Interconnect cables
We recommend the use of high-quality screened
cables, since inferior-quality cables will degrade
the overall quality of your system. Use only cables
that are designed for the particular application
as other cables will have different impedance
characteristics that will degrade the performance
of your system (for example, do not use cabling
intended for video use to carry audio signals). All
cables should be kept as short as is practically
possible.
It is good practice when connecting your
equipment to make sure that the mains power-
supply cabling is kept as far away as possible from
your audio cables. Failure to do so may result in
unwanted noise in the audio signals.
installation
guidelines
General guidelines
Positioning the unit
< Place Solo on a level, rm surface, avoiding
direct sunlight and sources of heat or damp.
< Do not place Solo on top of a power
ampli er or other source of heat.
< Do not place Solo in an enclosed space
such as a bookcase or closed cabinet unless
there is good provision for ventilation. Solo
is designed to run warm during normal
operation.
< Do not place any other component or item
on top of Solo as this may obstruct air ow
around the heat-sink, causing Solo to run
hot. (The unit placed on top of Solo would
become hot, too.)
< Make sure the remote-control receiver
in the centre of the front panel display is
unobstructed, otherwise this will impair the
use of the remote-control. If line-of-sight is
impractical, a remote-control repeater can
be used with the rear panel connector (see
below).
< Do not place your record deck on top of this
unit. Record decks are very sensitive to the
noise generated by mains power supplies
which will be heard as a background ‘hum’ if
the record deck is too close.
Power
Solo is supplied with a moulded mains plug already tted to the lead.
Check that the plug supplied ts your supply – should you require a
new mains lead, please contact your Arcam dealer.
Push the IEC (kettle-style) plug end of the power cable into the
socket on the back of Solo, making sure that it is pushed in rmly.
Put the plug on the other end of the cable into your power supply
socket and, if necessary, switch the socket on.
Solo is tted with a power switch on the rear of the product, next to
the power inlet. To use Solo, make sure that this is switched on.
Solo is tted with a transformer designed to accept the mains
voltage in the region that the product was shipped to. If your
mains supply voltage does not match this speci cation (as
shown on the rear panel), you wish to take the unit to a region
with a different main voltage, or the mains plug is incorrect,
please consult your Arcam dealer.
This product must be earthed.
Radio aerial
In Europe and Canada, Solo is usually tted with a combined FM/
DAB (digital radio) receiver module; in the USA and the Far East, an
AM/FM receiver module is usually supplied. In order to use either of
these modules, you must connect an aerial to the unit – a suitable
aerial is supplied as an accessory.
The FM/DAB aerial connector is an F-type (screw) connector. The
aerial should be connected to this input by pushing the pin into the
hole in the centre of the connector, then screwing the sleeve onto
the outside. The AM aerial should be connected as described on
page 7.
To use the supplied ‘T’ shaped wire aerial, mount it as high up
as possible on a wall with the elements positioned vertically. If
accessable, try each usable wall of the room to see which gives the
best reception. Use tacks or adhesive tape to secure the aerial to the
wall, but ensure that tacks do not come into contact with the internal
wire of the aerial.
For optimal reception, the use of a roof-mounted (external) aerial is
recommended (see page 7).
Speakers
Solo is designed to drive a single pair of speakers, rated between
4 and 8 ohms, and is tted with speaker terminals that can accept
either spade terminals or bare wires.
To connect the left speaker, unscrew the terminals on the back of
Solo labelled L, insert the speaker wire (or spade) and screw the
terminals back up. Make sure that the red (positive/+) terminal
of the speaker is connected to the red terminal on Solo and the
black (negative/–) terminal of the speaker is connected to the black
terminal on Solo. Repeat the above to connect the right speaker to
the terminals labelled R.
It is important that no stray strands of wire from these connections
are allowed to touch another cable or the product casing. Failure to
ensure this can cause a short circuit, and damage to your Solo.
Do not over-tighten the loudspeaker terminals, or use a wrench,
pliers, etc., as this could cause damage to the terminals which
will not be covered under warranty.
See page 6 for tips on speaker positioning.
