Classe Audio CA-D200, Owner'S Manual

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Single-Ended (RCA) Input

Single-ended cables using 

RCA 

connectors are the most common form 

of analog connection used in consumer electronics. When implemented 

carefully and with use of high quality interconnecting cables, this standard 

can provide excellent performance. Classé has gone to extraordinary effort 

to ensure that the single-ended (RCA) input of your power amplifier is 

as good as possible. However, this connection standard cannot offer the 

immunity from interference that balanced interconnection does—hence 

our recommendation to use the balanced inputs when possible.

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Speaker Outputs

Two pairs of high quality 

five-way binding posts 

are provided on the 

amplifier, 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 identical, yet 

separate signals.

(Many high quality loudspeakers also offer two sets of connections on their 

speakers. Generally, one set of the connections on the loudspeaker feeds the 

portion of the speaker’s crossover network that supplies the woofer with its 

signal; the other set of connections connects to the portion of the crossover that 

supplies the rest of the speaker with the midrange and high frequencies.)

Although the binding posts on your Classé amplifier will accept bare wire 

connections, we strongly recommend the use of high quality spade or hook 

lugs, crimped onto the ends of your speaker wires. Using high quality 

connectors will ensure that your speaker connections do not gradually 

deteriorate from fraying and oxidizing bare wires. It also helps prevent 

accidental short-circuits from poorly-terminated connections.

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Classé CAN-Bus Control Ports

These 

RJ-45

 connectors are reserved for control and communication 

applications using a Classé implementation of the Controller Area 

Network (CAN) Bus specification. Refer to the 

CAN-Bus

 section located 

later in this manual for more information.

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IR Input and Output

Your Classé amplifier includes two 

1

/

8th

-inch 

mini mono-jacks 

in order to 

support the IR remote controls that are ubiquitous today. IR commands 

exist for toggling the amplifier between 

operate

 and 

standby

, as well as 

discrete command codes for either 

operate

 or 

standby

. These codes may be 

used in “macros” for sophisticated remote control systems, facilitating the 

control of the amplifier in the larger context of a complete system.

Actually, this 

IR Input and Output

 description is a bit of a misnomer: the 

input supplied to these plugs is 

electrical

 in nature, not IR. It is obtained by 

using standard IR receivers, distribution amplifiers, and emitters (available 

from your dealer) to translate the remote’s flashes of infrared light into 

corresponding pulses of electricity. The big advantages here include being 

able to easily route the signals anywhere they might need to go, and the 

reliability of a solid electrical connection.