Cary Audio Design A 306 manual

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    OWNER’S MANUAL ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo A 306 Ref erence P ower Ampli fi er NOTE: Bef ore installing your new component, please read this manual carefully as it will inform you of the product speci fi cations, proper instal[...]

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    A 306 REFERENCE POWER AMPLIFIER Specifications P4 P. 8 Installation P. 7 Service, Care and W arranty Operation Front Panel Rear Panel P. 9 P .5-6 P .10-1 1 POWER A 306 POWER AMPLIFIER 1 1 1 1 1 2 RIGHT SPEAKER OUTPUTS LEFT SPEAKER OUTPUTS RIGHT SPEAKER OUTPUTS LEFT SPEAKER OUTPUTS MAIN INPUTS RIGHT CHANNEL LEFT CHANNEL AC MAINS TRIGGER INPUT CARY A[...]

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    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: To reduce the risk of fi re or electric shock, do not expose this app liance to rain or moisture . T he lightning flash with arrowhead symb ol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presen ce of un-insulated dangerous voltage within the product’s en cl osure that may be of suffic[...]

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    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 14. LIGHTNING: For added protectio n for t he un it dur ing a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of t ime, unp lug it from the wall outlet an d disconnect the antenna or cable s ystem. This will prevent damage to the unit due to li ghtning and power line surges. 15. POWER LINES: [...]

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    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 26. FCC INFORMAT ION FOR USER: CAUTION: ANY changes or mo difications not expres sly approved by th e party responsible for compliance could void the use r 's author ity to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found t o comply wi th the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Par[...]

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    Front Panel 1 1 2 2 3 3 POWER button: * Press once to turn the power on. * Press again to set to the"OFF" position and turn the power off. POWER ON indicator: * This backlit etched Crystal 3D logo lights when the power amplifier is switched on. ST ANDBY indicator: * This indicator lights when the power amplifier is switched to standby mod[...]

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    Rear Panel 4 4 1 5 5 2 6 6 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 LOUDSPEAKER BINDING POSTS (OUTPUTS): * Provide audio output. Two pair of custom-made, high-current Cardas binding posts labeled + (positive) and - (negative) are included. * These binging posts are designed to facilitate high pressure, high contact area connections without the use of tools such as nut driver[...]

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    Rear Panel 4 5 6 BALANCED INPUTS: * Accepts right-channel and left-channel balanced signals from the associated preamplifier with balanced outputs. SINGLE-ENDED INPUTS: * Accepts right-channel and left-channel (RCA) inputs from preamplifier. These signals are converted to balanced signals upon entering the chassis and processed as balanced signals [...]

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    Specifications __________ _____ _________ ______ _____ ______ Operating the A 3 06 Power am plifier is a sim ple proce dure, since ea ch unit is desi gned for long term stabi lity in v irtually any home operating situa tion. How ever , if the unit is o perated outs ide the param eters outlined in this ow ner ’ s manual , damag e may result. Pleas[...]

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    Installa tion _________ ______ ________ ______ ______ ________ __ This sec tion descr ibes the u npacking and installat ion procedu res for the A 306 Power amplifie r . W ARNING MAKE NO A TTEMPT TO PU T THE A 306 POWER AMPLIFIER IN SER VICE WITH THE TOP COVER REMOVED. CONT ACT WITH HIGH VOL T AGE I NSIDE THE A 306 POWER AMPLIFIER CAN BE F A T AL !![...]

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    Operation 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 POWER button: * Press once to turn the power on. * Press again to set to the"OFF" position and turn the power off. POWER ON indicator: * This 3D etched Crystal display is backlit by blue led's and will come on when the power is turned on. ST ANDBY indicator: * This indicator lights when the power amplifier is [...]

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    S e r v i c e a n d C a r e 3.1 A 306 Power Am pfilier Care and Cleaning The cabine t housing and front panel of the A 30 6 m ay be cleaned with a soft cloth and W i nd ex® or a mild w indo w cl ean er . The fr eq uenc y of c lea nin g wil l be gover ne d by t he operating environm ent cleanlin ess. Do not use benzen e, harsh or abrasiv e chemic a[...]

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    UNITED STATES LIMITED WARRANTY Cary Audio Design warrants to the orig inal United States purchaser for use i n the United States that Cary Audio Design vacuum tube or solid state power amplif iers, surround sound processors or preamplifiers shall be free from defects in parts or workmanship for three (3) years from the date of the original purchase[...]

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    CARY A UDIO DESIGN 1020 Goodworth Drive, Apex, NC 27539 phone 919-355-0010 fax 919-355-0013 www.caryaudio.com ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooo[...]