6
Rear panel connections
Power AC
Out
In
Out
In
USB Audio In
D3
BT100
D2
D1
Left
Right
Left
Right
Power Rating
:
220–230V AC ~ 50/60Hz
Max Power Consumption:
750W
Ground/Lift
Switch
Lift
Gnd
S/P DIF
Co-axial In
Toslink
Optical In
Toslink
Optical In
(Unbalanced)
(Unbalanced)
(Balanced)
(Balanced)
Right
Right
Left
Left
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CXA80 Integrated Amplifier
Designed & Engineered in UK
Made in China
Pre-out
A2
A1
A3
A4
Sub-Out
Control Bus
1
2
3
4
6
5
7
8
9
10
1. AC power socket
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2. Loudspeaker terminals
Two sets of loudspeaker terminals are available, A (main loudspeaker
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loudspeaker to the Left + & - terminals, and the wires from the right channel
loudspeaker to the Right + & - terminals. In each case, the red terminal is the
positive output and the black terminal is the negative output.
Care should be taken to ensure no stray strands of wire short the speaker
outputs together. Please ensure that the loudspeaker terminals have been
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3. Sub Out
Connect to the input on an active subwoofer if required.
4. Pre-out
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subwoofer.
5. Analogue inputs (A2, A3 and A4)
These inputs are suitable for any ‘line level’ source equipment such as CD
players, DAB or FM/AM tuners etc.
Note:
These inputs are for analogue audio signals only. They should not be
connected to the digital output of a CD player or any other digital device.
6. A1 inputs
Note: Balanced (XLR) is available on the CXA80 only.
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connections. The balanced connection is the higher quality option and can
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supports this function. An XLR connector is wired Pin 1 - Ground; Pin 2 - Hot
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7. USB interface (CXA80 only)
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audio performance.
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Ground/Lift switch
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The switch should otherwise be left in the Ground position.
8. Control Bus
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Bus, see Control Bus section.
9. BT100 (not supplied)
The Cambridge Audio BT100 Bluetooth adaptor should be plugged in here
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further details.
10. Digital inputs (D1, D2 and D3)
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Coaxial
– Use a high quality 75 ohm digital RCA Phono interconnect cable
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content up to 192kHz.
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Note:
To obtain the best results from your system we recommend using only
high quality Cambridge Audio interconnects. This will ensure that you hear
your system as we designed it. Please ask you dealer for details.
