Cary Audio Design CAD-805AE manual

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    OWNER’S MANUAL ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo CAD-805AE Mono P ower Amplier NOTE: Bef ore installing your new compon[...]

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    TABLE OF CONTENT S Important Safety Instructions ......................................................................................................... 2 Welcome Product Overview ............................................................................................................................. 5 Unpacking and Installation .............[...]

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    IMPORTANT S AFETY INSTRU CTIONS WARNING: To re duce the risk of fi re or electric shock, do not expose t his appliance to ra in or moisture. The li ghtning flash with ar rowhead symbol withi n an equilateral triangle is intended t o alert the user to the pre sence of un-insulated dangerous vo ltage within the pro duct’s enclosure that may be of s[...]

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    IMPORTANT S AFETY INSTRU CTIONS 14. L IGHTNING: For added prot ection for the unit du ring a lightning storm, o r when it is left un attended and unused for long pe riods of time, unplu g it from the wall out let and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prev ent damage to th e unit due to ligh tning and power line surges. 15. POWE R LI[...]

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    IMPORTANT S AFETY INSTRU CTIONS 26. FCC INF ORMATION FOR USE R: CAUTION: ANY chan ges or modificat ions not expressly approved by the party respo nsible for complian ce could void th e user's authority to operat e the equipment. NOTE: This equ ipment has been te sted and found to comply with the limit s for a Class B digital device pursuant to[...]

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    WELCOME PRODUCT OVERVIEW After ten years of contin uous product ion we are p roud to offer the CAD 805 Anniversary Edit ion. Each unit is designed for lo ng term stability in virtuall y any home opera ting situation. Note t hat if the unit is operated outside the parame ters outlined in this owner’s man ual, damage may result. Please read this ma[...]

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    SPECIFICATI ONS Operating the CAD 805 AE’s is a sim ple procedure, si nce each unit is designed for long term stability in virtually any home operating situation . However, if the unit is operated outside t he parameters outlined in th is owner’s manual, damage m ay result. Please read this manual carefully before putting your new CAD 805 AE in[...]

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    CONTROLS AN D DISPLAYS FRONT PA NEL CAT EYE TUBE Indicates approximate pow er output level . When the eye is completely closed the a mplifier is at full pow er output. TOP PANEL OFF-ON TOGGLE SWITCH Turns AC power on in the r ear position. The output t ube will not light at this point. STANDBY SWITC H Turns the filament of the o utput tube on in th[...]

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    OPERATION PHYSICAL PLACEMENT The CAD-805 Anniversary E dition is desig ned for use in homes. It m ust be protect ed from the elements and tempera ture extremes. For example, a void placing the u nit in extremely hot locations such as near radia tors or other heating units. Its location amo ng the user’ s audio components is not criti cal; however[...]

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    OPERATION OFF/ON P OWER TOGG LE SWIT CH Push the AC toggle switc h toward the rear, t o the “ON” position. T he 6SN7 input tubes, 1 629 Cat Eye tube and the 300B driv er tube will light up in thi s setting. STANDBY T OGGLE SWITCH Push the toggle switch toward the rear of the u nit to operate. The output t ube will light up. ‘BREAK IN’ PERIO[...]

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    SERVICE AND CARE CARE AND CLEANING The cabinet housi ng and front pa nel of the C D 306 SACD ma y be cleaned with a soft cloth and Windex or a window cleaner. The freque ncy of cleanin g will be governed by how many hours the CD 306 SACD is opera ted and by ope rating environme nt cleanliness. FACTORY SERVICE Careful consideratio n has been given t[...]

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    SERVICE AND CARE replace output tube AC fuse blows Line voltage surge Replace fuse Tube fuse blows Shorted tube (300B & 845 have separate fuses.) Replace tube 11[...]

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    LIMITED WARR ANTY Cary Audio Warran ts to the original Uni ted States purchaser for use in the United States the Following Cary Audio Produc ts for the Perio ds Indicated: 1. Power Am plifiers, Integrated Am plifiers, Surround So und Processors, an d Preamplifiers have a three (3) year part s and labor wa rranty from the da te of the original purch[...]

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    LIMITED WARR ANTY To obtain such warranty service, the original purc haser must complete and send in the Warranty Registration Card w ithin 15 days of purchase. What Will We Pay For? We will pay for all labor a nd materia l expenses for ite ms covered by the wa rranty. Payment of shipping charges is disc ussed in the next section of this w arranty.[...]

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    LIMITED WARR ANTY How State Law Relat es to the Warranty Some states do not allow limitations on how lo ng an implied warra nty lasts and/or do not allow the exclusion or limitation o f incidental or consequentia l damages, so the a bove limitations or exclusions may not appl y to you. This warranty gives yo u specific legal rights, and yo u may al[...]

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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 oooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo[...]