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8

 

 

Operation 

Turn

 

on

 

the

 

main

 

power

 

switch

 

on

 

the

 

rear

 

panel

 

of

 

the

 

Bivium

 

power

 

supply

 

unit.

  

After

 

turning

 

on

 

the

 

main

 

power

 

switch,

 

the

 

LED

 

on

 

the

 

power

 

supply

 

front

 

panel

 

will

 

glow

 

green.

 

At

 

the

 

same

 

time,

 

the

 

LED

 

on

 

the

 

Bivium

 

preamplifier

 

front

 

panel

 

will

 

glow

 

dim

 

red,

 

indicating

 

it

 

is

 

in

 

ready

 

mode.

 

Now

 

you

 

can

 

press

 

the

 

ON/OFF

 

button

 

once

 

to

 

turn

 

the

 

preamplifier

 

on

 

completely.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

*Only

 

appears

 

when

 

activated.

   

 

Before

 

playing

 

your

 

favorite

 

music,

 

turn

 

the

 

volume

 

down

 

to

 

the

 

minimum

 

first

 

to

 

avoid

 

accidental

 

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

 

back

 

into

 

ready

 

mode.

 

If

 

you

 

plan

 

to

 

leave

 

the

 

Bivium

 

unused

 

for

 

a

 

long

 

period

 

of

 

time,

 

use

 

the

 

main

 

power

 

switch

 

on

 

the

 

power

 

supply

 

rear

 

panel

 

to

 

switch

 

it

 

off

 

completely.

  

Setup Menu 

Enter

 

the

 

Setup

 

Manual

 

by

 

pressing

 

the

 

Manual

 

button

 

on

 

the

 

remote

 

control,

 

or

 

by

 

pressing

 

the

 

volume

 

knob

 

on

 

the

 

preamplifier’s

 

front

 

panel

 

continuously

 

for

 

more

 

than

 

2

 

seconds.

 

 

 

Input

 

format

  

Bal

 

/

 

Unbal

 

*Phase

 

invert

 

indicator

 

Volume

 

level

 

bar

Channel

 

name

 

Volume

 

figure

*Mute

 

indicator

 

*Left

 

 

Right

  

Balance

 

indicator

 

*Volume

 

preset

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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