Owner's Manual

E-7
English
P429
connections
Safety Notes
< Please ensure your P429 is turned o before
altering any of the input switches!
< Please read the “Placing the unit”, “Power”
and “Interconnect cables” starting on page
E-6 before applying power to your P429
power amplier!
TRIGGER
IN
12V 100mA
TRIGGER
OUT
SUPPLY
VOLTAGE
SWITCH POSITIONS
115 = 110 - 120V~
230 = 220 - 240V~
1kW MAX
110-120V/220-240V ~ 50-60 Hz
POWER INLET
5V 100mA
USB
3/4 MODE
ST/DM/BR
NET RS232
TRIM
2 1
TRIM
4 3
1/2 MODE
ST/DM/BR
CH4
4–16 OHMS. CLASS 2 WIRING
CH3
CH2 CH1
IN4
OUT4
IN3
OUT3
IN2
OUT2
IN1
OUT1
Power Inlet
Connect the correct
mains cable here
Voltage select
Ensure that the voltage selected
matches your local power supply.
Unbalanced
preamplier inputs
Use these sockets to connect
the unbalanced phono outputs
of your pre-amplier. See pages
E-10 - E-12 for information on
connecting these inputs
Trigger input
Allows the P429 to be remotely turned
on and put into standby by an external
source, such as another Arcam audio/
video receiver or audio processor. See
“Trigger IN/OUT” on page E-8
Speaker terminals
The P429 is equipped with four pairs of
speaker terminals. See “loudspeakers” on
page E-10.
Pre-amplier output
OUT1-OUT4 provide a copy of the signal
applied to the IN1-IN4 sockets. Please note
that this is a passive output, no additional
ltering or amplication is applied
Trigger output
Allows the P429 to control the power state of
any connected equipment, such as a P49/P349
power amplier or another P429. In normal use,
there is no need to make any connections to
this output. See “Trigger IN/OUT” on page E-8.
Level trim
Adjust the output of each channel.
See “Level trim” on page E-9
Amplier mode
These switches allow the P429 to
be congured in dierent modes,
depending on the system into which
it will be installed and the speaker
connection topology that is used. See
page E-9 for details on the switch
positions and pages E-10 - E-12 for
various speaker topologies.
Network
Connect this socket to a port on your network
router using an Ethernet patch cable. See
“Network connection” on page E-8
RS232
This connection allows for remote
control from a third-party home
automation system or computer. See
“RS232 connection” on page E-8
USB
This USB socket is used for
software upgrades only.
See “USB connection” on
page E-8
Level Trim and Amplier Mode switches
< Note that the P429 has two sets of output
level trim controls and amplier mode
switches. Please refer to “Level trim” and
“Mode switches” on page E-9 for details.