Classe Audio CA-D200 User manual

Owner’s Manual
CA-D200
Two-Channel Amplifier

2
Classé marks the “CE” symbol indicating compliance of this device with the EMC (Electromagnetic
Compatibility) and LVD (Low Voltage Directive) standards of the European Community.
Classé complies with the European Parliament and Council Directive 2002/96/EC concerning Waste Electrical
and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). is product must be appropriately recycled or processed in accordance with
these directives. Consult your local waste disposal authority for guidance.
Classé products are designed and manufactured to comply with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
as stated in the European Parliament and Council Directive 2002/95/EC.
NOTICE
All of us at Classé take extreme care to ensure that your purchase will remain a prized investment. We are proud to inform you
that all Classé components have been ocially approved for the European Community (CE) mark.
is means that your Classé product was subjected to the most rigorous manufacturing and safety tests in the world. e CE
mark certies that your purchase meets or exceeds all European Community requirements for manufacturing consistency and
consumer safety.
is equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) is device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)
is device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. ese limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. is 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 will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment on and o, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna;
• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandthereceiver;
• Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdierentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected;
• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
CAUTION:Changesormodicationstothisequipmentnotexpresslyapprovedbythemanufacturercouldvoidtheuser’s
authority to operate the equipment.
e information contained in the manual is subject to change without notice. e most current version of this manual will be
posted on our web site at http://www.classeaudio.com.

3
Important Safety Instructions
1. Read these instructions.
2. Keep these instructions.
3. Heed all warnings.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. Do not use this apparatus near water.
6. Clean only with dry cloth.
7. Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstructions.
8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus that produce
heat.
9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades
with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. e
wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not t into your outlet,
consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and
the point where they exit from the apparatus.
11. Only use attachments/accessories specied by the manufacturer.
12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specied by the manufacturer, or sold with
the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to
avoid injury from tip-over.
13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.
14. Refer all servicing to qualied 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 exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been
dropped.
15. Do not expose this apparatus to dripping or splashing and ensure that no objects lled with liquids, such as
vases, are placed on the apparatus.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION:TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER
SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
e lightning ash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user
tothepresenceofuninsulated“dangerousvoltage“withintheproduct’senclosurethatmaybeofsuf-
cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
e exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of im-
portant operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

4
Contents
Welcome to the Classé family..........................................................................5
a word about installation .......................................................................................5
Unpacking and Placement...............................................................................6
unpacking your amplifier.......................................................................................6
placement..............................................................................................................6
ventilation..............................................................................................................6
custom installations ............................................................................................... 6
serial number.........................................................................................................6
operating voltage ...................................................................................................6
warm up/break-in period .......................................................................................7
please read this manual…......................................................................................7
Special Design Features ...................................................................................8
highly refined circuit design................................................................................... 8
extensive listening tests .......................................................................................... 8
extraordinary longevity ..........................................................................................8
robust protection....................................................................................................8
Front Panel.......................................................................................................9
Rear Panel......................................................................................................10
Installation .....................................................................................................14
CAN-Bus..............................................................................................................15
features ..............................................................................................................15
hardware setup ..................................................................................................16
using CAN-Bus.....................................................................................................18
CAN-Bus shared features ....................................................................................18
configuration........................................................................................................18
operate.................................................................................................................18
AC status..............................................................................................................19
status....................................................................................................................19
name.................................................................................................................... 19
global brightness..................................................................................................19
global standby .....................................................................................................19
CAN-Bus model-specific features.........................................................................19
PlayLink........................................................................................................19
amp info .......................................................................................................20
event log.......................................................................................................21
Care and Maintenance...................................................................................22
Troubleshooting .............................................................................................23
Specifications.................................................................................................25
Dimensions....................................................................................................26

5
Welcome to the Classé family
Congratulations on your purchase of a Classé amplier. It is the result of many
years of design experience, and we are sure that you will enjoy it for many years
to come.
We value our relationship with our customers. Please allow us to stay in touch
with you by returning your warranty card now, before you pack up the shipping
carton of your new product and forget all about it. Doing so will enable us to
let you know about any possible future upgrades or updates that might become
available for your Classé component.
You can register online at www.classeaudio.com or complete and mail the
registration card located in the separate warranty booklet.
Please take a few moments now to register your new
Classé amplifier and record your serial number for future
reference
a word about installation Every eort has been made to make the Classé CA-D200 simple and
straightforward to install and use.
It may be placed on a shelf, in a cabinet or on the oor near the speaker(s).
Although the CA-D200 is an extremely ecient design, as with all ampliers,
some heat is generated and care should be taken to allow adequate ventilation.
e size and shape of your room, its acoustics, and the associated equipment
you have chosen to use with your amplier all inuence the performance of your
system.
For this reason, we strongly encourage you to have your
system installed and calibrated by your dealer, whose
experience, training, and specialized equipment can
make a profound difference in the final performance of
the system.

6
Unpacking and Placement
unpacking your amplifier Carefully unpack your power amplier according to the supplied instructions,
and remove all accessories from the carton. Please take care when lifting the
amplier, as it is heavier than it may appear.
Important! Keep all packing materials for future transport of your
Classé amplifier. Shipping your new component in
anything other than its purpose-designed packing material
may result in damage that is not covered by the warranty.
placement Many installations will utilize an equipment rack, although a shelf, a cabinet or
the oor near the speaker(s) are acceptable alternatives. In any case, take care to
position it well away from source components and preamp/processors, which
maybesensitivetotheamplier’selectromagneticelds.
Note that adequate clearance for the AC cord and connecting cables
must be left behind the amplier. We suggest leaving six inches (15 cm)
of free space behind your power amplier to allow all cables sucient
room to bend without crimping or undue strain.
ventilation Your Classé power amplier generates a certain amount of heat in the course of
normal operation. Avoid placement on soft surfaces that would restrict airow
around the unit (such as plush carpeting).
custom installations Drawings are included in this manual to facilitate special installations and
custom cabinetry (see the section Dimensions). Contact your Classé dealer for
more information.
serial number e serial number for your power amplier is found on the rear of the unit.
Please note and record this number on the page entitled Important Safety
Instructions for your future reference.
operating voltage e operating voltage of your CA-D200 is 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz.
Warning: There are no user-serviceable parts within the unit. Please
refer any problems to an authorized Classé service center.
e amplier can easily be powered by a 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.

7
warm up/break-in period Your new Classé power amplier will deliver outstanding performance
immediately. However, you should expect to hear it improve somewhat as
it reaches its normal operating temperatures and its various components
“break-in.” It has been our experience that the greatest changes occur within the
rst 72 hours, as the amplier reaches thermal equilibrium and the capacitors
fully form. After this initial break-in period, the performance of your new
amplier should remain quite consistent for years to come.
please read this manual… Please take a few minutes to review this manual, and to familiarize yourself with
your new amplier. We understand that you are anxious to plug everything in
and get started. However, reading this manual and following the advice it gives
will ensure that you get all the benets you deserve from having purchased such
a ne piece of equipment.

8
Special Design Features
highly refined
circuit design is Classé amplier benets from the use of high quality component parts,
application of advanced class D amplier design principles and exhaustive
testing.ToconqueroneofthemostchallengingproblemsinclassDdesign,a
dead-band time minimization algorithm is initiated at turn-on to ensure the
lowestpossibledistortion;consequently,lessoverallnegativefeedbackisrequired
for optimum performance. is unusual accomplishment showcases both the
innovation of the design and the persistence of the Classé Design team.
extensive listening tests Excellent measured performance is to be expected in world-class products, and
Classé products deliver that performance. However, experience has shown that
technical excellence alone is insucient to guarantee subjectively musical results.
For this reason, all Classé products are laboriously ne-tuned during the
development process by carefully controlled listening tests. Our ears are still
some of the nest test instruments available, and nicely complement more
traditional engineering test equipment. We rely on careful listening tests, which
we view as a necessary complement to the solid engineering you should rightly
expect from Classé.
extraordinary longevity e Classé Design team has accumulated vast experience in what works well over
the long term.
By using only the highest quality parts to begin with, and then using them in
an informed way as a result of both accelerated aging tests and actual long-
term experience, we are able to design and manufacture products which we are
condent will stand the test of time.
We are condent that your new Classé amplier will give you many years of
trouble-free reliability and musical enjoyment, just as previous Classé products
have given their owners.
robust protection Finally, your new Classé amplier incorporates a variety of protection circuits, all
designed to protect both the amplier and your loudspeakers against dangerous
fault conditions. Signicantly, these protection circuits do not intrude upon
orlimitthenormalperformanceoftheamplier;rather,theysimplyputthe
amplier into protection mode when confronted with abnormal conditions.
ese conditions include:
• outputoverloadandshortcircuitprotection
• DCoset
• excessiveoperatingtemperatures
Some conditions, such as DC oset, are corrected automatically in the amplier
while others will result in either the amplier temporarily reducing its output
or, in extreme cases, switching itself o. In such a case, the Standby LED status
indicator will blink red until the fault can be righted and the amplier is reset by
pressing and holding the standby button for at least three seconds.

9
Front Panel
1 Standby button & LED status indicator
e front panel Standby button will toggle the amplier between operate,
its fully operational state, and a standby mode that leaves the amplier o,
yet ready to respond to system commands via any of the supported control
options(e.g.IRinput,DCtrigger,CAN-Bus,orRS-232).
e current state of the amplier is indicated by the LED status indicator
in the Standby button. e state of this LED indicates the following:
• on(red) =standby
• ashing(blue) =initialization
• on(blue) = operate
• slow ashing (red) = protection circuit(s) engaged
When in standby,theamplier’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
great deal of current, they warm up and sound their best very quickly.
If you are not going to use the amplier for an extended period of time, we
suggest you disconnect it from the AC mains.
Also, it is a good practice to physically disconnect any and all valuable
electronics from the AC mains during electrical storms, as a lightning
strike anywhere near your home can put a tremendous surge on the AC
mains that can easily damage any piece of electronics, no matter how well
designed and protected. e 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 Standby LED indicator blinking red, please
check that all external connections are cleanly made
and secure. If no fault is immediately obvious, try to
reset the amplifier by pressing and holding the standby
button. If the unit does not reset or continues to enter
protection mode, please call your authorized Classé
dealer for assistance.
CA-D200
1

10
Rear Panel
e following descriptions are intended as a quick reference, should you have
any questions about your new product. Please see the next section (entitled
Initial Setup) for specic advice on incorporating your new amplier into your
system.
1 Balanced (XLR) Input
Balanced audio interconnections were originally developed for the
telephone and more recently have been used 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 nest audio recordings in your collection.
Technically,balancedaudiointerconnectionsprovidetwodistinctbenets:
theydoublethesignal’sstrengthasittravelsfromonecomponenttothe
next,increasingthepotentialSignal-to-Noiseratioby6dB;theyalsodo
an excellent job of rejecting noise and interference that might otherwise
be picked up between the components. If executed with a high degree of
symmetry between the inverting and non-inverting signal paths, balanced
connections can oer the best performance. For this reason, we strongly
recommend using the balanced analog interconnections between your
Classé components wherever possible.
e pin assignments of these XLR input connectors are:
Pin 1: Signal ground
Pin 2: Signal + (non-inverting)
Pin 3: Signal – (inverting)
Connector ground lug: chassis ground
ese pin assignments are consistent with the standard adopted by the
Audio Engineering Society (AES14-1992).
If you are using your Classé power amplier with a Classé preamplier/
processor,you’reallset–justremovethesuppliedshortingpins(between
Pins1and3)fromtheamplier’sXLRconnector(s),takestandard
balanced interconnect cables and plug them in.
If you are using another brand of preamplier or processor, please refer to its
operating manual to verify that the pin assignments of its output connectors
correspond to those of your amplier. If not, have your dealer obtain cables
with the appropriate output pin connecting to the equivalent input pin.
RIGHT OUTPUT
CAUTION! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, GROUNDING
OF THE CENTER PIN OF THIS PLUG MUST BE MAINTAINED
AVIS! POUR RÉDUIRE LE RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE
LA FICHE CENTRALE DE LAPRISE DOIT ÊTRE
BRANCHÉE POUR MAINTENIR LA MISE À LATERRE
RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE-NE PASOUVRIR
SHOCK HAZARD - DO NOT OPE N
IN OUTIN OUT
CAN BUSRS 232
UPDATE
HOST
IN OUT
CLASS 2 WIRING
LEFT OUTPUT
LEFT INPUTRIGHT INPUT
THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES.
OPERATION IS SUBJECT TOTHE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS:
(1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOTCAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND
(2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED,
INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION.
100-120~ T6.3AH 250V
220-240~ T3.15AH 250V