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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 MVP871 Owner ’ s Manual Au dio Vid eo Pl ay er Ma nuf ac t u red u n der l ice ns e f rom D olby Lab or ato r ies. “ Dol- by”, “ML P Lo ssles s” an d th e double -D s ym bol a re t r ade ma rk s of Dolby La bor at or ies. H[...]
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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 our decision to o w n t his McIntosh M VP87 1 Audio V ideo P lay er r an k s you a t the ver y top among disc r im in ati ng music listeners. Y ou no w h av e “ The Best. ” T he Mc I ntosh dedication to “Q ual ity , ” is ass ur ance t hat you will receive many years of visu al and musical enj o y ment f rom this u n it. P lea[...]
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5 General Infor mation and Disc Information General Infor mation 1 . F or add itional con nect ion infor mation, refer to the owner’ s ma nual ( s ) for an y component(s ) c onnec ted to the M V P87 1 A udio Vi deo Pla yer . 2. If t he MV P87 1 wil l be con necte d to a T V / Monitor us- ing t he Component V ideo connec tions, please ref er to th[...]
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6 X LR Connectors Bel o w is the Pi n conf igu r ation fo r the X LR Balanc ed Out put Con nector s on the M V P8 7 1 . Ref er to t he diag ra m for connect ion: P I N 1 : Shiel d /G round P I N 2: + Out put P I N 3: - Out put P ow er Control Connector The M V P87 1 P ower Con t rol Input/O ut put Jacks receiv e / send P ow er O n /Of f Si gn als w[...]
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7 Introduction Per formance Features The McIntosh MV P87 1 Audio V ideo P layer o f fers t he latest i n audio /video tech nol ogy , pro vidi ng stat e o f the a r t reprod uction o f digital v ideo and audio progr am sou rce s. A f ul l compl ement o f per for mance feat u res a llo ws f or the enj oyment o f D V Ds. SA CD, D VD Audio, A udio CDs,[...]
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8 Dimensions Dimensions The foll owing di mensions can a ssist in dete r m in ing t he best locat io n for y ou r M V P8 7 1 . T here is add itional in - form ation on the next page per ta in ing to i nst all ing t he M V P8 7 1 i nto cabinets. 17- 1/2 " 44.45cm 4- 5/8 " 1 1.75cm 6" 15.24cm 14 -1/2 " 36.83cm 15- 7/8 " 40.32[...]
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9 Installation Installation The M V P87 1 can be place d upr ight on a tabl e or she lf, sta ndi ng on its f ou r feet. I t also can b e custom i nst alled i n a piece o f f u r n itu re or cabi net o f y our choice . The four feet may be remo ved from t he bot tom o f the M V P87 1 when i t is custom i nst alled a s outlined b el o w . T he four f[...]
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10 Rear P anel Connections PO W ER CONT R OL I N rec eiv es t u r n -on sig nals f rom a McIntosh comp o - nent and P O W ER CON- TRO L OUT se nds t u r n- on signa ls on to a nothe r McIntosh Comp onent Con nec t the M V P87 1 power cord to a live A C outlet. Refer to i nfor ma - tion on t he back pa nel of your M V P87 1 to de ter- mi ne t he cor[...]
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1 1 How to Con nect Control, Analog and Digit al Audio How to Con nect Control, Analog and Digit al Audio McInto sh A / V Co nt rol Cent er 1 . Con nect a P ow er Cont rol Cab le from t he M VP87 1 PO W ER CO N T R OL I N to t he PO WER CONTRO L A CC Out put jack o f a McIntosh A / V Cont rol Center . 2. Con nect a Dat a Cabl e f rom the M V P87 1 [...]
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12 McInto sh A / V Co nt rol Cent er T o A C O utle t How to Connect Video and AC Power How to Connect Video and AC Power 1 . Con nect component video cabl es bet ween the M V P87 1 and t he Mc I ntosh A / V Cont rol Center as fo llo ws: Note: The M V P87 1 ’ s d efa ult sett ing for th e Comp one nt Video O ut pu t Sig nal i s Prog res sive S ca[...]
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13 Notes[...]
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14 F ront Panel Displa ys and P ush- but tons Sta ndby Po wer O n Ind icator IR Se nsor r eceives com ma nds f rom a Remote Cont rol Disc Tray opens t o load a nd un load a d isc Front P a nel In for mat ion Display ST A N DB Y /ON Pu sh-but t on switch- es t he M V P87 1 ON or OFF (Sta ndby ) and r eset s the m icro - proc essor s Op en s and Clos[...]
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15 Indicates when the two digits below are display- ing the T rack or Chapter Number F ront Panel Information Display Indicates when the disc con- tains multiple viewing angles Indicates the type of disc loaded; CD, CD- V ideo, DVD, DVD- Audio, or DVD-V ideo Indicates the channels of sound available on the disc; which includes Front Left, Front Cen[...]
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16 Remote Control P ush- Buttons Use to Clear the last programmed track Starts Playback of a disc and allows moving forward or back- ward one chapter at a time on a DVD-V ideo; or one track at a time on DVD-Audio, SACD and CD Discs Use to access the Setup Menu Move forward or backward through a disc[...]
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17 How to use the Remote Control How to use the Remote Control The Remote Cont ro l is capable o f pe rfor mi ng both ba si c Op erat ing Fu nctions and Set up O pt ions f or the M V P8 7 1 Disc P lay e r . Notes: Refer to the “How to Opera te ” an d “ How to Ope rate Set up M od e ” Sect ion s of this m an ua l for ad diti ona l infor ma t[...]
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18 Y ou r Mc I ntosh M V P8 7 1 ha s been fa ctor y con f ig ur ed for default operati ng set ti ngs that w ill al lo w you to im med i- ately en jo y sup erb video a nd high f ide lit y audio f rom a D V D - Video . I t also re produces D V D -A udio, S A CDs and CDs with u npa ral le led sonic pur it y . I f y ou wish to ma ke changes to t he fac[...]
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19 Setup Mode Default Set tings T he fo llowing l ist ings i nd icate t he fact or y default set t i ngs. Ref er to t he list ed page nu mbe r for inst r uct ions on how to cha nge a default set t i ng. M A I N SETTI NGS FOR: Lang uage Set up: Name Select ion Ref er to Page Dialog .................................. Engl ish ........................[...]
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20 Language Setup Th is is to select the La ng uage of the Soundt rack , Subtitl es, Disc Menus and O n Scree n Displa y (OS D). Dialo g Th is selects t he dialog langu age that w ill be hea rd when the D V D Disc is play e d. Note: The Alter na te Lan gu ages of Fre nch , S pani sh an d other s ma y not b e a vailable on all DVD Disc s. 1 . Pre ss[...]
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21 SETUP , con’t Note: The t itle of the icon b utt on- bar will ch ange color f rom yellow (the cu rsor color) to b lue in dica ting the selec ted ite m. 4. R et u r n to t he Lang u age Setup Menu by pressing the Lef t fo l lo wed by the Up di rect ional Push-but tons. 5 . Next continue to t he OS D LA NG U A GE Sett ings. If no other c[...]
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22 4. R et u r n to t he Vi deo Set up Menu b y pressing t he Left fo l lo wed by the Up d i rect ional Pu sh-buttons. 5 . Next continue to t he A U D IO S ET U P Set ti ngs. If no other cha nges are to b e made i n Set up Mode at this ti me, exit b y pressing t he R T R N (Ret u r n) Push-but ton. Note: The SETU P Push -bu tton m a y also [...]
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23 SETUP , con’t 3 5H z with in - 3d B of the midr ange f reque ncies i t is consid- ered SM A LL. 1 . Use the Up or Down di rect ional Pu sh-butt on to se- lect SP EA K ER CONF I GUR A T IO N foll ow ed by press - ing t he S ELECT Pu sh-button on the Remote Control. Re fer to f ig ur es 1 1 a nd 1 2. 2. Pre ss the Down d i rec- tiona[...]
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24 to the n ext L oud spe ak er th ree sec ond s af te r user ad just men ts ha ve sto pped . Refer to f ig ure 1 6 if th e Automa tic M ode will be u sed . 3 . Use the Down di rect ional Pu sh-butt on to sel ect the d ifferent Lousp ea kers and t he Right or Lef t di rect ional Pu sh-butt ons to adjust the Loudsp ea ker V olume Leve l [...]
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25 SETUP , con’t Note: The SETU P Push -bu tton m a y also be p res sed to exit th e setu p mod e. Au to F or mat TV/Monitors w ith F i xed Pixe l Display , such as DLP , LCD , Li Cos and Plasma all h av e nat iv e r esol ution that al l incom- ing video signal s are convert ed to. The M V P87 1 a llo ws f or both ma nual a nd automatic selection[...]
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26 ( 4:3 PS ) C onv e ntiona l Scre en Mode wit h Pan and Sca n F or mat refer to f ig u re 25 . ( 4:3 LB ) C onv entiona l Scre en Mode wit h Let t er Box F or ma t refer to f ig u re 26. ( 1 6:9) Wi de Scre en Mode F o r mat refer to f ig u re 27 . Note: The ti tle of the ico n but - ton -ba r will cha nge color f rom yellow (the cu rsor color) t[...]
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27 Note: I f there i s a Disc pla yin g in the M VP87 1 p res s the STOP Push- but ton t wic e before p res sing the SETUP Pu sh- but ton . 2. Use the Do w n di re ctional P ush-but ton on the Re- mote Control to sel ect t he CO M PONEN T VI DEO OUT Menu. Re fer to f ig ur e 30 . CA UT ION : DO NOT use th e M V P8 7 1 DVD Playe r ’ s Prog res[...]
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28 Up or Do wn di rec tional Pu sh-butt ons to select one o f t w o other pre sets ( Interlace d or HDMI ) fo llo w ed by pressing t he SE LECT Pu sh-button. If a d if ferent dela y value is needed, u se the Up or Down d i rect ional Pu sh-butt ons to sel ect OTH ER fo l lo wed by the SELECT Pu sh-butt on. Use the Up or Down [...]
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29 t wice b efore pr essin g the SETU P Push -but ton . 2. Use the Do w n di re ctional P ush-but ton on the Re- mote Control to sel ect t he P R OGR ESS IV E MOD E Menu. R ef er to f igu re 34. 3 . T o cha nge from t he default sett ing use t he R ight di rect ional Pu sh-butt on f oll ow ed by Up or Do w n di rect ional Pu sh-butt[...]
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30 The M V P87 1 has bui lt in Digital Audio to A nalog A udio Decod i ng C ircu itr y for the var ious Digital Audio F or mat s used on tod ays CD and D V D Discs. T hese included S A CD, D V D - Audio , Dol by Di git al, DTS Digital, M P3 , WM A , H DCD and Div X. T he Audio Chan nel Set up selects the number of Cha nnels, Loud spea ker Conf igu [...]
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31 Loudsp ea ker capability for reproduci ng bass f re quencies down to 3 5H z with i n - 3dB of the mid ra nge fre quencies. If a Loudsp ea ker can not reproduce ba ss f reque ncies do wn t o 3 5H z with in - 3d B of the midr ange f reque ncies, it is cons id- ered SM A LL. 1 . Use the Up or Down di rect ional Pu sh-butt on to se- lect SP [...]
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32 In the Auto- mat ic Mod e, the M V P8 7 1 will swit ch to the ne xt Lou d- spea k er thre e seco nd s af ter u ser a djust me nts h a ve stoppe d. Refe r to f ig ur e 44 if the Automat ic M ode will be u sed . 3 . Use the Down di rect ional Pu sh-butt on to sel ect the d ifferent Loud spea kers a nd the R ight or Left di rect ional P[...]
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33 1 . Pre ss the SETU P Pu sh-butt on on the supplied Remote Control to acce ss the O n-Scre en La ngu age Set up Menu. Then pre ss the R ight di rect ional Pu sh-button to select the Audio Setup T ab. Note: I f there i s a Disc pla yin g in the M VP87 1, press the STOP Push- but ton t wic e before p res sing the SETUP Pu sh- but ton . 2. Use [...]
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34 How to Set the Audio , con’t 2. Use the Do w n di re ctional P ush-but ton fo l lo wed by the R ight di rect ional Pu sh-button on the Remote Control to sel ect SOUR CE DIR ECT . Ref er to f ig u re 5 1 . 3 . Use the R ight di rect ional Pu sh-butt on fo l lo wed by the Up or Down d i rec- tional P ush-but- tons to select e[...]
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35 3 . Using the N U M ER IC Pu sh-buttons on t he Remote Control, enter t he defa ult password “00 00” foll ow ed by SEL ECT Pu shbutton. Ref er to f ig u re 5 7 . 4. R et u r n to t he Rat ing Menu by pressing the Up di rect ion- al P ush-butt on. 6. N ext continue to the P ASS - W OR D Set- ti ngs. If no other cha nges are t o be made in[...]
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36 4. N ext conti nue to the OT HER SE TU P Menu. If no other changes a re to be ma de in Set up Mode at th is ti me, exit by pressing the Down d i rec- tional P ush-but- ton to select the EX IT SE T U P menu cho ice fo l lo wed by the SEL ECT Pu sh- butt on and the M V P8 7 1 wi ll ret u r n to nor - mal ope ration. Note: The SETUP Push - but [...]
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37 f rom yellow (the cu rsor color) to b lue in dica ting the selec ted ite m. 4. R et u r n to t he Vi deo Set up Menu b y pressing t he Left fo l lo wed by the Up d i rect ional Pu sh-buttons. 5 . Next continue to t he C A P TION S Set t ings. If no other changes a re to be ma de in Set up Mode at th is ti me, exit b y pressing t he R T R[...]
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38 Note: The t itle of the icon but ton - bar w ill cha nge color f rom yellow (the cu rsor color) to blue ind icat ing th e selected i tem . 4. R et u r n to t he Ot her Set up Menu b y pressing t he Left fo l lo wed by the Up d i rect ional Pu sh-buttons. 5 . Next continue to t he D ISP LA Y Sett i ngs. If no other changes a re to be ma d[...]
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39 5 . Next continue to the SLIDE SH O W Set - ti ngs. If no other cha nges are t o be made in Set up Mode at th is ti me, exit by pressing the R T R N ( Retu r n ) Pu sh-butt on. Note: The SETUP Pu sh- but ton ma y b e also pre sse d to exit the set up m ode . Sl ide Sh ow The M V P87 1 has a feat u re to v iew ph otos f rom a disc a nd the i nter[...]
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40 How to Operate the MVP871 Y ou r Mc I ntosh M V P8 7 1 ha s been c onf ig u red for de fault oper ati ng sett i ngs that wi ll allow y ou to i m mediately enj o y super b video and h igh f idelity audio f rom a wide var iet y o f discs. If you wish to make cha nges to the default sett ings, a Set up featu r e is pro vided to cust omi ze the ope [...]
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41 How to Operate the MVP871 Ho w t o Pla y a SA CD D isc Wi th a d isc al ready loaded i nto the M V P87 1 , press t he P LA Y P ush-butt on on the F ront P anel o f the M V P8 7 1 or Remote Con t rol. The Disc wil l sta r t playing t he f i rst selec- tion o f the SA CD Lay e r; th is could be either t he M ulti- chan nel T ra cks or 2- Chan [...]
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42 How to Operate the MVP871, con’t On Screen Icon Display The re are O n-Sc reen Icons av ailable to indicate t he cur rent audio t ra nspor t oper ati ng conditions and some also provide the abilit y to ma ke changes to the d isc cu r rently being pla y ed. T hese O n-Scree n Icons are ac cessibl e by pressing the DIS P /T I ME , A U DI O or SE[...]
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43 S A CD or CD Repe at Th is allows repeati ng a SA CD/CD T r ack or the Disc on a conti nuo us ba sis. R ef er to f igu re 77 . 1 . Sta r t pla yi ng the disc or t he par t of the disc yo u desire to hav e repe ated. 2. Pre ss the R P T (Rep eat ) P ush-but ton once to act ivate the T r ack Repeat ( 1 ); press the R PT P ush-butt on t wice to act[...]
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44 How to Operate the MVP871, con’t S A CD and CD Disc P rogram Playb ack M ode Th is featu re a llo ws for the pla yback of T r acks of S A CD a nd CD Discs in t he desired order . Re fer to f igu re 78 . Notes: 1 . T he M V P8 7 1 m ust be in f ull STO P Mod e (t wo pre sses of the STO P Push- but- ton) with the Disc T a ble of Conte nts (TOC )[...]
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45 How to Operate the MVP871, con’t MP 3/ W M A Audio CD, J PE G Ph oto CDs , Video CD and Div X D V D Playb ack The M V P87 1 has t he ability of p laying back sp ecial t y pes o f disc for mats t hat a re creat ed pr im ar ily on a computer . The abilit y to succ essf ully pla yback these d iscs on the M V P8 7 1 Pla yer is dep endent upon usin[...]
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46 How to Operate the MVP871, con’t Video CDs T o sta r t playback o f t he Vi deo CD Disc pe rfor m the fol - lo w ing ste ps: 1 . Load a Video CD Disc i nto the M V P8 7 1 , about 5 to 20 seconds lat er a Disc Menu On-scr een Icon will ap pea r on the Monitor/T V ind icati ng the av ailabl e choi c es for pla yback. 2. Use the Right or Left[...]
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47 Note: Whe n the M VP87 1 HDMI O ut pu t is a c- tive t he vid eo sign al at th e Comp one nt Video O ut pu t will au- toma tica lly swit ch to the Inte rlaced M od e eve n tho ugh the word “ Prog res sive ” is illu- mina ted on th e Front Panel Infor ma tion Displa y. Video Ad justments A M V P8 7 1 option allow s the adjust ment of v ar iou[...]
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48 T o exit the Memory 1 Adjust 1 Mode press the SELECT Pu sh-butt on. T o ma ke addit ional video adjustme nts, use the R ight d ir ect ional Push-but ton to select Memory 1 Ad just 2 and pre ss the SELECT Push-but ton. If no other adjust ments a re to be ma de at th is ti me, exit b y pressing P IC ADJ Push-but ton. Re fer to f igu r e 87 . 8[...]
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49 used sp ar - ingly , they can m ake a si g nif icant im- pro vement in the app ear enc- es of the video im age, o ver use ca n also hav e t he op- posite effect. 1 7 . P ress t he SE LECT Pu sh-button to select the O n- Scree n Gam m a Gr aph. U se the R ight or L eft di rect ional Pu sh-butt ons to high light the de sired adjust ment po[...]
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50 General Spe cifications Video Speci fications Dig it al Out put Opt ical: - 1 5dbm to - 2 1 dbm Coax ial: 0.5V p-p /7 5 ohm Dig it al Sig nal F ormat Sampling Frequencies: 44. 1kH z , 48. 0k Hz , 96. 0k H z and 1 92k H z T ranspor t Lase r Beam W av elengt h: 630n m /8 1 0n m Lase r P ow er: CLASS I P ow er Requi rements 1 00 V olts, 50/60H z [...]
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51 Packing Instructions Packing Instructions In t he ev ent it is necessar y to re pack the equ ipment f or shipment, the e quipment must be packed exactly as sho w n belo w . I t is very i mpor t a nt that the four plast ic feet are at- ta ched to the bot tom of the equipment. T his w ill e nsu re t he proper e quipment location on the bott om pad[...]
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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. 04101801[...]