
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

ENGLISH
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.
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
wet the inside of this product with any liquid.
pour or spill liquids directly onto this unit.
block air —ow through ventilation slots or heatsinks.
replace any fuse with a value or type other than that speci–ed.
attempt to repair this product. If a problem occurs, contact your Classé dealer.
expose this product to extremely high or low temperatures.
operate this product in an explosive atmosphere.
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
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
For this reason, we strongly encourage you to have your

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

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
the AC mains voltage must be within a range of
if the AC mains voltage surges
will —ash to indicate the condition.

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

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

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

button will toggle the preampli–er between
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

(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
in which the menu system itself displays), and
button reduces the volume of the preampli–er to
button is engaged, the mute
window. Ordinarily, your Classé CP-700 must be able to ≈see∆ the
to solve the problem. For more information about
later in this manual, or contact your local

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

connectors. You may select to hear the output of your
button on the main operational
input connectors become your
control in the menu system becomes
for all moving-magnet (MM)
jacks accept right-channel and left-channel balanced signals

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

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:

connectors are reserved for future control and
Your Classé preampli–er includes two 1/8th-inch
(chains of commands strung together) to operate —awlessly. If this
your authorized Classé dealer.
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
with the tip of the mini-plug de–ned to be positive relative to the shank of

automatically, usually in concert with the A/V
provides for remote-controlled
to toggle your Classé power ampli–er between operate and
for the CP-700 is located near the middle of the
before power is switched off.
Danger! Potentially dangerous voltages and current capabilities

Your new preampli–er comes with a versatile
takes you directly to the status screen in the LCD menu
arrow keys on the left side of the remote control will
for information on how to do this.)
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;

(balance) key takes you directly to 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
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

Your CP-700 includes a versatile
provides easy access to the most basic functions of the
your system, you can elect to deactivate the unused inputs. Doing so removes
for use with sources that
button to highlight it, you will notice that the

button to the left of the

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

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
settings for these behaviors are generally found to be intuitive
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

determines the responsiveness of the control
when the knob is being turned at a moderate speed. A setting of
determines the responsiveness of the control when the
establishes a maximum rotary speed, beyond which
will be ignored completely until it is –rst stopped, and then
if after experimenting with various settings you
screen allows you to establish a maximum volume setting for
your system. This scale runs from 0 to 100, with 100 indicating that you do
startup volume
screen allows you to de–ne how the CP-700 handles its
volume of your choosing. Select the speci–c button, and then set
your preference by clicking the
you do not accidentally disturb anyone when –rst turning on the

button allows you to select one of three different
you want used when you engage
you might have been using the moment before.
determines whether the selected input is displayed on the
provides a way to customize the names of the inputs as
input ≈CDP-100∆ for the Classé

button acts like the backspace key on a computer
button moves the cursor to the right, adding characters
When done, your main display might look like this (note the
Warning! When an input is renamed ‘SSP’, it becomes a unity
adjusts an input-speci–c balance adjustment to
provides a way to compensate for differences in
volume encountered when switching between different source

phono gain
menu is only active if the optional
for low output moving coil cartridges. Your Classé dealer can assist you
may be programmed as to its ≈logic level,∆
which is to say, whether its voltage is
screen provides a scrolling list of all the available IR codes in
your authorized Classé dealer.

menu. It allows you to con–gure the
setting of the CP-700 has three possible values:
brightness
brightness setting of the display somewhat distracting. If so, you
of the backlighting so as to turn it off entirely after a
will illuminate the display as soon as you interact with any of the CP-700

timeout setting. The lamp in the LCD display was
menu offers you any of the different languages supported by
control gives you both a numeric and a graphic indication of
weighted to the left (for example), you can restore a more natural perspective
with the balance control. To shift the image to the right, touch the

to take you straight to that screen.
menu has four buttons, one each for the four
While this is intended to minimize confusion amongst different remotes (since
could set the preampli–er to the

screen provides several items of information about the current
version info
button on the status screen takes you to the
screen, which displays information on various pieces of software
sensors
button on the status screen takes you to the

with a bar through it. Press
Important! Check that the power amplifi er is off before checking
AC mains voltages by not powering up. Make sure your power
power might require a restart.)
Important! Make sure to power down your power amplifi er BEFORE

Important! Be certain that the power amplifi er is off before checking
name is the particular input in question.

your AC mains line. Try connecting to another AC circuit (not
is the input which needs to be adjusted.
you are using the proper gain setting for the type of cartridge
you are using. If in doubt, consult with your authorized Classé

Caution! At no time should liquid cleaners be applied directly to

All speci–cations are accurate at the time of printing. Classé reserves the right to
better than -120dB @ 1kHz
determined by the needs of country for which
the unit was manufactured;
cannot be reset by dealer or user
is a registered trademark of AMX Corporation of Richardson, TX. All rights reserved.

http://www.classeaudio.com.
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

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(Audio Engineering Society