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Bel Canto Design PRe6 manual

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  • Page 1

    PRe6 ™ Multi-Channel Analog Pre-Amplifier Bel Canto Design, L TD. 212 Third A venue North Minneapolis, MN 55401 Phone: (612) 317.4550 Fax: (612) 359.9358 www .belcantodesign.com Info@belcantodesign.com ©2002 Bel Canto Design, L TD User's Guide and W arranty Information[...]

  • Page 2

    page 2 © 2002 bel canto design, Ltd. PRe6 User’ s Guide rev082102 Thank you for purchasing the Bel Canto Design PRe6. As the proud owner of a PRe6 you can expect high quality performance for years to come. The PRe6 pre- sented in the following pages is designed to maintain very high value, setting the benchmark for design, quality and sonic accu[...]

  • Page 3

    The power supply on the PRe6 is pre- set for the proper national voltage. The power cable should have the correct plug for your local power sys- tem. If you believe this to not be true, please contact your dealer immedi- ately . W arning ! Do not connect power to this preamplifier yet! This preamplifier , like any electrical component, can be dange[...]

  • Page 4

    page 4 © 2002 bel canto design, Ltd. PRe6 User’ s Guide rev082102 Because the PRe6 runs so cool it can be placed in many system locations without compromise. W e do not rec- ommend placing weights or other objects directly on the PRe6. This may mar or scratch the chassis fin- ish. Do not use harsh chemicals when cleaning the outside of your PRe6[...]

  • Page 5

    page 5 © 2002 bel canto design, Ltd. PRe6 User’ s Guide rev082102 The PRe6’ s sonic performance will start to stabilize after approximately 40 hours of continuous power up. V olume Up - Increases the output gain in 0.5 dB increments from 0 to 100, 100 being maximum gain. Unity gain is 84.0. V olume Down - decreases the output gain in 0.5 dB de[...]

  • Page 6

    page 6 © 2002 bel canto design, Ltd. PRe6 User’ s Guide rev082102 SOFT AND FULL MUTE FUNC- TIONS PRESS ENTER 4 TIMES OR HOLD FOR 2 SECONDS TO ACCESS INPUT CONFIGURA TION MODE VOLUME CONTROL* SELECT T APE INPUT* HARD MUTES OUTPUT , DISABLES DIS- PLA Y AND CONTROLS INPUT SELECTION* *ALSO USED FOR NA VIGA TION WHEN IN INPUT CONFIGURA TION MODE Bala[...]

  • Page 7

    T APE – On both the remote and the front panel, the T APE button will cycle through the inputs, selecting the input to be routed to the T ape Out. If 7.1 Surround is not selected in Configuration Inputs, the two Surround Back (SB) (both XLR and RCA) channels will automatically be configured as Zone 2 and routed along with the T ape Output selecti[...]

  • Page 8

    Factory Configuration: The PRe6 has the following factory input settings: Input 1: 5.1 Surround Input 4, 5 and 6: Stereo Input 7: 5.1 Surround Input 10: Stereo Input 11: Stereo T APE: Stereo Modifying Factory Configuration : Press the ENTER button on the remote eight times or press and hold the ENTER button on the front panel for two seconds to eng[...]

  • Page 9

    page 9 © 2002 bel canto design, Ltd. PRe6 User’ s Guide rev082102 SA VE CONFIG ? After you have edited your settings, you must SA VE your settings by using the UP or DOWN arrow keys in the SA VE CONFIG? screen. Or you can press ENTER at the Configuration Input screen, which will bring you to the SA VE CONFIG? screen, then use the UP/DOWN arrow b[...]

  • Page 10

    the RIGHT and LEFT arrow keys to select the desired input and then press ENTER to adjust level. Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to adjust volume level accordingly and press ENTER again to exit. Set Soft Mute Offset : The volume level for Soft Mute is preset to - 20 dB below the current volume level. Press ENTER to adjust the desired input. Use the U[...]

  • Page 11

    page 11 © 2002 bel canto design, Ltd. PRe6 User’ s Guide rev082102 PRe6 Offset Configuration Press Enter T o Edit Any Screen Configuration Inputs Save Config? No Erase Config ? No Save Config? Ye s ? Erase Config Ye s Press UP/DOWN Button Press UP/DOWN Button Press UP/DOWN Button Press UP/DOWN Button Press UP/DOWN Button Press UP/DOWN Button Pre[...]

  • Page 12

    page 12 © 2002 bel canto design, Ltd. PRe6 User’ s Guide rev082102 IN 1: Input 1 5.1 SURROUND IN 4: Input 4 STEREO IN 5: Input 5 STEREO IN 6: Input 6 STEREO IN 1: Input 1 STEREO Input 1 5.1 SURROUND Input 1 5.1 SURROUND Input 1 DISABLED IN 1: DISABLED IN 5: Input 5 DISABLED IN 6: Input 6 DISABLED IN 4: Input 4 IN 1: 7.1 CHANNEL Input 1 PRESS ENT[...]

  • Page 13

    page 13 © 2002 bel canto design, Ltd. PRe6 User’ s Guide rev082102 Input 7 5.1 Surround IN 7 Input 10 STEREO BALANCED STEREO T APE STEREO IN 7: Input 7 STEREO Input 1 5.1 SURROUND Input 1 5.1 SURROUND Input 7 DISABLED IN 7: IN 7: 7.1 CHANNEL Input 7 Input 10 STEREO Input 10 DISABLED BALANCED DISABLED T APE DISABLED IN 10: IN 10: IN 10: IN 11: Pr[...]

  • Page 14

    page 14 © 2002 bel canto design, Ltd. PRe6 User’ s Guide rev082102 Factory Settings Map Edit Input Name IN 1: Input 1 Set V olume Input 1 65.0 SOFT MUTE OFFSET Input 1 Edit Input Name IN 4: Input 4 Edit Input Name IN 5: Input 5 Edit Input Name IN 6: Input 6 Set V olume Input 4 65.0 Set V olume Input 5 65.0 Set V olume Input 6 65.0 Input 4 Input [...]

  • Page 15

    page 15 © 2002 bel canto design, Ltd. PRe6 User’ s Guide rev082102 Edit Input Name IN 7 : Input 7 Set V olume Press LEFT/RIGHT Button Press LEFT/RIGHT Button Press LEFT/RIGHT Button Press LEFT/RIGHT Button Press LEFT/RIGHT Button Press LEFT/RIGHT Button Press LEFT/RIGHT Button Press LEFT/RIGHT Button Press LEFT/RIGHT Button Press LEFT/RIGHT Butt[...]

  • Page 16

    Bel Canto Design, L TD. 212 Third A venue North Minneapolis, MN 55401 Phone: (612) 317.4550 Fax: (612) 359.9358 www .belcantodesign.com Info@belcantodesign.com ©2002 Bel Canto Design, L TD PRe6 ™ is a trademark of Bel Canto Design, L TD[...]