Overview; Placing The Unit; Power; Interconnect Cables - Arcam FMJ A39 Handbook

overview

A39
MUTE DISPLAY BALANCE

Placing the unit

Arcam's A39 integrated amplifier provides class leading
sound quality for the best reproduction of your music.
< Place the amplifier on a level, firm surface, avoiding
Drawing on the many years of amplifier design
direct sunlight and sources of heat or damp.
experience at Arcam, this product uses the best quality
< Do not place the A39 on top of a power amplifier or
components and engineering practice to produce a
other source of heat.
product that will give many years of musical pleasure
< Do not place the amplifier in an enclosed space
and reliable service.
such as a bookcase or closed cabinet unless there is
With a class G amplifier, toroidal based power supply,
good provision for ventilation. The A39 is designed
acoustically damped chassis and exceptionally low
to run warm during normal operation.
levels of distortion and noise the A39 is capable of
< Do not place any other component or item on top
reproducing music with all its original authority and
of the amplifier as this may obstruct airflow around
detail. Rest assured you will be hearing the music just as
the heat-sink, causing the amplifier to run hot. (The
the artist intended.
unit placed on top of the amplifier would become
The A39 is designed to produce a level of performance
hot, too.)
that will truly bring your music to life.
< Make sure the remote-control receiver to the right
of the front panel display is unobstructed, otherwise
this will impair the use of the remote-control.
Do not place your record deck on top of this
<
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 disturbed
by strong electromagnetic interference. If this
occurs, simply reset the unit with the power button,
or move the unit to another location.
POWER / STANDBY
PHONO AUX CD TUNER SAT BD PVR AV SP1 SP2 AUX PHONES

POWER

Power

Interconnect cables

The amplifier is supplied with a moulded mains plug We recommend the use of high-quality screened cables
already fitted to the lead. Check that the plug supplied that are designed for the particular application. Other
fits your supply – should you require a new mains lead, cables will have different impedance characteristics
please contact your Arcam dealer. that will degrade the performance of your system (for
example, do not use cabling intended for video use to
If your mains supply voltage or mains plug is different,
carry audio signals). All cables should be kept as short as
please contact your Arcam dealer immediately
is practically possible.
Push the IEC plug end of the power cable into the power
It is good practice when connecting your equipment to
socket on the back of the amplifier, making sure that it
make sure that the mains power-supply cabling is kept
is pushed in firmly. Plug the other end of the cable into
as far away as possible from your audio cables. Failure to
your mains socket and switch the socket on.
do so may result in unwanted noise in the audio signals.
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A39 connections

Pre-amplifier output
provides the pre-amp output for use
PRE OUT
in a bi-amplified system (for example, with
a P49 power amplifier). See page 9 for more
information.
Audio inputs
AUX, TUNER, SAT, BD, PVR
and are all line-level
AV
inputs. PHONO (MM) has
different characteristics.
See page 8 for more
information.
R
PHONO
4–16 OHMS. CLASS 2 WIRING
GROUND PHONO RECORD PRE
ONLY (MM) CD TUNER SAT BD PVR AV OUT OUT SPEAKER 1 SPEAKER 2
TRIGGER
OUT
12V 100mA
USB 5V / 0.1A ACCESSORY
POWER
A39
MUTE DISPLAY BALANCE 6V 500mA
USB
USB type A socket may be used to
power 5v accessories (0.1A max)
and for software updates.
Phono earth terminal Record output
is a line level output for
For connecting your turntable RECORD OUT
earth lead, if required. use in recording from other sources.
See page 9 for more information.
Note that this terminal must
not be used as a safety earth.
Trigger output
allows the A39 to control the
TRIGGER OUT
power state of any connected equipment.
In normal use there is no need to make any
connections to these outputs.
Speaker terminals
The A39 is equipped with two
Power inlet
pairs of speaker terminals.
Connect the correct
See page 7 for information on
connecting loudspeakers. mains cable here.
L
POWER / STANDBY
4–16 OHMS. CLASS 2 WIRING
SPEAKER 2 SPEAKER 1
POWER INLET
SUPPLY
110-120V/220-240V ~ 50-60 Hz
VOLTAGE
1kW MAX
PHONO AUX CD TUNER SAT BD PVR AV SP1 SP2 AUX PHONES
SWITCH POSITIONS
115 = 110 - 120V~
230 = 220 - 240V~
Voltage select Auxillary Input
Ensure that the voltage selected matches 3.5 mm line level analogue stereo
your local power supply. input located on the front panel
for easy access
Accessory power
6V 3.5mm mono jack socket for
accessory cable (supplied). Cable
provides two 2.1mm DC jacks to
power 6V r series accessories.
Note
Please read the 'Placing the unit' , 'Power' and
'Interconnect cables' sections on page 6 before
connecting up your A39 integrated amplifier!
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Phones
3.5 mm stereo jack socket,
intended for use with a set of
headphones. See page 9 for
more information.
POWER