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Owner’s Manual

CT-M300

Power Amplifier

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Summary of Contents for CT-M300

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual CT M300 Power Amplifier ...

Page 2: ...rference that may cause undesired operation These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference ...

Page 3: ...apparatus combination to avoid in jury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualiﬁed service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been ex...

Page 4: ... 9 highly refined circuit design 9 extensive listening tests 9 extraordinary longevity 9 robust protection 10 Front Panel 11 Rear Panel 13 Installation 17 CAN Bus 20 features 20 hardware setup 20 using CAN Bus 22 CAN Bus shared features 23 configuration 23 operate 23 AC status 23 status 23 name 23 global brightness 23 global standby 23 CAN Bus model specific features 24 PlayLink 24 amp info 25 eve...

Page 5: ...booklet Please take a few moments now to register your new Classé processor and record your serial number here for future reference Serial _________________________________________ a word about installation Every eﬀort has been made to make the Classé CT M300 simple and straightforward to install and use It has been designed speciﬁcally for rack mount installations although it may just as easily b...

Page 6: ...r the AC cord and connecting cables must be left behind the ampliﬁer We suggest leaving six inches 15 cm of free space behind your power ampliﬁer to allow all cables suﬃcient room to bend without crimping or undue strain ventilation Your Classé power ampliﬁer generates a certain amount of heat in the course of normal operation The vents on both the bottom and the top of the ampliﬁer must be kept f...

Page 7: ...normal 15 or 20 ampere AC mains line If other devices are also powered from the same AC line their additional power consumption should be taken into account The ampliﬁer includes protection circuitry that will prevent the ampliﬁer from operating at dangerously high or low voltages At startup the AC mains voltage must be within a range of approximately 15 to 10 of its nominal value at startup or th...

Page 8: ... in standby or unplugged for an extended period of time allowing it to cool down Depending on the degree of cooling involved you should expect a brief warm up period before the power ampliﬁer s sound quality is at its best Unless your ampliﬁer was allowed to become quite chilled subsequent thermal re stabilization should not take long Fortunately you should never have to repeat the initial 300 hou...

Page 9: ...n world class products and Classé products deliver that performance However experience has shown that technical excellence alone is insuﬃcient to guarantee subjectively musical results For this reason all Classé products are laboriously ﬁne tuned during the development process by carefully controlled listening tests Our ears are still some of the ﬁnest laboratory test instruments available and nic...

Page 10: ...itions include output overload DC oﬀset AC mains voltage outside of normal tolerances excessive operating temperatures If any such conditions occur any of which might harm either your ampliﬁer or possibly your loudspeakers the ampliﬁer will immediately go into protection mode In such a case a Standby LED indicator will blink red until the fault can be righted and the ampliﬁer is re started by pres...

Page 11: ...n on blue operate ﬂashing after power up AC mains voltage out of range ﬂashing alternating red blue the air intake ﬁlter needs to be cleaned slow ﬂashing red protection circuit s engaged When in standby the ampliﬁer s gain stages are powered down Only a small power supply and control circuit remain on consuming relatively little power Fortunately since the output stages by their nature conduct a g...

Page 12: ...onics no matter how well designed and protected The best protection in the case of severe electrical storms is to simply remove the electronics from any connection with the power grid Caution If you see the Standaby LED indicator blinking red please disconnect the amplifier from the AC mains immediately and check that all external connections are cleanly made and secure If no fault is immediately ...

Page 13: ...lly developed for the telephone and more recently in the professional audio world for preserving the delicate nuances of extremely small microphone level signals For many years now they have also been used by performance oriented companies such as Classé to preserve every nuance of the ﬁnest audio performances in your collection Technically balanced audio interconnections provide two distinct bene...

Page 14: ...iﬁer in order to facilitate bi wiring In practice bi wiring involves connecting two preferably identical sets of speaker cables between each ampliﬁer channel and its corresponding loudspeaker In many cases the beneﬁt is a subjectively improved level of clarity and detail from the speaker as a result of being able to feed the two separate sections of its crossover and driver complement with identic...

Page 15: ...system such as your dealer may design for you usually must control many products your ampliﬁer includes both an IR input for the control of this product and an IR output so as to pass along the same signal to the next product This allows you to daisy chain your control wires from one product to the next The ampliﬁer is designed to respond to IR commands of 5 Volts DC with the tip of the mini plugs...

Page 16: ...to the IEC receptacle on the rear panel and the other end into a suitable wall outlet 10 AC Mains Fuse Your Classé power ampliﬁer has an AC mains fuse accessible on the rear panel If you suspect that your AC fuse has blown disconnect your ampliﬁer from the AC mains as well as from its input connections and speaker connections and refer to the appropriate item of the section enitled Troubleshooting...

Page 17: ...erything according to the included instructions Be careful when doing so as this ampliﬁer is quite heavy 2 Place your amplifier be sure to read Unpacking and Placement and connect it to the AC mains This includes deciding on the location making sure you have adequate ventilation and adequate clearance for all the wires behind the ampliﬁer Once accomplished connect the ampliﬁer directly to the AC m...

Page 18: ...3 4 screws Tighten to 8 5 in lbs 0 96 N m Important Install 2 securing brackets when using the CT M300 in a stand alone non rack mount installation 2 Install left and right faceplate securing brackets L7326 for CT SSP and CT AMPS and L7909 for CT 5300 secure with 4 8 32 X 3 8 philips pan head screws Tighten to 5 0 in lbs 0 56 N m ...

Page 19: ...rs using high quality speaker wires Connect the black terminals on the ampliﬁer to the black terminals on your speaker and the red terminals on the ampliﬁer to the red terminals on your speaker If bi wiring run a total of four conductors between each ampliﬁer channel and its corresponding loudspeaker two separate leads one for the bass and the other for the mids and treble Make sure that no wires ...

Page 20: ... input when a Delta series source component starts playback Adjust the global system brightness Conﬁgure the entire system to go in and out of standby at the touch of a button and also bring individual components in and out of standby Mute any connected unit hardware setup 1 Classé Delta or CT Series Products Two or more Classé Delta or CT series products are required at least one of which must ha...

Page 21: ...els in any order without SSP 300 or SSP 600 OUT CAN BUS IN OUT CAN BUS IN OUT CAN BUS IN OUT CAN BUS IN Any combination of models in any order with SSP 300 or SSP 600 OUT CAN BUS IN OUT CAN BUS IN OUT CAN BUS IN OUT CAN BUS IN NOTE Daisy chain may need to be terminated with CAN Bus Terminator ...

Page 22: ...utton followed by the more button The touchscreen will then display the CAN Bus devices screen which lists connected Delta series components by model serial number Highlighting a unit on the CAN Bus devices screen identiﬁes it as the target unit The front panel LEDs of the target unit will start ﬂashing unless you highlight the unit that you are using to access CAN Bus Once you have chosen the tar...

Page 23: ...l number name Allows you to set the name that this component will be listed under in the CAN Bus devices screen The name will appear next to the unit model and serial number and facilitate the identiﬁcation of units in large systems global brightness By setting all your components to global brightness you can adjust the touchscreen and LED brightness for your entire system by changing the brightne...

Page 24: ...hen play is pressed on the disc player Press the PlayLink icon then select the correct input from the list Once you have selected the input press back then select conﬁguration PlayLink is activated and disabled through the PlayLink icon on the CAN Bus conﬁguration screen PlayLink is automatically active after a software update and the PlayLink icon will only appear on the CAN Bus conﬁguration scre...

Page 25: ...ustomer support The log can report the following events interpreted as follows ve slow blo trip ve slow blo trip The average current has reached the safe operating limit ve fast blo trip ve fast blo trip The peak current has reached the safe operating limit over temperature trip The unit temperature has reached the safe operating limit DC protection trip The DC output level has reached the safe op...

Page 26: ...e ampliﬁer Caution At no time should liquid cleaners be applied directly to the amplifier as direct application of liquids may result in damage to electronic components within the unit From time to time the air intake ﬁlter behind the front panel will need to be vacuum cleaned or removed and rinsed with clean fresh water A pressure sensor measures the airﬂow to determine when it is necessary to cl...

Page 27: ...ected and taken to your Classé dealer for service If it powers up without any diﬃculty power it back down and reconnect only the inputs Then restart the ampliﬁer If it goes into its blinking protection mode something is wrong with a component upstream of the ampliﬁer probably a DC oﬀset or similar problem Your ampliﬁer is trying to protect your loudspeakers even small amounts of DC can damage woof...

Page 28: ...ithout reconnecting either the inputs or the speaker wires If the fuse blows again disconnect it from the AC mains and contact your Classé dealer for assistance d If everything seems ﬁne place the ampliﬁer back into standby and carefully reconnect the input cable and power the ampliﬁer up If the fuse then blows or the ampliﬁer goes into protection you may have a serious fault with your preampliﬁer...

Page 29: ... 0 015Ω 1kHz Standby power consumption 3W 120V 5W 230V Rated power consumption 420W 1 8th power into 8Ω Dimensions Width including faceplate 19 483mm Width excluding faceplate 17 432mm Depth excluding connectors 18 625 473mm Height 6 97 177mm Gross weight 96lbs 43 5kg Net weight 76lbs 34 5kg Mains voltage Speciﬁed on rear panel For more information see your Classé dealer or contact Classé Audio 50...

Page 30: ...30 Dimensions 19 00 483mm 6 97 177mm 19 89 505mm 17 00 432mm 17 41 442mm ...

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