Cary Audio Design Xciter ユーザーズマニュアル

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Your new CAD 

Xciter integrated amplifier is ready for operation after the AC power, speaker, 

and interconnect cables and the vacuum tubes have been installed into their proper sockets. 

Refer to the labeling on the chassis for placement and proper tube installation. Since the 

amplifier circuitry is completely auto-biasing, no biasing adjustments are required – just plug and 

play! 

 
AC POWER REQUIREMENTS 

 
The CAD 

Xciter is designed to work from house current AC mains. The design voltage is 120 

Volts AC at 50/60 Hz (Foreign units 240 Volts AC at 50/60 Hz). Plug the provided AC power cable 

into the AC Power jack on the rear panel of the unit. 

 

 
The CAD 

Xciter accepts 3 unbalanced stereo inputs via the RCA jacks on the rear panel. 

Nominal input impedance is 100K Ohm and provides compatibility with common sources such as 

CD/DVD players, DAC, Cinema, Tuner, and Tape. A shielded high quality interconnect cable is 
important to reduce chances for hum or interference. Ask your Authorized Cary Audio Design  

dealer for advice. 

 

 

 
The CAD 

Xciter provides buffered low level outputs of the selected stereo source input via the 

RCA jacks on the rear panel suitable for driving the low level input of amplified subwoofers. A 

shielded high quality interconnect cable is important to reduce chances for hum or interference. 
Ask your Authorized Cary Audio Design dealer for advice. 

 

 

 
The CAD 

Xciter will drive loudspeaker loads from as low as 4 ohms to a high of 16 ohms 

without any adjustments.  Please remember to keep the proper phase on each channel when 

connecting the loudspeaker cables.  Red is the positive and black is the negative lead. The 
positive binding post (on both left and right channels) is located closest to the middle of the 

chassis. Check your speaker cables periodically to make sure the connections are tight. 

 

 

 
The AC Power rocker switch for power on - power off is located in the lower left-hand corner of 
the front panel. The CAD 

Xciter becomes fully operational once the AC Power cord is plugged 

into the unit and into the wall AC outlet the Power On/Off switch is turned On. Push the “1” at 
the top of the switch to turn the unit on. You will notice that blue back lighting behind the 

Listening Level control on the front panel will illuminate. The vacuum tubes will light as well. Blue 

LEDs will also illuminate the base of each 12AX7A tube. The unit is powered down (turned off) 

simply by pushing the “0” at the bottom of the power switch.  AC power is then removed from 
the power supply in the CAD 

Xciter.