Classe Audio CA-D200 Manual De Usuario

Single-Ended (RCA) Input

Single-ended cables using RCA connectors are the most common form

of analog connection used in consumer electronics. When implemented

carefully and with use of high quality interconnecting cables, this standard

can provide excellent performance. Classé has gone to extraordinary effort

to ensure that the single-ended (RCA) input of your power amplifier is

as good as possible. However, this connection standard cannot offer the

immunity from interference that balanced interconnection does—hence

our recommendation to use the balanced inputs when possible.

Speaker Outputs

Two pairs of high quality five-way binding posts are provided on the

amplifier, in order to facilitate bi-wiring.

In practice, bi-wiring involves connecting two (preferably identical) sets

of speaker cables between each amplifier channel and its corresponding

loudspeaker. In many cases, the benefit is a subjectively improved level of

clarity and detail from the speaker, as a result of being able to feed the two

separate sections of its crossover and driver complement with identical, yet

separate signals.

(Many high quality loudspeakers also offer two sets of connections on their

speakers. Generally, one set of the connections on the loudspeaker feeds the

portion of the speaker’s crossover network that supplies the woofer with its

signal; the other set of connections connects to the portion of the crossover that

supplies the rest of the speaker with the midrange and high frequencies.)

Although the binding posts on your Classé amplifier will accept bare wire

connections, we strongly recommend the use of high quality spade or hook

lugs, crimped onto the ends of your speaker wires. Using high quality

connectors will ensure that your speaker connections do not gradually

deteriorate from fraying and oxidizing bare wires. It also helps prevent

accidental short-circuits from poorly-terminated connections.

Classé CAN-Bus Control Ports

These RJ-45 connectors are reserved for control and communication

applications using a Classé implementation of the Controller Area

Network (CAN) Bus specification. Refer to the CAN-Bus section located

later in this manual for more information.

IR Input and Output

Your Classé amplifier includes two

8th

-inch mini mono-jacks in order to

support the IR remote controls that are ubiquitous today. IR commands

exist for toggling the amplifier between operate and standby, as well as

discrete command codes for either operate or standby. These codes may be

used in “macros” for sophisticated remote control systems, facilitating the

control of the amplifier in the larger context of a complete system.

Actually, this IR Input and Output description is a bit of a misnomer: the

input supplied to these plugs is electrical in nature, not IR. It is obtained by

using standard IR receivers, distribution amplifiers, and emitters (available

from your dealer) to translate the remote’s flashes of infrared light into

corresponding pulses of electricity. The big advantages here include being

able to easily route the signals anywhere they might need to go, and the

reliability of a solid electrical connection.