Bryston 9BSST manual

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    9B SST P O W E R A M P L I F I E R OWNER’S MANU AL UPDA TED 2007-01-08[...]

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    9B SST FIVE CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER T able of Contents General Introduction Page 1 Instalation and V entilation Rear Panel Input Settings/Connections Page 2 Setting Input Selector Switch Balance Input Connector Configuration Setting Polarity Setting Input Sensitivity Output Binding Posts and Polarity Page 3 Front Panel Description Page 4 LED Indica[...]

  • Page 3

    9B SST FIVE CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the 9BSST Five Channel Power Amplifier . Bryston welcomes any suggestions you may have, or comments regarding the operation of your amplifier . W e consider you, our customer , to be Bryston’s most important resource, and your opinion is very much appreciated. Description T[...]

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    9B SST FIVE CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER 2 Rear Panel Input / Output Connections 1. Input Select Switch. Each 9BSST channel gives the user the option of switching between either balanced input or single ended input. 2. Balanced Input connector . ( Imp. 20k ) This input connector accepts standard ‘XLR’ or 1/4” TRS . Use quality , 100% shielded cabl[...]

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    9B SST FIVE CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER 3 6. Output binding posts The RED binding post is connected to the amplifier output . Connect to this post the (+) terminal on the loudspeaker . The BLACK binding post is connected to signal ground . Connect to this post the (-) terminal on the loudspeaker . When the polarity switch is set for 0 degrees ( normal [...]

  • Page 6

    9B SST FIVE CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER 4 Front Panel 1. 'SST POWER' switch The front panel label 'ST POWER', is a touch sensitive membrane switch used to apply or remove A/C line power to the 9BSST circuitry . Push firmly the center of the switch until the power-up sequence begins. Push again and the 9BSST will power-down. ( Note: [...]

  • Page 7

    9B SST FIVE CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER 5 Power Control Panel REAR POWER ENTR Y P ANEL 1. Master circuit - breaker . The 9BSST uses a magnetic-trip circuit breaker (1) to protect the amplifier . This switch should be ‘OFF’ when installing the 9BSST . When switched ‘OFF’ all A/C power is removed from the amplifier , including standby power . The[...]

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    9B SST FIVE CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER 6 Rack Mounting Instructions Removing the channels makes rack mounting far easier as the chassis will be much lighter . Before removing any screws from the 9BSST be sure the power cord is removed from the unit. Remove the screws indicated on the top and bottom views plus the ones described on the sides.Pull gentl[...]

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    9B SST FIVE CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER 7 T ypical 5.1 Home Theatre Setup Left-Rear Right-Rear Center Powered Subwoofer Left-Front Right-Front HOME THEA TRE PROCESSOR 9BSST 5X120W/CH[...]

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    9B SST FIVE CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER 8[...]

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    9B SST FIVE CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER 9 T ypical Band-pass Noise T ypical THD+N Harmonic Content Power supply artifacts are all below -95 dBu balanced input with 23dB gain shown The harmonic content of the 9BSST is all even order. dBu: dB relative to a reference of 0.7746 Volts T ypical Frequency Response 8 ohm 120w<.01dB 20Khz. 4 ohm 200w<.1dB[...]

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    T ypical THD+N Sweep 4 ohm 200w 8 ohm 120w T ypical IMD Sweep 8 ohm 120w 4 ohm 200w 9B SST FIVE CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER 10 Graph shows that distortion is essentially unaffected by load. 4v balanced input shown. Damping Factor 8 ohm reference T ypical Crosstalk channel 2 reading with channels 1 & 3 driven to 120w into 8 ohms channel 2 reading wi[...]

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    BALANCED INPUT 4 v 1 v 2 v OUTPUT 250W/8 XLR/PHONE INPUT Pin 1/SLEEVE: Pin 2/TIP: Pin 3/RING: GND POS(+) NE G( – ) WARNING! RISK OF HAZARDOUS ENERGY . MAKE PROPER SPEAKER CONNECTIONS. SEE OPERATING MANUAL BEFORE USING. HOME THEATRE SETTINGS BALANCED INPUT: SINGLE ENDED INPUT: See manual for further details. 2V 1V SENSITIVITY for 100W @ 8 POLARITY[...]

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    9B SST FIVE CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER 12[...]

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    9B SST FIVE CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER 15 9B SST FIVE CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER 13 T echnical Specifications Power Output 120 watts per channel into 8 ohms 200 watts per channel into 4 ohms Gain Select and Sensitivity 29dB - 1.1Vin = 120W @ 8 Ohms - (1V Position) 23dB - 2.2Vin = 120W @ 8 Ohms - (2V Position) 17dB - 4.4Vin = 120W @ 8 Ohms - (4V Position)[...]

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    IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with ar rowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to aler t the user to the presence of un-insulated “dangerous voltage “ within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons . The exclamation point within an equ[...]