Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CAD 120S Cary Audio Design
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OWNER’S MANUAL ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo CAD 120S Stereo P ower Ampli fi er.
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 lightning flash with arrowhead symb ol within an equilate.
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 outle t an d disconnect the antenna or cable s ystem.
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 equipm ent.
WELCOME 5 THANK YOU Dear Cary Audio Customer: I am so pleased and excited about the Cary Au dio Design CAD 120S stereo vacuum tube power amplifier. I have spent countless hours designing and refining this very special vacuum tube power amplifier. The CAD 120S started life in Septem ber of 2006 as a 60 watt ultra-linear push pull amplifier.
WELCOME 6 PRODUCT FEATURES The stereo vacuum tube power amplifier has a great history at Cary Audio Design. The previous generation Rocket 88 R and the V 12R p ower amp lifiers garnered fantastic revi.
WELCOME 7 UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION This section describes the unpacking and instal lation procedures for your new component. Unpacking All Cary Audio Design shipping cartons have been specially designed to protect their contents and special care has been taken to prevent damage under normal ship ping conditions.
SPECIFICATIONS 8 Operating the CAD 120S is a simple procedure. It is designed for long term stability in virtually any home operating environment. However, if th e uni t is operated outside the parameters outlined in this owner's manual, dam age may re sult.
CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 9 FRONT PANEL 1. POWER • Press once to turn the power ON. • Press again to turn the power OFF. 2. LEFT CHANNEL BIAS • Indicates a proper DC current of between 130 to 150 ma. 3. RIGHT CHANNEL BIAS • Indicates a proper DC current of between 130 to 150 ma.
CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 10 REAR PANEL 1. RIGHT CHANNEL OUTPUT – NEGATIVE LEAD 2. RIGHT CHANNEL OUTPUT – POSITIVE LEAD 3. RIGHT CHANNEL INPUT – XLR INPUT 4. RIGHT CHANNEL INPUT – RCA INPUT 5. TUBE FUSE ½ AMP FAST BLOW RIGHT CHANNEL 6. BIAS ADJUST POTENTIOMETER RIGHT CHANNEL 130 – 150 ma.
OPERATION 11 Your new CAD 120S power amplifier is ready for oper ation after the speaker, interconnect cables and the vacuum tubes have been install ed into their proper sockets. Refer to the labeling on the chassis for placement and pr oper tube in sta llation .
OPERATION 12 cycle and power loads in the neighborhood change, the bias reading will fluctuate a bit. This is normal and therefore not critical. Another word about the meter reading s. The louder you play the CAD 120S the more current it will draw. Playing loud, especially in the ultra-lin ear mode will peg the meter s at 200 ma.
SERVICE AND CARE 13 CARE AND CLEANING The cabinet housing and front panel of the CAD 120S may be clean ed with a soft cloth and Windex or a window cleaner. The frequ ency of cleaning will be governed by how many hours the CAD 120S is operated and by the cleanliness of the operating envir onment.
UNITED STATES LIMITED WARRANTY 14 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,.
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