McIntosh MEN220 manual

McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 www .mcintoshlabs.com MEN220 Roo m Correction Sy st em Owner ’ s Manual Manufactured under license from L yngdorf Audio A/S. ROOMPERFECT is a registered trademark and the ROOMPERFECT logo is a trademark of L yn- gdorf Audio A/S. (C) L yngdorf Audio A[...]

2 The lightning ash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s en - closure that may be of sufcient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to al[...]

3 Copyr ight 20 1 0 © by Mc I ntosh Labor ator y , I nc. Thank Y ou Please T ake A Moment T echnical Assistance If at any ti me you ha ve questions about y our McIntosh product, cont act your Mc I ntosh Dealer who is fami lia r with your Mc I ntosh equipment and a ny other bra nds that may be pa r t of y ou r system. If you or y our De aler wish a[...]

4 X LR Connectors Bel ow is the Pin con f i g u r ation fo r t he XLR Bala nced Out put Con nect ors on the M EN220 . Re fer to t he dia- g ra ms for conne ctions: P I N 1 : Shield/Grou nd P I N 2: + S ignal P I N 3 : - Si g nal P ow er Con trol Connectors The M EN220 P ower Control Input/Out put Jacks receiv e/ send Po wer O n /Off Si g nals when [...]

5 General Infor mation, Cable Informat ion, Introduc tion and Per formanc e Fe atures Introduct ion Per formance Features The M EN220 R oom Cor re ct ion S ystem is a n ele ga nt in st r ument for restor ing supe rb sou nd reproduct ion to your audio system by measu r i ng a nd cor rect i ng fo r less tha n ideal room acoust ics. The M EN220 uses t[...]

6 Dimensions The fo llowing d imen sions can assist i n deter mi n ing the best locat ion f or your M EN220 . Dimensions Side V iew of the MEN220 Front V iew of the MEN220 Rear V iew of the MEN220 17- 1/2 " 44.45cm 6" 15.24cm 5- 3/8 " 13.69cm 4- 5/8 " 1 1.75cm 13- 1/4 " 33.65cm 17" 43.18cm 14 -1/2 " 36.83cm 15- 7/[...]

7 Installation Installation The M EN220 can be placed upr ight on a table or she lf, st a ndi ng on its fo u r feet. It also can be custom in st alled i n a pi ece of f u r n it u re or cabinet of y ou r cho ice. The fo u r feet may be remo ved f rom the bot tom o f t he ME N2 20 when it is custom in st alled as out- li ned belo w . T he four feet [...]

8 Con ne ct t he ME N220 power cord to a live A C outlet. Ref er t o i nfor m at ion on the ba ck pa nel o f your ME N220 to dete r m i ne t he cor r ect voltage for y ou r u n it Rear P anel Connect ions IR I Nput f or con ne ct ing a n IR Re ceiver D A T A I N r eceives oper at i ng dat a f rom a Mc I ntosh P re ampli f ier or Cont rol Cente r PO[...]

9 How to Co nnec t the MEN220 How to Co nnec t the MEN220 The M EN220 has the abilit y to be re motel y sw itched On / Of f f rom a Pre amplif ier or A/ V Control Center v ia the Po wer Cont rol connect ion. The Dat a P or t Con ne c- tion allo ws for the remote operat ion o f basic fu nct ions using t he ME N2 20 Remote Control. W ith a n exter na[...]

10 How to Co nnec t the MEN220 in a Processor Loop How to Co nnec t the MEN220 in a Pr oces sor Loop The M EN220 may be connect ed to t he Listen Pro ces- sor Loop on a Mc I ntosh Prea mplif ier or A / V Control Center, inste ad of being con necte d bet ween the P re - amplif ier Out put and Po wer A mplif ier I nput. The M EN220 has the abilit y t[...]

11 How to Co nnec t the MEN220 wit h Crosso ver How to Co nnec t the MEN220 with Crosso ver The M EN220 has a built- in Elect ron ic Crosso ver Net- w ork wit h an a djustable C rossov er Frequency . It also has the abilit y to be re motel y switched O n /Off f rom a Mc Intosh P rea mplif ier or A / V C ontrol Cen- ter v ia the Po wer Control conne[...]

12 How to Co nnec t the MEN220 wit h Subwoo fer How to Co nnec t the MEN220 wit h Sub- woo fe r The M EN220 can be use d in a syst em wit h a Sub- w oof er v ia the bui lt -in Elect ronic Crosso ver Network with a n adjust abl e Crossov e r Frequency . It also has the abilit y to be re motel y switched O n /Off f rom a Mc Intosh P rea mplif ier or [...]

13 Notes[...]

14 Remote Control P ush- But tons Pre ss t o Po wer the M EN220 ON Pre ss t o remove all Room Cor r ect ion ( Room Perfec t F ocu s or Global) from t he ME N220 Audio S ig nal Out put Used to select one of seven di ffer ent Eq ua li ze r Set t i ngs LED ind icate s when a n I R ( I nf r a Red) Remote Cont rol Com ma nd is bei ng sent Pre ss t o Po [...]

15 Fo c u s Used to se lect a na r row liste ni ng a rea of R oom Cor - rect ion in the M EN220 A udio Si g nal O ut put. Re fer to f ig u re 4. Note : In orde r for the MEN2 20 to provi de roo m cor- rect ion , the S et up Mo de “RoomPerfect” must b e per for me d f ir st. By pa s s W hen selected all Room Cor re ction (Room Perfect F o cus or[...]

16 RoomPerfect: Focus 1 Voicing 0:Neutral F ront Panel Display , Controls, and Pus h- buttons IR Se ns or receives com ma nd s f rom a Remote Cont rol I N FOR M A T ION D ISPLA Y ind icate s va r ious O per a- tiona l Func tion s and Set up Mode Set t i ngs ST A N DB Y /O N P ush -but to n wit h ind icator, switches the M E N220 O N or OFF ( Sta nd[...]

17 How to Operate the Setup Mo de The Default Sett i ngs Cha r t belo w i ndicates t he Func- tion Name, De fault Set ti ng and t he Pag e Numbe r fo r add itional in form ation. Default Set tings MEN22 0 Defaul t Set t ings Funct io n Na me Set ting Pag e no. In put Con nect ion Unbalanced 18 Syste m Con nect ion Pr ea mp - Power Amp 18 Out 1 ( H [...]

18 4. Press the SELECT Push-but ton a nd the “System Con nect ion, Prea mp - Po wer A mp” ( the default set ti ng) will appe ar . Ref er to f igu re 22. 5 . I f the M EN220 is connect ed to t he Pro cessor Loop o f t he Prea mplif ier, ro t ate t he ADJ US T Cont rol or use the Di re ctional ▲ ▼ P ush-but ton s on the Remote Control to se l[...]

19 The “H igh-Pass” sett i ng allow s all t he f reque ncies abov e the crossov er p oint to pass on to t he Po wer A m- plif ier while at the sa me ti me reduci ng the a mplitude o f t he f requencies belo w t he crossov er p oint. Re fer to the se par ate sheet “ M c 3 A” Crossov er Cu r ves 4, 5 and 6. The “L ow -Pass” sett ing al lo[...]

20 Notes : 1 . 1 25 Hz i s one -h alf tim es th e Lou d spea k er Low Freq uen c y/High Frequen c y pa ssive cros sover p oint of 2 50Hz. 2. 40Hz i s one -ha lf time s the L ou d spea ke r Low Freq uen c y/High Frequen c y pa ssive cros sover p oint of 80H z. 1 1 . P ress t he SEL ECT P ush-but ton a nd f ig u re 29 will appear . 1 2. Rotate the NA[...]

21 1 6. Rotate t he A D J US T Cont rol ( or u se the Di rec - tional ▲ ▼ P ush-but tons on t he Remote Control ) to select “Low P ass Frequency , 500Hz” when t he Loudsp ea ker Crosso ver F requency is 250Hz. Ref er to f i g u re 38 A. If the L oudspe aker Crossov er Frequency is 80Hz sel ect “ Low P as s F reque ncy , 1 60H z” . Re fe[...]

22 The M EN220 A dvanced Set t i ngs include R emote Control, Displa y , Soft ware V er si on and F actor y Reset. R EMOTE CO N TRO L: 1 . Pre ss the M EN U Pu sh-butt on to ente r the Set up Mode . Ref er to f igu re 1 6 on page 1 8. 2. Rotate the NA V IGA TE Cont rol ( or use t he Di rec - tional ▲ ▼ P ush-but tons on t he Remote Control ) to[...]

23 F A CTOR Y R ESE T : 1 . Pre ss the M EN U Pu sh-butt on to ente r the Set up Mode . Ref er to f igu re 1 6 on page 1 8. 2. Rotate the NA V IGA TE Cont rol ( or use t he Di rec - tional ▲ ▼ P ush-but tons on t he Remote Control ) to select “ Advanced Set ti ngs” . Ref er t o f ig u re 50 . 3 . Pres s the SELECT Push-but ton a nd the “ [...]

24 or quieter te st lev el. R ef er t o f ig u res 7 4 a nd 7 5 . Rotate the M EN220 ADJUS T Control cl ock wise if f ig u re 7 4 app ear s or cou ntercloc k w ise if f ig u re 7 5 appears. 7 . P ress t he SEL ECT P ush-but ton a nd the “V o lume Calibr ation measu r i ng” wi ll appe ar agai n. Ref er t o f ig u re 73 . W hen t he cor re ct V o[...]

25 1 0. Af ter mea su r i ng room location 2 the F ront panel Displa y i ndication might be sim ila r to f igu re 83 . Note : O nce Room Perfec t ha s ache ve d a Room Knowle dge score of 90 % or ab ove, it will as k if you wa nt to ma ke a ddit ion al mea su rem ent s. Addit ional me as ure men ts w ill make i mprov- ment s, howe ver it m ight tak[...]

26 Setup, con ’t RoomP er fect , con’t The M EN220 will automat ically assi g n t he next availab le f ocu s position n u mber to t he just compl ete d measu re ment. If yo u would like to assign a d if ferent focus position n u mber rotat e the A DJUS T Cont rol to sel ect a d if ferent number . 1 6. P ress t he SEL ECT P ush-but ton to save t[...]

27 Notes Sel ect either t he Gl obal or F o cus Mode by pressing the appropr iate push-but ton on the Fron t Panel or R emote Control. Establish a suitable v ol u me lev el while listen- ing to music with a wide ra nge o f musical inst r u ments. The n sel ect t he By pass Mode and rot ate the A DJUST Control ( or use the Di re ctional ▲ ▼ P us[...]

28 The M EN220 has built in t he abilit y to i mprov e t he sound qu alit y of y ou r Audio System. Ho wever , it does requi re t he RoomPer fect por t ion o f t he Set up Mode be per for med i n order to be nefit f rom t he potential improv ement s. P lease refer to “Ho w to O per ate t he Set up Mode” on pag e 1 7 a nd “Room P er fect ” s[...]

29 How to Operate Fi g u r e 1 13 RoomPerfect: Focus 1 Voicing 3: Mellow Fi g u r e 1 05 New Voicing: 1: Music1 Fi g u r e 1 07 New Voicing: 2: Music2 Fi g u r e 1 08 New Voicing: 3: Mellow Fi g u r e 1 09 New Voicing: 4: Soft Fi g u r e 1 1 0 New Voicing: 5: Party Fi g u r e 1 1 1 New Voicing: 6: Loudness Fi g u r e 1 12 Fi g u r e 1 06 New Voicin[...]

30 Specic ations Audio Spec if ica tion s Unless other w ise noted , the belo w M EN220 S pecif i- cations where t aken w ith RoomPerfect set to By pa ss Mode and V oic i ng Mode set to N eut r al. Frequen cy Response +0, - 0.5 d B f rom 20Hz to 20,000H z T otal Har monic Distor t ion 0. 0 02% from 20Hz t o 20, 00 0H z Max imum I npu t V oltage [...]

31 Packing Instructions Packing Instructions In t he event i t is necessa r y to repa ck the equipment for shipment, the equ ipment must be packed exactly as sho w n belo w . It is v er y impor ta nt that t he fo u r plas- tic feet are at t ached to t he bot tom o f t he equipment. Th is w ill e nsu re t he proper e quipment location on the bott om[...]

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. McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, NY 13903 www .mcintoshlabs.com McIntosh Part No. 041 1 1000[...]