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one and record on the other. Whilst Tape 1’s output
is permantly connected to Tape 2’s record out
sockets you will need to select Tape 2 in the record
mode to send the output of tape 2 to the record
sockets of Tape 1.
REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION.
The Cyclone’s remote control window is situated at
the bottom of the front panel just to the left of the
volume control. The remote control handset must
have an unobstructed view of this window in order to
pass instructions to the amplifier.
The handset duplicates all the control functions of
the amplifier’s front panel and is RC5 compatible .
REAR PANEL
POWER CONNECTIONS
The Cyclone’s mains switch is fitted on the right of
the rear panel, when viewed from the rear. Use this
to switch off the amplifier completely. Below or to the
side of it is an IEC socket into which the supplied
mains lead fits. If an internal fuse should blow i.e. the
blue LED will not illuminate when the amplifier is not
hot but plugged in and switched on, then the
amplifier should be returned to your dealer for
examination. Any replacement should only be of an
identical type.
SIGNAL CONNECTIONS
All signal connections for the Cyclone use RCA
phono sockets, which are clearly identified by
legends on the rear panel. The uppermost
connectors are for the left channel, and the lower
ones for the right.
TURNTABLE SIGNAL CONNECTIONS
Phono equipped units leave our factory set up for
use with moving coil cartridges. They can, however,
be easily reconfigured to work with moving magnet
cartridges. This involves no more than altering
jumper settings on the amplifier’s circuit board.
If you do not feel confident about doing this yourself
please return the amplifier to your dealer.
To change from the default (moving coil) setting to
moving magnet setting:
Move the six red jumpers from the pins marked C to
the corresponding pins marked M
Failure to position the jumpers correctly will cause no
harm but will prevent the phono stage from
operating properly.
SPEAKER CABLE CONNECTIONS
Cyclone amplifiers use gold-plated European saftey
sockets. These are both designed to be touch proof
and to be secure, good-sounding connections for
speaker cables. These should be soldered for the
best long term performance.
The output sockets are marked LEFT and RIGHT to
indicate which channel is which. Each channel’s red
terminal is its positive connection and the black
terminal is the negative. There are two sets of each
to facilitate bi-wiring.
Cyclone amplifiers are suitable for use with most
current loudspeaker systems with an impedance
rating between 4 and 16 Ohms. Contact your dealer
if you have a particularly unusual loudspeaker
system and are uncertain about how your amplifier
might react to it. Under all normal circumstances the
amplifier is well protected against encounters with
demanding speakers: it has thermal protection,
voltage and current limiting and DC offset protection.
BI-WIRING
If you intend to bi-wire - or tri-wire - your
loudspeakers, we recommend that you use cables
fitted with the correct plugs.
EXTERNAL DC CONNECTION.
The Cyclone 2.1 integrated amplifier is equipped
with an external DC socket, this allows the
connection of an out board ‘Whirlwind’ DC power
supply. This powers all of the pre-amplifier and
micro-processor circuits and will lift the overall
performance attainable from your amplifier, with
better dynamics and stereo space. In order for this
to work you will need to move the internal BLUE
jumpers on the main PCB to the External position
and then connect the Whirlwind to the DC socket.
Once connected you should turn on the Whirlwind
on first - to prevent switch on thumps, and then
preferably leave it on and then use your Cyclone as
usual.
Do not attempt this unless you are confident about
what you are doing, your dealer will be happy to do
this for you.
OPTIONAL 6 CHANNEL AV BUFFER
INPUT / OUTPUT
The Cyclone 2.1 has provision for an internal AV
buffer board to be fitted. This allows master volume
control over all 6 channels required for AV home
theatre applications. So if you have a DVD player
with an internal Dolby AC3* processor you can
connect this directly to your Cyclone 2.1 and simply
add a Tornado AV3 power amplifier. It can also be
used if you have a separate stand alone processor
which has digital control over volume, just set it to
maximum output and connect it in the same way.
NOTE:- digital volume controls work by reducing the
number of ‘bits’ used to describe the level, this
means that at lower listening levels from maximum
you loose vital information which as a result makes
the sound flat and boring at lower listening levels -
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