VINCENT SP-997 Manuel D'utilisation page 28

CONNECTIONS FOR THE STANDBY CONTROL
Attention:
Many devices which can be controlled by a swit-
ching signal (not preamplifiers or integrated ampli-
fiers), have two connectors which do not differentia-
te between input and output. In this case either of the
two can be selected. Even some devices that trans-
mit the switch signal (preamplifiers and integrated
preamplifiers) lack this marking. In this case it may
be assumed that they both are signal outputs.
POWER CONTROL sockets of preamplifiers or inte-
grated amplifiers must not be interconnected! All
receiving devices must not be connected to more
than one preamplifier or integrated amplifier (direct-
ly or indirectly)!
CONNECTION OF THE LOUDSPEAKERS
You can connect one loudspeaker the usual way (via a two-core speaker cable) to the power amplifier SP-997.
For this loudspeaker the unit provides two speaker connectors (1x positive + and 1x negative –). One end of
a conventional loudspeaker cable must be connected to this connector pair. At the loudspeaker connection ter-
minal there are similar connector screws or connectors. There, the polarity of each screw (+ or –) can be iden-
tified as well and the other side of the speaker cable associated with this loudspeaker must be attached. Make
sure only connector screws of the same polarity will be connected by each speaker cable wire: a knob mar-
ked "+" in the amplifier's terminal must be connected with a speaker's connector screw marked "+" as well.
SP-997 can only process the signal of one individual channel, for additional channel(s) (mostly L or R, but
sometimes CENTER etc.) additional main amplifiers are needed.
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If you own loudspeakers that are equipped with Bi-Wiring terminals (four connector screws) you have to make
sure that the metal brackets (contact pieces consisting of small metal plates or short pieces of cable which are
supplied with the speakers) are applied to the terminal and that each one connects the two knobs of the same
polarity (e. g. both connectors marked "+"). The upper connector screw labelled "+" at the amplifier's back-
side must be connected to one of the bridged, labelled "+" connectors of the loudspeaker. Accordingly, the
upper connector screw labelled "–" at the amplifier's backside must be connected to one of the bridged, label-
led "–" connectors of the loudspeaker.
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(POWER CONTROL)
If a POWER CONTROL cable is connected to the
back of the main amplifier, the main amplifier can
no longer be switched off with the "POWER" (1) but-
ton. This is true even in case the POWER CONTROL
cable is only connected to the SP-997 and the other
end of the POWER CONTROL cable is unplugged.
If the POWER CONTROL function is not desired, all
switch signal cables must therefore be removed!
Please note that automatic shutoff is not available if a
POWER CONTROL cable is connected to the
SP-997 (independent of the setting of the switch
"AUTO" (4)). In this case the SP-997 is supposed to
be controlled only by POWER CONTROL signal and
automatic standby would be nothing but disturbing.
loudspeaker cable
Loudspeaker