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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 MCD301 Owner ’ s Manual SA CD / CD Pl a y er[...]
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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. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to ale[...]
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3 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer ’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radia- tors, h[...]
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4 Thank Y ou Y ou r decision to o w n t h is Mc Intosh MCD 30 1 SA CD /CD P lay er r a n k s yo u at the ver y top among disc r i mi nat i ng music listeners. Y ou now hav e “T he Best. ” T he Mc Intosh dedication to “Q ua lit y , ” is a ssu r a nce th at y ou will re ceiv e many years of musi cal enjo y ment f rom t his u n it. P lease t a[...]
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5 1 . Compact Discs t hat a re not round (e .g. N o ve lt y d iscs with oc tagonal or hea r t shap es) will not pla y prop erly in the MCD 30 1 a nd should n ot be t r ied, a s possibl e da m- age may occur. 2. T he MCD 30 1 S A CD/ CD P lay e r is designed to play all sta nd ard CD Audio Discs t hat confor m to t he Of f icial Compact Disc Sta nd [...]
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6 Introduction MCD 301 F eatures The McIntosh MCD 30 1 SA CD/ CD P lay e r offers the late st in aud io tech nol ogy , provi di ng stat e of the ar t reproduct ion o f audio progr am sou rce s. A f ul l complement o f pe r for - mance feat u res allow s for the enj oyme nt o f t he SA CD special aud io f or mat availab le on discs. Audio CDs are al[...]
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7 Dimensions Dimensions The foll owing di men sio ns ca n assist i n deter mi n i ng the best locat ion f or your MCD 30 1 . T here is a dditional i n- form ation on the next page per t ai ni ng to i nst al li ng the MCD 30 1 into cabinet s. 31% 02:38 . 17- 1/2 " 44.45cm 4- 5/8 " 1 1.75cm 6" 15.24cm 14 -1/2 " 36.83cm 15- 7/8 &qu[...]
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8 Installation Installation The MCD 30 1 ca n be placed upr i ght on a t abl e or she lf, sta ndi ng on its four feet. It also can be cu stom in st alled i n a piece o f f u r n it u re or cabi net o f y ou r cho ice. The fo u r feet may be remo ved from t he bot tom of the MCD 30 1 when it is custom i nst al led as outli ned belo w . T he four fee[...]
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9 Rear P anel Connections PO W ER CONT RO L I N rec eives tu r n- on sign als f rom a McIntosh c ompo - nent and P O W ER CON- TRO L OUT se nds t u r n- on signa ls on to a not her McIntosh Comp onent Con nec t the MCD30 1 power cord to a live A C outlet. Refer to i nfor m a- tion on t he back pa nel of your MCD3 0 1 to de ter- mi ne t he cor rec t[...]
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10 How to Con nect Control, Analog and Digit al Audio How to Con nect Control, Analog and Digit al Audio 1 . Con nect a Po wer Control Cabl e f rom the MCD 30 1 PO W ER CO NT R OL I N jack to t he PO W ER CO NT R OL A CC Out put jack o f a Mc I ntosh Pr eamplif ier/Cont rol Center . 2. Con nect a Dat a Cable from t he MCD 30 1 D AT A I N jack to th[...]
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1 1 How to Con nect Direct ly to a Po wer A mplif ier How to Con nect Direct ly to a Po wer A mplif ier The MCD 30 1 SA CD/CD Pla yer has V a r iable Out put Con- nect ions and a Fro nt P anel Leve l Cont rol mak i ng it pos- sib le to f or m a h igh per for ma nce Disc Pla yback Sy stem. Th is system c onsists of a M CD 30 1 d ir ectly con nect ed[...]
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12 31% 02:38 . F ront Panel Displa ys, Con trols, Push-bu ttons and Jack Sta ndby Po wer On Ind icat or IR Se ns or rec eives com ma nd s f rom a Remote Cont rol Disc Tray opens t o load a nd u nloa d a di sc Front P a nel In for m at ion ST A N DB Y / ON Pu sh-but ton swit ch- es t he MCD3 0 1 ON or OFF (Sta ndby ) and r eset s t he m icro - proc [...]
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13 F ront Panel Information Displays Ind icat es t he t y p e of disc loade d, CD or SA CD Ind icat es t he Rep eat Mode selecte d; Rep eat Al l (Tracks), Repe at 1 (T ra ck ) or Re pe at f rom point A t o point B i n the selec ted Track Ind icat es when in t he Paus e Mode Ind icat es when the Play Mode is act ive Ind icat es t he P rog ra m m i n[...]
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14 Note: The Rem ote Con t rol Push -b utto n s with a “gra y ed ba ckg ro un d ” are fo r use wit h other M cInto sh Pro du cts. Remote Control P ush- Buttons Access a ny numb er ed op er at- ing f unc t ion Use to Clear t he la st pro - g ra m me d t r ack Use to select var ious disc in for m ation , i ncluding t i me, on the Front Panel Disp[...]
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15 How to use the Remote Control How to use the Remote Control The Remote Cont rol is capab le of per form i ng basic Oper- ati ng Funct ions for the M CD 30 1 SA CD/CD Pla yer . Notes: 1 . Refer to the “How to Opera te ” Se cti on of thi s ma n- ual for a d dit ion al info r mat ion u sing thi s Rem ote Cont rol . 2. T he t ra nslu cen t Remot[...]
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16 How to Operate the MCD30 1 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 MCD 30 1 is i n Sta ndby mode. T o Switch ON the M CD3 0 1 , press t he S T A N DB Y /ON Push-but ton on the Fro nt P anel or the PWR ( Po wer ) Pu sh-but ton on the Remote Con t rol. R ef er to f igu re s 6 and 1 6. Note: Whe n AC [...]
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17 5. The T e xt Dis pla y Mod e ma y be can - celed b y pre ssing th e DSP/ TIM E Pu sh- bu t- ton on th e Remote Cont rol . Refer to f ig ure 1 6 . 6. O ne of th e T rack Tim e Mo de s ma y a lso be d is- pla yed in ste ad of th e T rack Nu mbe r, by pressin g the DS P/T IM E Push -b ut ton on th e Remote C on - tr ol. Refer to f ig ure 1 3. For [...]
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18 is progr am med to pla y T ra ck 6 f ollo wed by T r ack 4 and then T rack 2. Notes: 1 . Th e MCD30 1 mu st be in STOP Mod e with th e Disc TOC (T able of Con ten ts) rea d befo re the Pr ogra m P la ybac k Mo de Feat ure ca n be a ct iva ted . 2. W he n prog ra mmi ng Hybri d SACD Discs, f irst choo se the la y er ( SACD or CD) so the c or rec [...]
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19 Display Bri ght ness The MCD 30 1 Fron t Panel Infor mat ion Displa y h as t wo br ightne ss set t ings. T o change f rom the default set ti ng (br i ghte st of the two ) pe r form t he fo llo wi ng: 1 . If the MCD 30 1 is playing a disc p ress t he ST OP Pu sh-but ton. 2. Pre ss and hold the P A US E P u sh-butt on unt il t he br ightne[...]
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20 Operat ion i n a Mc Intosh System The MCD 30 1 ba sic tra n spor t f u nctions may also be con- t rolled by using the Remote Control that comes wit h a Mc- Intosh Cont rol Center or Prea mplif ier . Mc Intosh Keypa ds can al so be use d to remotely control the basic tr an spor t f u nct ions o f the MCD 30 1 . T he labeli ng o f Pu sh-butt ons o[...]
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21 Notes[...]
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22 Specif icat ions Audio Specificat ions General Spe cific ations Fi xed Out put lev el 2.0 V r ms Unbalanced 4. 0V r ms Bala nced V ar iable Output level 0 - 6. 0 V r m s Unbalanced 0 - 1 2.0 V r ms Bala nced Out put Impedance 600 oh ms Unbalance d and Bala nced Frequency Response 4Hz to 40,000H z, + 0 .5 , - 3dB (S A CD) 4Hz to 20, 00 0Hz , ± 0[...]
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23 Packing Instructions In t he ev ent it is necessa r y t o repa ck the equ ipment f or shipment, the e quipment must be packed exactly as sho wn belo w . I t is very i mpor ta nt th at the four plast ic f eet a re at- ta ched to the b ott om of the equipment. Th is w ill en su re t he proper e quipment location on the bot tom pad. F ailu re to do[...]
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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. 04105900[...]