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Cary Audio Design CAD 211 AE manual

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    OWNER’S MANUAL ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo CAD 211 AE Mono 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 install[...]

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    2 Content s ___________________________________________________________ Introduction................................................................................................................... ....... 3 Specifications ................................................................................................................. ...... 4 Fe[...]

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    3 INTRODUC TIO N ____________________________________________________ Congratulations! You have just purchased one of the most outstanding amplifiers ever made. After ten years of continuous production we proudly announce th e CAD 211 Anniversary Edition! Operati ng the amplifier is a simple procedure. Each unit is designed for long term st ability[...]

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    4 SPECIFICAT IONS ___________________________________________________ This section describes the basic speci fications of the 211 AE amplifier at the t ime of printing. Specifications are subject to change withou t notice or obligation. .................................................................................................................[...]

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    5 FEATU RES __________________________________________________________ Front Panel ............................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................... CAT EYE TUBE Indicates approximate power output l[...]

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    6 INSTALLA TION _____________________________________________________ This section describes the unpackin g and insta llation procedures for your new component. Unpacking All Cary Audio Design shipping crates have been spec ially designed to protect th eir contents and special care has been taken to prevent damage under normal shipping conditions. [...]

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    7 Interconnect Cables Signal input connection is made via th e RCA input jack on the rear of the amplifier locat ed next to the output binding posts. The i nput interconnect cables from the output of the preamplifier can be any length your installation requires. A shiel ded high q uality interconnect cable is important to reduce chances for hum or [...]

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    8 SERVICE AN D C ARE ________________________________________________ The chassis may be cleaned with a soft towel and Win dex® (or a similar window cleaner). Spray it on the cleaning cloth to m oisten it, not o n the component. Do n ot use solvents or harsh chemi cals as they ma y remove the labels from the chassis. The frequen cy and need of cle[...]

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    9 CAUTION Never remove or insert the AC plug when the unit is on or the AC power switch is in the “ON” position. Obstruction of the top portion of the amplif ier will result in the tubes overheat ing. TROUBLESHOOTIN G GUID E ________________________________________ SYMPTOM CAUSE REMEDY Hum or “Buzzing” in speakers Ground loop 300B tube with[...]

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    10 Diagram s ___________________________________________________________ Insert the ¼” bias meter plug int o the bias jack on the back of the amplifier chassis. Connect the bias cabl e red alligator clip to th e positive (+) connection on yo ur meter. Connect the bias cable black alligator clip to the negative (-) connection on your meter. Check[...]

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    11 300B Tube Pin Layout The LARGE pair of 300B tube pins should be installed toward the front of th e CAD 211 AE amplifier 300B tube sockets. LOOK CAREFULLY at the tube pin s to be sure that you insert them correctly. It is possible to force the tube pins into the socket the wrong way if you are not careful! If you install t he tube wrong you will [...]

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    12 UNITED STATES LIMITED WARRANTY Cary Audio Design warrants to th e original United Stat es purchaser for use in th e United States, that Cary Audio Design vacuum tube or solid state power amplifier s, surround sound processors or preamplifiers shall be free from defects in parts or workmanship for three (3) years from the date of the original pur[...]

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    13 foregoing constitutes Cary Audio Design ’s entire obligation with respect to th is product, and the original purchaser and any user or owner shall have no other claim for incidental or consequential damages. Some states do not allow the exclu sion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation and exclusion may n[...]

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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[...]