Gebruiksaanwijzing /service van het product Xciter van de fabrikant Cary Audio Design
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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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Important Safety Instructions .............................................................. 2 Welcome Thank You ................................................................................................... 5 Product Features .
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 equilat.
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.
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.
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.
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 garn.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,.
CARY A UDIO DESIGN 1020 Goodworth Drive, Apex, NC 27539 phone 919-355-0010 fax 919-355-0013 www.caryaudio.com oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooo.
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