Cary Audio Design SA-200.2 manual

OWNER’S MANUAL oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo SA-200.2 P ower Amplier NOTE: Bef ore installing your new component, please read this manual caref ully as it[...]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Impo rtant Safety Instructio ns ............................................................2 Welcome Product F eatures.....................................................................................4 Unpacking and Ins tallat ion ................................ ....................................6 Specifications .........[...]

IMPORTANT S AFETY INSTRUC TIONS 2 WAR NING: Th e tri a ngl e wi th the li g htning fl ash symbol di sp laye d on th e unit advi ses the user of da nge rous uni nsula ted volt age in s ide th e produc t’s en closure. CAUTIO N: To reduce th e risk of ele ctric shock, do not rem ove the cov er. There are no user-servi ceable parts in s i de; it is r[...]

IMPORTANT S AFETY INSTRUC TIONS 3 15. REPL ACEMEN T PARTS: Whe n re pl acem ent parts are requi red, be sure t he servi ce techni c ian ha s used repl acement part s specifi ed b y t he man ufa cturer or t hose h a vin g th e same ch aract eristic s as the ori ginal parts. Unaut hori zed substi tut i ons may resu lt in fi re, e lect ri c shock or o[...]

WELCOME 4 PRODUCT FEATURES Thank y ou for purchasin g the SA-200.2 power amplifier. The introductio n of the SA- 200.2 soli d-state power amplifier represents an all new amplifier design. It embodi es a new modu l ar approach that ensures consistency in performance, and ease of manufacture and serviceability . In implementing the new design, we hav[...]

WELCOME 5 The SA -200.2 power amplifie r features in c lude:  Single- ended RC A or XLR balanced inputs  2x 200 Watts/8 ohms; 2x 350 Watts/4 ohms  Remote trigg er (works with +3.3 to +24 Volt s DC)  Ov erbuilt power suppl y employ s a ma ssive 1500 kVA power transformer a nd in excess of 82,000 uF of capacitance  Protection against s[...]

WELCOME 6 UNPACKING AND INSTA LL ATION Unpackin g Your Cary A udio Design product was shippe d i n a carton particularly desi gned to protect its contents, and special care has been taken to prevent damage during s hi pping. Carefully remov e y our new com ponent from i ts packing carton a nd examine it clos e ly for signs of shipping damage. If sh[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 7 Operating the SA -200.2 amplifi er is a simple procedure since each unit is designed for long-term stability in virtuall y an y home operat ing situation. H owe ver, if the unit is operated outside the parameters outlined in this owner’s manual, dam age may occ ur. Please read this manual carefully before ope rating your new SA -[...]

CONTROLS AND DISPL AYS 8 FRONT PANEL POWER BUTTON  T he Power Button performs no function when the amplifier is powered off with th e rear panel Master Power Switch.  When the rear panel Master Power Sw itch is powered on, the SA -200.2 is in Standby mode. Pressing the front panel Power Butt on when the rear panel master panel switch is power[...]

CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 9 REAR PAN EL 1. BALANC ED (XLR) INPUT JACK (Right Channel) Prov ides bala nced audio input from source. 2. UNBALANCED ( RCA ) INPUT JACK (Right Channel) Prov ides balanc ed audio input from sourc e . 3. UNBALANCED (RCA) INPUT JACK (Le ft Chann el) Prov ides unbalanc ed audio input from source. 4. BALANC ED (XLR) INPUT JACK (L[...]

CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 10 Never m a k e or break conn ections to the SA -200.2 unless t he SA -200.2 and all associated c ompon ents are powe red o ff. Do n ot connect the outp uts of the SA -200.2 to the outputs of other a mp li fiers. 5. LEFT AND RIGHT SPEAKER OUTP UT CONNEC TORS Prov ide audio out put for the speakers. Output connectors can accep[...]

CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 11 CONNECTING TO A SUBWOOFER The subwoofer should be connected to the preamplifier or processor throug h it s low level inputs. Do n ot und e r any c irc ums tances connect the amp lifier to a sub w oofer through its high level (speak er ) inputs. There is a po tential of damaging the amplifier using this type of conn ection d[...]

SERVICE AND CARE 12 CARE AND CLEANING Unplug the unit from the wall outlet. Clea n t he cabinet housing and front panel of th e SA - 200.2 with a soft cloth a nd a g l ass cleaner (such as Windex). Remov ing the cover during cleaning is not advised. The freque ncy of cleaning will vary ba sed on the cleanliness of the environment and the number of [...]

UNITED STATES LIMITED WARRANTY 13 Car y Audio Design warrants to the original United States purchaser for us e in the United States that Cary Audio Design vacuum tube or so lid -state power amplifiers, surround sound processors, or preamplifiers shall be free from defects in parts or w orkmanship for three years from the date of the original p urch[...]

UNITED STATES LIMITED WARRANTY 14 INTERNATIONA L PURCHASERS (Export markets) Car y Audio Design warrants its merchandis e to purchasers within the Uni t ed States exclusively for u se within t he United States of America. It provides no other warranties, expressed or implied. If y ou are living outside the USA , ple ase consult your local dealer or[...]

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