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McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 www .mcintoshlabs.com MC601 Quad Balanced Power Amplier Owner ’ s Manual[...]
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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 sufcient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to ale[...]
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3 Si x foot , 2 con duc tor shield ed , with t wo 1 /8 inch stere o mini phon e plugs. 2. F or a ddit ional conne ction in form ation, refer to the owner’ s ma nual( s ) for any component( s ) conne cted to the MC60 1 . 3 . The MC60 1 mutes the spe aker out put fo r approxi- mately two seconds when f i r st t u r ned on. 4. F or the best p er for[...]
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4 Cable Information, I ntroduct ion and Perfor mance Features X LR Connectors Bel ow is the Pin con f i g u r ation fo r t he XLR Bala nced Input, I nput /Out put Connect ors on t he MC 60 1 . Re fer to the d iag ra m for connect ion: P I N 1 : Shield/Grou nd P I N 2: + Input/Out put P I N 3 : - Input /Out put P ow er Con trol Connector The MC60 1 [...]
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5 Dimensions The fo llowing d imen sions can assist i n deter mi n ing the best locat ion f or your MC60 1 . Dimensions Front V iew of the MC601 Rear V iew of the MC601 Side V iew of the MC601 17- 1/2 " 44.45cm 8- 7/8 " 22.54cm 9- 7/16 " 23.97cm 11 - 3/4 " 29.85cm 16 -13/16 " 42.70cm 20- 3/16 " 51.27cm 3/16 " 0.48[...]
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6 Installation Installation The MC60 1 can be placed upr i g ht on a table o r 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 MC60 1 when it is custom i nst al led as outli ned bel ow . T he fo u r feet[...]
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7 Cau t ion: The Loud sp ea ke r Negat i ve Connec t i ons a re ab ove cha ss i s gro und . Do not c ombi ne any co nnec t ion s toge the r, ground t he m or conn ec t wi th a not her MC601. Con ne ct t he MC60 1 power cord to a l ive A C outlet. Refer to t he rea r pa nel to det er mi ne the cor rec t vo lta ge PO W ER CONTRO L I N receives t u r [...]
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8 Th is McIntosh M C60 1 Q ua d Balance d P ow er A mpli- f ier is designed for Loudspe aker s with a n i mped a nce o f 2 oh ms, 4 oh ms or 8 oh ms. Con ne ct a single Loud- spea ker only to t he Out put T er mi nals. W hen con nec ti ng Louds pea kers to t he MC60 1 it is ver y imp or t a nt to use cables o f a dequ ate size, so there is l ittle [...]
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9 Note: The illust rat ion i n f ig u re 6 is co nne ct ion s for 8Ω ( ohm s ) Lo ud spe ak er s. If the L oudspe aker’ s i mped a nce is i n-bet ween the availab le con nect ions, use t he neare st lo wer impe d ance con ne ction. Re fer to “Gener al I n forma- tion” N ote 4 on page 3 f or add itional in format ion. W A R NI NG: Louds pe ak[...]
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10 How to Co nnec t for Bi- Amp Th is McIntosh M C60 1 Q ua d Balance d P ow er A mpli- f ier is designed for Loudspe aker s with a n i mped a nce o f 2 oh ms, 4 oh ms or 8 oh ms. Con ne ct a single Loud- spea ker only to t he Out put T er mi nals. W hen con nec ti ng Louds pea kers to t he MC60 1 it is ver y imp or t a nt to use cables o f a dequ [...]
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11 How to Co nnec t for Bi- Amp Note: The illust rat ion i n f ig u re 6 is co nne ct ion s for 8Ω ( ohm s ) Lo ud spe ak er s. If the L oudspe aker’ s i mped a nce is i n-bet ween the availab le con nect ions, use t he neare st lo wer impe d ance con ne ction. Re fer to “Gener al I n forma- tion” N ote 4 on page 3 f or add itional in format[...]
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12 F ront Panel Display s and Controls Sta ndby Po wer On I nd icator PO W ER Switch T u r ns A C Po wer Of f, Remote, A C Po wer On MET ER Swit ch selects the d isplay modes of the Po wer Out put Met er a nd Meter I llu m i nat ion Meter i nd icate s the O ut put of the amplif ier LED ind icate s when t he A mplif ier PO W ER GU A R D ci rc uit ac[...]
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13 How to Operate How to Operate Input M ode Switch The I nput Mode S witch, wh ich is l ocated on t he Rear Panel o f t he MC60 1 , allows se lection o f either t he Balanced or Unbalanced I nput. Re fer to f igu re 1 1 . P ow er On T o hav e the MC60 1 automatically t u r n On or Of f when a control center t u r ns on or off, rotate t he pow er s[...]
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14 Mc Intosh Labor ator y , t he company who int roduced the wor ld ’ s f i r st amplif ier that could be called “H igh F ide lit y” , h as done it again. T he Mc I ntosh engi neer i ng staf f ha s cre ated a pow er a mplif ier without compro- mise, usi ng the most advanced McIntosh circuit design conce pt s. The MC60 1 has a cont inuous av e[...]
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15 opti mum , causes more output cu r - rent to f lo w , which resu lts in ext r a heat being gener ated i n the pow er out put stage. Th is i ncrea se in t empe rat u re w ill resu lt in a reduce d life expect ancy for the a mplif ier . The sp ecial Balanced Wind i ng Au tof or me r cre - ates a n ideal match bet ween the power amplif ier ou t put[...]
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16 Under norma l oper ati ng conditions, the re are no dif ferences b et ween the shape of these wa ve for ms. If the a mplif ier is ov er - d r iv en , ther e wil l be a dif ference bet ween t he t wo s igna l wav eform s. W hen t he dif ference ex ceed s 0.3 % , t he P ow er Gu ard a ctivates t he PG light and a dy na m ic el ect ronic att enuato[...]
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17 a circu it that provides remote P ow er Cont rol from a Mc Intosh A / V Control Center . Ref e r to f igu re 25 . W hen t he A / V Cont rol Center is switched O n, a ( +5V) si g nal ope rat es the p ow e r relay in the MC60 1 . The MC60 1 al so has t wo remote P ow er Cont rol Out Jacks. The Po wer Control si g n al f rom the se jacks are delay [...]
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18 Specic ations Specic ations P ow er Output Mi n imu m sine wav e conti nuous av erage pow er out put i s: 600 wat t s into 2 oh m load 600 wat t s into 4 oh m load 600 wat t s into 8 oh m load Output Load Impedance 2, 4 or 8 oh ms Rated Po wer Ban d 20Hz to 20,000H z T otal Har monic Distor t ion 0. 0 05 % ma xi mu m har monic distor tion [...]
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19 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 plastic feet are at t ached to t he bott om o f the e quipment. F ou r 1 / 4 - 20x 2- 1/ 4 i nch screws and washer s must be use d to[...]
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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 www .mcintoshlabs.com McIntosh Part No. 04124501[...]