Cary Rocket 88's Cat Eyes


I'm wondering if anyone can tell me about those cat eyes on the front panel. I'm wondering why I have to crank the volume all the way and can still barely hear it. Everything is plugged properly and still no volume. The manual says:
GREEN (CAT)EYES: INDICATE AUDIO POWER OUTPUT,FULLY CLOSED EYE FOR MAXIMUM POWER.
It's brand new.Do I have to wait for power to increase? First time I've seen this.
Any help would be appreciated...
Thanks
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Showing 3 responses by brf

Are all the tubes lit up? Are you getting any sound at all? Have you checked the fuse? Does your CD player have a variable out that is turned down? If your CD player has a variable output, try hooking up the CD player (with volume all the way down) directly to the amp.
The cat's eye tube (1629) used in Cary amps do not influences the sound of the amps, they are merely an output level display. I am not sure I fully understand your question, is your amp not producing any sound/output?