Cary Audio Design Xciter 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 .............................................................. 2 Welcome Thank You ................................................................................................... 5 Product Features .......................................................................................... 6 Unpac[...]

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2 WARNING: To reduce the risk of fi re or electric shock, do not expose this app liance to rain or moisture. The li ghtning flash with arrowhead symb ol within an equilateral t riang le 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 suf[...]

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3 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 o r cable system. This will prevent damage to the unit due to ligh tning and power line su rges. 15. POWER LINE[...]

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 4 26. FCC INFORMAT ION FOR USER: CAUTION: ANY changes or mo difications not expres sly approved by the 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 Pa[...]

WELCOME 5 THANK YOU Dear Cary Audio Customer: I am so pleased and excited about the new Cary Audio Design Xciter, stereo vacuum tube integrated amplifier. I have spent countless hour s designing and refining this very special vacuum tube amplifier. The Xciter started life in April of 2008 as a companion to a new digital to analog USB converter I wa[...]

WELCOME 6 PRODUCT FEATURES The stereo vacuum tube power amplifier has a great history at Cary Audio Design. The superb lineage of CAD power amplifiers and integrated amplifiers have consiste ntly garnered fantastic reviews for stable power output, incredible value for the money an d sound quality along with ‘Best Buy’ and ‘Class A’ ratings [...]

WELCOME 7 UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION This section describes 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 up[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 8 Operating the CAD Xciter is a simple procedure. It is desi gned for long-term stability in virtually any home operating environment. However, if th e uni t is operated outside the p arameters outlined in this owner's manual, dam age may re sult. Please read this manual carefully before putting your new CAD Xciter amplifier int[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 9 Warm-Up Time 3 minutes ........................................................................................................................................................................... Break-In Time 100 hours of playing time ..................................................................................................[...]

CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 10 FRONT PANEL 1. AC POWER SWITCH • Press the “1” at the top of the rocker sw itch to turn the power ON. • Press the “0” at the bottom of the rock er switch to turn the power OFF. 2. SOURCE SELECTOR SWITCH • Rotate to select one of 3 inputs for each channel 3. MUTE INDICATOR LED • Indicates mute function is act[...]

CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 11 REAR PANEL 1. RIGHT CHANNEL INPUT – NUMBER 1 2. RIGHT CHANNEL INPUT – NUMBER 2 3. RIGHT CHANNEL INPUT – NUMBER 3 4. RIGHT CHANNEL SUBWOOFER OUT PUT 5. LEFT CHANNEL SUB WOOFER OUTPUT 6. RIGHT CHANNEL INPUT – NUMBER 3 7. RIGHT CHANNEL INPUT – NUMBER 2 8. RIGHT CHANNEL INPUT – NUMBER 1 9. LEFT CHANNEL SPEAK ER OUTP[...]

CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 12 TOP PANEL The following illustration shows the tub e placements on the CAD Xciter .[...]

OPERATION 13 Your new CAD Xciter integrated amplifi er is ready f or op eration after the AC power, speak er, and interconnect cables and the vacuum tubes ha ve been installed i n to their prop er sockets. Refer to the labeling on the chassis for placem ent and proper tube install ation. Since the amplifier circuitry is completely auto-biasing, no [...]

OPERATION 14 SOURCE SELECTOR The Source Selector switch, loc ated on the front panel, allows the selection of one of three input stereo source selections connected to the RCA input j acks on the rear panel. Simply rotate the knob of the selector switch to the desired input source. LISTENING LEVEL The Listening Level control , a potentiometer locate[...]

OPERATION 15 BREAK-IN PERIOD The tubes, capacitors and output transformers take approximately 100 hours use to settle in for peak performance. The CAD Xciter will sound good right out of the box but it will improve within a short time. After the first 50-100 hours y ou will notice increased depth and tighter bass. This break-in period is characteri[...]

SERVICE AND CARE 16 TUBE REPLACEMENT If it becomes necessary to replace the tu bes in the amplifier, a matched set of output tubes of the same name brand should be used. A new tube kit is av ailable from Cary Audio. You sh ould get years of service from the rugged 6L6GC output tubes. The inp ut and driver 12AX7A tubes can last even longer. Other ou[...]

SERVICE AND CARE 17 NON-WARRANTY REPAIRS Cary Audio Design will provide repair service fo r its products ch arging on a time and expense basis. The standard non warranty service bench fee is $125, plus charges for parts and materials. This may change and is not a quote for ser vice. Please call us at 919-355-0010 for more information about out of w[...]

UNITED STATES LIMITED WARRANTY 18 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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