Overview; Placing The Unit; Power; Interconnect Cables - Arcam FMJ Gclass P429 Handbook

overview

Arcam's P429 power amplifier provides class leading
sound quality for the best possible reproduction of
your music.
Drawing on the many years of amplifier design
experience at Arcam, this product uses the best
quality components and engineering practice to
produce a product that will give many years of
musical pleasure and reliable service.
With a class G amplifier, toroidal based power supply,
acoustically damped chassis, parallel transistor output
stages and exceptionally low levels of distortion and
noise, the P429 is capable of reproducing music with
all its original authority and detail. Rest assured you
will be hearing the music just as the artist intended.
The P429 is designed to produce a level of
performance that will truly bring music to life. The
amplifier has a multitude of applications, such as
bi-amping a two channel audio/video system, adding
extra zones to an existing system or adding height
channels to an audio/video system.
P429

Placing the unit

Place the amplifier on a level, firm surface,
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avoiding direct sunlight and sources of heat or
damp.
Do not place the P429 on top of a power
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amplifier or other source of heat.
Do not place the amplifier in an enclosed space
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such as a bookcase or closed cabinet unless
there is good provision for ventilation. The
P429 is designed to run warm during normal
operation.
Do not place any other component or item on
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top of the amplifier as this may obstruct airflow
around the heatsink, causing the amplifier to
run hot. (The unit placed on top of the amplifier
would become hot, too.)
Do not place your record deck on top of this
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unit. Record decks are very sensitive to the noise
generated by mains power supplies which will
be heard as a background 'hum' if the record
deck is too close.
The normal function of the unit may be
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disturbed by strong electromagnetic
interference. If this occurs, simply reset the unit
with the power button, or move the unit to
another location.

Power

The amplifier is supplied with a moulded mains
plug already fitted to the lead. Check that the plug
supplied fits your supply – should you require a new
mains lead, please contact your Arcam dealer.
If your mains supply voltage or mains plug is different,
please contact your Arcam dealer immediately
Push the IEC plug end of the power cable into the
socket on the back of the amplifier, making sure that
it is pushed in firmly. Plug the other end of the cable
into your mains socket and, if necessary, switch the
socket on.
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POWER / STANDBY
POWER

Interconnect cables

We recommend the use of high-quality screened
cables that are designed for the particular application.
Other cables will have different impedance
characteristics that will degrade the performance
of your system (for example, do not use cabling
intended for video use to carry audio signals). All
cables should be kept as short as is practically
possible.
It is good practice when connecting your equipment
to make sure that the mains power-supply cabling is
kept as far away as possible from your audio cables.
Failure to do so may result in unwanted noise in the
audio signals.