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Bryston B100 Owner's Manual

Bryston B100 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 B100 OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 2 Bryston authorized dealer to qualify for warranty service. The warranty is transferable from the original owner to a subsequent owner as long as a copy of the bill-of-sale from the original authorized Bryston dealer accompanies the re-sale. The copy of the bill of sale to any subsequent owner need ONLY include the Name of the Bryston Authorized Dealer and the Model and Serial number of the Bryston product The warranty will only be honored in the country of the original purchase unless otherwise pre-authorized by Bryston.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    • CONNECTIONS • INPUTS & OUTPUTS • LED STATUS INDICATORS..............2 • REMOTE POWER CONTROL ..............3 • PROGRAMMING THE 12V TRIGGER • HAND-HELD IR REMOTE CONTROL ............. 4 • PROGRAMMING THE IR REMOTE CONTROL • SENDING CODES to the B100 via the IR REMOTE CONTROL • WIRED RS232 REMOTE CONTROL • PASS-THROUGH MODE ................5 • DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER OPTION • MOVING-MAGNET PHONO STAGE OPTION • SPECIFICATIONS ..................6 • FRONT & REAR PANEL DETAILS ............7 • EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS & RECOMMENDED CLEARANCE ENVELOPE .... 8...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    LOUDSPEAKERS: Connect your loudspeakers, ensuring that the positive (red) and ground (black) terminals (gold-plated 5-way binding posts) on the Bryston B100 integrated amplifier are connected to the positive and ground terminals on your loudspeakers. Make certain the left and right speaker outputs on the amplifier are connected to your appropriate left and right loudspeakers. SEPARATE PRE-AMP OUT & POWER AMP IN JACKS: These two pair of RCA jacks allow for the independent use of the stereo amplifier section within a multi-channel audio or video system. On the rear panel there are connections labeled ‘PRE AMP OUT’ (preamplifier output) and ‘POWER AMP IN’ (power amplifier input) along with two slide switches (one per channel) labeled “Separate/ Connect”. This feature allows you to "separate or connect" the preamplifier section of the B100 from the power amplifier section thus producing a separate stereo preamp and separate stereo power amplifier. WIRED (SERIAL DATA) REMOTE CONTROL: There is one RS-232, one AUX IR input and two 12 volt trigger output connections as well. The RS-232 is bi- directional and allows for future software downloads from the Bryston website. It also interfaces with control systems such as Crestron and AMX.
  • Page 5 LINE LEVEL ANALOG AUDIO INPUTS : The Bryston B100 integrated amplifier comes equipped with 8 pairs of gold plated analog RCA input con- nectors: TV, CD, AUX-1/PHONO, AUX-2/SPDIF, VIDEO, TUNER, RECORD IN and POWER AMP IN. All have and input impedance of 50K ohms • P OWER AMP IN is normally connected, internally, to PRE AMP OUT via the CONNECTED/SEPARATE slide switch located on the rear panel. When this switch is in the SEPARATE position, however, any line level audio input can be used at the POWER AMP INPUT jacks to drive the amplifier. • I n B100-DA models the AUX2 (D1/D2) input jacks accept only SPDIF PCM bit streams. They do NOT accept analog audio input signals. • I n B100-P models, which are equipped with a moving-magnet phono equalization module, the inputs labeled AUX1/PHONO accept moving magnet phono cartridge inputs. These inputs are NOT line level inputs in the B100-P and cannot be used as such. LINE LEVEL ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUTS : The Bryston B100 integrated amplifier comes equipped with 2 pairs of gold plated analog RCA jacks for out- puts: PREAMP OUT and RECORD OUT.

  • Page 6: Led Status Indicators

    CLIPPING: T his LED (light emitting diode) will flash RED when the output waveform is clipped indicating an overload condition. Lights RED to indicate the outputs are muted.. MUTE: POWER: GREEN indicates normal operation RED indicates Standby Blinking RED/GREEN a fault or thermal overload problem in the unit. ANALOG4Aux2 / DIGITAL4Select: I n B100-DA models: when this LED is illuminated green concurrently with either D1, D2, D3 or D4 LEDs, it indicates that the digital inputs D1 (SPDIF), D2 (SPDIF), D3 (TOSLINK) or D4 (TOSLINK) have been selected. I n B100 & B100-P models: when illuminated green this LED indicates that the line level ana- log audio input AUX-2 has been selected. AUX1, CD, TUNER, TV/SAT VIDEO & RECORD: One of these input source LEDs will light green to Indicate the active input. In digital mode these LEDs will light RED if the bit stream is either absent or unacceptable. When the left/right signal balance is being shifted one of these LEDs will light to indicate BALANCE which channel is being attenuated. Balance can be adjusted in 1dB increments to up to...

  • Page 7: Hand-Held Ir Remote Control

    2) A fter the LED stops flashing, enter the 3 digit code “792” by pressing the buttons D1, D3 then AUX/PH (see illustration on page 3) 3) To re-enable the motion-sensing backlight function, repeat steps 1 and 2 above To completely disable the backlight, enter the 3 digit code “797” as follows: 1) Press and hold the CODE button for 5 seconds. Release when the LED flashes red. 2) A fter the LED stops flashing, enter the 3 digit code “797” by pressing the buttons D1, D3 then D1 (see illustration on page 3) 3) To re-enable the backlight repeat steps 1 and 2 above SENDING CODES TO THE B100 VIA THE IR REMOTE CONTROL Press the CODE button on the remote control (the red LED will light) and then enter the 3 digt code, as listed in the “Wired RS232 Remote Control” section” below . The LED will flash to confirm transmission and then extinguish.   WIRED RS232 REMOTE CONTROL Using the DB9-female connector at the rear of the unit, the B100 can receive commands via a null modem cable at 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit (9600,8,N,1). Valid commands will return the “>” character indicating that the unit is ready to receive a new command. An invalid command will return the “!” character. These serial data...

  • Page 8: Pass-Through Mode

    D2, D3 and D4 sources with the DAC feature enabled (by pressing the DIGITAL4Select button on the left end of the front panel). Activate the DAC feature by pressing the DIGITAL4Select (AUX 2) button on the left side of the front panel (or A/D on the remote). The LED below the DIGITAL4Select button will turn Green. Pressing any of the fol- lowing four buttons will cause their LEDs to light green, as well, to indicate a PCM digital source is present and connected properly. • SPDIF 1 is accessed by selecting D1 on the front panel or the remote. • SPDIF 2 is accessed by selecting D2 on the front panel or the remote. • Optical 1 is accessed by selecting D3 on the front panel or the remote. • Optical 2 is accessed by selecting D4 on the front panel or the remote. The source LED’s will turn GREEN when a PCM digital bit stream is present. If there is no bit stream available or an incorrect bit stream (NON-PCM) the LED will turn RED. You may re-select Analog by simply depressing the DIGITAL4Select (AUX 2) button once more and the LED will extinguish. All of the above functions are available from the hand held remote control as well .   MOVING-MAGNET PHONO STAGE OPTION The B100-P contains a moving magnet phono stage. The Phono Stage is modular and can be added to the stan- dard B100 model later if required by your Bryston dealer. Bryston’s MM Phono section features state-of-the-art accuracy in equalization, extremely low noise and distor- tion, and provides headroom margins sufficient to prevent overload from any known phono source. To access the Phono section simply plug your left/right turntable interconnect leads into the left/right AUX-1/PHONO inputs on the rear panel of the B100 and press the AUX-1/PHONO button on the front panel. The AUX-1/PHONO LED will turn green. If your turntable provides a separate ground lead, system noise may be minimized by connecting it to the ground lug in the center of the rear panel.

  • Page 9: Specifications

    B100 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER B100 SPECIFICATIONS POWER AMPLIFIER SECTION: Power Output: 100 watts per channel into 8Ω 180 watts per channel into 4Ω Input Impedance: 50K ohms single ended Sensitivity: 1v = 100 Watts into 8 ohms (gain = 28.28 or 29dB) Distortion: T HD+noise: < 0.005% 20Hz to 20kHz at 100 watts into 8 ohms, IMD: < 0.010% 60Hz + 7KHz mixed 4:1 Noise: > 108dB below rated output (with 20Hz to 22KHz bandpass filter) Slew Rate: >60 volts per microsecond Power Bandwidth: <1 Hz to over 100 kHz Damping Factor: Over 500 at 20 Hz, ref. 8 ohms Power consumption: idle 30va, maximum power 600va Heat load: idle 100 btu/hr., max power 288 btu/hr PREAMPLIFIER SECTION: Frequency response: 20Hz to 20KHz, ±.05dB IMD or THD: <.007% High Level Sensitivity: 500mV Noise: 100dB @ 20Hz to 20KHz (ref: 1V input)

  • Page 11: External Dimensions & Recommended Clearance Envelope

    B100 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER...
  • Page 12 There are no user serviceable parts inside the B100. Please refer any servicing to qualified personnel. 300012-3 Bryston Ltd., Peterborough, Ontario, Canada 2010-07-27...

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