Product service centres: ............2 Selecting an Input .............. 12 fCC NOTICe ................3 Selecting the ‘Cyrus AV’ or ‘AV Direct’ Inputs ....12 Volume and Balance ............13 WelCOMe TO The WORld Of CyRus! ......... 4 Mute .................. 13 Preparations for Installation ..........
Cyrus 6 , Cyrus 8 User Instructions IMPORTANT! READ bEfORE OPERATINg ThIS EqUIPMENT! CAUTION: The exclamation mark is to draw your ATTACHMENTS: Do not use attachments not recommended attention to important instructions and safety by the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards.
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.
Cyrus 6 , Cyrus 8 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 protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
After removing these items, please retain the packaging. Now is a good time to register your new Cyrus product. Install the amplifier in a well ventilated location away from Registration takes only a few minutes, brings the added sources of high temperature, dust or humidity.
Cyrus 6 , Cyrus 8 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 1& Cyrus 8...
USB drives or Input 2 – Tuner other flash media. 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.
Cyrus 6 , Cyrus 8 User Instructions Connecting loudspeakers Using the Zone 2 output of your amplifier 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.
MC-BUS connection loop and the An external power amplifier is necessary to drive the system ‘Cyrus AV’ input name must be set for the input used (see speakers when bi-amping. ‘MC-BUS’ section and ‘Input names’ in the ‘Setup menu’...
Selecting ‘CD’ from the front panel will switch on the amplifier, the Cyrus power amplifier and a Cyrus CD player. When the amplifier is set to Standby, the entire system will also switch off. When a Cyrus surround Processor is included in the MC-bus loop, setting of the volume calibration level will take place automatically when the ‘Cyrus AV’...
Input 10 – Input 10 available on the display. Press the Rotary control e to select Input 3 – Cyrus AV Input 7 – Input 7 Input 11 – Input 11 the option displayed. During the setup sequence, you can Input 4 –...
Cyrus 6 , Cyrus 8 User Instructions Display mode factory Settings There are three modes of display operation. You can restore the configuration of your amplifier to the factory original settings, changing the input names to those The ‘small input’ setting will show a listed above, setting the display mode to ‘small input names’...
When the amplifier is switched to Standby, all settings for source, select the input you want to play at the amplifier. input selection and Volume/Balance are retained. NOTE:- The Zone 2 select key will function when ‘Cyrus AV’ Selecting an Input or ‘AV Direct’ are selected.
Cyrus 6 , Cyrus 8 User Instructions Volume and balance listening to headphones The level control e performs the dual functions of volume To listen to headphones, first connect your headphones and balance. to the 3.5mm headphone jack on the back panel of the amplifier.
Cyrus 6 , Cyrus 8 User Instructions Tape/Disc Playback and Recording Playback: You can play back a recording by selecting 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 amplifier.
TV and a Satellite or terrestrial TV set-top box, programmed to the TV and SAT buttons, but could also be other audio components such as a Cyrus tuner or DVD player etc. Switching on Cyrus components:...
, Cyrus 8 User Instructions Cyrus amplifier commands • Press the CYRUS key to set the remote control to Cyrus mode. You can now control the Cyrus amplifier. The CYRUS key will flash red when commands are being sent in Amplifier mode.
Press the key to set the remote control to CD mode. The key will light red. You can now control both a Cyrus CD player and amplifier. The key will flash red when commands are being sent in Cd mode.
Press the key to set the remote control to Audio streamer mode. The key will light red. You can now control both a Cyrus Audio streamer and amplifier or an Audio streamer that includes an amplifier. The key will flash red when commands are CONTROL being sent in Audio streamer mode.
On the reference remote control, press and hold the first learning commands: key you want to learn (for example, volume up) until the In this example, the Cyrus remote control will be learning mode key flashes red. commands from a ‘reference’ Satellite receiver remote This indicates that the command has been received.
Cyrus 6 , Cyrus 8 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.
If a fault condition still remains, return the amplifier connections faulty necessary (together with the PSX-R if you are using one) to your Cyrus appointed retailer or an authorised service Centre. Only one digital source is selectable for Zone 2 If a digital input is selected for the main system, then this will be the only digital source selectable for Zone 2.
Input Impedance ............75Ω sample rate range ..........32k - 96k Audio formats ..........PCM stereo only S/N ratio (Pre-out, 0dB FS) ........>100dBA THD+N (Pre-out, 0dB FS) ........<0.004% Cyrus reserves the right to change all specifications without notice. E &OE...
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