amplier is cooled by convection and so needs good circulation of room temperature air under and around it.
Do not place it near sources of heat such as radiators or in direct sunlight. Do not enclose in a cupboard. Do not
place directly on carpet.
A at, smooth surface is required. As with all high resolution audio equipment, your amplier is sensitive to
vibration, strong magnetic elds and radio interference. A dedicated high performance equipment platform sited
away from other appliances is the optimum location.
Power Supply
The AC input voltage has been set for the country it was purchased in. Check that the label on the rear panel
matches your AC supply voltage before plugging in. The AC inlet cable provided should be used. If another cable
is used check it is wired correctly. The fuse should be rated at 10 amps.
The wires in the AC input cable supplied are coloured in accordance with the following code:
Green and yellow..............Earth
Blue................................Neutral
Brown.................................Live
The amplier must be earthed. Do not disconnect the AC earth at any time. If in doubt about any aspect of
power supply, consult your Trilogy dealer or a qualied electrician.
A direct connection to a mains outlet is best for your amplier, avoid adapters. To realise your amplier's full
potential we recommend high quality mains conditioning. See www.Isol-8.co.uk for more on power supply and
system solutions from our highly acclaimed sister company.
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Connections
It is good practice to complete all interconnections before switching on to avoid any damage to your system's
loudspeakers while plugging in.
The IEC inlet provides the unit with power. Connect with the supplied AC input cable. It can be left connected at
all times to ensure reliable operation. If not being used for extended periods of time switch off at the mains outlet.
See the Comprehensive Operation Guide for timed, sleep and remote switching.
The Pre-Amplier can accommodate six line level audio inputs. Two are associated with auxiliary loops. If both
loop functions are not required RETURN 1 and RETURN 2 can be regarded as inputs 5 and 6. Connect your
sources to these inputs via RCA phono cables as required. A separate phono stage will be required for vinyl
playback.
Two sets of main line level outputs are provided. Connect MAIN 1 to your power amplier via RCA phono cables.
MAIN 2 is provided for connection to a second power amplier for applications such as bi-amping. MAIN 2 is not
independently buffered or controlled.
Two independent switchable auxiliary loops are provided, SEND 1 and SEND 2 with RETURN 1 and
RETURN 2. These can be congured to provide send and returns to and from recording media, AV or multi-room
systems independently from the main outputs. They are congured via the front panel controls as detailed in the
Comprehensive Operation Guide.
Twin TASLink connectors allow interconnection, control and monitoring of other Trilogy Audio System products
via QuietBuss technology. The associated LEDs give status information. The Comprehensive Operation Guide
contains further information. TASLink cables are available from your Trilogy dealer in various lengths.
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Pin Code
[enter]
00----
Rotate [shaft encoder] to display rst Pin Code pair
52----
[enter]
5200--
Rotate [shaft encoder] to display second Pin Code pair
5225--
[enter]
522500
Rotate [shaft encoder] to display third Pin Code pair
522594
[enter]
Warm up...
The number used above is purely an example.
Your unique PIN Code is detailed in the separate sheet accompanying your 909.
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Security
Each 909 comes with its own unique PIN for your security. If the AC input is disconnected for a long period of
time you will be prompted for a PIN on power up. Please take precautions to remember your PIN and make sure
it cannot fall into the hands of others. Should you not be able to enter the correct PIN, contact your Trilogy dealer.
PIN Code Protection
When the amplier is rst powered, or unplugged for approximately fteen minutes, the pre-amp requires a
security PIN code to be entered. When the display says
PIN Code , press [enter] and the display will read
00---- where 00 are the rst two digits of the PIN code you are entering. Set these digits correctly with the
[shaft encoder], noting you can move backwards through 00 to 99 for speed. Press [enter], adjust the next pair of
digits, [enter] to change the last pair then [enter] again to complete PIN code entry.
If the PIN is entered incorrectly, press [enter] at the warning but note after three failures, the unit will be locked out
for two minutes before prompting again for PIN entry.
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Powering the Pre-Amp
Once the PIN code has been correctly entered, the pre-amp can be powered using the [power] button. The
message
Warm up... will be displayed while the circuitry warms up, and any attached power amps warm up if
they are controlled from the pre-amp. After forty seconds, the pre-amp is unmuted, the current input and volume
are displayed before the menu defaults to the home page.
Turn off by again pressing the [power] button, which includes the ability to abort power up during the warming
period. The message
Turn off is displayed and this takes a couple of seconds as outputs are muted before
valve circuitry is powered down.
This simple on/off operation is the standard setting from the Trilogy factory, but the detailed menus offer the ability
to select an intermediate
Standby mode, where a simple press of the [power] button while powered places the
pre-amp and peripherals in a keep warm mode. This is of particular benet for equipment such as the 990 power
amplier, which can cycle power to its circuitry to keep warm, while reducing power consumption below standard
mute modes. When this mode is enabled, full turn off is achieved by pressing and holding the [power] button.
Quickstart
Having made and checked all appropriate input, output and AC connections, press the [power] button. The unit
will remain muted until warm up is completed.
Select an Input from [1] to [6] . The [shaft encoder] will adjust volume.
To explore the control menus use a combination of [shaft encoder], [escape] and [enter] buttons. The display will
be your guide. If you get lost, press the [escape] button repeatedly until the originally selected input is displayed.
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Record Output options
No output
Input 1
Input 2
Input 3
Input 4
Input 5
Input 6
Balance options
Mute Right
Bal <30 .... Bal <1
Bal Centre
Bal >1 .... Bal >30
Mute Left
Brightness options
Bright Auto
Bright 1 .... Bright 9
More options
More  Time
Defaults
Names
Tools
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Overview
The Trilogy 909 pre-amp offers a nested menu structure to access the large number of options. This is intuitive,
using a combination of [enter] / [escape] buttons and the rotary [shaft encoder]. Although the six input select
buttons could have been used at some point in the menu structure, this would have been difcult to remember.
The six input buttons are only ever used to change the input you listen to, which may also be associated with
input level adjustments (trim).
By default, the pre-amp displays what we call the ‘Home Page’, which is selectable as a blank screen, Trilogy
logo, time, input or volume. The home page can be set differently when the pre-amp is off, compared with when
it is powered.
Navigating the menu, you will alternate between the [enter] button and rotary [shaft encoder], with [escape] to
step back up one level. Because the [shaft encoder] is normally used to adjust the volume from the home page,
the rst step to access the menus is to press [enter], which shows the record output. This can be changed with
the [shaft encoder], or [enter] again to adjust balance. [enter] again for brightness and choose from automatic
according to ambient light, or xed levels 1-9. The next [enter] will display
More , which is the route into the
detailed menus, which are accessed by turning the [shaft encoder].
The top level menu is circular, so pressing [enter] when
More is displayed will return to record output selection.
[escape] at any time from these top level settings to return to the home page, and press [escape] from the home
page to display the current time. Holding [escape] for several seconds at the home page will display the unit’s
serial number.
You will nd it intuitive, but it is unusual that you advance between top level menus of output, balance, brightness
and more using the [enter] button, whereas in the detailed menus found within
More , the different menus are
selected with the [shaft encoder]. The logic for this is we nd it acceptable to select between the small number of
high level menus using [enter], and also that each of these top level menus demands the use of the
[shaft encoder].
To access the detailed menus,
More should be displayed then turn the [shaft encoder] to select between time,
defaults, names and tools. If you have enabled menu lock in the defaults (disabled by default), on turning the
[shaft encoder] you will be prompted to enter the four digit menu PIN code provided with your pre-amp. This is a
different number to the six digit PIN entered when power is applied.
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More Time Sleep
Timers
Time Set
More Time Sleep Sleep Off
Sleep 0:01
.... Sleep 2:00
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More / Time
This includes setting the current time and sleep time similar to that found on an alarm clock, putting the pre-amp
to sleep after an adjustable number of minutes. On and off timers are provided for every day, plus global on/off
timers that apply every day. Individual timers can be disabled and only some timers used if required. For example,
turn on Saturday morning and turn off Sunday evening. Press [enter] to access Sleep , then select other time
options if required.
More / Time / Sleep
Pressing the [enter] button when Sleep is displayed, will allow the user to set a sleep timer to turn the pre-amp
off automatically after a set time. However during this countdown period the front panel button, an external
remote or one of the timers might switch the pre-amp off rst.
The default value displayed is
Off , but using the [shaft encoder], the time can be adjusted from 0:01
(one minute until sleep) to 2:00 (two hours until sleep) in one minute steps. Once set as required, [escape] from
this menu or leave the display timeout to return to the homepage if enabled. When the unit goes to sleep, by
default it will switch off both the pre-amp and any TASLink attached peripherals.
If display timeout is not enabled and you stay on the sleep display, you will see a live countdown. If you wish to
disable the sleep timer, set it to
Off .
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More Time Timers Mon ><:00 ©
Mon ><:00 ®
Tue ><:00 ©
Tue ><:00 ®
Wed ><:00 ©
Wed ><:00 ®
Thu ><:00 ©
Thu ><:00 ®
Fri ><:00 ©
Fri ><:00 ®
Sat ><:00 ©
Sat ><:00 ®
Sun ><:00 ©
Sun ><:00 ®
All ><:00 ©
All ><:00 ®
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More / Time / Timers
Timers are provided to allow automatic on/off switching customised to your daily routine, like a modern central
heating controller. This facility may be useful simply to bring your audio equipment to optimum temperature
before listening, to minimise power wasted overnight in maintaining temperature, or to provide wake-up music
like an alarm clock.
[enter] from
Timers to show the ‘on timer’ for Monday, designated with the lled square top right of the display.
The day will be ashing. Turning the [shaft encoder] to the right shows the off timer for Monday with an empty
square bottom right, then on/off for every day with the addition of ‘all on’ and ‘all off’ timers which will work
every day.
The timer hours are adjustable
00 to 23 , minutes are 00 to 59 as expected. We deliberately prevented the
[shaft encoder] ‘wrapping round’, eg 23 hours to 00 hours. Before 00 hours, there is an additional setting of
>< hours which disables that timer. Trilogy 909 pre-amps are shipped with all timers disabled and minutes set
to 00, that is
><:00 .
To adjust a timer, select the timer of interest with the [shaft encoder] and press [enter]. This allows hours to be
changed, including disabling with a setting of
>< . Press [enter] to edit the minutes or [escape] back to selecting
the different days on/off. It will be clear what you are changing with the [shaft encoder] as the display will be
ashing.
We have included what we hope is a useful feature. After editing timer minutes, pressing [enter] moves to the
next timer – press [enter] to edit that. This speeds setting as you are likely to edit an off timer when you have
edited that day’s on timer. However if you edit the minutes on one timer and do not want to edit the next timer,
simply press [enter] then choose another timer, or [escape] again to leave the timer menu.
The timers were designed with exibility in mind. Day timers do not have to be used in on/off pairs, so you could
have your system switch on Saturday morning and keep warm until Sunday evening, just using Saturday on and
Sunday off timers. Similarly, each day could turn on at different times, but the All off timer would switch off the
system at the same time every day.
When the unit switches off, it will switch off both the pre-amp and any TASLink attached peripherals.
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More Time Time Set Day HH:MM
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More / Time / Time Set
An internal clock allows the pre-amp to operate its on/off timers and display the current time if required. The
clock must be set by the user but, once the time is set, it keeps time even when there is no mains power applied.
This clock offers the same accuracy as typical quartz units that are not locked to a time reference such as the
internet or a radio signal. As for similar devices, the clock may need adjusting occasionally.
To adjust or set the clock for the rst time, press [enter] at the
Time Set menu. The day and time will be
displayed with the day ashing. Use the [shaft encoder] to adjust the day, [enter] to make the hours ash and
adjust (always 24 hour clock), then [enter] again to adjust minutes. [enter] will cycle back to adjusting the day.
Although seconds are not displayed, internally they are reset to zero if the time is adjusted.
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