Carver MA202R User Manual

USER'S GUIDE

MA202R

Stereo Multi-Purpose Amplifier

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

THANK YOU FOR YOUR MA202R PURCHASE

SPECIFICATIONS

FRONT PANEL LAYOUT

MASTER VO LUME

POW ER O N/ P OW ER STAND BY

BLU ETOOTH

ONLY ONE BLUE TOOTH D EV IC E CA N BE PAIRED TO T HE M A2 02 R AT A TIME

REAR PANEL LAYOUT

BLU ETOOTH ANTENNA

POW ER O N/ OF F

FLAT/ LOW PASS S WI TCH

LOW PAS S FR EQ DIAL

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MONO/STEREO SWITCH

ON/AUTO SWITC H

AUX 1 IN PU T (R CA )

IMPORTANT NOT E

AUX 1 O UT PU T (R CA )

SPEAK ER O UT PU T TERMINALS

SPEAK ER O UT PU T TERMINALS BRIDGE MONO

AC PO WE R IN LE T

BAC K PANEL FAN P OR T

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONNECTION DIAGRAMS

Stereo Connection

Bridged Su bwoofer Co nnectio n

Bridged Du al Mono Con nection

Daisy Chaini ng MA20 2R Amplifiers

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

No Sound ( from o ne or more spea kers connected to th e MA202R)

The ampl ifier shuts down unexpec te dly

Poo r Bass Perfo rmance From Full Range Speakers connected to the M A202R

Turn -on and turn-off thumps

“Hum”Noises in the Speakers

Other Ca uses of Noise

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Imortant Safety Instructions!

1. REA D these in struct ions.

2. KEEP the se instr uction s.

3. HE ED all w arning s.

4. FOL LOW all ins tructi ons.

5. DO NO T use this a ppa ratu s near wate r.

6. CL EAN ON LY wit h dry clot h.

7. DO NO T block any v entila tio n open ings. In stall in a ccorda nce wi th the ma nufact urer’s instr uction s.

8. Do no t instal l near any he at sourc es such as ra diators , heat reg isters, stov es, or oth er appara tus (inc luding a mplifi ers) tha t produc e heat.

9. DO NO T defeat th e safet y purpo se of the pol arized o r ground ing type plu g. A pol arized p lug has two b lades wi th one wid er than th e other. A grou nding ty pe plug ha s two blad es and a thi rd ground ing pron g. The wi der blad e or the thi rd prong a re provide d for your sa fety. If the prov ided plu g does not f it into you r outlet , consul t an elect rician f or repl acemen t of the obs olete ou tlet.

10. PROTEC T the powe r cord from b eing wal ked on or pin ched, pa rtic ula rly at p lugs, co nvenien ce recep tacles , and the po int where t hey exit f rom the ap para tus.

11. ONLY USE at tach ments/ access ories sp ecifie d by the man ufactu rer.

12. USE onl y with a car t, stand, t ripod , brac ket, or tab le spe cifie d by the man ufac turer, or sol d with the a pparat us. When a ca rt is use d, use cau tion whe n moving t he cart/ app arat us comb inatio n to avoid in jury fro m tip-ov er.

13. UNPLU G this app aratus du ring lig htning s torms or whe n unus ed for lon g period s of time.

14. REFER all se rvici ng to quali fied ser vice pe rsonne l. Servi cing is req uire d when the a pparat us has b een dama ged in any wa y, suc h as powe r-supply co rd or plug i s dama ged, liq uid has be en spill ed or obj ect s have fa llen int o the appa ratus, th e apparat us has bee n ex pos ed to rai n or moist ure, doe s not opera te norma lly, or the be en drop ped.

15. DO NOT exp ose this a pparat us to dripp ing or spl ashin g and ensu re that n o object s filled w ith liqu ids, suc h as vases , are plac ed on the app arat us.

16. To com pletel y discon nect thi s apparat us from th e AC Mains , disc onn ect th e power su pply cor d plug from t he AC recep tacle.

17. T he mai ns plug of t he power s upply co rd shall re main rea dily ope rabl e.

Pro tectiv e earth ing ter minal . The app aratus s hould b e conne ct ed to a m ains so cket out let wit h a protec tive ea rthin g conne ction . Volt age sel ector: U sed to ad just th e input ra ting (1 20 Vac/6 0 Hz a nd 23 0 Vac/50 H z), ple ase jus t ins ert the m ains po wer plu g into t he so cket-o utlet w ith vol tage wit hin the s ettin g of the se lecto r. T he cu rrent ra tings o f mains f use lin ks are dif ferent f or diffe rent in put r ating (s ee mark ing for d etails ), and th e fitte d mains f use lin k was j ust rela ted to th e input ra ting as s etting o f the sel ector d uring fac tory ass embly l ine wor k, plea se ask a qu alifi ed pers onnel t o he lp yo u replac e the mai ns fuse l ink bef ore you ad just th e voltage sel ector.

The e xclama tion po int, wi thin an e quila tera l trian gle, is int ended to a lert th e user to t he pres ence of i mport ant ope rating a nd main tenan ce (ser vicin g) inst ructi ons in th e lit eratur e accom panyin g the pro duct.

The l ightn ing fla sh with a rrowhe ad symb ol with in an eq uil ateral t riang le. is in tende d to alert t he user t o the pre sen ce of uni nsula ted “dan gerous v oltage ” withi n the pro duc t’s encl osure t hat may b e of su ffici ent magn itude t o con stitu te a risk of e lectr ical sh ock to pe rsons .

WARN ING: To red uce the r isk of fi re or elec trica l shock , do not ex pose thi s appar atus to ra in or moi sture. WARN ING: No n aked fla me sour ces-s uch as ca ndles -shou ld be pla ced on th e produ ct. Pla ce the eq uipme nt near a m ain power su pply ou tlet an d make sur e tha t you can ea sily ac cess th e power b reaker s witch .

WARN ING: Th is prod uct is int ended t o be oper ated O NLY from th e AC Volt ages li sted on th e back pa nel or in clude d power s upply o f the pro duc t, Oper ati on from ot her vol tages o ther th an thos e indic ated m ay cau se irrev ersib le dama ge to the pr oduct a nd void t he produ cts war rant y. The use o f AC Plug A dapter s is caut ioned b ecaus e it can all ow the pro duct to be p lugged in to volta ges in wh ich the p roduct w as not de s ign ed to ope rate, If t he prod uct i s equip ped wit h a detac hab le powe r cor d, us e only th e type pr ovi ded wit h your pro duct or b y your lo cal di str ibuto r and o r retail er. If you are u nsure o f the cor rect op eratio nal vol tage, pl ease co ntact yo ur loca l distr ibuto r and/or r etail er.

EU CO MPLIA NCE INF ORMATIO N: Eli gible t o bear th e CE mark , Confor ms to Eur opean U nion Lo w Volt age Dir ective 2 006/9 5/EC; C onfor ms to Euro pean Un ion EMC D irect ive 200 4/108 /EC, Co nforms t o Eco- Des ign Dir ectiv e 2009/ 125/E C, Co nf oms t o REACH Di recti ve 2006 /121/ EC.

WEE E NOTICE Not e: This m ark app lies on ly to coun tries w ithin t he Euro pean Un ion (EU ) and Nor way

Thi s appli ance is l abele d in acco rdance wit h Europ ean Dir ective 2 002/9 6/EC co ncern ing waste el ectri cal a nd ele ctron ic equi pment (W EEE). T his lab el indi cates t hat thi s produ ct shou ld not be d ispos ed of wit h house hold was te. I t shoul d be de pos ited at an a pprop riate fa cil ity t o enabl e recove ry and re cyclin g.

FCC A ND CANA DA EMC COM PLIAN CE INFO RMATION : Thi s devic e compl ies wit h part 15 o f the FCC Rule s. Opera tion is s ubjec t to th e follow ing two c ondit ions: (1) T his dev ice may no t cause h armfu l inter ferenc e, and (2 ) this de vice mus t accep t any inte rferen ce rece ived, in cludi ng inte rferen ce that m ay cau se unde sired o pera tion. NOTE : This eq uipme nt has be en tested an d found to c omply w ith the lim its for a C las s B digit al devic e, purs uant to p art 15 of t he FCC Rules . The se limi ts are de signe d to provi de reas onabl e protec tion ag ainst ha rmf ul inter feren ce in a r eside ntial in stall ation . This eq uipme nt gener ate s, uses a nd can rad iate rad io freq uency e nergy an d, if not i nstal led and u sed in ac corda nce w ith the i nstru ction s, may cau se harm ful inte rfer ence to ra dio com munic ation s. However, th ere is no gu arant ee th at int erfere nce wil l not occ ur in a par ticul ar insta llati on. If th is equi pment doe s cause h armfu l interf erence t o radio o r televi sion re cepti on,wh ich can b e determ ined by t urnin g the equ ipmen t off and o n, the us er is enc ourage d to try to c orrect t he inte rferen ce by one o r more of t he fol low ing mea sures :

Reo rient or r eloca te the rec eivin g anten na. Inc rease t he sepa ration b etwee n the equ ipment and r eceive r. Con nect th e equip ment in to an outl et on a cir cuit di fferen t from tha t to wh ich the r ece iver is co nnect ed. Con sult th e deale r or an exp erien ced radi o/TV te chnic ian for help .

App roved un der the v erifi catio n provis ion of FC C Part 15 a s a Cla ss B Dig ital De vice.

Cau tion: C hange s or modi ficati ons not e xpres sly app roved by t he ma nuf acture r could v oid the u ser’s a uth ority t o operat e this de vice.

Cau tion: To co mply wi th the li mits of t he Clas s B digit al de vice, p ursu ant t o Part 15 of t he FCC Ru les, th is devi ce is to com ply wit h Class B l i mit s. All pe riphe rals must be s hield ed and gro unded . Opera tion wi th non - certi fied pe riphe rals or n on- s hield ed cabl es my resu lt in int erfe ren ce to radi o or rece ption .

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PURCHASE OF THE CARVER MA202R

All Carver pro ducts are designed using the highest qu ality components and cutti ng edge technolo gy pro viding years of enj oyment from your Carver pro duct. The MA202R is easy to operate an d integrate into your system

conta ins impor ta nt i nformation on the p lacement, installation, and operation of the . Please read th is information carefull y. A thorough understanding of t hese details wi ll help ens ure satisfactory ope ration a nd long life for your and related system components.

MA202R

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MA202R

Unpacking:

Your MA2 02R inclu des the amp lifier, Blu etooth antenna, power cord and operation manual. If your MA202R is missing any com ponents listed pl ease contact Carver at www.carver-u sa.com.

Placement:

Always pl ace your MA20 2R in a well-ventil ated a re a. Never place th e amplifi er close to or on top of a heat source like another amplifi er or component that produces he at . Always leave at least 3 inches clearance on top of th e amplifier and never bloc k the vent holes on top o f the chass is. The MA202R can b e placed on a rack sh elf side by sid e with othe r MA202R un its to complete your system however you must leave spa ce above the amplifier for ventilation. Place your MA 202R away from any sources o f moisture or liquids. Never use t his amplifier outdoors whe re rain or moisture is present.

Important Note:

When usi ng the on-board Bluetooth feature included in your MA20 2R it's best to keep the Blueto oth antenna line -of-sig ht to th e Bluetooth transmitter you a re u sing. Sma rtphones should be within 25 feet o f the MA202 R for be st results when using Bluetoot h. Pos itionin g the ampli fier in a conceale d location can limi t the ra nge of the Blueto oth reception . If your Bluetooth reception is weak, move the amplifier to a mo re c entral l ocation.

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