Musical Fidelity M6500I manual

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    Ins tructions for use Thank you for purchasing the Musi cal Fidelity M6 500i dual m ono integrated amplifier. The M6 500i is d esigned to be partn ered with present an d future M6 se ries products. Featuring no less than four power am plifiers (based on our TiTAN design ), bri dged to create two m onoblock 500 watt power ampl ifiers, a very high po[...]

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    CONTENTS Issue 2 Page 2 of 13 S e c t i o n P a g e Safety Information – Mains plug (UK only), modification warning 3 General advice – Installation precautions 4 Disposal information – EU disposal information 5 Installation – Introduction, cleaning, installation, powe r connections, audio connectio ns 6 Facilities and connections – Illust[...]

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    SAFETY INFORMATION Issue 2 Page 3 of 13 IMPORTANT! (U.K. only) This unit is supplied in the U.K. with mains lead fitted with a moulded 13 amp plug. If, for any reason, it is necessary to remove the plug, ple ase remove the fuse holder and dispose of the plug safely, out of reach of children. It must not be plugged into a mains outlet. The wires in [...]

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    GENERAL ADVICE Issue 2 Page 4 of 13 Installation, Precautions & User Information This new M6 500i is designed and b uilt to provide trouble-fr ee perf ormance, but as with all electronic devices it is necessary to observe a few precautions:  This unit features a BRIDGED speaker output and should NOT be grounded on either spea ker output term[...]

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    ITEM DISPOSAL INFORMATION Issue 2 Page 5 of 13 DISPOSAL The crossed out wheeled bin label that appears on the ba ck panel of the product i ndicates that the product must not be disposed of as normal h ousehold waste. To prevent possible harm to the environment please se parate the product from other wa ste to ensure that it can b e recycled in an e[...]

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    INSTALLATION Issue 2 Page 6 of 13 Introduction Congratulations on th e purchase of the new M6 500i integrated amplifier. Great attention has been paid to internal layout, isolating each circuit sect ion to prevent possible interaction. The unit features a finely tuned and tweaked preamplifier, fo r smooth sound co upled with low noise and virtually[...]

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    FACILITIES & CONNECTIONS Issue 2 Page 7 of 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 VOLUME 3 digit 7 segment display 2 VOLUME Control knob 3 POWER/STANDBY Button with indicators 4 TAPE MONITOR button 5 BALANCED, CD, TUNER, HT/AUX, TAPE input selector buttons 6 IR RECEIVER lens 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 LOUDSPEAKER OUTP UT Right 8 BALANCE D XLR right and left inputs 9 HT/AUX[...]

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    REMOTE CONTROL HANDSET Issue 2 Page 8 of 13 The universal remote control sho wn below enables f unction s from this and rel ated units to be operated from a convenient distance. Equivalent buttons on the remote control have the same f unctio ns as those on the front panel of the unit. Other functions are only available by remote control. As the han[...]

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    OPERATION Issue 2 Page 9 of 13 Starting Once all connections are made, the orange STBY (standby) LED should be lit. Switch on the unit, using the POWER button front of the unit. The orange STBY LED will go out, red MUTE and blue POW ER L E D s w i l l light. Speaker outputs are muted for about 6 seconds, so no soun d will be he ard from the speaker[...]

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    OPERATION Issue 2 Page 10 of 13 TAPE To use the TAPE input, connect external source to the TAPE input (see page 7). Select TAPE input by pressing the TAPE button so TAPE LED is lit. Selecting the TAPE input can also be achiev ed by pressing the corresponding button on the remote han dset (see page 8). TAPE REC To record to tape, (o r alternatively [...]

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    PROBLEMS? Issue 2 Page 11 of 13 Basic problem-solving with an amplifier is similar to troubleshooting other electrical or electronic equipment. Always check the most obvious possible causes first, such as the following examples: Problem Probable Cause Remedy No power when POWER button is pressed. Mains power plug is not fully inserted into rear soc[...]

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    SPECIFICATIONS Issue 2 Page 12 of 13 Output Power 500 Watts per channel into 8 Ohms (27dBW) Maximum output voltage 64 Volts RMS, 20Hz to 20 kHz; onset of clippi ng (179 Volts peak-to-p eak) Maximum peak output current 100 Amps Damping factor >250 Output devices 6 pairs per channel Line input THD+N <0.01% typical, 20Hz to 20 kHz Signal / noise[...]

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    MANUAL HISTORY Issue 2 Page 13 of 13 RELEASE DATE CHANGES Issue 1 12 th October 2010 1st release. Issue 2 23 rd November 2010 Front page photo added[...]