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ARCHITECT
Installer’s Guide
™
A Guided Tour Of
The Architect™ Model 560 & Models 735 & 760
Back panel:
1. Inputs — These unbalanced RCA inputs
connect to your control preamplifier’s outputs. The
signal sense and equalizer circuitry work in channel
pairs (1&2, 3&4, etc.) but you can still use each
input as a separate mono channel.
2. Input Bus Switches — Sometimes you need
to feed the same audio signal to multiple channels
of the Architect. The Input Bus switch lets you
gang three zones together with the press of a
button.
3. Input Level Controls — These stereo-
ganged controls vary the input sensitiviy of the
Architect.
4. Speaker Outputs — These terminal
blocks are designed to make an installer smile. You
can unplug the blocks and connect all of the
speaker wires to them without balancing The
Architect on your lap. This also makes it very
simple to pre-wire a system without ever taking
The Architect out to the installation site. The
speaker connector blocks will accept up to 12 awg
wire.
5. Signal Sense Defeat — The signal sensing
circuitry activates a zone approximately one second
after an audio signal is present on the Input RCA
jacks. To defeat this function and leave The Archi-
tect ready to play at all times, press this switch in to
the recessed (Defeat) position.
6. Remote Power Control — This three pin
connector allows you to remotely turn on The
Architect. You can either use a contact closure
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between the Control In and the +12VDC output or
an external 12 volt trigger between the Control In
and Ground terminals. The +12 volt output is not
designed to power other pieces of equipment. It is a
current limited output for switching The Architect
only.
7. Ground Lift Switch – This switch selects
the level of isolation between the audio signal
ground and your AC earth ground. In normal
operation this switch should be in the Ground
position, but if you run into trouble with an AC
ground hum, try the other two settings for the best
operation. For your safety, the chassis is always
connected to ground regardless of the switch
setting.
8. Master Power Switch — This switch
shuts off the main AC power. Normally the only
time you need to turn off the master power is if the
homeowner is going to be gone on vacation for the
summer.
9. AC Power Fuse — The Architect is
designed with several layers of protection circuitry.
This power fuse is here just in case something
really awful goes wrong.
10. Power Cord — The Architect draws a
hefty 1000 watts maximum. Make certain that it is
plugged directly into the wall outlet or a power
strip with sufficient power rating. Since The
Architect has remote power switching, you can
plug the unit into an outlet that is always active.