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  • Page 1 ENGINEERED TO ENTERTAIN...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Power ................. 12 Selecing an Input .............. 12 Product service centres: ............2 Selecing the ‘Cyrus AV’ or ‘AV Direct’ Inputs ....12 fCC NOTICe ................3 Volume and Balance ............13 WelCOMe TO The WORld Of CyRus! ........4 Preparaions for Installaion ..........
  • Page 3: Important! Read Before Operating This Equipment

    Cyrus 6a, Cyrus 8a User Instructions IMPORTANT! REAd bEfORE OPERATINg ThIS EqUIPMENT! CAUTION: The exclamaion mark is to draw your ATTACHMENTS: Do not use atachments not recommended atenion to important instrucions and safety by the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards.
  • Page 4: Power Supply

    Product service centres: For product service or technical advice, contact only authorised Cyrus service centres. Contact details for Cyrus distributors may be found on the Cyrus website at www. cyrusaudio.com.
  • Page 5: Fcc Notice

    Cyrus 6a, Cyrus 8a User Instructions fCC NOTICE* NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protecion against harmful interference in a residenial installaion.
  • Page 6: Welcome To The World Of Cyrus

    Ater removing these items, please retain the packaging. Now is a good ime to register your new Cyrus product. Install the ampliier in a well venilated locaion away from Registraion takes only a few minutes, brings the added sources of high temperature, dust or humidity.
  • Page 7: Installation

    Cyrus 6a, Cyrus 8a User Instructions INSTAllATION RIGHT LEFT SPEAKER SPEAKER PRE OUT 1 PRE OUT 2 ZONE 2 IN-6 IN-5 IN-4 IN-3 IN-2 IN-1 USE PSX-R ONLY HEADPHONE IN-7 IN-8 IN-9 IN-10 IN-11 MADE IN ENGLAND Key to the rear panel drawing:...
  • Page 8: Connecing To The Ac Mains Supply

    Input 1 – Cd Input 2 – Tuner Input 3 – Cyrus AV (for a Cyrus AV surround processor) Input 6 – Tape All inputs may be re-named, but for convenience you may prefer to connect these sources to the pre-named inputs.
  • Page 9: Connecing Loudspeakers

    Cyrus 6a, Cyrus 8a User Instructions Using the Zone 2 output of your ampliier Connecting loudspeakers Fit plugs to the loudspeaker cables making sure to line up + your product includes a Zone 2 pre-amp output that can be and - at each end. Most cables have polarity indicators and used by a system in a second room.
  • Page 10: Bi-Amping

    MC-BUS connecion loop and the An external power ampliier is necessary to drive the system ‘Cyrus AV’ input name must be set for the input used (see speakers when bi-amping. ‘MC-BUS’ secion and ‘Input names’ in the ‘Setup menu’...
  • Page 11: Mc-Bus System

    Selecing ‘CD’ from the front panel will switch on the ampliier, the Cyrus power ampliier and a Cyrus CD player. When the ampliier is set to Standby, the enire system will also switch of. When a Cyrus surround Processor is included in the MC-bus loop, seing of the volume calibraion level will take place automaically when the ‘Cyrus AV’...
  • Page 12: Configuration

    NOTE:- There are two special funcion input names marked *. Name Input 5 Choose a name for input 5 from the name list ‘Cyrus AV’ is reserved for the connecion of Cyrus surround Name Input 6 Choose a name for input 6 from the name list sound decoders and should only be used for this purpose.
  • Page 13: Display Mode

    Cyrus 6a, Cyrus 8a User Instructions display mode factory Settings There are three modes of display operaion. You can restore the coniguraion of your ampliier to the factory original seings, changing the input names to those The ‘small input’ seing will show listed above, seing the display mode to ‘small input names’...
  • Page 14: Operation

    When the ampliier is switched to Standby, all seings for source, select the input you want to play at the ampliier. input selecion and Volume/Balance are retained. NOTE:- The Zone 2 select key will funcion when ‘Cyrus AV’ Selecting an Input or ‘AV Direct’ are selected.
  • Page 15: Volume And Balance

    Cyrus 6a, Cyrus 8a User Instructions Volume and balance listening to headphones The level control e performs the dual funcions of volume To listen to headphones, irst connect your headphones to the 3.5mm headphone jack on the back panel of the and balance.
  • Page 16: Tape/Disc Playback And Recording

    Cyrus 6a, Cyrus 8a User Instructions Tape/disc Playback and Recording Playback: You can play back a recording by selecing the Analogue Input to which you connected your tape recorder. Recording: If you have connected the Zone 2/Tape output sockets to the input of your tape recorder, you can make recordings from the input sources connected to your ampliier.
  • Page 17: Remote Control Operation

    TV and a Satellite or terrestrial TV SOURCE set-top box, programmed to the TV and SAT butons, but could also be other audio components such as a Cyrus tuner or DVD player etc. *NOTE: It may be necessary to upgrade the irmware in...
  • Page 18: Cyrus Ampliier Commands

    Cyrus 6a, Cyrus 8a User Instructions Cyrus ampliier commands • Press the CYRUS key to set the remote control to Cyrus mode. You can now control the Cyrus ampliier. The CYRUS key will lash red when commands are being sent in Ampliier mode.
  • Page 19: Cyrus Cd Player Commands

    CD Press the mode. The key will light red. You can now control both a Cyrus CD player and ampliier. The key will lash red when commands are being sent in Cd mode.
  • Page 20: Cyrus Audio Streamer Commands

    Audio Press the streamer mode. The key will light red. You can now control both a Cyrus Audio streamer and ampliier or an Audio streamer that includes an ampliier. The key will lash red when commands are CONTROL being sent in Audio streamer mode.
  • Page 21: Learning Tv And Satellite Commands

    On the reference remote control, press and hold the irst learning commands: key you want to learn (for example, volume up) unil the In this example, the Cyrus remote control will be learning mode key lashes red. commands from a ‘reference’ Satellite receiver remote This indicates that the command has been received.
  • Page 22: Checking Programmed Commands

    Cyrus 6a, Cyrus 8a User Instructions Checking programmed commands: Sending TV or SAT commands • Select the mode that you just programmed and check Once you have programmed all the keys with the commands that the commands were learned successfully.
  • Page 23: Troubleshooting Guide

    If a fault condiion sill remains, return the ampliier (together with the PSX-R if you are using one) to your Cyrus appointed retailer or an authorised service Centre.
  • Page 24: Specifications

    City hall. Power Output (2 channels driven) .8 Ohms ....70W THD+N (Pre-Amp) 1kHz ....line ....<0.002% THD+N (1kHz, 2/3 power) ....8 Ohms ... <0.002% (both channels driven) Cyrus reserves the right to change all speciicaions without noice. E &OE...
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