Operation
C 306 PREAMPLIFIER
POWER
SETUP | MUTE |
|
ENTER | POLARITY | DISPLAY |
SELECT | VOLUME |
1 | 3 | 1 |
1NORMAL OPERATION:
The majority of time you spend with your C 306 will be spent in normal operation. During normal operation, the display indicates the name of the input you have selected and listening volume. The VOLUME knob increases or decreases the volume in 0.1dB increments above 50 ( and in 1.0 dB steps below this low level). The SELECT knob selects the source to be listened to at any point in time. In short, in normal operation, the C306 acts precisely as you would expect a preamplifier to act.
2THE BALANCE:
The BALANCE give you extremely fine control over the relative volume of the left and right channels, by changing the volume of one relative to the other in increments of 0.1 dB, up to 10 dB.
3THE FUNCTION OF POLARITY:
The C 306 allows you to invert the polarity of the music to which you are listening with the press of a button. People vary in their sensitivity to this aspect of the sound, and the difference frequently ranges from subtle to inaudible, depending on microphone technique and other factors in the recording itself. However, some recordings simply sound correct in one position, and wrong to the other.
We encourage you to experiment with the polarity feature to see what you think works best for any given recording, understanding that the recordings themselves are not consistent.
4THE DC TRIGGER:
The C 306 allows you to use the DC TRIGGER output on the rear panel of the C 306 Controller to turn on some other component automatically when the C 306 itself is on. You have three trigger outputs, either a 12V level voltage that is present whenever the C 306 is operational, or absent when the C 306 is in standby.
If you are not sure what the receiving component needs for a trigger signal, please ask your Cary Audio dealer for assistance.
