Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Cinema 11a 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 .......................................................... 3 Welcome Thank You ............................................................................................ 6 Product Features ..........
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Set Zone 2 Inpu t ............................................................................. 44 Set Zone 2 Volu me .......................................................................... 44 Advanced Settings .................
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...............................................................................................................
SPECIFICATIONS 16 CONTROL .............................................................................................................................
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,.
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