Owner`s manual

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AWARDS ___________________________________________________________
All of the Cinema Series amplifiers are derived from the CAD 500 T power amplifier that sold for $8,000 as
a multichannel audiophile power amplifier. We firmly believe that you will enjoy music as well as movies
with our Cinema Series power amplifiers. Thank you for your support of Cary Audio Design and our
Cinema Series product line. We suggest that a Cary Cinema DVD player or a Cinema surround processor
preamplifier would be a great match for your Cinema Series power amplifier.
The Cinema 5 power amplifier has been named the Multichannel Power Amplifier of the Year for
The
Perfect Vision
magazine in 2003. It was also chosen for an Editor’s Choice Award by The Absolute Sound
magazine for 2003! With an award winning amplifier like this in the family, you can rest assured that you
have purchased the right power amplifier for your home cinema system!
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ________________________________________
SYMPTOM CAUSE REMEDY
Hum or “Buzzing” through the
speakers
Ground loop
Intermittent or poor connection of
interconnect ground
RCA/XLR Switch not in correct
position
Install 2-pin adapter on AC cord to
float the ground
Replace interconnect ground
If using balanced inputs, make sure
switch is toward XLR connector and
toward RCA jack for RCA in
Reduced Output RCA/XLR Switch not in correct
position
If using balanced inputs, make sure
switch is toward XLR connector and
toward RCA jack for RCA in
AC fuse blows Overload
Short at output
Playing very loud into very low
impedance. Replace fuse
Make sure (+) and (-) of
binding post are not shorted
LED out Protection circuit activated Turn power off. Wait 10 seconds
and turn back on