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Using this handbook
This handbook has been designed to give you all the information you 
need to install, connect, set up and use the Arcam FMJ P7 Multichannel 
Power Amplifier. 
It may be that the P7 has been installed and set up as part of your 
Hi-Fi or home cinema installation by a qualified Arcam dealer. In this 
case, you may wish to skip the sections of this handbook dealing with 
installation and setting up the unit. Use the Contents list to guide you 
to the relevant sections.
SAFETY
Safety guidelines are set out on the following page of this handbook. 
Many of these items are common sense precautions, but for your own 
safety,  and  to  ensure  that  you do not damage  the  unit,  we  strongly 
recommend that you read them. This is a class 1 product and requires 
an earth connection.
CONTENTS
Using this handbook...................................................................... 3
Safety guidelines ............................................................................. 4
Safety instructions .................................................................................. 4
Safety compliance...................................................................................4
Getting started with your P7...................................................... 5
Introduction ............................................................................................... 5
Speaker installation ................................................................................5
Cables............................................................................................................5
Installation ....................................................................................... 6
Positioning the unit ................................................................................6
Connecting to a pre-amplier.........................................................6
Connecting to a loudspeakers ........................................................7
Connecting to a power supply .......................................................7
Operating your P7......................................................................... 8
Front panel layout ..................................................................................8
Operating procedure ...........................................................................8
Bi-wiring and bi-amping your loudspeakers............................. 9
Before you start ...................................................................................... 9
Bi-wiring your loudspeakers .............................................................9
Bi-amping your system.........................................................................9
Troubleshooting ........................................................................... 10
Fault status indicators........................................................................ 11
Technical specication ................................................................12
Guarantee......................................................................................13
On-line registration ............................................................................ 13
OTHER LANGUAGES
Check the Arcam website (www.arcam.co.uk) for further languages.