Bryston B100-P User Manual

B100

INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

OWNER’S MANUAL

For models

B100, B100-DA & B100-P

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of un-insulated
“dangerous voltage “ within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to
persons.

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with dry cloth.

7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the

11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a car t is

13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND ENSURE THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, ARE
PLACED ON THE EQUIPMENT.
TO COMPLETELY DISCONNECT THIS EQUIPMENT FROM THE AC MAINS, DISCONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY CORD PLUG FROM THE AC
RECEPTACLE.
THE MAINS PLUG OF THE POWER SUPPLY CORD SHALL REMAIN READILY OPERABLE.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the pro­vided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

apparatus.

used use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or
moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

BRYSTON LIMITED WARRANTY

Bryston analog audio circuits are warranted to be free from manufacturing defects for twenty (20) years from the original date of manufacture. The
warranty includes par ts and labour.
Bryston Digital circuits and cables are warranted for five years from the original date of manufacture. The warranty includes parts and labour.
Bryston products having motorized moving parts, excluding motorized volume controls, are warranted for three years from the original date of manu­facture. The warranty includes parts and labour.
Bryston will remedy the problem by repair or replacement, as we deem necessary, to restore the product to full performance. Bryston will pay ship­ping costs one way (usually the return portion) during the first three years of warranty coverage.
In the event of a defect or malfunction, contact Bryston’s repair centers for return authorization. Products must be returned using original packaging
material only. Packing material may be purchased from Bryston if necessary. This warranty is considered void if the defect, malfunction or failure of the
product or any component part was caused by damage (not resulting from a defect or malfunction) or abuse while in the possession of the customer.
Tampering by persons other than factory authorized service personnel or failure to fully comply with Bryston operating instructions voids the warranty.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which may vary from province to province and country to country.
As of 2006-02-22 Bryston will only warranty Bryston products purchased through authorized Bryston dealers. Bryston products with a date code
of 0608 or higher (date code format is “yyww”, where “yy” is the two least significant digits of the year and “ww” is the week of the year) must be
accompanied by a copy of the bill-of-sale from a Bryston authorized dealer to qualify for warranty service. The warranty is transferable from the original
owner to a subsequent owner as long as a copy of the bill-of-sale from the original authorized Bryston dealer accompanies the re-sale. The copy of the
bill of sale to any subsequent owner need ONLY include the Name of the Bryston Authorized Dealer and the Model and Serial number of the Bryston
product The warranty will only be honored in the country of the original purchase unless otherwise pre-authorized by Bryston.

BRYSTON SERVICE in CANADA:

Postal address: P.O. BOX 2170, Stn. Main

PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO
CANADA K9J 7Y4

Courier address: 677 NEAL DRIVE
PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO
CANADA K9J 6X7

PHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

BRYSTON SERVICE in the USA:

79 COVENTRY ST., Suite 5
NEWPORT, VERMONT
U.S.A. 05855-2100

PHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

BRYSTON SERVICE outside Canada and the USA:

contact your local distributor or

CHECK OUR WEB SITE: www.bryston.ca
E-MAIL BRYSTON DIRECTLY: [e-mail]
FAX BRYSTON DIRECTLY: 01-705-742-0882
PHONE BRYSTON DIRECTLY: 01-705-742-5325

B100 TWO CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER

INTRODUCTION:

Thank you for purchasing a Bryston B100 integrated amplifier. We are confident it will provide you with many

years of musical enjoyment. We would welcome any suggestions or comments you may have regarding the
operation of your Bryston amplifier.

In the unlikely event that your amplifier may require service Bryston recommends that you retain the original
shipping box and packaging material for future use if required.

SETUP RECOMMENDATIONS:

You may place your B100 integrated amplifier in any convenient location. Make sure you position the ampli­fier to maintain a direct line-of-sight between the hand-held remote and the remote sensor eye located on
the front panel. If plugged in the B100 will remain in standby indicated by the RED power LED on the front
panel.
The amplifier is powered up by engaging the power button located on the front panel of the B100 or by
depressing the POWER button on the hand held remote control unit.. The B100 will power-up momentarily
with mute engaged, indicated by the mute LED turning red on the front panel; it will then turn off within a few

seconds. The POWER LED will stay lit green indicating normal operation.

CONNECTIONS:

LOUDSPEAKERS:

Connect your loudspeakers, ensuring that the positive (red) and ground (black) terminals (gold-plated 5-way
binding posts) on the Bryston B100 integrated amplifier are connected to the positive and ground terminals
on your loudspeakers. Make certain the left and right speaker outputs on the amplifier are connected to your
appropriate left and right loudspeakers.

SEPARATE PRE-AMP OUT & POWER AMP IN JACKS:

These two pair of RCA jacks allow for the independent use of the stereo amplifier section within a multi-chan­nel audio or video system. On the rear panel there are connections labeled ‘PRE AMP OUT’ (preamplifier
output) and ‘POWER AMP IN’ (power amplifier input) along with two slide switches (one per channel) labeled
“Separate/Connect”. This feature allows you to "separate or connect" the preamplifier section of the B100 from
the power amplifier section thus producing a separate stereo preamp and separate stereo power amplifier.

WIRED (SERIAL DATA) REMOTE CONTROL:

There is one RS-232, one AUX IR input and two 12 volt trigger output connections as well. The RS-232 is bi­directional and allows for future software downloads from the Bryston website. It also interfaces with control

systems such as Crestron and AMX.

CHASSIS GROUND:
A chassis ground thumb screw terminal is provided on the rear panel.

12 VOLT TRIGGER CONNECTOR:

These 12Vdc control outputs allow the B100 to exert on/off control over compatible equipment. See “REMOTE
POWER CONTROL” for more information..

LINE LEVEL ANALOG AUDIO INPUTS :

The Bryston B100 integrated amplifier comes equipped with 8 pairs of gold plated analog RCA input con­nectors: TV, CD, AUX-1/PHONO, AUX-2/SPDIF, VIDEO, TUNER, RECORD IN and POWER AMP IN. All have and input

impedance of 50K ohms

• POWER AMP IN is normally connected, internally, to PRE AMP OUT via the CONNECTED/SEPARATE slide switch
located on the rear panel. When this switch is in the SEPARATE position, however, any line level audio
input can be used at the POWER AMP INPUT jacks to drive the amplifier.

• In B100-DA models the AUX2 (D1/D2) input jacks accept only SPDIF PCM bit streams. They do NOT accept

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