Coda CSiB Integrated Amplifier User manual

Brand: Coda

Model: CSiB Integrated Amplifier

Category: Audio amplifiers

Type: User manual

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

WARRANTY

TECHNICAL DATA

OPERATION MANUAL

Control AmplifierCSiBalanced

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

INTRODUCTION

INSTALLATION & USE

CARE&HANDLING

CAUTION

WARNING

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

CAUTION -

CAUTION: TOPREVENT ELECTRIC

SHOCK,DONOT REMOVECOVER.

NOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTS

INSIDE,REFERSERVICING TO

QUALIFIEDSERVICEPERSONNEL.

THISSYMBOL IS TO ALERT YOUOF

THEPRESENCEOFUNINSULATED

DANGEROUSVOLTAGEWITHIN THE

UNIT'SENCLOSURE THAT MAY BEOF

SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO

CONSTITUTE A RISKOFELECTRIC

SHOCK.

THISSYMBOL ISINTENDED TO ALERT

YOUOF THEPRESENCEOF

IMPORTANT OPERATING AND

MAINTENANCEINSTRUCTIONSIN THE

LITERATURE ACCOMPANYING THE

UNIT.

WARNING:TOPREVENT FIREORSHOCKHAZARD,DO

NOT EXPOSE THISUNIT TORAINOR

MOISTURE. TO AVOIDELECTRICAL SHOCK,DO

NOT OPEN THEUNIT.REFERSERVICING TO

QUALIFIEDPERSONNEL.

Neverinstallorremovethepowercordfromthechassis

unlessithasbeendisconnectedfromthe ACpowersource

first.

Neverpullonthepowercordwhenremovingitfroman AC

powersource.Graspitbytheplug.

Donotleavethepowercordconnectedtoan ACpower

sourceunlessitisconnectedtotheunit.

Itisrecommendthatduringextendedperiodsofnon-use

thattheunitspowercordbeunpluggedfromits ACpower

source.

Routethe ACpowercordsothatitwillnotbedamagedor

walkedon.

INTRODUCTION

ThankyouforselectingCoda Technologiesandourprocessionlineofhighdefinition,high

valueaudiocomponents. TheControl AmplifierCSiBalancedisaprecisiondevice,designed

inanefforttoprovidethelistenerwithunmatchedsoundquality,design,andconstruction.

TheCSiBwillprovideyouwithmanyyearsoflisteningenjoyment.

TheControl AmplifierCSiBalancedisthelatestrefinementoftheControl AmplifierCSi,itself

asubstantiallyimprovedevolutionofthehighlyregardedUnisonUltra.Mostnotablearethe

stylingandindustrialdesignchanges,introducedwiththeCSi,bringingtheCSiBharmony

withtheCodaCserieslinestylingchangesintroducedin2006.

ThepreamplifierandamplifiersectionsremainvirtuallyunchangedfromtheUnisonUltra,

whilethepowersupplyandoutputstageshavebeenimprovedtoincreasepowerto400W

perchannel.

TheCSiBalsoincludesanextendedpreamplifiersectionincorporatinganewbalancedaudio

input. ThepreamplifierintheCSiBhasbeenfullymodularized,becomingaseperateunit

fromtheamplifieritselfandincreasingfutureextensibility.

Otherfunctional,optional,oroperationalchangesarenotedthroughoutthismanual.Inorder

tooperateyouramplifierproperlyandtorealizeallofthecapabilitiesoftheCSiB,we

recommendthatyoureadthisentiremanualcarefullytoinsuremaximumbenefitfromyour

audiosystem.

REARPANEL CONNECTIONS

Toprovideforadequateventilationyoushouldallowatleastsixinchesofunobstructedspace

aboveandacoupleofinchesoneachsideoftheamplifier.Becauseofitslargepower

supply,alocalmagneticfieldmaybecreatedandpickedupbyCDplayers,turntablesand

similarequipment.Forthisreasonyoushouldprovideatleastafootofspacebetweenthe

CSiBandthesecomponents.

A.INPUT SELECTOR

SignalinputsforDisc,Video, Auxand Aux2.

B.MONITOR

Signalinputsandoutputsforatapedeckorotherrecordingdevice.

C.PREAMPLIFIEROUTPUTS

Signaloutputsforanadditionaloutboardamplifier.

D.SUBWOOFEROUTPUTS

Variableoutputsforapoweredsubwooferwhichtrackthemastervolume.Independently

controlled.

E. AMPLIFIEROUTPUTS

Amplifiedoutputstoconnecttospeakers. Toensureidenticalspeakerphasingconnectboth

speakerswiththesamepolarity(positivetopositive,negativetonegative).

F.POWERSWITCH

Mainpowerswitch. Thispowerswitchisintendedonlyforcompleteshutdownwhile

connectinganddisconnectingcables. Therockerswitchmustbeinthe “ON”positionforthe

CSiBtooperate.Ratherthanswitchingofftheamplifierentirelywhenitisnotinuse,thebias

pushbuttononthefrontpanelshouldbeusedtotoggletheamplifiersbiasoffwhenitisin

standby.

G. ACLINEINPUT ANDFUSEHOLDER

110or220voltpowerinput,fusedasspecifiedontherearpanel. Toreplaceablownfuse,

insertasmallscrewdriverintotheslotnexttothefusedrawer,indicatedbyafuseicon,and

twisttoreleasethedrawer.Replacementfusesmustmatchtheoriginalfuseasspecifiedon

therearpanel.

INSTALLATION&USE

C&D B AEF G

FRONT PANEL CONNECTIONS

A.LEVEL ADJUST

Controlsthecurrently-selectedaudiolevelvisibleontheLEDdisplay.

B.MODE

Selectstheaudioleveltoadjust.Cyclesbetweenvolume,left/rightchannel

attenuation,andsubwooferlevel.

C.LEDDISPLAY

Displaysthecurrently-selectedaudiolevel.Levelisindicatedindecibels,with99being

maximumvolumeand00being100dBofattenuation.

D.LEVEL /INPUT INDICATORS

Indicateswhichaudiolevelisselectedforadjustment(right)orwhichaudioinputisselected

(left). ThethreeLEDsinthelevelindicatorindicateleftandrightchannelsandsubwoofer.

TheLEDindicatorforthemainvolumelevelislocatednexttotheMODEpushbutton.

E.BIAS

Togglestheamplifiersbias.Withthebiasofftheamplifierwillnotproduceanyaudio,

effectivelyoperatinginstandby.Inthismodetheamplifierwilldrawnegligiblecurrent,and

canbeleftonindefinitely.

F.SUBWOOFER

Toggles(mutes/unmutes)thesubwooferoutput.

G.MONITOR

Enablesthemonitorinput,overridingallotherinputs.

H.INPUT SELECTOR

Selectstheactiveaudioinput.CyclesthroughDisc,Video, Auxand Aux2.

INSTALLATION&USE

REMOTEOPERATION

TheCSiBcanbeoperatedbyremotecontrol. TheMX-450LearningRemote

isincludedwiththeamplifier.ForinstructionsonusingtheMX-450itselfsee

theonscreenmanualincludedintheremote.

INSTALLATION&USE

CARE ANDHANDLING

Theinterioroftheunitrequiresnospecialcare.Ifexternalcleaningbeyondsimpledustingis

necessary,anydilutecommercialammoniabasedproductwillbeappropriate.NEVERuse

anyabrasiverags,cleanersorchemicalsolventsonCodaproducts.

Whenhandlingtheunit,takecarenottomarthealuminum. Aluminumisamediumhardness

metalandcanbescratchedbyhardertoolsteels. Avoidexposingtheunittodirectsunlight,

andkeepitawayfromsourcesofintenseheat.

Itisrecommendedthatyoukeepthecartonandassociatedpackingmaterial. Theyareideal

ifyouneedtopacktheunitfortransportation.Ifserviceisrequiredtheywillbeabsolutely

necessaryforsafeshipment.

DESCRIPTION

TheremotecontrolledCodaControl AmpliferCSiBalancedisdesignedwiththoroughness

reservedonlyforthefinestpreamplifierandamplifiergainstages. Analyticaldesign

techniques,bothobjectiveandsubjective,wereappliedinanopen-mindedfashionwith

musicalperfectionasthegoal. TheCSiBfeaturesawiderangeofdesigntopologiesand

componentsportedfrombothbroadlineageandthemostrecentadvancesintheCoda

productsanddesigntopologies.

Unlikeotherintegratedamplifiers,theCSiBofferstrue “separates”performance. TheCSiBis,

internally,essentiallyaStereo Amplifier Tswithaseparatepreamplifiersectionbasedonthe

circuittopologyoftheCoda07xPreamplifier.

Onthefaceplate,thestraightforwardcontrolsanddisplayprovidecomprehensive

functionalitytotheuser. AllinputselectionshaveLEDstoshowwhentheyareinuse.Buttons

controlbothvolumeandbalance,withanLEDdisplaytoshowwhichchannelsarebeing

adjusted.GainiscontrolledbyahighperformanceBurr-BrownPGA2310analogattenuator.

Thisdigitallycontrolledanaloguedevicefeaturesanimprovedoutputbufferandincreased

voltageswingforhighlevelinputsignals.Digitallycontrolledleveltrackingallows1dBper

stepattenuationwithouterror. Thedigitallycontrolledsteppedresistors&zerocrossing

detectioncircuitallowfor “zipper-free”operation. Totalharmonicdistortionislessthan0.04%

withasignaltonoiseratioapproaching130dB.

Thepreamplifiersectionhasitsownseparatepowersupplywithmultipleindependent

transformertaps. A referencevoltageisdevelopedbydeliveringconstantcurrenttozener

diodes. Theresultingvoltageisheavilyfilteredanddeliveredthroughclass-A followersto

provideabsolutelystablepowertothepreamplifiersection. A separatepowersupplyis

providedforallcontrolsandmicroprocessorcontrolsystem.

IntheamplifiersectionoftheCSiB,differentialvoltagegainthroughoutprovidesexceptional

rejectionofexternalnoiseandcontributestotheinherentstabilityofthecircuit. Thefrontend

isdesignedtoprovideaslewrateof50V/uswithoutenteringclassBoperationasiscommon

inmanyotherdesigns. Thiscombinedwithexcellenthighfrequencydesigninsureslinear

operationathighspeed.

Theamplifer’soverbuiltpowersupplytakeaverydirectapproachtohighperformanceby

utilizingatopquality3.0kVA customtoroidaltransformer,highcurrentrectifersanda

80,000 FcapacitorfilterbankwithverylowESRandinductance.

Thislatestgenerationoutputstagedesigniscapableofproducingpeakcurrentsinexcessof

100peakampereswithadegreeoflinearityandspeedunmatchedbyotherdesigns

producingonlyafractionofthismassiveamountofcurrent. Thisisachievedbythe

implementationofseveraldistinctcircuitfeatures.Eachchanneluses20individualoutput

transistorswithacombinedpowerratingofover4,000wattsand125amperesanda

bandwidthof30MHz. TheCSiBV3operatesinClass A uptoapproximately~8watts. At

higheroutputlevels,thebiassectionisdesignedtoproduceaprecisiontransitionwithno

abruptchangesindistortionoroutputimpedance. This “PrecisionBias”techniqueyields

seamlessperformanceregardlessofthecomplexityoftheload.Withsuchlinearityand

bandwidth,only6dboffeedbackisusedtomaintaindampingfactorwhilepermittingthe

minimalvaluecustomemitterresistorstoprovidecurrentlimitingonlyunderextreme

conditionsthatwouldexceedtheoutputstageshighcurrentcapabilities.Oneadvantageof

thisisahighdegreeofimmunityfrominteractionswithcomplexspeakerloadsorcables.

TECHNICAL DATA

RATINGS

RatedPower V3:

400watts@8Ω

800watts@4Ω

Class A to~8W@8Ω

V2:

250Watts@8Ω

500Watts@4Ω

Class A to~12W@8Ω

V1:

150Watts@8Ω

300Watts@4Ω

Class A to~18W@8Ω

MaximumCurrent 1 0 Amperespeak

Noise -1 0dBreferencedtoratedoutput

InputImpedance 50kΩunbalanced/1kbalanced

OutputImpedance .04Ωfrom20Hzto20kHz

POWERSUPPLY

Transformer Type Multi-tap,multi-windingtoroidal

80,000 μF

TransformerRating 3,000VA

45watts@Standby(biason)

DIMENSIONS

Height 5.5”Faceplate,6.0”Overall

17.0”Faceplate,16.75”Chassis

Depth 14”Overall

Weight 55lbs.

FrequencyResponse DCto-3dB@100kHz

Distortion <.04%from10Hzto20kHz@ 0Watts

Gain 26dB

PowerFiltering

PowerRequirement

Width

WARRANTY

I.Warranty- AnyfailureoftheControl AmplifierCSiBalanced,hereafterknownasthe

productororiginalproduct,tooperateortomeetspecifications,applicableattimeof

manufacture,duetoamanufacturingdefectorcomponentfailure,willbecorrectedbyCoda

Technologieswithoutchargeforpartsorlabor,foraperiodoftenyearsfromdateoforiginal

purchase.Coda Technologieswillprovideforsurfacetransportationtoandfromthefactory

foraperiodofoneyearfromdateoforiginalpurchase.

II.Procedure-IftheproductshouldrequireserviceunderwarrantycontactCoda

Technologiesatthelocationonthebackcoverofthismanualforshippinginstructions.

ProductspurchasedoutsideoftheUnitedStateswillbecoveredbythewarrantyconditions

extendedbytheimportingdistributorwhichmaydifferfromthosegivenabove.

III.ExclusionofCoverage-Coda Technologiesisnotobligatedtoservicetheproductifanyof

thefollowingconditionsapply:

a. Theproducthasbeendamagedthrough:

I.operationnotinaccordancewiththeinstructionsinthismanual

II.abuse,tampering,modificationoraccident

III.serialnumberdefacement

c. TheproducthasbeentransportedoutsideoftheUnitedStatesof America.

IntheseconditionsanyservicewillbemadeatCoda Technologiessoleoption.

IV. TotalLossandReplacement-Iftheproductissubmittedforserviceduetoasevere

malfunctionwhichhascauseddamagesufficientenoughtomakearepairattemptinfeasible,

theproductwillbereplacedwithanotherunitofequalorsuperiorspecifcautions.

Coda Technologies’productlineisfrequentlyupdatedandchanged,andthespecificmodel

andversionoftheoriginalproductmaybediscontinuedatanytimewithoutnotice.Inthis

casenoguaranteesaremadethatthereplacementunitwillbevisuallysimilartotheoriginal

product.

V.SubjectiveDifferences-Noguaranteeismadethattheproductwillperformtoanyspecif

cationsthatcannotbemeasuredandconformedwithprecisionaudioanalysisequipment.

Coda Technologiesisonlyobligatedtomakerepairswhichwillbringtheproductinto

compliancewiththespecifcationsstatedinthismanual.

VI.UnnecessaryService-Inallconditions,iftheproductissubmittedforserviceandfound

tobeoperatedwithoutfaultandwithinspecifcations,shippingchargeswillbebilledtothe

customer.

Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights. Youmayhaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstate

tostate.

Disclaimer-Coda Technologiescannotbeheldresponsibleforanydamagecausedbytheir

products,includingbutnotlimitedto:

a.DamagetospeakerscausedbyfailureofaCoda Technologiesproducttomuteordisable

itselfasexpectedordescribedinitsmanual.

b.DamagecausedbyconnectingaloadtoaCoda Technologiesproducthavinganimproper

impedanceasdescribedintheproductsmanual.

c.Damagecausedbydefectsindesign,constructionorcomponentquality.

Theproducthasbeentransferredtoathirdparty.Inthiscasethewarranty

Iisvalidfor5yearsfromdateofmanufactureasdeterminedfromtheserialnumber

WARRANTY

FillinthisregistrationsheetandfaxormailittoCoda Technologiestoensureyouareinour

warrantysystem. Thiswillfacilitatewarrantyserviceshoulditbecomenecessary.

Itisrecommendedthatyouretainacopyofthisformforyourownrecords.Coda

Technologies’addressandfaxnumberarelocatedonthebackofthismanual.

MODEL DESIGNATION:

SERIAL NUMBER:

DATEOFPURCHASE:

PLACEOFPURCHASE

OWNERINFORMATION

NOTES:

Name:

Address:

City: State: Zip:

Phone:

Name:

Address:

City: State: Zip:

Phone:

7850CUCAMONGA AVENUE#34

SACRAMENTO,CA 95826USA

phone

onthewebat

emailusat

fax

+01916.383.3653 +01916.455.3653

CODA.CC

[email protected]

Coda CSiB Integrated Amplifier User manual

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Model: CSiB Integrated Amplifier

Category: Audio amplifiers

Type: User manual

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