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CLASSÉ AUDIO

C-151

REMOTE CONTROL

BALANCED PREAMPLIFIER

C-151

OWNER'S MANUAL

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Summary of Contents for C-151

Page 1: ...CLASSÉ AUDIO C 151 REMOTE CONTROL BALANCED PREAMPLIFIER C 151 OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ... design goals Similar circuits are then tailored to different power levels etc Differences between less expensive models and more expensive models are parts quality and compliment power supply extravagance and the amount of filtering etc as well as features and packaging This means that for years Classé has been constantly sonically fine tuning and technically upgrading this circuit design and its...

Page 3: ...3 C 151 OWNER S MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS UNPACKING SET UP 4 A C LINE POWER 5 INPUTS 6 JUMPER SETTING DIAGRAMS MC MM 10 OUTPUTS 12 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 13 FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS 16 ...

Page 4: ...L GAIN ADJUSTMENT with optional phono only Please report any damage or missing parts to your dealer promptly This preamplifier being capable of very high gain must be located in a position free of any hum inducing magnetic fields This also applies to turntables and interconnect cables Positions adjacent to power amplifiers A C line filters or regulation devices should be avoided Ideally a few feet...

Page 5: ...LASHING GREEN LED when the unit is first connected or after an AC power failure After 15 seconds the STEADY GREEN LED signals that the unit is in STANDBY mode Note MUTE is ON during STANDBY mode This feature will prevent any turn on surges or unstable output from reaching the power amplifier and possibly the loudspeakers Similarly make sure the MUTE is ON STEADY GREEN again when removing A C line ...

Page 6: ... or install the phono board 1 Make sure MUTE is ON Steady GREEN 2 Disconnect A C linecord from the wall outlet 3 Remove the top cover with the Allen key supplied PHONO CONFIGURATON installation of phono board 4 Locate and replace mounting screws 1 2 3 with the stand offs supplied 5 Remove jumpers J1 J2 see fig 1 Page 9 6 Install and secure the phono board using screws in step 4 make sure all conne...

Page 7: ...above 2 Locate R104 and R204 see fig 2 Page 10 which are the MC gain setting resistors for the LEFT and RIGHT channels respectively Remove the resistors and replace them with newly selected ones according to the following chart GAIN COLOR CODED RESISTOR or NUMERICAL RESISTOR Standard 13 dB Brown White Blue Brown 1961 18 dB Orange Grey Orange Brown 3831 23 dB Purple Green Black Brown 7501 28 dB Bro...

Page 8: ...INVERTED SIGNAL It may be used with CD players that have a balanced output or any other high level balanced sources TAPE IN The TAPE IN of the C 151 preamplifier should be connected to the LINE OUT or TAPE OUT of the tape deck The TAPE input does not appear on the selector switch It is activated by the TAPE switch See FRONT PANEL CONTROLS TAPE SWITCH ...

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Page 12: ... OUTPUTS A balanced power amplifier and balanced interconnects are also required For use with a balanced power amplifier other than Classé the wiring of the 3 pin XLR connectors must be wired as follows PIN 1 GROUND PIN 2 POSITIVE NON INVERTED SIGNAL PIN 3 NEGATIVE INVERTED SIGNAL If the pin configuration of the power amplifier differs from above the balanced interconnects must be modified to acco...

Page 13: ... chosen by the INPUT SELECTOR With TAPE input is selected which indicated by a Red LED the preamp will process the TAPE INPUT signal overriding the INPUT SELECTOR BALANCE CONTROL The custom balance control permits equal output of each channel in the center detented position without additional loading to the signal When shifted to the left or right it merely attenuates the opposite channel VOLUME C...

Page 14: ... which is indicated by a STEADY GREEN LED the outputs of the preamplifier are completely cut off In the PLAY MUTE OFF selection which is indicated by a STEADY RED LED the signal is allowed to pass to the power amplifier NOTE WHEN THE C 151 IS IN THE MUTE POSITION AND THE VOLUME CONTROL IS TURNED UP USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT THE PLAY MODE IS AUTOMATICALLY SELECTED CAUTION Make sure the preamp i...

Page 15: ...15 CLASSÉ AUDIO 5070 Francois Cusson Lachine Quebec Canada H8T 1B3 Telephone 514 636 63 85 Fax 514 636 14 28 ...

Page 16: ...151 SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Response Maximum Output Sensitivity Line Magnetic Phono Moving Coil Phono S N Ratio A Weighted Line Magnetic Phono Moving Coil Phono Input Impedance Line Magnetic Phono Moving Coil Phono Output Impedance Gain Line Magnetic Phono Moving Coil Phono THD N Power Requirement Dimensions Gross Net Weight Gross Net 20 Hz to 20 KHz 0 1dB 28 Volts 120 Millivolts 3 Millivolts opt...

Page 17: ...he European Community CE mark This means that your Classé product has been subjected to the most rigorous manufacturing and safety tests in the world and have proven to meet or exceed all European Community CE requirements for unit to unit consistency and consumer safety All of us at Classé Audio wish you many years of musical enjoyment As of July 18 1996 Classé Audio has been granted Certificate ...

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