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audiodharma CABLE COOKER™ versions 2.0, 2.5, & 3.0

PRELIMINARY OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

• Always use in a well-ventilated area. The Cable Cooker™ chassis can get warm when breaking in speaker cabling and power cabling.  For safety purposes, do not place the Cable Cooker™ on carpeting, or any other combustible material when operating the device.

• Always turn off the Cable Cooker™ when removing and/or installing cables.

• Use only the supplied switching power supply with the Cable Cooker™.

CONNECTIONS 

• Interconnects (BNC, RCA, XLR) always connect from left (output) to right (input). 

• Speaker cables (in stereo pairs) connect from the top A binding posts (amp end) to the bottom B binding posts (speaker end).  Left A to left B, and right A to right B.   

• Power cables, with the supplied adaptors, connect from the top left A binding post (with US-style wall plug adaptor, or Schuko, or UK13 adaptor) to the bottom right B binding post (with IEC adaptor). 

• Single center-channel speaker cables connect from the top left A binding posts (output side) to the bottom right B binding posts (input side). 

• Bi-wire speaker cables are connected in the same manner as stereo pairs, but require alternating the tweeter leads and woofer leads for identical break-in periods (such as X hours on the tweeter leads and X hours on the woofer leads).

• When conditioning bi-wire speaker cables, carefully cover each of the unconnected leads with electrical tape to avoid potential shorts that can damage the Cooker circuitry. 

COMMENTS 

• The red LED, when "on", indicates power to the unit. The green LED, when "on", indicates current flowing through the attached cable(s). This LED can also be used as a continuity test for each attached cable.     

• All units will experience a flickering of the green LED due to the nature of the extended-frequency sweep powering through the circuitry. New units as of 1/1/09 will display a partial "on-off" cycling due to the sweep reaching 0 DC.  This is normal.  Most units also produce a low-level cyclic "chirping" sound (under speaker and/or power cable load).  This is also normal. 

• Please note that it is possible to "overcook" your cables. This will not harm the cables, but they will require additional time in a music system to "settle" and reach optimal performance.

audiodharma Cable Cooker™ versions 2.5 & 3.0

BRIDGING SWITCH OPERATION 

• In all cases, the Cable Cooker™ should be turned off when installing or replacing cables for conditioning.   

• The bridging switch should always be in the down, or "normal" position when conditioning cables, UNLESS you wish to break-in power cables AND speaker cables simultaneously.

• To accomplish this, install speaker cabling in the same way as "normal" operation (please see the preliminary operating instructions), that is: 

• Speaker cables (in stereo pairs) connect from the top A binding posts (amp end) to the bottom B binding post (speaker end).  Left A to left B, and right A to right B. 

• However, the power cable break-in adaptors must be installed thusly, to accomplish simultaneous conditioning of power cables and speaker cables: 

• The wall plug adaptor (or Schuko, or UK13 adaptor) should be inserted into the BOTTOM LEFT "B" binding posts, and the IEC adaptor should be inserted into the UPPER RIGHT "A" binding posts. 

• After the above installation of the power cable adaptors and speaker cabling, flip the bridging switch (located on the rear panel) into the "special" position, and turn the power switch "on" to operate the Cable Cooker™ and begin the conditioning process. 

• Note:  interconnects may always be conditioned with speaker cabling, and/or power cabling, whether the bridging switch is in the "normal" or "special" position. 

For any further questions, please contact audio excellence az at 602-277-0799 or alan@audioexcellenceaz.com