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McIntosh MC-75 60th Anniversary Edition manual

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    McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 www .mcintoshlabs.com MC75 60 th Anniversary T ube Power Amplier 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 sufcient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to al[...]

  • Page 3

    3 I M P O R TA N T ! IN S T R UC TIO NS F OR REM O V AL OF F O AM IN S ER T O VER T HE V A C U UM T UB E S P RIOR T O C ONN E C T ING T HE A . C . P OWE R S UP P L Y C ORD , S T AR T ON T HE NEX T P A GE.[...]

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    4 Unpacking the MC7 5 Caut io n : T o pr ev ent da mage to th e MC 7 5 T ubes during shipping, th ere is a special f oam insert surrounding the T ubes of t he P o we r Ampli f ie r . The F oam Inse r t mu st be r e m ove d from th e MC7 5 be - f ore c onnecti ng th e A C P ow - er S up ply C or d to th e po w er a m p l i f i e r. F ai lure t o do [...]

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    5 Adequate ventilation extends t he t roubl e f re e life o f t he MC 7 5. Alw ays allo w ai r to f lo w th roug h the ventilation ho les on the bot tom of the amplif ier and a mean s for the war m ai r to e scape at the top. Re fer to f ig u re 9 . Allow at l ea st 1 2 i nches ( 30. 48cm ) abov e the top; 4 inches ( 1 0. 1 6 cm ) for the F ront, R[...]

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    6 1 . T he f ollo wi ng Con nect i ng Cabl e is availab le f rom the Mc I ntosh Par t s Depa r t ment: Power Con tr ol Ca ble Pa r t No. 1 70 -202 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[...]

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    7 General Infor mation, Cable Informat ion, Introduc tion and Per formanc e Fe atures 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 7 5. R ef er t o the d iagr a m for connect ion: P I N 1 : Shield/Grou nd P I N 2: + Out put P I N 3 : - Out put P ow er Con trol Connector [...]

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    8 Dimensions The fo llowing d imen sions can assist i n deter mi n ing the best locat ion f or your MC7 5 . 16 -1/2 " 41.91cm Front View of the MC75 T op V iew of the MC75 Left Side V iew of the MC75 Right Side V iew of the MC75 7 -7/8 " 20.00cm 8 -1/2 " 21.59cm 13 -5/8 " 34.61cm 1 -3/4 " 4.45cm 1 -3/4 " 4.45cm 1 -1/4 [...]

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    9 Lef t Side Connections, Right Sid e Connections and F use Holder Con ne ct t he MC7 5 power cord to a live A C outlet. Ref er t o t he rea r panel to d ete r m i ne t he cor r ect voltage PO W ER CONTRO L I N r eceives a t u r n On /Off sign al f rom a McInto sh compo - nent PO W ER CONTRO L OUT se nd s a t u r n On /Off sign al to t he next McIn[...]

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    10 How to Co nnec t Amplif ie r sho uld not b e conn ecte d to an othe r L o u d s p e a k e r. 4. Prepa re the L oudspe aker Hookup C abl es t hat att a ch to the A mplif ier b y choosing one o f the methods b el ow: Bare w ire cable ends: Caref u lly remov e s uf f icient insu lation f rom the cabl e ends , ref er t o f ig u res 1 , 2 & 3 . I[...]

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    11 How to Co nnec t Preamp lif ier Con ne ct t o A C O utlet COM 2 Ω 4 Ω 8 Ω[...]

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    12 Lef t Side Panel Display and Switches Sta ndby Po wer On a nd Se ntr y Monitor T ub e Pr otec tion Activat ion Ind icator PO W ER Switch T u r ns A C Pow er ON, or OFF / S T B Y( S t a n d b y ) I N PUT MODE switch selects b et ween ba lanc ed or u nbala nced i nput I N PUT SENSIT I V IT Y switch select s be t ween 1 . 7 V or 0.85V sett i ng[...]

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    13 How to Operate How to Operate is at the 2 O ’ Clock sett ing. If the P rea mplif ier or A / V Control Center ha s an Elect ron ic V o lu me Displa y , adjust the V olume Display f or a n i ndication o f 70% o r 0 d B. Th is w ill help to assu re t he widest usef ul r a nge o f v olume control set ti ngs espe cially when listen i ng to music a [...]

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    14 Specic ations Specic ations P ow er Output Mi n imu m sine wav e conti nuous av erage pow er out put i s: 7 5 wat ts i nto 2 ohm load 7 5 wat ts i nto 4 ohm load 7 5 wat ts i nto 8 ohm 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 0.5 % ma xi mu m ha r monic d istor t ion at a[...]

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    15 Packing Instructions Packing Instructions Quan tity Par t Numbe r De s c r ipt ion 1 03 4 469 Shipping car ton 1 03 4 468 F oa m Pad T op 2 03 4 4 7 4 F oa m Pad Bott om 1 03 4 4 7 1 F oa m I nse r t ( for protecti ng the T ube s du r ing sh ipping ) 1 04 1 12 2 W ar ni ng Sheet 4 400 1 3 1 1 0 - 3 2 x 1/2 inch screw 4 1 6307 3 F eet In t he eve[...]

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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. 041 1 1600[...]