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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 Z142 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.
The simplest function provided by the My-Link bus is that all
linked units will switch into or out of standby mode when the
amplifier’s front panel or remote control standby key is pressed.
The My-Link bus allows any linked product to be remote-
controlled via the tuner's infra-red receiver - or vice-versa.
The Z142 (or any other product on the My-Link bus) can be
controlled from a remote room via a suitable interface to the My-
Link bus.
Use a short RCA-to-RCA (phono-to-phono) interconnect cable to
connect from the MYLINK OUT socket on the Z142 to the MY-
LINK IN socket on the CD player and a second cable from the
MY-LINK OUT socket on the CD player to the MY-LINK IN socket
on the tuner – “daisy-chain” fashion. Further Myryad Z-Series or
MX-Series products can be linked in the same way, running from
the MY-LINK OUT socket on the tuner. Inexpensive interconnects
may be used as the Smart My-Link bus carries only control
signals, not audio, so these cables have no effect on sound
quality.
When other Myryad products equipped with Smart My-Link® (e.g.
Z-Series or MX-Series) are connected via the My-Link many more
powerful system features are available (see page 7).
4 Loudspeaker outputs
The loudspeaker outputs are capable of driving all loudspeakers
with rated impedances in the range 4
Ω
to 16
Ω
. 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 “L” should be wired to the left-hand loudspeaker.
Those on the right, marked “R”, 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 Bi-amp output
Many loudspeakers today are made so that the bass and treble
sections can be separated and fed from two sets of speaker
cables. This is known as “bi-wiring” and can yield a significant
improvement in sound quality. A further sound quality gain may
be made by “bi-amplifying” the loudspeaker – using two separate
power amplifiers to drive the bass and treble sections.
The Z142 makes provision for this with its “BI-AMP” output, which
can be used to feed a separate Myryad Power Amplifier.
6 Tape 1 input/output
These connectors are suited to any type of tape or CD recorder,
including high-quality “3-head” tape recorders which allow you to
monitor the signal off the tape whilst it is being recorded. Connect
a stereo cable from the TAPE 1 REC output sockets of the
amplifier to the LINE IN or RECORD IN sockets on your tape
deck. Connect a second stereo cable from the TAPE 1 PLAY
input sockets of the amplifier to the LINE OUT or PLAY OUT
sockets on your tape deck.
Any source selected for listening on the amplifier will
automatically be fed to the TAPE 1 REC output sockets for
recording. If the TAPE 2 input is selected then tape copies may
be made from TAPE 2 to TAPE 1. It is NOT possible to copy from
TAPE 1 to TAPE 2.
