Operation Manual

C31/P38/P1
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English
C31/P38/P1
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Using this handbook
Thank you for buying this quality Arcam product.
This handbook covers the following items:
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C31 pre-amplier;
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P38 power amplier;
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P1 power amplier.
This handbook is intended to give you all the information
you need to install and use these products. The C31 is
described rst, followed by the P38 and the P1. Use of
the CR-389 remote control supplied with the C31 is also
described.
If your ampliers have been installed and set-up by an
authorised Arcam dealer, you may wish to go directly to
the sections on how to use this equipment. Otherwise we
recommend reading carefully the installation instructions
for your products before proceeding.
Safety
Safety guidelines are set out on page 2 of this handbook.
Many of these items are common-sense precautions but,
for your own safety and to ensure that you do not damage
the unit, we recommend that you read them.
Contents
Safety guidelines................................................E-2
Important safety instructions..........................E-2
Safety compliance.........................................E-2
Using this handbook ...........................................E-3
Safety .........................................................E-3
Installation: C31 pre-amplier..............................E-4
Positioning the unit .......................................E-4
Connecting to a power supply.........................E-4
Power amplier connection ............................E-4
Connecting to other equipment.......................E-5
Using your C31 pre-amplier ...............................E-6
Front panel controls ......................................E-6
Recording ....................................................E-6
Setting up your C31 pre-amplier.........................E-8
Using the remote control .....................................E-9
Installation: P38 and P1 power ampliers ............ E-10
Positioning the unit ..................................... E-10
Connecting to a power supply....................... E-10
Connecting to other equipment..................... E-11
Remote switching ....................................... E-11
Three channel option (P38 only) ................... E-11
Connecting loudspeakers ............................. E-11
Using your power amplier ................................ E-12
Bi-wiring and bi-amping loudspeakers ................. E-13
Before you start ......................................... E-13
Bi-wiring your loudspeakers ......................... E-13
Bi-amping your system................................ E-13
Technical specications ..................................... E-14
Remote-control codes ....................................... E-15
Service information ..........................................E-16
Guarantee ....................................................... E-16
On-line registration ..................................... E-16
Environmental matters:
This handbook is printed in the U.K. on recycled paper,
and is itself fully recyclable and biodegradeable.
The paper used is from the ‘Revive’ range of papers,
manufactured in the U.K. by Robert Horne. In Revive,
75% of the paper is de-inked post-consumer waste, with
the remaining 25% being mill broke and virgin bre.
The recycled pulps used in the production of this paper
are a combination of Totally Chlorine Free (TCF) giving
zero AOX and Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) giving a
resultant AOX level of less than 0.5Kg per 1000Kg of
pulp.