Bryston BP17, BP17-DA, BP17-P Owner's Manual

BP17

OWNER’S MANUAL

TABLE of CONTENTS

Page

• SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS ........................................................................1

• WARRANTY

• INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 2

• SETUP

• CONNECTIONS:
 • ANALOGAUDIOINPUTS
 • ANALOGAUDIOOUTPUTS
 • HEADPHONEJACK
 • DIGITALAUDIOINPUTS

 • WIREDREMOTECONTROL:RS232 ................................................ 3 

 • ANALOGAUDIOOUTPUTS
 • CHASSISGROUNDCONNECTOR
 • 12VTRIGGERCONNECTOR
 • AUXILIARYIRINPUT

• LEDSTATUSINDICATORS

• REMOTEON/OFFCONTROL

• PROGRAMMINGTHE12VTRIGGER ..................................................... 4

• HAND-HELDIRREMOTECONTROL

• PROGRAMMINGTHEBR2IRREMOTECONTROL

•

SENDINGCODEStotheBP17viatheIRREMOTECONTROL

• WIREDRS232REMOTECONTROL

• BYPASSMODE

• DIGITAL-TO-ANALOGCONVERTEROPTION ....................................... 5

• MOVING-MAGNETPHONOSTAGEOPTION

• SPECIFICATIONS

• FRONT&REARPANELDETAILS .......................................................... 6

•

EXTERNALDIMENSIONS&RECOMMENDEDCLEARANCEENVELOPE

............ 7

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 cart is

13. Unplug this apparatus when moving it & 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

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.

power-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 parts 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: BRYSTON SERVICE in the USA:

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]
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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.com
E-MAIL BRYSTON DIRECTLY: [e-mail]
FAX BRYSTON DIRECTLY: 01-705-742-0882
PHONE BRYSTON DIRECTLY: 01-705-742-5325

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing a Bryston BP17 Preampli-

er. We are condent 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 amplier.

In the unlikely event that your amplier 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 BP17 Preamplier in any conve­nient location. Make sure you position the amplier
to maintain a direct line-of-sight between the hand­held remote and the remote sensor eye located on
the front panel. If plugged in the BP17 will remain
in standby indicated by the RED power LED on the

front panel.

The preamplier is powered up by engaging the
power button located on the front panel of the BP17
or by depressing the POWER button on the hand
held remote control unit.. The BP17 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

ANALOG AUDIO INPUTS :

The BP17 preamp comes equipped with 7 pairs of
gold plated RCA (phono) analog audio input con­nectors labelled: TV, CD, AUX-1/PHONO, AUX-2/SPDIF,

VIDEO, TUNER & RECORD IN. All have and input imped-
ance of 50K ohms

• In BP17-DA models the AUX2 (D1/D2) input jacks

accept only SPDIF PCM bit streams. They do
NOT accept analog audio input signals.

• In BP17-P models, which are equipped with a
moving-magnet phono equalization module, the
inputs labeled AUX1/PHONO accept moving mag­net phono cartridge inputs. These inputs are NOT
line level inputs in the BP17-P and cannot be
used as such.

ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUTS :

The Bryston BP17 Preamplier comes equipped with

BP17PREAMPLIFIER

3 pairs of gold plated analog RCA jacks for outputs
& 1 pair of XLR balanced outputs: 2 pairs of PREAMP

OUT jacks and 1 pair of RECORD OUT jacks.

RCA (phono) jack outputs:

• PREAMP OUT

• RECORD OUT not affected by volume, balance or mute controls.

XLR (3 pin male) outputs:

• BALANCED OUTPUT

(pin 1 gnd, pin2 positive, pin 3 negative(+)

HEADPHONE JACK:

There is a quarter inch headphone output jack avail­able on the front panel of the Bryston BP17 Preampli-

er. Inserting the headphone jack mutes PREAMP OUT
automatically. You can adjust the volume setting of
the headphones by using the volume control on the
front of the BP17 Preamplier. You may also utilize
the remote control unit to adjust headphone volume.
The headphones cannot be muted with the remote
control unit or the front panel Mute. Only headphones
with impedances of greater than 50 ohms should be
used.

DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS:

In the BP17-DA model, which contains a stereo D/A
converter module, there are 4 digital audio inputs
available.
Two TOSLINK optical inputs are selected by pressing
the D3 (TOSLINK-1) or D4 (TOSLINK-2) buttons on the
front panel (when in digital mode) or on the handheld

remote.

Two SPDIF coaxial inputs can be connected to the
BP17-DA using the RCA input jacks labeled D1 and
D2. To select these inputs rst place the unit in digital
mode by pressing the DIGITAL4Select button on the
front panel (or the A/D button on the handheld remote)
and then press the D1 or D2 button on the front panel
or on the remote). When the green LED above the
font panel DIGITAL4SELECT switch button in ON con­currently with either the D1 (CD), D2 (TUNER), D3 (TV) or
D4 (VIDEO) LEDs, then digital mode is engaged.

Note: Whatever digital input was previously
selected in Digital Mode will be automatically
reselected upon re-entering Digital Mode (from

Analog Mode). Similarly, when re-entering
Analog Mode from Digital Mode the previously

selected analog input will be automatically re­selected.

See also the DIGITAL-to-ANALOG CONVERT­ER OPTION section for more information.