Front Panel Controls - CLASSE CAP-101 Bedienungsanleitung

Preamp Out
This output can be used to hook up another
amplifier or a powered subwoofer to the
CAP-101. BE CAREFUL NOT TO LINK THESE TWO
OUPUTS TOGETHER.

FRONT PANEL CONTROLS

Power
When the unit is first plugged in, a single LED
will be lit on the display to show that the unit is
plugged in. When the POWER button is pressed,
a single LED in the display will flash and the
display will show a 20 second count down as the
unit powers up. During these 20 seconds, there
will be no response to any function selection
except the POWER button, which can be pressed
again to turn off the unit during this sequence.
When the turn on sequence is completed, the
volume level will be at 0, the unit will be muted,
the display will be at Display Full On mode, and
LINE 1 input is selected. Please note that if you
turn off the unit during the 20 second power-up
sequence, you must wait at least 4 seconds to re-
start the power-up sequence.
Input Selector
The input selector has two buttons for selecting
the inputs; (<) and (>). Pressing the < button
selects the input to the Left of the currently
selected input, and pressing the > button selects
the input to the Right of the currently selected
input. If the > button is pressed when BAL1 is
the current input then the LINE 1 input will be
selected, and if the < button is pressed when
LINE 1 is the current input then the BAL1 will be
selected. The < and > buttons will select from six
input connections on the integrated amplifier,
but not TAPE, (see TAPE below).
Tape
Pressing the TAPE button selects the signal from
the TAPE INPUT jacks to play through the
speakers. You can use this function to either
listen to pre-recorded tapes or to monitor the
quality of a recording you are making of another
selected source. The Red LED above the TAPE
button will glow to identify that the TAPE input
has been selected.
To Play a Tape press the TAPE button. The LED
will light. Press the Play button on the Tape
Machine, and set the CAP-101 volume at the
level you wish to listen.
To Record on a Tape, select the source you wish
to record (LINE 1, LINE 2, BAL1, etc.). Turn on the
Tape Recorder and play a short amount of the
source you want to record and set the record
levels on the Tape Recorder according to the
recommendations of the Tape Recorder
manufacturer. The CAP-101 VOLUME control has
no effect on the signal going to TAPE OUT. Once
you start recording you can either monitor the
recorded signal by pressing the TAPE button (LED
will light) or listen to the source (LED will be out),
or turn the VOLUME down to 0 if you want to.
When TAPE is selected, (the TAPE LED is lighted),
the other selected input (LINE 1, LINE 2, BAL1,
etc.) will be lit as well but signals from this
selected input will be sent to the TAPE OUTPUT
jacks only. If the tape recorder is in Record mode
it will record the signals from the selected source,
but if the tape machine is in Play mode it will
ignore all signals to it.
If you are monitoring the quality of a recording,
pressing the TAPE button on and off will
alternately play the newly recorded signal from
the playback head of the tape recorder when it is
on and the source signal when it is off. You will
be monitoring when the TAPE LED is lit and
listening to source when it is out.
PLEASE NOTE: If you do not intend to ever
record a tape it is not necessary to connect TAPE
OUTPUT to the Tape Recorder.
Volume Control
The VOLUME Control varies the output level of
both channels simultaneously. It can be operated
remotely by using the VOLUME buttons on the
remote handset supplied with the unit (see
figure1 page 13) or by turning the VOLUME
control knob on the front panel of the unit. The
volume control has a total of 120 steps of level
adjustments from 0 to 60 in 0.5 stepped
increments.
• When the unit is powered on, the volume will
be automatically at zero (0) and will be muted.
• When you un-mute the volume will return to
the same level it was at before you turned on
mute mode.
PLEASE NOTE: It is normal for the volume to
stay at the same level if you turn the VOLUME
knob extremely slowly.
Mute Button
Press the MUTE button to temporarily set the
VOLUME to 0. The LED above the button will
light. Switching between PLAY (LED OFF) and
MUTE (GREEN LED) can be done by either
pushing the MUTE button in momentarily on the
CAP-101 faceplate or pushing the MUTE button
on the remote handset. The volume setting is
memorized when the unit is in MUTE mode; thus
Volume will return to the same level it was
playing at prior to muting when you turn off
mute mode.
PLEASE NOTE: The DISPLAY will change to
Display Full Off mode after the unit has been in
MUTE mode for an hour. (See DISPLAY below).
Display
Pressing the DISPLAY button on the remote
handset (see figure 1) allows you to control the
brightness of the Display. There are 3 levels of
brightness; Display Full On, Display Medium On,
Display Low On, plus Display Full Off. Repeated
pressing of the DISPLAY button will cycle through
the four modes, from Display Full On to Display
Full Off. Pressing DISPLAY when the display is at
Display Full Off will cause the display to go back
to Display Full On.
PLEASE NOTE: Three (3) LEDs will continue to be
lit on the display when it is in Display Full Off
mode to let you know the CAP-101 is still turned
on and operating. When in Display Full Off mode
and any of the functions are used, such as
changing volume or selecting a new source, the
display will light at Display Full On mode for five
seconds and then go back to Display Full Off
mode. The display will automatically go to
Display Full Off mode after the MUTE mode has
been activated for an hour.
Remote Handset
The remote handset will permit you to access
remotely all the functions found on the front
panel of the unit: POWER ON or OFF, VOLUME
UP or DOWN, MUTE ON or OFF, DIRECT ACCESS
for all the INPUTS and TAPE monitor. In addition
to all these functions, the button marked
DISPLAY will permit you to select through the
four Display modes on the unit.
To access the batteries, unscrew the back plate of
the remote handset (see figure 2).
Protection Circuit
The Classé CAP-101 is equipped with rail fuses
(GDB4, 4 amps fast-blow) to protect the output
drivers and mosfet fuses (2AG 1/2 PT, 1/2 amp
fast-blow) to protect the mosfets (see figure 5),
which are used as pre-drivers for the output
stage of the amplifier. In the event that a short
circuit or other problems occur at the output of
the amplifier, either or both of these fuses may
blow in an attempt to protect the amplifier.
There is also an AC line fuse protecting the unit
and an auxiliary transformer fuse to protect the
auxiliary transformer (For fuse values, see page
Unpacking & Set-up).
If any of the fuses has blown, the SOUND WILL
BE DISTORTED OR THERE WILL BE NO OUTPUT
FROM ONE OR BOTH OF THE CHANNELS.
IF THE PROTECTION HAS BEEN TRIGGERED, TURN
THE CAP-101 OFF. After the situation which
triggered the protection has been clearly
identified and corrected, attempt to re-start the
unit. IF THE UNIT STILL HAS NO OUTPUT OR THE
SOUND IS STILL DISTORTED IN ONE OR BOTH OF
THE CHANNELS, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL
DEALER. DO NOT TRY TO CHANGE A BLOWN
FUSE. REPLACING FUSES AND RE-STARTING THE
UNIT WITHOUT CHECKING FOR COMPONENT
FAILURE COULD RESULT IN FURTHER, SERIOUS
DAMAGE TO VITAL COMPONENTS IN YOUR
INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL
DEALER, or Customer service at the Classé Audio
factory – (514) 636-6384.
CAP-101 FEATURES
Remote control featuring power on/off, volume,
mute, inputs, tape and display. Contoured, slim
line chassis. Inputs featuring LINE 1, LINE 2, LINE
3, LINE 4, LINE 5 and BAL1 inputs. Front panel
controls include INPUT SELECTOR, VOLUME,
TAPE, MUTE and POWER. Special Classé front
panel in Soft Shadow Silver with Satin Black
display panel plate.
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