Bryston BR-20 Owner's Manual

Bryston BR-20 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 BR-20 Fully Balanced Preamplifier Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 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.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions ......2 General..............4 Welcome & Description ........4 Features .............4 Shipping Box and Packing Material ....4 Ventilation ............4 Connecting to A/C Power ........4 Connecting Amplification ........4 Connecting Analog Source Components .....4 Connecting Digital Source Components ....4 Optional Modules ..........5 Moving Magnet Phono ........5 HDMI ..............5...
  • Page 4: General

    DAC technology plus Please check the Data Plate on the rear of the unit to our BDP digital player making the BR-20 a perfect verify power requirements agree with your location. centerpiece for your high performance stereo Plug the IEC-320 C14 end of the power cord into the system.
  • Page 5: Optional Modules

    • • Using the mini TRS female connector at the rear of • • the unit, the BR-20 can receive commands via a null • • • HDMI modem cable at 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity •...
  • Page 6: Trigger Control

    When the 5. Digital Input Selectors BR-20 is powered on, voltage is present at the tip The BR-20 features 7 digital inputs into which of this connector and is removed when the unit is you can connect digital source components placed into standby.
  • Page 7 When optional upsampling is engaged (AES/ 6. IR Receiver EBU, TOSLINK, and S/PDIF inputs only) the The BR-20 can be controlled using Bryston’s Upsampling indicator will light yellow for integer included remote or another remote control. “IR multiples of 44.1kHz and green for integer Control”...
  • Page 8: Rear Panel

    The 2nd Trigger Input set of outputs can be used simultaneously. The The BR-20 can be remotely turned on or placed amplifier performs at its best when used with into standby when receiving DC voltage into this amplifiers that have balanced inputs.
  • Page 9 BR-20 Cubed Series Preamplifier Optional HDMI I/O Module When fitted with the optional HDMI module, these ports will be available. Each input is 18gbps capable and will pass 4K video and HDR. No internal video processing is applied. Any video data received is passed unaltered to the HDMI output.
  • Page 10: Front Panel Menu

    Front LEDs: 0 (off)-254 (max brightness). Default is 128 • Network Reset: If your BCON web user interface is not accessible or your BR-20 will not get an IP address, you may need to reinitialize the network settings. Note this does not affect the internal streamer.
  • Page 11 BR-20 Cubed Series Preamplifier Main Menu Input Settings Source Name Input Settings Name A-Z, 0-9, _, ←, exit Global Settings Rear Input Rear Input System Info IR Input Number AES1 Volume Setup Default Display Streamer Setup IR Input Number Default Display...
  • Page 12: Bcon Web User Interface

    Simply click the button that corresponds to the BCON Web User Interface input you wish to listen to. Bryston BR-20 includes a scaled down web user interface designed to facilitate the following Configuring Input Parameters functions when the SVC ETHERNET port is...
  • Page 13: Firmware Update

    Typically, it is not necessary to update the firmware of your BR-20 unless you are instructed to do so by Bryston support or a bug that you are experiencing is being specifically addressed. To update the BCON firmware (not internal digital player firmware), follow the instructions below.
  • Page 14: Integrated Digital Player

    Software Introduction here to set up your wifi” At the time of writing, the current firmware on your BR-20 is a version we call Manic Moose. Manic Moose describes the Bryston engineered firmware including our user interface. Unlike many other...
  • Page 15: Media Player

    Then click the link that corresponds to your BR-20. It will be called BR20. You will see the “Dashboard” for your player. The Media Player can be understood by recognizing four distinct areas: Transport Control (the horizontal header), and the three vertical columns beneath it.
  • Page 16: Stored Playlists

    SAVE in the Now Playing area. Title the playlist and click Save. Configuring Music Library The BR-20 integrated player can access music from an unusually broad variety of sources including USB disk and Network Attached Storage. Streaming services Tidal and Qobuz are supported (within regions in which these services are available).
  • Page 17 10. After the login, you will be automatically Click Next, and the BDP will return to the NAS redirected back to the dashboard for your Setup menu start page and the BR-20 will begin player. indexing the music in the share.
  • Page 18 an internet radio station to keep music going after your specially selected playlist is exhausted. Search From Media player, you can search your library, Tidal, or Qobuz for specific tracks, albums, or artists. If you search from the ‘Home’ level, any search result hits on your local drive will be returned.
  • Page 19: Specifications And Dimensions

    BR-20 Cubed Series Preamplifier Specifications and Dimensions Frequency 20Hz - 20kHz: ± 0.05dB Response Signal to Noise Balanced Out: -110dBr Single Ended Out: -110dBr ≤0.0003% THD + Noise 20Hz-20kHz : ≤0.0006% Weight 5.5kg | 12 lbs Dimensions Inches: 17 or 19 W x 4.6 H x 13 D Cm: 43.
  • Page 20 Bryston Limited | 677 Neal Drive | Peterborough, Ontario K9J 6X7 Canada | Phone: 705-742-5325 | www.bryston.com 02-09-2021 300076-4...

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