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

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BP17
OWNER’S MANUAL
TABLE of CONTENTS
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• 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
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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: 705-742-5325 FAX: 705-742-0882 E-mail: cdnser@bryston.com
79 COVENTRY ST., Suite 5 NEWPORT, VERMONT U.S.A. 05855-2100
PHONE: 802-334-1201 FAX: 802-334-6658 E-mail: usaser@bryston.com
BRYSTON SERVICE outside Canada and the USA:
contact your local distributor or
CHECK OUR WEB SITE: www.bryston.com E-MAIL BRYSTON DIRECTLY: cdnser@bryston.com FAX BRYSTON DIRECTLY: 01-705-742-0882 PHONE BRYSTON DIRECTLY: 01-705-742-5325
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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
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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.
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CONNECTIONS contd.
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 bi-directional and allows for future software down-
loads 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 BP17 to exert on/off control over compatible equipment. See “RE-
MOTE ON/OFF CONTROL” for more information.
AUXILIARY IR INPUT:
This mono 1/8” (3mm) phone jack allows a direct con­nection to equipment whose remote control system provides an output from their infra-red LED drive cir­cuit. The signal connected to this jack, which is ex­pected to be a 5 volt logic level, should be ≥2.5Vdc and ≤10Vdc. The tip of the phone jack is positive (+) and the ring is negative (-).
LED STATUS INDICATORS
nated green this LED indicates that the line level analog audio input AUX-2 has been selected.
AUX1, CD, TUNER, TV/SAT VIDEO & RECORD: One of these input source LEDs will light
green to Indicate the active input. In digital mode these LEDs will light RED if the bit
stream is either absent or unacceptable.
BALANCE When the left/right signal balance is being
shifted one of these LEDs will light to in­dicate which channel is being attenuated. Balance can be adjusted in 1dB incre­ments to up to -6dB in either direction.
Stepping past -6dB in either direction will mute that channel fully and the LED for that channel will turn red.
REMOTE ON/OFF CONTROL
12 VOLT TRIGGER CONNECTOR:
Two trigger outputs are provided. A 12Vdc signal is placed across the T1 and C pins (either “C” pin can be used) of the 12V TRIGGERS connector whenever the unit is fully powered up. When the unit goes into standby this voltage is removed. A 12Vdc signal will be placed across the other pair of 12V TRIGGER output pins (T2 and either “C” pin)
Normally the bi-colour status indicators are RED & GREEN, but RED & BLUE status indicator LEDs are also available
BYPASS: Normally OFF; will light GREEN (or BLUE)
to indicate that the currently selected input is in Bypass mode wherein the balance and mute controls are inactive and gain is
unity.
MUTE: Lights RED to indicate the outputs are mut-
ed.
POWER: GREEN (
tion
RED indicates Standby Blinking RED/GREEN(BLUE) a fault con-
dition.
ANALOG4Aux2 / DIGITAL4Select:
In BP17-DA models: when this LED is il-
luminated green concurrently with either D1, D2, D3 or D4 LEDs, it indicates that the digital inputs D1 (SPDIF), D2 (SPDIF), D3 (TOSLINK) or D4 (TOSLINK) have been selected.
In BP17 & BP17-P models: when illumi-
or BLUE
) indicates normal opera-
whenever a certain user programmed in­put is selected as the source input (see be­low for programming instructions). When
any other input source
is selected the 12Vdc control voltage will be
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removed from these pins. Please note that C means “common” here and both C pins are electrically con- nected and identical.
PROGRAMMING the 12v TRIGGER
By default the T2 triggered output is inactive. To program this output to become active , whereupon a control voltage of 12Vdc will appear across T2 & C terminals whenever a specific source is selected, use the handheld remote control as follows:
Select the source that you want to coincide with
T2 going active.
While pointing the remote control at the BP17,
press the CODE button, followed by the three digit code “247” using the keys numbered 1 through
0 in the illustration at the left. On your remote
control these keys, or buttons, are labeled AUX/PH (2), TUNER (4), D1 (7).
The three digit code should be entered within a
few seconds of pressing CODE button or the unit will automatically return to normal operation.
To clear the T2 trigger output, press the CODE but- ton followed by the 3 digit code “248”: AUX/PH (2), TUNER (4), D2 (8).
OPTIONAL IR REMOTE CONTROL
The Bryston model BR2 hand-helf infra-red remote control is avialable for use with the BP17. The BR2 can
also control many other Bryston pre-
amps and power amps. It features a solid machined aluminum enclusure and push-buttons and a back-lit but­ton panel that will turn both ON (mo­tion triggered) and OFF (inactivivity timeout) automatically. When used with the BP17 the BR2 remote allows selection of all sourc­es, volume up or down (the volume control is a motor-driven design), mute, left/right balance, power on/ off and discrete code entry. We recommend maintaining a direct line-of-sight between the hand held remote unit and the front of the BP17 to ensure the most efcient operation
of the remote features.
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PROGRAMMING the BR2 REMOTE
The automatic motion-sensing backlight function in
the optional BR2 handheld infra-red remote control unit can be disabled by entering the 3 digit code “792” as follows:
1) Press and hold the CODE button for 5 seconds. Re-
lease when the LED ashes red.
2) After the LED stops ashing, enter the 3 digit code
“792” by pressing the buttons D1, D3 then AUX/PH
3) To re-enable the motion-sensing backlight func­tion, repeat steps 1 and 2 above
To completely disable the backlight, enter the 3 digit code “797” as follows:
1) Press and hold the CODE button for 5 seconds. Re­lease when the LED ashes red.
2) After the LED stops ashing, enter the 3 digit code “797” by pressing the buttons D1, D3 then D1
3) To re-enable the backlight repeat steps 1 and 2 above
SENDING CODES to the BP17 via the BR2 REMOTE CONTROL:
Press the CODE button on the remote control (the red LED will light) and then enter the 3 digt code, as listed in the “Wired RS-232 Remote Control” section” below. The LED will ash to conrm transmission and then ex-
tinguish.
000: power off 001: select analog source 1 (A/D) 002: select analog source 2 (AUX/PH) 003: select analog source 3 (CD) 004: select analog source 4 (TUNER) 005: select analog source 5 (TV) 006: select analog source 6 (VIDEO) 007: volume up 015: power on/off toggle 008: volume down 019: balance left
020: balance right 029: power on
058: mute on 059: mute off 061: record monitor toggle 062: record monitor on 063: record monitor off 081 - select digital source 1 (D1) 082: select digital source 2 (D2) 083: select digital source 3 (D3) 084: select digital source 4 (D4) 245: set/reset BYPASS mode 247: Set Trigger 2 for current source 248: Clear Trigger 2 for current source
255: System reset; restore defaults
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WIRED RS-232 REMOTE CONTROL
Using the DB9 female connector at the rear of the unit, the BP17 can receive commands via a null modem cable at 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit (9600,8,N,1). Valid commands will return the “>” charac­ter indicating that the unit is ready to receive a new com­mand. An invalid command will return the “!” character. These serial data commands are as follows:
BYPASS MODE
BYPASS mode (also referred to as Pass Through mode) sets the pre-amp gain to 1 (unity gain) and locks out the volume & balance controls for any single analog audio source. For example, if the Front Left and Front Right out­puts of a home theater surround sound processer were connected to the TV input of the BP17, and then BYPASS was engaged then wherever TV input is selected the vol- ume and balance controls would be locked at unity gain. If other inputs were subsequently selected, volume and bal-
ance controls return to normal operation for those other
input sources. Only the TV inputs would be locked at unity gain. BYPASS mode, therefore, can only be assigned to one input at a time, but that input can be any one of the analog audio inputs. BYPASS mode can only be set (or reset) by sending the 3 digit code “245” to the BP17 either from the handheld IR remote control or via the RS-232 serial data input. See “Sending Codes to the BP17 via the IR Handheld Remote Control” & “Wired RS-232 Remote Control”. To reassign BYPASS mode to a different input source simply select the desired input and re-send the “245” code to the BP17. To turn the deactivate BYPASS mode, select the current BYPASS input and then send the “245” code to the BP17. The “245” toggles BYPASS mode on and off.
D/A CONVERTER OPTION
The BP17-DA comes equipped with stereo Digital-to­Analog converter (D/A or DAC) module. This module is also retrofittable to standard BP17 units. A unique feature of the BP17-DA is its ability to utilize up to four independent digital sources (two SPDIF and two TOSLINK). These four digital inputs can be ac­cessed by selecting D1, D2, D3 and D4 sources with the DAC feature enabled (by pressing the DIGITAL4Sel- ect button on the left end of the front panel). Activate the DAC feature by pressing the DIGI- TAL4Select (AUX 2) button on the left side of the front panel (or A/D on the remote). The LED below the DIGITAL4Select button will turn Green. Pressing any
of the following four buttons will cause their LEDs to light green, as well, to indicate a PCM digital source is present and connected properly.
• SPDIF 1 is accessed by selecting D1 on the front
panel or the remote.
• SPDIF 2 is accessed by selecting D2 on the front
panel or the remote.
• Optical 1 is accessed by selecting D3 on the front
panel or the remote.
• Optical 2 is accessed by selecting D4 on the front
panel or the remote.
The source LED’s will turn GREEN when a PCM digital bit stream is present. If there is no bit stream available or an incorrect bit stream (non-PCM) the LED will turn RED.
You may re-select Analog by simply depressing the DIGITAL4Select (AUX 2) button once more and the LED will extinguish. All of the above functions are available from the hand held remote control as well .
MOVING-MAGNET PHONO OPTION:
The BP17-P contains a moving magnet phono stage.
The Phono Stage is modular and can be added to the standard BP17 model later if required by your Bryston dealer. Bryston’s MM Phono section features state-of-the­art accuracy in equalization, extremely low noise and distortion, and provides headroom margins sufcient to prevent overload from any known phono source. To access the Phono section simply plug your left/right turntable interconnect leads into the left/right AUX- 1/PHONO inputs on the rear panel of the BP17 and
press the AUX-1/PHONO button on the front panel. The AUX-1/PHONO LED will turn green. If your turn-
table provides a separate ground lead, system noise may be minimized by connecting it to the ground lug in
the center of the rear panel.
BP17 SPECIFICATIONS:
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20KHz, ±.05dB IMD or THD: <.005% High Level Sensitivity: 500mV Noise: -95dB @ 20Hz to 20KHz (ref: 1V input) Weight: 16 lbs (7.3Kg) with packaging, 11 lbs w/o
Dimensions: 17” or 19” wide X 4.55” high x 14” deep 433mm or 483mm X 116mm X 353mm)
Weight: with packaging approx. 16 lbs (7.3kg.) without packaging approx. 11 lbs (5kg)
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BP17 PREAMPLIFIER
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BP17PREAMPLIFIER
300016-2 20121031
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