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Cary Audio Design CAD 300 SE Signature Owner's Manual

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CAD 300 SE Signature
Vacuum Tube Audio Amplifi er
NOTE: Before installing your new component, please read this manual carefully
as it will inform you of the product specifi cations, proper installation and correct
operating procedures for your unit. Also included in this manual are guidelines
on how to service and care for your new Cary Audio Design product.

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  • Page 1 NOTE: Before installing your new component, please read this manual carefully as it will inform you of the product specifi cations, proper installation and correct operating procedures for your unit. Also included in this manual are guidelines on how to service and care for your new Cary Audio Design product.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Content ___________________________________________________ Introduction...3-4 Specifications ...4-5 Features... 6 Installation ... 7 Operation ... 8 Service and Care ... 9 Warranty ...10...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    For the technically minded, a review of the circuit is in order. Your new CAD 300 SE Signature operates in a Class A single-ended mode utilizing fixed negative grid voltage on the 300B triode output tube. The input stage utilizes two 6SN7 dual triodes.

  • Page 4: Specifications

    The most exciting feature of the CAD 300 SE Signature, aside from how compact and gorgeous it looks, is the delightful, sensual beauty of the music it recreates. The first thing that will strike you about your new CAD 300 SE Signature amplifiers is the incredible transparency and resolution of detail of the music. The CAD 300 SE Signature's sensual nature is best revealed in the sense of life it displays in female vocalists.

  • Page 5: Warm-Up Time

    TUBES TRANSFORMERS RESISTORS CAPACITORS POWER SUPPLY CAPACITORS AC CORD AC POWER REQUIREMENTS CONSUMPTION WARM-UP TIME BREAK-IN PERIOD FINISH DIMENSIONS WEIGHT 1 - 6SL7 input tube 1 - 6SL7 driver 1 - 300B Triode output 1 - 5U4-6B Rectifier tube 1 - EI laminated core power transformer 1 - Special air gap output transformer 200% duty cycle on all transformers 1% metal film...

  • Page 6: Features

    NEVER REMOVE / INSERT AC LINE CORD WHEN THE UNIT IS ON. WARNING MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO PUT THE CAD 300 SE SIGNATURE AMPLIFIER IN SERVICE WITHOUT THE BOTTOM PLATE ATTACHED - CONTACT WITH VOLTAGE IN THE UNIT CAN BE FATAL.

  • Page 7: Installation

    VAC at 50/60Hz. (Foreign units 234 VAC at 50/60Hz) Cables The speaker cables from the output posts of the CAD 300 SE Signature to the speaker system can be any convenient length your set-up requires. Select speaker cables of sufficient size to preserve the outstanding performance capabilities of your CAD 300 SE Signature.

  • Page 8: Operation

    AC switch is in the "on" position), only the tube filaments are operating. You may wish to leave your CAD 300 SE Signature amp turned on in the stand-by mode 24 hours a day. When you wish to listen to music, simply flip the stand-by switch in the "up"...

  • Page 9: Service And Care

    Tube Replacement If it becomes necessary to replace the tubes in the CAD 300 SE Signature amplifier, a matched set of tubes of the same brand should be used. A new tube kit is available from Cary Audio Design, Inc. You should get years from the 300B output tube with everyday usage and many, many years of use from the 6SN7 input tubes and CV378 rectifier tube.

  • Page 10: Warranty

    300B vacuum tube which has a (1) one year from purchase date exchange policy. Any digital drive design, whether a Cary Audio Design CD or SACD player or a Cary Cinema DVD player, has a limited one year parts and labor warranty against defects in manufacture.
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