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Cary Audio Design C 306 manual

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    OWNER’S MANUAL ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo C 306 Ref erence Preampli 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 installati[...]

  • Page 2

    C 306 REFERENCE PREAMPLIFIER Specifications P4-9 P. 1 0 Installation P. 11 Service, Care and W arranty Front Panel, Rear Panel & Remote Control P. 1 5 P .12-14 P .16-17 Operation Customizing your C 306 POWER C 306 PREAMPLIFIER SELECT ENTER SETUP MUTE DISPLA Y VOLUME POLARITY 1 2 3 4 6 5 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 RIGHT CHANNEL INPUTS MAIN OUTPUTS RIGHT CH[...]

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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 t he 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 10 1 1 2 2 3 4 3 5 6 4 7 8 9 11 POWER button: * Press once to turn the power on. * Press again to set to the"OFF" position and turn the power off. SELECT knob: * This knob is normally used to select among the various inputs of the C 306, with the resulting selections being shown in the display window , immediately to the right[...]

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    Front Panel 6 5 7 9 10 11 8 POLARITY button: * Press this button to invert the polarity ( sometimes called "absolute phase"of the outputs of the C 306. VOLUME knob: * This control is normally used to adjust the listening volume. When in BALANCE mode, this knob is used to vary the relative output of the Left and Right channels. It is also [...]

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    Rear Panel 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 ANALOG RECORD OUTPUT JACK (RCA UNBALANCED): * Use these jacks for connection to the right-channel and left-channel tape inputs of your recorder . POWER INPUT ( AC IN): * Connect to an AC power supply using the included power supply cord. IR INPUT JACK: * Use this jack to connect external IR sensors. [...]

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    Rear Panel 6 7 8 9 BALANCED INPUTS 1-3: * Accepts right-channel and left-channel balanced signals from source equipment with balanced outputs. SINGLE-ENDED INPUTS 4-6: * Accepts right-channel and left-channel (RCA) inputs from line-level source equipment such as tuners, CD player, and SACD player. BALANCED MAIN OUTPUTS: * If your power amplifier is[...]

  • Page 10

    1--> 2 ABC 3 DEF 4 GHI 5 JKL 6 MNO 7 PQRS 8 TUV 9 WXYZ 0 a/A SETUP C 306 main-R/C Remote Control Switching the power on and off. Use the left or right Navigation buttons to move through menu options shown on the C 306 Display. Use the up or down Navigation buttons to move through menu options shown on the C 306 Display. Use this button to save c[...]

  • Page 11

    C 306 sub-R/C Remote Control Use the two buttons to fine-tune the relative balance of the Left and Right channel from your listening position using the VOLUME buttons, in 0.1 dB increments. Use the ten buttons to create a name of your own choosing, up to twenty characters long. POWER MUTE < < < < INPUT S ELECTOR BALANCE VOLUME + 1-->[...]

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    Specifications __________ _____ _________ ______ _____ ______ Operating the C 306 Prea mplifie r is a s imple pro cedur e, since eac h unit is desig ned for lo ng term stability in virtu ally any home operating situation. Ho wever , if the unit is op erated outs ide the paramete rs outl ined in this owner ’ s manual, damag e may resul t. Please r[...]

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    Installa tion _________ ______ ________ ______ ________ ______ __ This sec tion descr ibes the u npacking and instal lation pr ocedures for the C 306 P ream plifier . W ARNING MAKE NO A TTEMPT TO PU T THE C 30 6 PREAMPLIFIER IN SER VICE WITH THE TOP COVER REMOVED. CONT ACT WITH HIGH VOL T AGE I NSIDE THE C 306 PREAMPLIFIER CAN BE F A T AL !!!!! 2.1[...]

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    Customizing Y our C 306 SETUP OVER VIEW: The C 306 Preamplifier has many provisions for custom-tailoring the system's operation to match your preferences. The method for modifying any of these settings is to: * press the SETUP button on either the front panel or the remote control to enter the setup mode, accessing the C 306 menu system: * nav[...]

  • Page 15

    Customizing Y our C 306 Equalizer 1-3 Digital Audio Tape 1-3 VCR 1-3 Cassette 1-3 Mine-Dise Player 1-3 CD Recorder 1-3 Phono 1-3 Tuner 1-3 Auxiliary Input 1-3 DA Converter 1-3 CARY CD player 1-3 CARY DVD player 1-3 CARY DA Converter 1-3 CARY Tuner 1-3 Input a new name....._ 3.4 CHANGING INPUT NAMES: To change an input name, use the SETUP menu: * pr[...]

  • Page 16

    Customizing Y our C 306 3.6 SETTING A VOLUME LEVEL MODE: Y ou may also set a volume level for the C 306, a particularly useful feature if the system had different input gain for the input source. The C 306 has two volume level modes for select: * COMMON (factory default) all inputs use same volume level * INDIVIDUAL each input has an individual vol[...]

  • Page 17

    Operation THE FUNCTION OF POLARITY : The C 306 allows you to invert the polarity of the music to which you are listening with the press of a button. People vary in their sensitivity to this aspect of the sound, and the difference frequently ranges from subtle to inaudible, depending on microphone technique and other factors in the recording itself.[...]

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    S e r v i c e a n d C a r e 5.1 C 306 Preampfi lier Care and Cl eaning The cabinet h ousing and front panel of the C 306 m ay be cleaned wi th a soft clo th and W ind ex® or a mild w in dow cl ean er . The fr eq uen cy of c lea nin g wil l b e gover ne d by t he operating environm ent cleanlin ess. Do not use benzen e, harsh o r 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[...]