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  • Page 1 Zena Owner´s Manual v.1.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Burn-In and Warm-Up ......9 Menu-activated functions ....... 9 Balanced Connections ......14 Choice of Cables ........14 Care & Maintenance ......15 OPTIONAL PS2 Phono module ... 16 Optional Zena DAC module ....17 Remote Codes ........23 Warranty & Support ......24...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Your new Gryphon unit has been painstakingly designed to re-create the sound of live music taking place in its original recorded space. Every Gryphon product is designed to cater to the needs of the most discerning music enthusiast with sumptuous styling and superb user- friendliness which elevate it above the mundane world of conventional audio components.

  • Page 4: The Man

    2R Marketing, which quickly became Denmark’s leading High-End audio import company. Gryphon Audio Designs was founded in 1985 as an offshoot of 2R Marketing. The first product, the now legendary Gryphon Head Amp, grew from a one-off spare time project developed only for the designers’...

  • Page 5: Design Principles

    Refinement and delicacy are combined with power and authority for a natural, involving listening experience. The Gryphon Master Tape Collection The house of Gryphon, this is where all In the Gryphon listening rooms, we have over the years used a Gryphon products developed.
  • Page 6 Wide bandwidth also improves phase characteristics, for more correct sound-staging and imaging. All Gryphon designs are realized with none or an absolute minimum of negative feedback, which when present in large amounts can actually increase TIM-distortion. All Gryphon preamplifiers are designed with zero negative feedback.

  • Page 7: Exterior Design

    The peerless finish, build quality, ergonomics and pride of ownership that contribute to the totality of the Gryphon concept can only be fully understood and appreciated up close and in person. Rasmussen’s background in fine arts and industrial design gives...

  • Page 8: Manufacture And Assembly

    Placement: INSTRUCTIONS Do not place the Zena on or near any source of heat such as power amplifiers. Do not place any object on the top covering the ventilation holes of the Zena. Do not place the Zena in an enclosed space such as a cabinet unless ample ventilation is provided.

  • Page 9: Burn-In And Warm-Up

    Burn-In and Warm-Up Your Gryphon unit has been thoroughly tested and burned in before shipping. Performance will continue to improve during the first 40 – 50 hours of normal use. After this period optimum performance will be reached approximately 45 minutes after turn-on. With the exception of Class-A power amplifiers, we recommend leaving your Gryphon components powered up at all times.
  • Page 10 from the standard list, press an Input button so that STANDARD blinks, then press Monitor and skip to section 1.b. below. Please note: If a name has previously been assigned to the input, that name will be deleted if you press Monitor while STANDARD is flashing. 1.a.
  • Page 11 appears in the display, press Monitor. MAX LEVEL: and the currently assigned maximum volume setting will appear in the display. To change this setting, press Volume Up or Down until the desired maximum volume level is displayed. Press Monitor. The selected maximum volume setting is now stored in memory.
  • Page 12 Connect the left and right front channels from your surround processor to either Input 2 or Input 3 of the Zena and use the Menu to configure this input. The Zena will then be set to a fixed volume level (0dB) when selecting this dedicated AV input.
  • Page 13 If you do wish to make this AV connection, press Input Up so that YES blinks in the display. Press Monitor. This selected input is now configured as a dedicated AV connection input, which sets the Zena volume control to 0dB. This dedicated AV input should ONLY be used with a source which has its own volume control, such as a surround processor.

  • Page 14: Balanced Connections

    Class A bias of your power amplifier. 12V Link 12V LINK IN is for switching the Zena between standby and ON when connected to a unit with same feature and protocol. 12V LINK OUT is for switching other compatible units between standby and ON following the standby/ON state of the Zena.

  • Page 15: Care & Maintenance

    For this reason, we employ Gryphon's own range of interconnects and cables in every stage of the design of every Gryphon product.

  • Page 16: Optional Ps2 Phono Module

    OPTIONAL PS2 Phono module Gain: Moving Coil (MC) 64dB Moving Magnet (MM) 42dB Impedance: Moving Coil (MC) 20 or 100 Ohm Moving Magnet (MM) 47 kOhm/200pF S/N ratio: MC, Input 250mV, 1kHz: >72dB MM, Input 2.5mV, 1kHz: >84dB Input impedance in MC mode With the (red) jumper placed to the right side of the jumper sockets (JP101) and (JP301) the input impedance will be 100 Ohm in MC mode.

  • Page 17: Optional Zena Dac Module

    Zena is powered up. The blue LED indicator stops flashing when the USB Super-Cap supply is fully charged. Changes the Zena input down by one step. Input 01 to 05 are analog inputs. Input 06 to 10 are digital inputs and are only present when the Zena DAC module is installed.
  • Page 18 CHANGING STANDARD DAC SETTINGS: When the Gryphon Zena DAC module is installed in the Zena, it is possible to change several standard Digital Filter and output settings via the Zena ‘MENU’ function. The standard settings were chosen by Gryphon because these standard settings perform very well sonically.
  • Page 19 The chosen DAC output level is valid for all five digital inputs. (0dB is standard) Leave the Zena MENU function, please consult the Zena user manual for details. It is always possible to reset possibly changed DAC settings back to standard, using the Zena MENU function ‘RESTORE SETTINGS’,...
  • Page 20 - Windows: DSD64, DSD128, DSD256 and DSD512 NO Drivers needed for Mac OSX 10.6+ and Linux with UAC2 compliant kernel. Zena DAC Kernel-Streaming/ ASIO drivers for MS OS XP to Win10 32-64bit, can be downloaded at: www.gryphon-audio.com INPUT 7: AES/EBU Connect a digital source with balanced 110 Ohm output to this XLR input.
  • Page 21 Zena DAC features and specifications: • True Dual Mono Class A Analog configuration • Zero negative feedback • Sabre ES9018 High-End D/A converter • USB input compatible with following audio formats via PC/MAC/Linux: • PCM: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192, 352.8 and 384 kHz, up to 32 bits •...
  • Page 22 Gold-plated 75 Ohm BNC sockets with Teflon insulation for 2 S/PDIF sources • One TOSLINK optical fiber input • Designed and built in Denmark *(at the moment, DSD256 and DSD512 only on Windows systems) Specifications can be changed by Gryphon Audio Designs without further notice.

  • Page 23: Remote Codes

    Remote Codes The Zena remote control uses the Philips RC-5 standard for infrared communication. The following RC-5, system 16 codes used Gryphon Zena: ON/OFF: MUTE: VOL UP: VOL DOWN: INPUT UP: INPUT DOWN: DIRECT INPUT SELECT: INPUT 1: INPUT 2:...

  • Page 24: Warranty & Support

    Warranty & Support The Gryphon Zena is warranted against failures arising through faulty workmanship and materials for a period of 5 year from date of purchase. The warranty is not transferable. This warranty is only valid in the country where the product was purchased.

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