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Contents

 

Warning

 

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3

 

Unpacking

 

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4

 

Preamplifier

 

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5

 

Power

 

supply

 

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6

 

Remote

 

control

 

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6

 

Preparations

 

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7

 

Operation

 

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8

 

Setup

 

Menu

 

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8

 

Input

 

Settings

 

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9

 

General

 

Settings

 

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10

 

Safety

 

and

 

Protection

 

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11

 

DC

 

protection

 

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11

 

Short

 

circuit

 

protection

 

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11

 

Maintenance

 

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12

 

Cleaning

 

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12

 

Remote

 

Control

 

Battery

 

replacement

 

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12

 

Fuse

 

replacement

 

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12

 

Specifications

 

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12

 

Warranty

 

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12

 

 

 

Warning 

To

 

prevent

 

the

 

risk

 

of

 

electrical

 

shock,

 

DO

 

NOT

 

remove

 

the

 

cover

 

of

 

the

 

preamplifier

 

or

 

the

 

power

 

supply.

 

 

There

 

is

 

no

 

user

 

serviceable

 

part

 

inside

 

Bivium

 

preamplifier

 

or

 

the

 

Bivium

 

power

 

supply.

 

Summary of Contents for Bivium

Page 1: ...1 Bivium Preamplifier Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...so proud of When working together with the Volatus 200 power amplifier they simply break every ground in audio technology Prepared to be surprised by the extreme realism in music reproduction Please t...

Page 3: ...tection 11 DC protection 11 Short circuit protection 11 Maintenance 12 Cleaning 12 Remote Control Battery replacement 12 Fuse replacement 12 Specifications 12 Warranty 12 Warning To prevent the risk o...

Page 4: ...power cord This owner s manual The Bivium is machined from a solid block of aircraft grade aluminum therefore it is much heavier than it looks Lift the amplifier with great care or ask for assistance...

Page 5: ...up the volume Pressing the knob will switch the active audio channel to the next input 5 DC power input Digital 6 DC power input Analog 7 Right audio output RCA unbalanced 8 Right audio output XLR ba...

Page 6: ...er LED 2 IEC power inlet fuse holder main power on off switch 3 DC power output Digital 4 DC power output Analog Remote control 1 Power 2 Mute 3 Menu 4 Select 5 Channel up adjust in Menu mode 6 Channe...

Page 7: ...et the best sound quality make sure that all your Hi Fi equipments are connected into one mains socket Connect your audio signal sources for example CD player SACD player radio tuner etc to the audio...

Page 8: ...hearing damage by excessive loudness Turn up the volume slowly until it is comfortable Then sit down and enjoy When you have finished listening press the power button once more to toggle the Bivium ba...

Page 9: ...t select Inverted in the input phase menu The phase inversion is only valid for the selected channel A scroll arrow sign will appear on the display indicating phase inversion is activated Theater Bypa...

Page 10: ...it Numeric mode represents volume in a user friendly 0 to 160 level scale dB mode represents volume in a professional manner in overall logarithmic gain Mute Volume When 55dB is selected the preamp wi...

Page 11: ...he loudspeaker from DC leakage In case of the present of DC leakage the audio output will be cut off automatically Short circuit protection The Bivium is designed to withstand momentary short circuit...

Page 12: ...e same time Mixing new and old batteries will reduce battery life Fuse replacement Only replace Fuse with the same rating as the supplied one For 220V AC electricity supply use T3A delayed fuse For 11...

Page 13: ...amplifier Owner s Manual English Rev 1 0 Syn stec Audiosysteme GmbH Veilchenweg 1 72479 Stra berg Deutschland Website www synaestec audio de E mail info synaestec audio de Tel 49 0 7434 532 496 Fax 49...

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