Arcam P429 - Bridged Mode Setup; Bridged Mode Wiring

E-12
LF
HF
Bridged mode
In bridged mode, only the positive (red) speaker
outputs of each P429 channel are active. No
connections should be made to the negative (black)
speaker terminals.
WARNING: Do not make any connections to the other speaker
terminals, doing so will severely damage your amplier.
If each speaker has more than one pair of connecting
terminals, use the terminals labelled HF or ‘High
Frequency’.
In this setup, only one interconnect is required for
each pair of channels. The L and R output of the two
height channels of your audio/video device (such as
the Arcam AVR550/850) should be connected to the
IN1 and IN3 input of the P429, respectively.
WARNING: If your speakers support bi-wiring, there will be a
strip of conductive metal connecting the low-frequency (LF)
terminals to the high-frequency (HF) terminals; this MUST NOT
BE REMOVED in a bridged mode system.
TRIGGER
IN
12V 100mA
TRIGGER
OUT
3/4 MODE
ST/DM/BR
NET RS232
TRIM
2 1
TRIM
4 3
1/2 MODE
ST/DM/BR
IN4
OUT4
IN3
OUT3
IN2
OUT2
IN1
OUT1
5V 100mA
USB
CH4
4–16 OHMS. CLASS 2 WIRING
CH3 CH2 CH1
Make sure both MODE
switches are set to the
BR (BRIDGE) position
ST/DM/BR
1/2 MODE
ST/DM/BR
1/2 MODE
ST/DM/BR
1/2 MODE
ST/DM/BR
3/4 MODE
ST/DM/BR
3/4 MODE
ST/DM/BR
3/4 MODE
LF
HF
Height 1 Right
Height 1 Left
ST/DM/BR
1/2 MODE
ST/DM/BR
1/2 MODE
ST/DM/BR
1/2 MODE
ST/DM/BR
3/4 MODE
ST/DM/BR
3/4 MODE
ST/DM/BR
3/4 MODE
HEIGHT 1 HEIGHT 2
L
R
PREAMP OUT
SUB 2
OUTPUT1
ARC
SUB 2
R
L
HEIGHT 1
HEIGHT 2
PREAMP OUT
~ 50 – 60 Hz 1.5KW MAX
1.2A MAX TRIG Z2 Z2 IR
TRIG Z1
RS232
DC6V
Z1 IR
ZONE2
OUT
OUTPUT2AV
AV
ETHERNET
USB 5V / 1A
115 230
FM/DAB
PVR
PVR
VCRBDS AT
SBR SR FR C FL SL SBL
SBRSUBSRFR
CFL SL SBL
SBR
HEIGHT 1 R
ZONE 2 R
HEIGHT1 L
ZONE 2 L
SR FR C FL SL SBL
STBZ2 OUT
ZONE 2 R
HEIGHT 1 R
CLASS 2 WIRING
ZONE 2 L
HEIGHT 1 L
8Ω LOAD IMPEDANCE RECOMMENDED
PVRSAT
BDAV
BD
CD
CD
GAME
STB/MHL
STB
GAME
SPEAKER OUTPUTS
OPTICAL
COAXIAL
DIGITAL AUDIO
ANALOGUE AUDIO
HDMI
PREAMP OUT
AVR550/850
P429