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Cary Audio Design CAD 211 FE manual

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    OWNER’S MANUAL oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo CAD 211 FE Mono P ower Amplier NOTE: Bef ore installing your new component, please read this manual carefully[...]

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    Content s ___________________________________________________________ Introduction................................................................................................................... ....... 3 Specifications ....................................................................................................................... 4 Featu[...]

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    INTRODUC TION ____________________________________________________ Congratulations! You have just purchased one of th e most outstanding amplifiers ever made. After 17 years of continuous production we proudly announce the CAD 211 Founder’s Edition! Operating th e amplifier is a simple procedure. Each unit is designed for long term stabilit y in [...]

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    SPECIFICAT IONS ___________________________________________________ This section describes the basic specificat ions of the 211 FE amplifier at the time of printing. Specifications are subject to change withou t notice or obligation. ....................................................................................................................[...]

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    FEATU RES __________________________________________________________ Top Panel ............................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................... OFF-ON TOGGLE SWITCH Turns AC power on in the rear po[...]

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    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. Mi[...]

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    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 shielded high q uality interconnect cable is important to reduce chances for hum or int[...]

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    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 th e cleaning cloth to m oisten it, not on the compo nent. Do not use solvents or harsh chemicals as they may remove the labels from the chassis. The frequen cy and need of cleanin[...]

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    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 overheatin g. TROUBLESHOOTIN G GUID E ________________________________________ SYMPTOM CAUSE REMEDY Hum or “Buzzing” in speakers Ground loop 300B tube with h[...]

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    Diagram s ___________________________________________________________ Bias Pot Bias Jack < 845 Tubes > 6CA7 T ube 6SL7 T ube Powe r Standby 300B 300B Set the 845 tube bias to 100 mA DC Current ¼” bias plug The 211FE is equipped with a bu ilt in bias meter on the front of the chassis. The adjust ment pot is located at the back of the chassi[...]

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    300B Tube Pin Layout The LARGE pair of 300B tube pins should be installed to ward the f ront of the CAD 211 FE amplifier 300B tube sockets. LOOK CAREFULLY at th e tube pins 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 th e tube wrong you will pr[...]

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    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 purcha[...]

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    foregoing constitutes Cary Audio Design ’s entire obligation with respect to this 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 not [...]

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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 oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooo[...]