Classe Audio CP-700 User Manual

Owner’s Manual

CP-700

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CAUTION

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT

All of us at Classé take extreme care to ensure that your purchase will remain a prized investment. We are proud to

will be posted on our web site at http://www.classeaudio.com.

The lightning —ash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert

Marking by the ≈CE∆ symbol (shown left) indicates compliance of this device with the

Classe products are designed to comply with international directives on the Restriction

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Important Safety Instructions

1. Do not attempt to service this product yourself.

Do not open the cover for any reason. There are no

2. To prevent –re or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to water or moisture.

If a liquid does enter

your component, immediately disconnect it from the AC mains and take it to your Classé dealer for a

3. Do not place your component near any heat-producing device

such as a radiator, stove, etc., Keep

4. Connect your component only to an AC source of the proper voltage.

The shipping container and

5. AC cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items

Do not stress the AC cord by stretching it to reach a plug. If damage

6. If your component will be out of use for an extended period of time

(vacation, etc.), you may wish

7. NEVER

wet the inside of this product with any liquid.

8. NEVER

pour or spill liquids directly onto this unit.

9. NEVER

block air —ow through ventilation slots or heatsinks.

10. NEVER

bypass any fuse.

11. NEVER

replace any fuse with a value or type other than that speci–ed.

12. NEVER

attempt to repair this product. If a problem occurs, contact your Classé dealer.

13. NEVER

expose this product to extremely high or low temperatures.

14. NEVER

operate this product in an explosive atmosphere.

15. ALWAYS

unplug sensitive electronic equipment during lightning storms.

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years of continuous re–nement, and we are sure that you will enjoy it for many

years to come.

We value our relationship with our customers. Please allow us to stay in touch

with you by returning your warranty card now, before you pack up the shipping

warranty service can be obtained easily and quickly, even if you have mislaid

your original sales slip.

Please, take a few minutes to fi ll out the warranty

You will –nd the warranty registration card at the end of the separate warranty

with your preampli–er. All of these factors in—uence the ultimate performance of

your system.

For this reason, we strongly encourage you to have your

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Important! Keep all packing materials for future transport of your

As with any preampli–er, it is best to place the CP-700 centrally within your

you generally interact with your preampli–er more than any other component

Your Classé preampli–er generates a certain amount of heat in the course of

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AC mains operation, as appropriate for the country in which it is to be sold

voltage setting may not be changed by the user.

Warning: The voltage setting of your preamplifi er may not be

At startup:

the AC mains voltage must be within a range of

if the AC mains voltage surges

will

will —ash to indicate the condition.

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Your new Classé preampli–er will deliver outstanding performance immediately.

you should expect a brief warm-up period before the preampli–er»s sound

you should never have to repeat the initial 300 hour break-in period.

your new preampli–er. We understand that you are anxious to plug everything

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All Classé analog ampli–cation stages are based on circuits that have been

we are able to discover the many small re–nements that add up to superlative

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As an example, we may listen to half a dozen 0.1% tolerance –lm resistor

Another bene–t of having worked with highly re–ned circuit designs so

We are con–dent that your new Classé preampli–er will give you many years of

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MENU

CP-700

MUTE

button will toggle the preampli–er between

mode that leaves the

indicator in

AC mains voltage out of range

AC mains. Please be certain that the preampli–er is turned off prior to

Also, it is a good practice to physically disconnect any and all valuable

well designed and protected. The best protection in the case of severe

with the power grid.

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button will call up the

(and the CP-700»s supplied remote control). It will usually

buttons you would use in day-to-day

button, you can also call up the

of the

options, various

in which the menu system itself displays), and

later in this

button reduces the volume of the preampli–er to

volume

or the

button is engaged, the mute

(IR)

and

are located behind this

window. Ordinarily, your Classé CP-700 must be able to ≈see∆ the

and

mini-jacks and

to solve the problem. For more information about

later in this manual, or contact your local

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and

commands in addition to the normal

on the right side of the front panel of the CP-700 is used

At extremely low volumes, the step size is increased somewhat to make it

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connectors. You may select to hear the output of your

button on the main operational

input connectors become your

inputs, and the

control in the menu system becomes

for all moving-magnet (MM)

for standard

for more

XLR

jacks accept right-channel and left-channel balanced signals

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Pin 1: Signal ground

Pin 2: Signal + (non-inverting)

Pin 3: Signal √ (inverting)

Connector ground lug: chassis ground

jacks to the right-channel and left-channel recording

when the preampli–er is placed into

you will connect one pair only to corresponding balanced inputs on your

you choose to biamplify your speakers, you may need to use both outputs.

Your Classé dealer can provide assistance in selecting appropriate balanced

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Pin 1: Signal ground

Pin 2: Signal + (non-inverting)

Pin 3: Signal √ (inverting)

Connector ground lug: chassis ground

Audio Engineering Society (AES14-1992).

you»re all set – just take standard balanced interconnect cables and plug

connector has two purposes:

and Crestron

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connectors are reserved for future control and

Your Classé preampli–er includes two 1/8th-inch

in

the preampli–er

and

(chains of commands strung together) to operate —awlessly. If this

your authorized Classé dealer.

and

is a bit of a misnomer: the input and

in nature, not infrared. They are used

with standard IR receivers, distribution ampli–ers, and emitters (available

(for the control of this product) and an

(so as to

with the tip of the mini-plug de–ned to be positive relative to the shank of

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and

automatically, usually in concert with the A/V

provides for remote-controlled

and

to toggle your Classé power ampli–er between operate and

for the CP-700 is located near the middle of the

mode.

before power is switched off.

Danger! Potentially dangerous voltages and current capabilities

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Your new preampli–er comes with a versatile

which can control

takes you directly to the status screen in the LCD menu

and

arrow keys on the left side of the remote control will

for information on how to do this.)

and

arrow keys on the right side of the remote control

will raise and lower volume; the square key between them will activate the

function of the CP-700 (as de–ned in the menu system; see

for more on your mute options).

returns you to the normal input selection controls

serves two functions: it calls up the menu system when

you need it in order to adjust something to your preference;

returns you to the

when at

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(balance) key takes you directly to the

screen

buttons on the

key on the remote to ≈press∆ the appropriate

keys allow you to move within a

key allows you to select the highlighted item, having

key is not a navigation key, per se, but allows you

well. The

keys are available for controlling aspects of the

You are able to choose what the CP-700 should do in response to receiving

has been pressed. The list of

Note: The Fkeys on all Classé remote controls issue the same

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Your CP-700 includes a versatile

which supports both an

provides easy access to the most basic functions of the

and

volume

setting.

inputs (meaning single-

your system, you can elect to deactivate the unused inputs. Doing so removes

for use with sources that

When you touch the

button to highlight it, you will notice that the

When you select the

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button to the left of the

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volume

button takes you to the volume setup menu, which in turn

You can see the problem in these scenarios: Person A wants extremely –ne

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at which the knob is being turned. We all naturally tend to move

volume knobs more quickly when we need to make a bigger change, and we

will actually increase the resolution of the steps, which slows down the action

factory default

settings for these behaviors are generally found to be intuitive

All of the

settings are interactive. You can set the value, and then

determines the degree to which the responsiveness of

determines the responsiveness of the control when the