Owner's Manual

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Installation
The Bijou 600 is a compact yet high performance amplier and audio-
phile DAC. As such, it delivers incredible sound performance.
• Care should be taken in finding the best location to place the
unit for optimal performance.
• The Bijou 600 loves speakers and can be situated to fit in with
any speaker set up from the most powerful free-standing speak-
ers to the smallest desktop conguration.
• As with all products made in the USA by AudioControl, the Bijou
600 should not be deep fried or sautéed!
Placement
This may be as good a time as any to have “the talk” about ventilation.
The Bijou 600 features cool-running ecient switch mode power
supplies and Class D amplifiers. It is still an amplier, and therefore
requires good ventilation to cool.
• Place the Bijou 600 on a level, firm surface, avoiding direct sun-
light and sources of heat and damp.
• Do not place the Bijou 600 on top of another power amplifier or
other source of heat.
• Do not place the Bijou 600 in an enclosed space such as a book-
case or closed cabinet unless there is good provision for ventila-
tion. The Bijou 600 will run warm during normal operation.
Chapter 4: Installation
• Do not obstruct the ventilation vents on the top panel, back, or
sides of the unit. “It likes to breathe.”
• Do not place the unit on carpeting, a large sleeping dog or any
thick material that could block the vents.
Optional Accessories
The Bijou 600 has various optional accessories available that allow it
to be installed in a standard 1U rack, surface mounted, in a wall-box,
or on the back of a TV. See page 34 for more details.
RM-209 single rack mount kit - allows one Bijou 600 to be rack
mounted (1U, 19 inches wide).
RM-210 dual rack mount kit - allows two Bijou 600s to be rack
mounted (1U, 19 inches wide).
RM-211 mounting brackets - two L-brackets allow a Bijou 600
to be wall or surface mounted, or used with the RM212 in-wall
box, or RM213 component mount plate.
RM-212 in-wall back box - allows a Bijou 600 to be in-wall
mounted. It also requires an RM211 mounting bracket kit.
RM-213 component mount plate - allows a Bijou 600 to be
mounted vertically to the back of a TV monitor. It also requires an
RM211 mounting bracket kit.