McIntosh MA6600 manual

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    McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 F AX: 607-724-0549 MA6600 Owner ’ s Manual In teg rat ed Ampl if i er T he H D R ad io Re ad y logo is a pr opr iet a r y t r a dem a rk of i Biqu it y Dig it a l Cor p.[...]

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    2 The lightning flash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “danger- ous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all war[...]

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    3 Thank Y ou Y ou r decision to o w n t h is Mc I ntosh M A6600 Integ rat ed A mplif ier r an ks yo u at the ver y top a mong discr i mi nat i ng music listeners. Y ou now hav e “T he Best. ” T he Mc Intosh dedication to “Q ual it y , ” is a ssu r ance t hat you will rec eiv e many years of musi cal enjo y ment f rom t his u n it. P lease t[...]

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    4 X LR Connector s Bel o w is the Pi n con f ig u rat ion f or the X LR Balance d Input Con nector s on the M A6600 . Re fer to the diag r am for conne ction: P I N 1 : Shiel d /G rou nd P I N 2: + Out put P I N 3: - Out put P ow er Control Connector The M A6600 P ow er Cont rol Out put Jack sends P ow er O n / Off Signals when con nec ted to ot he[...]

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    5 Dimensions Dimensions The foll owing di men si ons ca n assist in det er mi ni ng the best locat ion f or your M A6600. There is add itional in - form ation on the next page per t ai ni ng to i nst all i ng the M A 6600 i nto cabinet s. 17- 1/2 " 44.45cm 7 - 5/8 " 19.37cm 3/16 " 0.48cm 16- 1/16 " 40.8cm Front V iew of the MA66[...]

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    6 Installation Installation The M A6600 ca n be placed upr ight on a table or she l f, sta ndi ng on its four feet. It also can be cu stom in st alled in a piece of fu r nit u r e or cabinet of y ou r choi c e. The four feet may be remo v ed f rom t he bott om of the MA6600 when it is custom in sta lled as outli ned belo w . T he four feet together[...]

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    7 Rear P anel Connections Con nec t the M A 6600 power cord to a live A C outlet . Ref er to in for m ation on t he back pa nel of y ou r M A6600 to det er mi ne the c or r ect vol ta ge for your u n it PO W ER CONT RO L A CC Out put send s a t u r n- O n, t u r n- Of f sign al to a McIn- tosh Comp onent when u sing the M A660 0 Remote Cont rol A C[...]

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    8 Connecting Components The M A6600 ha s the abilit y to automat ically switch pow er On /Off t o Mc Intosh Sou rce Components v ia the Po wer Control con nect ions. The Dat a P or t Con nect ions allow f or the remote ope rat ion o f ba sic fu nct ions usi ng the M A 6600 Remote Con t rol. W ith an exter nal sen sor con necte d to the M A 6600, re[...]

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    9 Spade lug or prepa red w i re con nect ion: In ser t the spade lug con nec tor or prepa re d sect ion o f the cable end into the t er m i nal side access hole , and t ighten t he ter mi nal cap u nt il the cable is f i r m ly clamped i nto the te r m i nal so the w i res ca n not slip out. Re fer to f igu r es 4, 5 & 6. Bana na plug connec ti[...]

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    10 Remote Control P ush- Buttons Pr ess t o Po wer t he M A6600 ON or OFF Selects one of the eig ht available Audio Sourc es Selects a D isc Play er, M u sic Ser v er or T ape Rec order Fu nct ion an d also per for ms var ious f u nct ions on a var iet y of McIntosh Comp onent s Use to select t u ne r pre set s, di sc t ra cks or a ny nu mber ed op[...]

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    1 1 How to use the Remote Control How to use the Remote Control The sup plied Remo te Cont rol is capab le o f d i rectly con- t rolling t he f u nct ions o f contempora r y Mc I ntosh Sourc e Components con nect ed to t he M A 6600 v ia the Dat a P or t s. Input Source Select ion Pre ss the appropr iat e Source P u sh-butt on to select the desire [...]

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    12 F ront Panel Displa ys, Con trols, Push-bu ttons and Jack SOURCE: CD1 15% IR Se nso r rec eiv es com ma nd s f rom a Remote Cont rol ST A N DB Y / ON Pu sh-but ton wit h ind icator s wit ches the M A660 0 ON or OFF (Stan dby ) a nd rese ts t he m icropro - ces sors V OLUM E Cont rol allows adjust me nt of the list en i ng lev el for both cha n n[...]

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    13 Y ou r Mc Intosh M A 6600 h as be en fact or y con f ig u red for de fau lt operat i ng sett i ngs that w ill a llo w im me diate enj oyment o f super b audio without the need for f u r t her adjust ments. If you wish to make changes to t he factor y default sett ings, a Set up Featu re is provided to cust omi ze the ope rat ing set t i ngs usin[...]

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    14 Re- Title Inpu ts The M A6600 provides the ability t o change the default In- put N ames t o match t he components i n y our syst em. I n the fo l lo w i ng exampl e the R EC ( I nput 7) will b e rena med a nd appea r a s SA T on t he F ront P a nel In form ation Display . Notes: 1 . On e of the high le vel Inpu ts ma y b e ren am ed to AUX or s[...]

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    15 2. Rotate t he TR I M SELECT Con t rol unti l “CD 1 : NO N E” appea rs on t he F ront P a nel In form ation Dis- pla y . Ref er to f ig u re 1 1 . 3 . Rotat e the TR IM A D - J US T C ontrol u ntil “CD 1 : PC 1 ” appea r s on the Fron t Pane l In for ma- tion Display . Re fer to f ig u re 12. 4. Press t he S TORE / EX I T Pu sh-butt on t[...]

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    16 How to Operate the M A6600 P ow er On The Red LED abov e t he ST A NDB Y /ON Pu sh-button l ights to i ndicate the M A6600 is i n Standby mode. T o Switch ON the MA6600, press the ST A N DB Y / ON Push-but ton on the Fro nt P anel or the Po wer Pu sh-butt on on the Re- mote Control. The M A6600 will go t h rough a br ief sta r t up in itial izat[...]

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    17 2. Rotate t he TR IM A D - J US T C ontrol or press t he LEVEL + / - Pu sh-butt ons to empha size the R ight Cha n nel ( refer to f i g u re 20) or the Lef t Cha n nel ( refer to f i g u re 2 1 ) . The Fron t Panel Displa y i ndicate s the Bala nce changes i n step s f rom 0 to 50d B. Af te r approximately 3 seconds t he In for mat ion Disp lay [...]

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    18 Af t er approxim ately 3 seconds the I nfor mat ion Displa y ret u r ns to i ndicate t he Sourc e Sel ect ion and V ol u me Leve l. MET ER ILLUM I NA T IO N The M A6600 Fro nt P anel Meter Illu m in ation may be switched O n or Off by per for m ing t he fo l lo w i ng: 1 . Rotate the T R I M SELECT Con t rol or press the T R I M Pu sh-butt on on[...]

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    19 P ow er Out put Meters The M A6600 P ow er O ut put Meters i ndicate t he pow e r deliv - ered to t he Loud spea kers. Refer to f ig u re 3 9 . The mete rs re spond to all t he musical infor mat ion being produced by the A mplif ier . T hey ind icate to an a ccu r acy of a t least 95 % o f the pow er out put with only a single cy cle o f a 2 ,00[...]

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    20 Note: The M cIntosh Ju mp ers m ust b e con ne cted , be t we en the ab ove me nti one d jack s, wh en th e M A6600 Inter na l Power Amplif ie r is t o be us ed . The se cond wa y is to use b oth a sepa r ate pow er amplif ier and t he M A 6600 bui lt -in P ow er A mplif ier . Con nec t one pai r of Loudspea kers to t he sepa r ate pow er amplif[...]

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    21 Fi g u re 42 MASTER RESET -CLEARED- How to Operate the M A6600, con’t 1 . Pre ss both t he ST ORE / EX I T and OUT PUT 2 P ush- butt ons u ntil t he Fro nt P anel Displa y ind icates “M AS - TER R ES ET” ( ref er to f igu re 4 2 ), then re - lease the t w o push-butt ons. 2. Pre ss the ST A N DB Y / ON Push-but ton a nd the M A6600[...]

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    22 Specif ications Specif ications P ow er Out put 200 watt s is t he mi n imu m sine wav e conti nuous av e rage pow e r output pe r chan ne l, both cha n nels oper ati ng Out put Load Impedance 2, 4 or 8 oh ms Rate d P ow er Band 20Hz to 20, 00 0H z T ot al Har monic Di stor t ion 0. 0 05% maxi mum w ith bot h chan nels oper ati ng f rom 250 mil [...]

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    23 Packing Instructions In t he ev ent it is necessa r y to r epack t he equipment for shipment, the e quipment must be packed exactly as sho wn belo w . I t is very i mpor ta nt that t he four plastic feet ar e at ta ched to the b ott om o f the equ ipment. T wo # 1 0 x 2- 1/2 inch scr ews and washers must be u sed to fa sten t he u n it secu rely[...]

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    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 McIntosh Part No. 04107800[...]