McIntosh MA7000 manual

McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 F AX: 607-724-0549 MA7000 Owner ’ s Manual In teg rat ed Ampl if i er[...]

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. 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all war[...]

3 Thank Y ou Y our decision to o wn t his McIntosh M A 7 0 0 0 Integ rate d A mplif ier ra n ks you at the v er y top a mong discr im i nati 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 musi cal enjo y ment f rom th is u nit. P lease t ake[...]

4 X LR Connectors Bel o w is the Pi n conf igu r ation fo r the X LR Balance d Input and O ut put Connect ors on the M A 7000. Re fer to the d ia- g ra m f or con nect io n: 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 A 7000 Po w er Cont ro l Out put Jack sends Po wer On / Off Signals when con ne[...]

5 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 A 7 00 0. There is ad ditional in - form ation on the next page per ta in ing to i nst all ing t he M A 7 00 0 into cabi nets. 17- 1/2 " 44.45cm 8- 13/16 " 22.38cm Front V iew of the MA7000 Rear V iew of the MA7000 9- 7/16 &[...]

6 Installation Installation The M A 7000 c an be placed upr ight on a t ab le or she l f, sta ndi ng on its f ou r feet. I t a lso 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 bott om o f the M A 7000 when it is custom i nst alled a s outlined b el o w . T he four f[...]

7 Rear P anel Connections Con nec t the M A 700 0 power cord to a live A C outlet . Ref er to in for mat ion on the back pa nel of y ou r M A 700 0 to det er m i ne the c or re ct vo lt age for your u nit PO W ER CONT R OL A CC Out put s ends a t u r n- O n, t u r n- Of f sign al to a McIn- tosh Comp onent when u sing the M A 7000 Remot e Cont rol [...]

8 Connecting Components The M A 7000 h as t he ability to automat ically switch pow e r On / Off t o Mc I ntosh Sourc e Components via the Po w er Control con nections. T he Data Por t Conne ctions allow f or the remote ope rat ion o f basic f u nctions usi ng the M A 7 00 0 Remote Con t rol. W ith a n exter n al sensor con nect ed to t he M A 7 00[...]

9 out. Re fer to f igu re s 4, 5 & 6 . Bana na plug connect ion: In ser t t he bana na plug into the hole at the top o f the ter mi- nal. Re fer to f ig- u res A and B. Note: Bana na Plugs are for u se in the Unite d Sta tes an d Can ad a only. W hen ma ki ng Louds pea ker Connec tions to t he MA 700 0 ref er to Con nect ion Diagr am located on[...]

10 Remote Control P ush- Buttons Pr ess to Pow e r the M A 700 0 ON or OFF Selects one of the s ev en available Audio Sourc es Selects a D isc Play e r , Music Ser ver or T ape Rec order Fu nct ion and als o per for m s var ious f u nc tions on a var iet y of Mc Int osh Compone nts Use to select t u ner pr eset s, d isc t ra cks or a ny numbe red o[...]

1 1 How to use the Remote Control How to use the Remote Control The sup plied Remo te Control is capable o f di re ctly con- t rolling t he f unct ions of co ntempor ar y McIntosh Source Components con necte d to the M A 7000 v ia the Dat a P or ts. Input Source Select ion Pre ss the appropr iate Sou rce P ush-but ton to select the desire d progr a[...]

12   F ront Panel Displa ys, Con trols, Push-bu ttons and Jack Sta ndby Po wer On I nd icator IR Se nsor r eceives com ma nds f rom a Remote Cont rol ST A N DB Y /ON Pu sh-but t on switch- es t he M A 700 0 ON or OFF (Sta ndby ) and r eset s the m icro - proc essor s V OLUM E Cont rol allows adjust me nt of the list en ing lev el [...]

13 How to Operate the M A 700 0 P ow er On The Red LED abov e t he ST A N DB Y /ON Push-but ton lights to i ndicate the M A 7000 is i n Sta ndby mode . T o Switch ON the MA 700 0, press the ST AN DB Y /ON Push-but ton on the Fron t Panel o r the Po wer Pu sh-butt on on the Remote Control. The M U TE LED wi ll light for appro x im atel y t w o secon[...]

14 How to Operate the M A 700 0, con ’t Using a Separate Po wer Ampl i f ier The re are t w o dif ferent wa ys to use a sep ar ate pow e r am- plif ier with a M A 700 0 . T he f i rst way is to use the se par ate amplif ier in stead of the M A 7 00 0 built- in Po wer A mplif ier . Con nect the L oudspe akers t o the sepa rat e pow e r amplif ier [...]

15 T echnical Description Mc I ntosh Labor ator y , the compa ny w ho int roduced t he w orl d ’ s f i r st amplif ier t hat could be called “ High F ide l- ity ” , has done it again. T he Mc I ntosh engi neer i ng staf f has creat ed a pow e r amplif ier w ithout compromise, using the most advanced McIntosh circu it desi g n conce pts. A con[...]

16 sealed with t i ny l eads p rotr udi ng f rom either end. Ref er to f igu re 1 0. These leads exte nd into t he t ube a nd o v erlap one another with a se par ation o f a few thou- sandt hs of an inch. T he leads a re made f rom a fer rous m ater ial t hat is in f luence d by a magnet ic f iel d . They a re f i rst plated w ith go ld as a base m[...]

17 T echnical Description, con’t Au tofo rmers Al l so lid stat e pow er a mplif ier out put circu its w ork best into what is cal led an opti mum load . Th is opti mum load may var y considerably from what a loudspea ker requ ire s. In t he case of more than one loudspe aker con nect ed in par allel, the load to the power amplif ier may d rop to[...]

18 Specif ications Specif ications P ow er Out put 25 0 watts i s the mi n imu m sine wa ve con ti nuous av er age pow e r output pe r chan nel, both chan nels oper ati ng Out pu t Load Imped ance 2, 4 or 8 oh ms Rate d P ow er Band 20Hz to 20, 00 0Hz T otal Har monic Di stort ion 0. 0 05 % ma xi mum with b oth chan nels oper ati ng f rom 25 0 mil [...]

19 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. F our 1/4 - 2 0x 2- 1/ 4 inch scr ews and washers must be u sed to fast en the u n it secu r[...]

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. 04105200[...]