INSTALLATION
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When using a TOSLINK optical input or output jack, always use a high-quality optical fiber cable.
IMPORTANT: We strongly recommend that before you connect any loudspeakers to
your amplifiers, you complete all needed connections and set up procedures to your
Cinema 11a as outlined below. This will reduce the chance that a wrong connection or
other error will produce a high volume audio output that might damage your speakers
or other components.
Given the wide variety of components that can be connected to your Cinema 11a, there are
numerous ways in which your system can be assembled. To help you with this task, use the chart
at the end of this manual to record the components connected to your unit, as well as which type
of input (analog, coaxial, Toslink, etc) is used. Keep this chart for future reference.
There are many possible ways to connect a particular device. Use the diagrams on the following
pages as a guideline. The information in this section contains some of the more common
situations you might encounter in your system.
Always consult the owner's manuals that come with the components you are connecting to the
Cinema 11a for more information on the source component's connections.
Before attempting to plug any jacks into any power amplifier, verify that the power amplifier is
turned off and or disconnected from the AC mains. Failure to do so can potentially result in
severe damage to your amplifier or loudspeakers.
Use the audio jacks labeled OUTPUT from the Cinema 11a to an external power amplifier such as
the Cary Audio Cinema 7B Power Amplifier. The Cinema 11a can output up to 7.1 channels of
sound depending on source components and source material.
The output jacks supplied by the Cinema 11a are: Left Front, Center, Right Front, Left Surround,
Right Surround, Left Surround Back, Right Surround Back, and Subwoofer. Be sure to verify that
the correct outputs are connected to the appropriate input jacks (Left Front to Left Front, Right
Surround Back to Right Surround Back, etc.)
When a powered subwoofer is used, connect the Subwoofer output jack to the Line Input jack on
your subwoofer and follow any specific connection and or configuration, instructions supplied
with the subwoofer. If your subwoofer is a passive speaker, connect the subwoofer output jack
on the Cinema 11a to the input of the amplifier used to power the subwoofer, and then connect
the subwoofer speaker itself to the subwoofer’s power amplifier.
Use the L and R channel ZONE 2 AUDIO OUTPUT audio jacks to connect the Cinema 11a to the
audio inputs of an external amplifier or other audio component in a second zone. The signal
present will reflect the input selection of the Cinema 11a. The Zone 2 settings may be adjusted
within the Zone 2 Setup Menu. Zone 2 may be operated by the Zone 2 Remote.