McIntosh MC-207 manual

MC207 Owner ’ s Manual McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers S treet Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 F AX: 607-724-0549 Seven Channel Power Amplifier[...]

2 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS! PLEASE READ THEM BEFORE OPERA TING THIS EQUIPMENT . W ARNING - T O REDUCE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” wit[...]

3 Y our decision to own this McIntosh MC207 Seven Chan- nel Power Amplifier ranks you at the very top among dis- criminating music listeners. Y ou now have “The Best.” The McIntosh dedication to “Quality ,” is assurance that you will receive many years of musical enjoyment from this unit. Please take a short time to read the information in [...]

4 Performance Features Connector Information, Introduction and Performance Features Introduction • • • • • Power Output The MC207 consists of seven Power Amplifier Channels, each capable of 200 watts into 4 ohm or 8 ohm Loudspeak- ers with less than 0.005% distortion. Now you can take advantage of traditional McIntosh stan- dards of excel[...]

5 Dimensions The following dimensions can assist in determining the best location for the MC207. There is additional informa- tion on the next page pertaining to installing the MC207 into cabinets. Dimensions 17- 1/2 " 44.45cm 8- 7/8 " 22.54cm Front View of the MC207 Rear View of the MC207 9- 7/16 " 23.97cm 11 - 3/4 " 29.85cm 16[...]

6 Inst allation The MC207 can be placed upright on a table or shelf, standing on its four feet. It also can be custom installed in a piece of furniture or cabinet of your choice. The four feet may be removed from the bottom of the MC207 when it is custom installed as outlined below . The four feet together with the mounting screws should be retaine[...]

7 Rear Panel Connections and Switch Connect the MC207 power cord to a live AC outlet. Refer to informa- tion on the back panel to determine the correct voltage MUL TI- CHANNEL INPUT ac- cepts a 25 conductor DB25 com- puter type cable that connects all audio and power con- trol signals POWER CONTROL ZA receives turn On/Off signals from a McIntosh co[...]

8 Caution: The supplied AC Power Cord should not be connected to the Rear Panel of the MC207 Amplifier until after the Loudspeaker Connections have been made. Failure to observe this could result in Electric Shock. 1. Connect Balanced Audio Cables from the Zone A Out- puts of a McIntosh A/V Control Center to the MC207 INPUTS (Channels 1-7), making [...]

9 How to Connect for Seven Channels Right Front Loudspeaker Left Front Loudspeaker Right Surround Loudspeaker Left Surround Loudspeaker Back Surround Loudspeaker Center Front Loudspeaker Back Surround Loudspeaker To A C Outlet[...]

10 Caution: The supplied AC Power Cord should not be connected to the Rear Panel of the MC207 Amplifier until after the Loudspeaker Connections have been made. Failure to observe this could result in Electric Shock. 1. Connect Balanced Audio Cables from the Zone A Out- puts of a McIntosh A/V Control Center to the MC207 INPUTS (Channels 1-4 and 7), [...]

11 Right Front Loudspeaker Left Front Loudspeaker Right Surround Loudspeaker Left Surround Loudspeaker Center Front Loudspeaker To A C Outlet How to Connect for Five Channels[...]

12 Caution: The supplied AC Power Cord should not be connected to the Rear Panel of the MC207 Amplifier until after the Loudspeaker Connections have been made. Failure to observe this could result in Electric Shock. 1. Connect Audio Cables from the Zone B Outputs of a McIntosh A/V Control Center to the MC207 INPUTS (Channels 5 and 6), making sure t[...]

13 Left Channel (Zone B) Right Channel (Zone B) To A C Outlet How to Connect for T wo Channels (Zone B)[...]

14 Front Panel Displays and Controls Remote On Indicator lights when the amplifier is in the Remote T urn-On Mode POWER GUARD LED lights when the Left Front Channel (1) POWER GUARD Circuit activates METER LIGHTS Switch selects the Meter Illumination On or Off POWER Switch T urns AC Power Off, Remote (On/Off), or On POWER GUARD LED lights when the C[...]

15 How to Operate and Read the Power Output Meters How to Operate Power On W ith the POWER Switch set to the REMOTE Position, the MC207 will turn On or Off when an A/V Control Center turns On or Off. For manual operation, rotate the POWER Switch to the ON or OFF Position as desired. Refer to figure 8. Note: Ther e must be a power contr ol connectio[...]

16 McIntosh Laboratory , the company who introduced the world’ s first amplifier that could be called “High Fidelity”, has done it again. The McIntosh engineering staf f has cre- ated a power amplifier without compromise, using the most advanced McIntosh circuit design concepts. A continuous average power output rating of 200 watts and an out[...]

17 T echnical Description higher distortion of many non-feedback designs. All transistors are selected to have nearly constant cur- rent gain over the entire current range they must cover . Output transistors in par- ticular , have matched uniform current gain, high current-bandwidth product and large active region safe operating area. T o accommod[...]

18 Figure 17 The MC207 can easily drive 4 ohm speakers, with their high current demand. Additionally , the MC207 can be used with 8 ohm speakers, and deliver equal power . McIntosh’ s new DPM TM design enables it to run on higher voltage rails when connected to less current-hungry 8 ohm speakers and still deliver 200 watts. The power penalty usua[...]

19 T echnical Description, con’t but the inaudible ultrasonic dis- tortion is also undesirable, since it can damage valuable Loudspeaker System tweet- ers. Y ou will never experi- ence the harsh and damaging distortion due to clipping. The Power Guard circuit is a waveform comparator , monitoring both the input and output wave- forms. Under norma[...]

20 Figure 23 Control Center . When the A/V Control Center is switched On a digital “1” (+5V) signal operates the power relay in the MC207. The MC207 also has a remote Power Control input for Zone B operation (two of the seven channels).[...]

21 Notes[...]

22 Specifications Specifications Power Output Minimum sine wave continuous average power output per channel, all channels operating is: 200 watts into a 4 ohm or 8 ohm load Rated Power Band 20Hz to 20,000Hz T otal Harmonic Distortion Maximum T otal Harmonic Distortion at any power level from 250 milliwatts to rated power output is: 0.005% for 4 or [...]

23 Packing Instructions Packing Instructions Quantity Part Number Description 1 034052 Shipping carton top 1 034051 Shipping carton bottom 2 034054 Foam Pad (top and bottom) 2 034186 Foam Pad (front and rear) 2 034187 Foam Pad (sides) 1 034136 Inner carton top 1 034137 Inner carton bottom 1 034188 Foam Pad (inner carton) 1 034264 Shipping skid 4 10[...]

McIntosh Part No. 04089600 McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, NY 13903 The continuous improvement of its products is the policy of McIntosh Laboratory Incorporated who reserve the right to improve design without notice. Printed in the U.S.A.[...]