INSTALLATION
Open the carton box, take out the glass top and the Artera Play separately. Place the Artera Play
onto a sturdy shelf or table. Put the glass top on the lid of Artera Play after making all connections.
Before making any connections to your high fidelity equipment make sure that all units in the system
are switched off and unplugged at the mains.
Mains Connections
Before connecting your QUAD equipment to the AC mains supply, check and make sure the voltage
marked on the back matches the voltage of your supply.
Power On/Off switch
The Power On/Off switch is on the rear panel of QUAD Artera Play. When the TRIG OUT(+12V) of
Play is connected to TRIG IN of QUAD Artera Stereo using a 3.5mm mono cable then the triggers
are ready for the connection. This switch should be left switched on as the Play will remotely switch
QUAD Artera Stereo on when it is brought in and out of standby. The On/Off switch may be
switched off when Artera Stereo or Artera Play is not in use.
Analogue Signal Input Connections
The Unbalanced Input
AUX1 and AUX2 are two sets of RCA unbalanced analogue inputs.
Connect an RCA phono interconnect between the unbalanced input on the Artera Play rear panel
with the matching output of the souce unit. Interconnects should be of low-noise construction and
fully screened to minimize hum and noise transmission.
Analogue Signal Output Connections
The XLR Balanced Output
If you are connecting a QUAD Artera Play to a QUAD Artera Stereo or other amplification with
balanced inputs we strongly advocate the use of the balanced XLR connections.
A major advantage of balanced interconnects is the suppression of ground loop problems.
Balanced line inputs use 3 conductors, one for the ground and two for the voltage difference
between the signal and the ground at the source unit. The signal is thus ‘cleaner’ and free from
earth-induced currents and other LF artefacts and improved S/N ratio.
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