Can-Bus; Features - Classe Audio Sigma Series Owner's Manual

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5. Make your speaker connections.
Make the connection between the output terminals of the amplifier and
your loudspeakers, using high quality speaker wires.
Connect the black (–) terminals on the amplifier to the black (–) terminals
on your speaker, and the red (+) terminals on the amplifier to the red (+)
terminals on your speaker. If bi-wiring, run a total of four conductors
between each amplifier channel and its corresponding loudspeaker: two
separate +/– leads, one for the bass and the other for the mids and treble.
Make sure that no wires cross between the red (+) and black (–) terminals,
at either end.
Make sure all the connections are snug and cannot be easily wiggled free,
but do not overtighten them. If you can give the speaker wires a reasonable
tug without movement, they are snug. Further tightening will not make a
better connection, and (taken to the extreme) may damage the connectors.
6. Double-check all your connections.
We understand that this step sounds redundant, but it is worth the extra
minute or two it might take just to ensure that all connections are correct
and secure before plugging the power cables to the AC outlets.
7. Turn on all the other components in your system, and then
turn on your amplifier.
It is always good practice to turn any power amplifier on last, and to turn
it off first. Doing so prevents any turn-on/turn-off transients that might
originate in other components from damaging your loudspeakers.
CAN-Bus Classé's Controller Area Network, or CAN-Bus, opens the way to a new level of
interaction between similarly featured Classé components. When the amplifier
is connected with other CAN-Bus-equipped Classé components, the different
elements in the system are in constant communication, creating a "global"
network that delivers system wide status information and shared operational
features, all through the preamp/processor's touchscreen display.
Note that some components will require a software update to recognize the
AMP5 on the CAN-Bus. Check the Classé website periodically for updates.
features CAN-Bus will allow a Classé touchscreen to:
• Display status information for every connected unit, including
amplifiers which do not have a touchscreen display.
• Create a "PlayLink" that allows an SSP or Preamp to automatically
switch to the correct input when a Delta series source component
starts playback.
• Adjust the global system brightness.
• Configure the entire system to go in and out of standby at the
touch of a button and also bring individual components in and
out of standby.
• Mute any connected unit.