Cary Audio Design Cinema 11a manual

OWNER’S MANUAL ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo NOTE: Bef ore installing your new component, please read this manual carefully as it will inform you of the product speci fi cations, proper installation and correct operating procedures for y our unit. Also included in this manual are guidelines o[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Important Safety Instructions .......................................................... 3 Welcome Thank You ............................................................................................ 6 Product Features ................................................................................... 7 Unpacking and Installat[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Set Zone 2 Inpu t ............................................................................. 44 Set Zone 2 Volu me .......................................................................... 44 Advanced Settings ................................................................................ 45 Set Password ...................[...]

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3 WARNING: To reduce the risk of fi re or electric shock, do not expose this app liance to rain or moisture . The lightning flash with arrowhead symb ol within an equila teral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presen ce of un-insulated dangerous voltage within the product’s en cl os ure that may be of suf[...]

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 4 ative. 14. LIGHTNING: For added protectio n for t he un it dur ing a lightnin g storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of t ime, unp lug it from the wall outle t an d disconnect the antenna or cabl e system. This will prevent damage to the unit due to li ghtning and power line surges. 15. PO[...]

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 5 o t ing electrode. 26. FCC INFORMAT ION FOR USER: CAUTION: ANY changes or mo difications no t 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 [...]

WELCOME 6 THANK YOU Congratulations on becoming a Cinema 11a ow ner! We, at Cary Audio Design, would like to thank you f or purchasing the new Cinema 11a HD Surround Sound Processor. The Cinema 11a is th e latest gen eration of our award-winning surround sound processor s . The Cinema 11a is the ulti mate in surround sound processors. Utilizing the[...]

WELCOME 7 PRODUCT FEATURES The Cinema 11a is designed as an “audio only” surround sound processor. With the addition of the new Cirrus Logic CS49700 series chipset and HDMI v1.3, the new Cinema 11a has the ability to properly decode and playback both the raw bit stream and l ossless linear PCM signals from all of the high resolution audio forma[...]

WELCOME 8 UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION This section describe s the unpacking and instal lation procedures f or your new component. Unpacking All Cary Audio Design shipping cartons have been specially design ed to protect their contents and special care has been taken to prevent damage under normal ship ping conditions. Mishandling should be evident u[...]

WELCOME 9 dts-HD DTS-HD High Resolution Audio can deliv er up to 7.1 channels of sound that is virtually indistinguishable from the original. DTS-HD High Resolution Audio d elivers audio at high constant bit rates superior to standard DVDs – 6.0 Mbps on Blu-ray discs and 3.0 Mbps on HD-DVD to produce outstanding sound quality. It is capable of de[...]

WELCOME 10 DTS, DTS-ES Extended Surround, and Neo:6 ar e registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. DTS-ES Extended Surround is a new multi-chann e l digital signal format developed by Digital Theater Systems Inc. While offering high co mpatibility with the c onventional DTS Digital Surround format, DTS-ES Extended Sur round greatly imp[...]

WELCOME 11 master, unlocking the true high-definition entert ainment experience on next-ge neration discs. When coupled with high-definition video, Dolby TrueHD offers an unprecedented home theater experience that lets you en joy sound as stunning as th e high-definition picture. Manufactured under license from Dolby Labora tories. Dolby and th e d[...]

WELCOME 12 Dolby Digital EX creates six full-bandwidth output channels from 5. 1-channel sources. This is done using a matrix decoder that derives three surround channels from the two in the original recording. For best results, Dolby Digital EX sh ould be used with m ovies soundtracks recorded with Dolby Digital Surround EX. About Dolby Pro Logic [...]

SPECIFICATIONS 13 The Cinema 11a is designed for long-term stab ility in virtually any home operating situation . However, if the unit is operated outside the param e ters outlined in this owner's manual, damage may result. Please read this manual car efully befo re putting your new Cinema 11a processor into operation. The following section de[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 14 ........................................................................................................................................................................... Headphone Output 100mW into 32 Ohms at 0.2% THD+N ..............................................................................................................[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 15 S/N Ratio (ref 2.0 Vrms) Analog - Direct Inputs 108 dB Analog - DSP Inputs at 24/96 105 dB Digital Inputs at 24/96 107 dB ........................................................................................................................................................................... IMD (CCIF at 15 kHz) Analog - Direct I[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 16 CONTROL ........................................................................................................................................................................... RS-232 Interface Connection DB-9F, straight-wired Pinout (Statement DI side) Pin 2: Tx, Pin 3: Rx, Pin 5: Ground Baud Rate 57600 Configuration 8 data bi[...]

CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 17 FRONT PANEL 12 1 12 3 4 5 6 7 89 1 0 11 13 14 15 POWER SUR. MODE CES 7.1 C i ne m a 11 a 192kHz/24 bit D/A Converter Surround Sound Processor AM/FM PRO LOGIC IIx MASTER VOLUME TUNER HD RADI O PRESET NEO :6 MODE < < < > INPUT 123 4 5 6 7 8 SETUP ENTER + HDMI 1 HDMI 2 7.1 IN 1. POWER • Press once to turn the pow[...]

CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 18 12 1 12 3 4 5 6 7 89 1 0 11 13 14 15 POWER SUR. MODE CES 7.1 C i ne m a 11 a 192kHz/24 bit D/A Converter Surround Sound Processor AM/FM PRO LOGIC IIx MASTER VOLUME TUNER HD RADI O PRESET NEO :6 MODE < < < > INPUT 123 4 5 6 7 8 SETUP ENTER + HDMI 1 HDMI 2 7.1 IN 11. MASTER VOLUME KNOB • Use this kn ob to adjust[...]

CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 19 REAR PANEL LEFT LEFT RIGHT RIGHT ANALOG AUDIO INPUT ANALOG 7.1 INPUT 7.1 PREAM PLIFIE R OUT PUT 7.1 PREAMPLIFIER OUTPUT RS 232 1 IR INPUT ZO NE TRIGGERS 12 3 ZONE 2 AUDIO OUT FL SL CE N SBL FR SR SW SBR FL FL SL CEN SBL SBL FR FR SR SR SW SW SBR SBR A C PO WER [ ] 117V 50/60 Hz [ ] 220V 50/60 Hz Cinema 11a Surround Sound Pr[...]

CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 20 LEFT LEFT RIGHT RIGHT ANALOG AUDIO INPUT ANALOG 7.1 INPU T 7.1 PREAM PLIFIE R OUT PUT 7.1 PREAMP LIFIER OUTP UT RS 232 1 IR INPUT ZO NE TRIGGERS 12 3 ZONE 2 AUDIO OUT FL SL CE N SBL FR SR SW SBR FL FL SL CEN SBL SBL FR FR SR SR SW SW SBR SBR A C PO WER [ ] 117V 50/60 Hz [ ] 220V 50/60 Hz Cinema 11a Surround Sound Processor [...]

CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 21 REMOTE CONTROL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 AUTO SETUP HDAM HDFM FM AM F M MODE TE X T DISPLA Y POWER OFF POWER ON TUNER SEEK TUNER SCAN MEMORY BRIGHT EQ ENTER SETUP LA TE INPUT SELECT OR 7.1 IN HDMI 1 HDMI 2 INPUT SEEK MUTE VOLUM E PLIIx SUR. MODE NEO:96/2 4 CES 7.1 This section explains how [...]

CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 22 REMOTE CONTROL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 AUTO SETUP HDAM HDFM FM AM F M MODE TE X T DISPLA Y POWER OFF POWER ON TUNER SEEK TUNER SCAN MEMORY BRIGHT EQ ENTER SETUP LA TE INPUT SELECT OR 7.1 I N HDMI 1 HDMI 2 INPUT SEEK MUTE VOLUM E PLIIx SUR. MODE NEO:96/2 4 CES 7.1 13. SURROUND/DATA FORMAT:[...]

CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 23 ZONE 2 REMOTE CONTROL This section explains how to use the Zon e 2 remo te control in a remote room in your house. (2 nd Zone room) 1. ZONE 2 POWER OFF : Press this button to power OFF Zone 2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 AM FM HD AM HD FM 7.1 IN MUTE 1234 5 6 7 8 ZONE 2 REMOTE _ I O INPUT VOLUME + POWER ON POWER O FF PRESET PRESET HD[...]

INSTALLATION 24 LOCATION To assure proper operation and to avoid the potential for safety hazards, place th e unit on a firm and level surface capable of supporting its weigh t. When placing the unit on a sh elf, be certain that the shelf and any mounting hardware can supp ort the weight of the unit an d any additional items in the equipment rack, [...]

INSTALLATION 25 When using a TOSLINK optical input or output jack , always u se a high-quality optical fiber cable. IMPORTANT: We strongly recommend that bef ore you connect any loudspeakers to your amplifiers, you complete all needed co nnections and set up procedures to your Cinema 11a as outlined below. Thi s will re duce the ch ance that a wron[...]

INSTALLATION 26 POWER CONTROL CONNECTIONS The TRIGGER jacks are used to remotely turn-on other devices in your system when the Cine ma 11a is ON. Power is applied to the MAIN Trigger Output jack when the Cinema 11a is turned on from the Standby Mode. We recommend that this jack be used to turn on a power amplifier such as the Cary Audio Cinema 5 or[...]

AUTO SOUND SETUP 27 The AUTO SOUND SET UP feature of the Cinema 11a will a utomatically measure the sound characte ristics of the main listening r oom wher e you have your home cinema system installed. It has a seven-band auto sensin g function that will try to optimize the sound quality and the overall room frequency response f or low bass, mid ba[...]

AUTO SOUND SETUP 28 balance with the other input s to the main speaker channels so the Ci nema 11 a can make the balance between them. The subw oofer is the only chan nel in a norm al system that has an independent volume control on it, and if it is set at too high or too low a setting, the Cinema 11a will not be abl e to balance the channels for s[...]

AUTO SOUND SETUP 29 6. When the speaker check ends, the following VFD appears on the display. Total: 8 speakers (or however many speakers are c onnected) Press ENTER now The results of the speaker check will be displa yed. The front panel shows confir mation of the number of speakers detected. If some speakers are not detected, make sur e that they[...]

AUTO SOUND SETUP 30 SBR........................... Set / N/A - 15.0dB to + 15.0dB SBL ........................... Set / N/A - 15.0dB to + 15.0dB SL ............................. Set / N/ A -15.0dB to + 15.0dB SW............................ Set / N/A -15. 0dB to + 15.0dB 10. Set Crossover Points During Set Crossover Points testing, the follo wing VF[...]

MANUAL SOUND SETUP 31 SET SPEAKER CONFIGURATION The first step in configuring the Cinema 11a to operate with your speaker sy stem is to set th e type, number and crossover frequencies of your particular loudsp eakers. You make these selections using the SPEAKER S ETUP menu shown below. NOTE: The following selected menus appear on th e Cinema 11a di[...]

MANUAL SOUND SETUP 32 7. Press the  button to sel ect BACK and press ENTER to return to the SETUP MENU, or press the SETUP button to exit to SETUP MENU. SET DISTANCE The DISTANCE SETUP is used to enter Speaker Distan ces (for proper sound delay). Setting the Speaker Distance Delays Setting the speaker delay is crucial to the proper performance o[...]

MANUAL SOUND SETUP 33 8. Press the  button to sel ect BACK and press the ENTER to r eturn to the SETUP MENU, or press the SETUP button to exit the S ETUP MENU. SET BALANCE This step adjust s the output level of each channe l so that they are properly matched. This must be done to ensure a correct presentation of mu lti-ch annel sound sources. Th[...]

MANUAL SOUND SETUP 34 Repeat steps 5 and 6 until you have completed setting the level f or each speaker in your system. Set all the levels to 75dB. 8. When you have finished adjusting the level for all the speak ers in your system, select BACK to return to SETUP Menu. 9. Select BACK to return to the SETUP MEN U, or press the SETUP butto n to EXIT t[...]

MANUAL SOUND SETUP 35 1. Press the SETUP button to enter the SE TUP MENU. The SETUP MENU / SP EAKER appears. 2. Press the ENTER button to enter th e SPEAKER setup menu. 3. Press the  button until SET C ROSSOVER POINTS is selected . The SPEAKER / Set Crossover Points menu appears. 4. Press the ENTER button to enter th e SET CROSSOVER POINTS setup[...]

MANUAL SOUND SETUP 36 3. Press the  button until SET ROO M EQ is selected. The LISTENING PROFILES/ Set Room EQ menu appears. 4. Press the ENTER button to enter th e SET ROOM EQ setup menu . 5. Use the  and  buttons to adjust th e FL (Front Left) 80Hz output level. You can adjust the selected channel lev el in 0.5 dB steps acr oss a range o[...]

SETUP MENU 37 SET SPEAKER PHASE (FOR BETTER SOUNDS) The Cinema 11a 's SET SP EAKER PHASE feature us es phase correction meas ures to make sure your sound source arrives at the listening posi tion in phase, preventing unwanted distortion and/or coloring of the sound. SET SPEAKER PHASE technology provides coherent sound reproduction through the [...]

SETUP MENU 38 ASSIGNED INPUTS Assign input sources to input Connect ors. The fo llowing selected menus app ear on the Cinema 11a display: Assigned Inputs Input 1 XLR Digital To assign inputs: 1. Press the SETUP button to enter the SETUP MENU. The SETU P MENU / LI STEN ING PROFILES appears. 2. Press the  button until IN PUTS i s selected. The SET[...]

SETUP MENU 39 To change input names: 1. Press the SETUP button to enter the SE TUP MENU. The SETU P MENU / LI STEN ING PROFILES appears. 2. Press the  button until IN PUTS is selected. The SETUP MENU/ INP UT menu appears. 3. Press the  button to select the chan ge INPUT names setup menu . 4. Press the ENTER button to enter th e CHANGE INPUT N[...]

SETUP MENU 40 SET ANALOG IN LEVEL SETTINGS This adjustment can be used to adju st 2-channel analog audio input levels f or a selected input. Despite attempts at standardization, an alog sour ces still have a wide range of input levels. To compensate for this, the Cinema 11a allows inde p endent input level adjustment for each of th e stereo analog [...]

SETUP MENU 41 To set Analog IN Configuration: 1. Press the SETUP button to enter the SE TUP MENU. The SETUP MENU/LISTEN I NG PROFILES appears. 2. Press the  button until IN PUT is selected. The SETUP MENU/ INP UT menu appears. 3. Press the ENTER button to enter th e CHANGE INPUT NAMES setup menu. 4. Press the  button until SET ANALOG IN CONFI[...]

SETUP MENU 42 LISTENING TO THE RADIO The following steps sh ow you how to tune in to HDFM, HDAM, FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (searc h) and manu al (step) tuning functions. 1. Press the HDFM, HDAM, AM or F M button on the remote handset or front panel to select the band. 2. Tune to a station. There are two ways t o do this: Automa[...]

SETUP MENU 43 you haven't done this already. Press AM or FM to sele ct the band . Press the number on the remote control to recall the station preset. CONNECTION CHART Set Up the AM and FM Antenna LEFT LEFT RIGHT RIGHT ANALOG AUDIO INPU T ANALOG 7.1 INPU T 7.1 PREAMPLIFIER OUTPUT 7.1 PREAMP LIFIER OUTP UT RS 232 1 IR INPUT Z ONE TRIGGERS 12 3 [...]

SETUP MENU 44 To improve AM reception, connect a 15 ft. to 18 ft . length of vinyl-coated wire to the AM LO OP terminals without disconnecting the su pplied AM loop antenna. For the best p ossible reception, suspend horizontally outdoors. ZONE 2 Cinema 11a's front panel and main remote h a ndset can control ZONE 2 output sources and volume con[...]

SETUP MENU 45 7. Use the  and  buttons to selec t the zone 2 output volume . You can adjust the zone 2 volume level from -90dB to +15dB. 8. Press the  button to sel ect GO TO MAIN MENU and press the E N TER to return to the ZONE 2 menu, or press the SETUP butt on to exit the SETUP MEN U. ADVANCED SETTINGS Other options included in the SETU[...]

SETUP MENU 46 8. Press the  button to sel ect BACK and press the ENTER to r eturn to the PASSWORD menu, or press the SETUP button t o exit the SETUP MENU. HDMI AUDIO OUT 1. Press the  button until HDMI AUDIO OUT is selected. The ADVANCED SETTINGS / HDMI AUDIO OUT menu appear s. 2. Use the  and  to select OFF mode or ON mode. When you el[...]

SETUP MENU 47 4. Use the  button to advance to th e next character space. The cur sor will automatically wrap to the first charact er space when the last (twelve) char acter space is passe d . 5. Use the  button to return to the previ ous character space. 6. Press the ENTER to r estore the custom input names. 7. Press the  button to sel ec[...]

SETUP MENU 48 2. Use the  and  button to select the NORMAL m ode or INVERT. When you select NORMAL mode, the Zone 1 Rear IR optional remote control sensor output Polarity is positive. When you select INVERT mode, th e Zone 1 Rear IR option al remote control sensor output Polarity is negative. This setting sel ects the polarity of the Zone 2 r[...]

SETUP MENU 49 Note: This option only operates with a Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital EX source and one of these modes is active. This option al lows yo u to s et the 50% of Dynami c Range Compression used when the Cinema 11a is placed into the LATE Hal f mode and set 100% of Dynamic Range Compression used when you select the LATE mode in Full. Thi s[...]

SERVICE AND CARE 50 CARE AND CLEANING The cabinet housing and front panel of the Cine ma 11a may be cleaned with a soft cloth and Windex or a window cleaner. The frequ ency of cleaning will be governed by how many hours the Cinema 11a is operated and by operatin g environment cleanliness. FACTORY SERVICE Careful consideration has been given to the [...]

UNITED STATES LIMITED WARRANTY 51 Cary Audio Design warrants to the original United Stat es 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 purch[...]

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