BC Acoustique EX362D, Owner'S Manual

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③ PHASE TESTER
The EX Series products feature 3-pins mains power cord.
These 3-pins plugs are respectively the Ground, which is
located in the center of the outlet, the Neutral, it is an
electrical reference, and finally the Hot. The latter is that
which "handles" the alternating voltage.
According to the wiring of the multi-socket and a sense of
connection to the outlet, the respective position of the
Neutral and Hot out will change, according to this position a
residual voltage may appear on the cabinet of the device.
This tension can affect the result of listening to your hi-fi
system.
In order to choose the most appropriate direction
connection (one that will induce the lowest residual voltage
on the cabinet), some EX Series products have a Test device
at the rear panel of the product named: "Test Phase".
To test it is necessary to connect the device to the mains,
and then use your finger to touch the metal ring located
around the central lamp.
If the lamp lights it means that the residual voltage of the
cabinet is high. You will therefore then reverse the
connection of the outlet of the device (careful, the light
intensity is low).
If the light remains off when you touch the ring around the
central lamp, it means that the device is connected in the
best way.
Notes:
- To choose the direction of the
outlet connection it is necessary
to have a Schuko socket because
the Ground is offset on the sides.
Schuko plug
- When the test is performed by touching the ring, make
sure not to touch any other part of the product which
would have the effect of putting to pair and thus invalidate
the test.
④ PRE OUT (RCA OUTPUT)
This output allows you to use the amplifier as a preamplifier
and Therefore connect a power amplifier to upgrade the
system.
⑤ OPTION (RCA INPUT)
Without Optional card, this input works as a 4th LINE input.
If you use an Optional Card, this RCA input will be disabled
in favor, for example, of the optional Bluetooth card
allowing you to listen to your music from your Smartphone.
In that case, when you are selecting the Option’s source
button (in front panel), you can listen to music from your
Bluetooth device.
⑥ LINE 3 (RCA INPUT)
The LINE 3 input is for connecting a "line level" source. This
input has an option "AV BYPASS" - *See # 10 in this manual
for more info.
AV BYPASS (ON/OFF) - COAXIAL and OPTICAL INPUTS
The LINE 3 input has an option "AV BYPASS" which takes
you through the amplifier without using amplification part.
This is very useful if you wants, for example, connect your
speakers directly on another AV amplifier output.
⑦ INPUT LINE 2 (RCA INPUT)
The LINE 2 input is for connecting a "line level" source to
your amplifier. It is designed to receive an "analog" signal
(as opposed to "digital" signal). To connect your source we
are using a traditional "RCA" cable, they are usually
identified by a color code "RED" to the RIGHT and "WHITE"
to the LEFT channel.
Connecting a turntable: Most turntables have output
format "RCA" but the signal is not compatible with the "line
inputs" amplifiers. To use turntable, it is necessary to use a
"phono preamp" compatible with a "reader cell phono".
There are 2 families of cells, MM (Moving Magnet) or MC
(Moving Coil). The most used cells among the public are in
MM format.
⑩ DAC - COAXIAL and OPTICAL INPUTS
This button is activating alternately the digital inputs RCA
and Optical on the rear of the amplifier. It allows listening
to digital sources connected to the amplifier with the
integrated Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) compatible
with all PCM stereo formats (up to 48 kHz).
Note: You can leave connect two sources, one on the
Optical input (LED is red), and the other on the Coaxial
input (LED is white) and activate the one that suits you by
repeatedly pressing the DAC button on the front panel.
⑪ OPTIONAL BOARD CARD
This slot allows you to add, when you want, one of the
Optional cards for adding one more source, like a digital
card that lets you listen to music from a computer.
Connection to the amplifier
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