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Coda Continuum CB Preamp User manual

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CARE&HANDLING
WARRANTY REGISTRATION
WARRANTY & DISCLAIMER
OPERATION MANUAL
PreamplifierCB
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INITIAL SETUP
INSTALLATION & USE
LOADING SETUP
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TECHNICAL DATA
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INTRODUCTION
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
CONTINUUMCB
VOLUME/BALANCEdBLEVEL
CD1 CD2
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CAUTION
CAUTION
WARNING
WARNING
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
CAUTION -
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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.
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INTRODUCTION
ThankyouforpurchasingthePRE AMPLIFIERCB.
Thispreamplifierisaprecisiondevice,designedinanefforttoprovidethelistenerwith
unmatchedsoundqualitythroughsuperbdesignandconstruction.
Althoughitsoperationisfairlysimple,inordertooperateyourpreamplifierproperlyandto
realizeallofthecapabilitiesoftheCBwerecommendthatyoureadthisentiremanual
carefully.
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INITIAL SETUP
ThediagrambelowillustratestherearconnectionsoftheCB.
Note:Manyamplifiersproducealocalmagneticfieldthatcanbepickedupbythesensitive
circuitryofapreamplifier. Trytoprovideatleastafootofspacebetweenyouramplifierand
yourCBpreamplifier.
A
B
C
D
: The ACreceptacleacceptsanystandardthree-prongIEClinecord.Powerinputcanbe
adjustedforanycountry,butissetinternallyatthefactory.ContactCodaoryourlocalCoda
dealerifthevoltagemustbechanged.Fusespecificationsarelistedbelowthereceptacle,
andthefusecanbechangedbyunpluggingthelinecord,pullingoutthefusedrawerand
clippinginanewfuse.
:SignaloutputisthroughtwobalancedXLRconnectorsandfourunbalancedRCA
connectors. TheXLRpinoutisidenticaltotheinputreceptacles.
: TheProcessorloopconnectorspermittheconnectionofanexternalaudiodevicesuchas
asurroundsoundprocessororequalizer.Connecttheoutputjackstotheinputofthe
processor,andtheoutputoftheprocessortotheprocessorinputjacksofthepreamplifier.
:SignalinputisthroughtwobalancedXLRconnectorsandeightunbalancedRCA
connectors. TheXLRreceptaclehasgroundonpin1,positiveonpin2andnegativeonpin3.
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INITIAL SETUP
ThediagrambelowillustratesthefrontpanelcontrolsoftheCB.
Note:Manyamplifiersproducealocalmagneticfieldthatcanbepickedupbythesensitive
circuitryofapreamplifier. Trytoprovideatleastafootofspacebetweenyouramplifierand
yourCP preamplifier.
A
B
C
D
E
: Therotarycontrolleradjuststhecurrentlyselectedvolumelevel.Presstheknobtoswitch
betweenthevolumesettingforleft,rightorbothchannels,indicatedbythelightsunderneath
thedigitdisplay.
: Thedigitdisplayshowsthecurrentlyselectedvolumesetting. Thelightsunderneaththe
digitindicatewhichvalueisselected. ThereadoutisindBofattenuation,thereforeahigher
numberindicatesaloweroutputlevel.Iftheoutputismutedthedisplaywillflashrepeatedly.
: Theprocessorinputmodepassesthecurrentaudioinputthroughanexternalprocessor
unitbeforeitisoutput.Seethepreviouspageforinstructionsonconnectingaprocessor
device.
: Themonoinputmodecombinesbothinputchannelsintoasinglemonauralsignaland
outputsthecombinedsignalonbothoutputchannels.
: Thefourinputselectorschoosethecurrentactiveaudioinput.Individualgaincanbeset
foreachinput.Pressandholdthebuttonfortheappropriateinput. Thedisplaywillswitchto
thegainsettingforthatinput,00bydefault.Rotatethevolumeknobtoselectupto18dBof
additionalgain,thenpresstheinputbuttonagaintostorethevalue.
CONTINUUMCB
VOLUME/BALANCEdBLEVEL
REMOTEOPERATION
TheCB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.
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INSTALLATION&USE
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LOADINGSETUP
Caution: TheCBcontainsdangeroushighvoltagesduringoperation,andexceptforthe
loadingsettingshasnouserserviceablepartsinside.Exceptwhenadjustingtheloading
youshouldneveropenthepreamplifier.BeforeopeningtheCBensurethatthe AClinecord
iscompletelydisconnected.
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TECHNICAL DATA
PREAMPLIFIFER
DIMENSIONS
FrequencyResponse: 5Hzto-3dBat200kHz
Distortion: <.02from10Hzto40kHz,6Vpeakinto600Ohmsorhigher,
shuntedby1000pForless
Gain: 12dB,variableto30dB
MaximumOutput: 10Vpeak
Noise: Lessthan100dBA referencedto1V
InputImpedance: 20kOhmsunbalanced
20kOhmsbalanced
OutputImpedance: 50Ohmsnon-reactiveunbalanced
100Ohmsnon-reactivebalanced
Crosstalk: 90dbat20kHz
Height: 2.65"Faceplate,3.0"Overall
Width: 17.0"Faceplate,17.0"Overall
Depth: 12.0"Overall
Weight: 15lbs.
Powerrequirement: 20Watts
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CARE&HANDLING
Theinterioroftheunitrequiresnospecialcare.Ifitbecomesnecessarytocleantheexterior,
asimpledustingmaybeallthatisrequired.Ifacleaner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thehardertoolsteels.
Avoidexposingtheunittodirectsunlight,andkeepitawayfromsourcesofintenseheat.
Donotthrowawaythecartonorassociatedpackingmaterial. Theyareidealifyouneedto
packtheunitformovingandintheunlikelyeventthatservicingisneeded,theywillbe
necessaryforsafeshipment.
Besuretoprovideadequateinsurancewhenshipping.
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WARRANTY &DISCLAIMER
I.Warranty- AnyfailureoftheCodaproduct,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in
certainconditions,asaccordingtothefollowingsubsections.
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
B.
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specifications.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
specificationsthatcannotbemeasuredandconfirmedwithprecisionaudioanalysis
equipment.Coda Technologiesisonlyobligatedtomakerepairswhichwillbringtheproduct
intocompliancewiththespecifications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specifications,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
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WARRANTY REGISTRATION
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]
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