Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SLP-308 Cary Audio Design
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SLP-308 Vacuum Tube Stereo Preamplifier Operation and Installation Manual Please read this manual carefully before installing your new SLP-308 into your stereo system. It contains important set up and installation information as well as safety warnings regarding AC voltage inside the chassis.
Dear Audiophile Friend: I would like to thank you personally for buying a Cary Audio SLP-308 preamplifier. I have spent many hours designing and voicing the SLP-308.
SPECIFICATIONS: SLP-308 Stereo Tube Preamplifier Dimensions: 17 1/8” W x 4 _” H x 14” D (~ 44 cm x 11.4 cm x 35.5 cm) Weight: 15 lb. ( 6.8 kg) Circuit: Class A Triode Frequency Response: 9 Hz - 140 kHz + 0, - 3 dB THD @ rated output: 0.
Power Switch: 2 position toggle switch off/on controls the AC line voltage Mute: Terminates (quiets) the output, also operated via remote hand set Input Select: 4 position rotary switch controls relay.
INSTALLATION AND UNPACKING WARNING! MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO PUT THE SLP-308 PREAMPLIFIER IN SERVICE WITH THE COVER OFF THE UNIT. CONTACT WITH THE AC VOLTAGE INSIDE THE SLP-308 CAN BE FATAL! All our shipping cartons have been especially designed to protect their contents and special care has been taken to prevent damage under normal conditions.
INTERCONNECT CABLES The interconnect cables from the output jacks of the SLP-308 to the input jacks on the power amplifier can be any convenient length your set up requires. The choice of a high quality interconnect cable is important. Your Authorized Cary Audio Design Dealer will have proper interconnect cables in stock for this purpose.
SELECTOR SWITCH The 4-position rotary switch connects a choice of input program source, both channels simultaneously. All program line sources are selected from this front panel 4 position switch. As you switch from source to source inputs, you will hear a soft mechanical clicking sound.
SPECIAL NOTE: Your new SLP-308 preamplifier is a polarity inverting design. This means that a positive direction musical signal coming into the SLP-308 will be polarity inverted as it is amplified and be sent to the power amplifier as a negative direction signal.
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