Connections - QUAD Artera Mono Owner's Manual

CONNECTIONS

Open the carton box and take out the glass top and the Artera Mono separately. Place the Artera Mono onto a sturdy flat
surface or suitable flooring. Place the decorative glass insert on the top of Artera Mono after making all connections.
Before making any connections to your high-fidelity equipment make sure that all units in the system are switched off and
unplugged at the mains.
Signal Input Connections
Balanced XLR Connections:
We strongly advocate the use of balanced XLR connections. If you are connecting a QUAD Artera Mono power amplifier
to the QUAD Artera Play+ CD player, QUAD Artera PRE or any other component that benefits from a balanced XLR
connection, we recommend this as the preferred connection type.
XLR inputs use 3 conductors, one for ground and two for the voltage plus and minus signals. In this way, the signal
transmitted to the amplifier is thus 'cleaner' and free from earth-induced currents and other air-borne interference.
Unbalanced Connections:
If you cannot use the BALANCED inputs, the Artera Mono can still offer premium
performance via the LINE input connection. The UNBALANCED inputs offer a
RCA input connector.
Input Selector:
When connecting the signal input, ensure the Input Selector is switched to the appropriate input.
• In the normal (extended) position the unbalanced RCA input.
• Press the selector in for balanced XLR input.
Trigger Connections
If you have an Artera system, we advise connecting the trigger. This will enable all Artera units to be brought in and out
of standby simultaneously when you switch on your source playback unit.
To connect to your control unit, you will need a cable with one end to match the trigger output of the control unit and the
other terminating in a 3.5mm jack plug. For Artera series units,
this will be a 3.5mm to 3.5mm interconnect.
Connect the TRIG IN of Artera Mono to the TRIG OUT of the
playback source (e.g. Artera Play+), or any other control unit
having a 12V master trigger out. And, connect the LINK to
another Artera Mono's TRIG IN to build a complete TRIG
system.
Note: the Power On/Off switch should be left switched ON as the Artera Mono will be switched remotely by the source
playback unit when it is brought out of standby. The On/Off switch should be switched off when the source playback
unit is not in use.
Artera Play+
TRIG OUT
3
LINE
BALANCED
LINE BALANCED
INPUTS
Artera Mono
TRIG IN