Gryphon Colosseum Solo - Manual (Page 18)

Connections under the
Colosseum.
Speaker terminals:
The binding posts are designed by
Gryphon. The special design will
provide a tight reliable connection
to: plugs, lugs or bare wire. Do not
use tools or excessive force when
tightening the terminals.
Balanced Input:
The Colosseum provides only bal-
anced input. There are no deterio-
rating phono sockets in parallel with
the balanced input.
The Colosseum balanced inputs
are made to AES standards:
Pin # 1 Shield
Pin # 2 Positive
Pin # 3 Negative
Bias:
Connection for Green bias link
between compatible Gryphon pre-
amplifier´s and the Colosseum
AC Mains:
AC input and master AC switch.
We are aware that the Colosseum
is the choice of the very experi-
enced audiophile, so please bear
with us while we repeat classic
ground rules:
MANUAL TURN-ON PROCE-
DURE:
1. Turn on source components,
Turntable, CD Player, etc.)
2. Turn on preamplifier
3. Allow a few moments for compo-
nents to stabilize, (tube equipment
may require more time).
4. Turn on power amplifier
TURN-OFF PROCEDURE:
1. Turn off power amplifiers.
2. Turn off rest of the system.
PLEASE
ALWAYS TURN OFF OR MUTE
THE POWER AMPLIFIER
BEFORE CONNECTING OR DIS-
CONNECTING ANY CABLES IN
THE SYSTEM.
Due to the large mass of allumi-
nium in the heatsinks it is not unu-
sual to hear mechanical sounds
from the amplifier when it heats up
or cools down.