McIntosh MT10 manual

McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 F AX: 607-724-0549 MT10 Owner ’ s Manual P re cis ion T urn tabl e[...]

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 MT1 0 P recision T ur n- table and MCC 1 0 Moving Coil Car t r idg e ra n ks you at the v er y t op among discr i mi nat ing music listener s. Y ou no w hav e “ T he Best. ” The Mc Intosh ded ication to “Qu alit y , ” is assu r ance t hat yo u wil l receiv e many years of musi cal en- jo y [...]

4 General Infor mation and Cable Informat ion General Infor mation Cau ti on: T o p reve nt p os sib le da ma ge to the tu rn tab le pl at ter bea ri ng, do no t move t he MT1 0 Pre ci si on T urn ta ble wi th t he pla t ter i ns ta lle d . 1 . F or add itional con nect ion infor mation, refer to the owner’ s ma nual ( s ) fo r any component(s ) [...]

5 Introduction Per formance Features The McIntosh MT 1 0 Pre cisi on T u r ntable with the Mc In- tosh MCC 1 0 Moving Coil Car t r idge o ffer s the latest i n pla yback o f vi ny l re cordi ngs. A f ull complement o f p er for - mance feat u re s allo ws f or the enjo y ment of all recordi ngs reprod uced with f la wless realism . The adva nced el[...]

6 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 MT1 0. 17- 1/2 " 44.45cm Front V iew of the MT10 Rear V iew of the MT10 Side V iew of the MT10 8- 3/16 " 20.80cm 8- 13/16 " 22.38cm 16- 5/8 " 42.23cm 13- 13/16 " 32.54cm 16- 1/4 " 41.28cm 17- 3/4 " 45.[...]

7 Unpacking the T ur ntable Unpacking the T ur ntable T o p rotect t he f ine f i nish of the MT 1 0 Pre cisi on T u r nt abl e du r ing t he assembl y and adjust ment proces s, it is advisable to prep are a su itable c lea n w orki ng are a with a soft , c lean fabr ic, suc h as a be d li nen or blanket. It is recommende d that t he Prof essionals[...]

8 4. Ins er t t he t wo screws ( f ro m ste p 2 ) th r ough t he top of the head shell a nd into t he Ca r t r idge Body a nd fa sten t hem w ith a smal l scr ew d r iv er. Make su re the sides of the C ar t r idge a re pa ral lel to sides of the T one A r m Head shell before t ighten - ing t he scr ews. Ref er to f igu r e 9 . 5 . Remov e a ny shi[...]

9 Assembling the T urnt able up wit h the Mc- Int osh MCC 1 0 Ca r - t r idge post ion ma rk ing on the suf ace. Ref er to f ig u re 1 3. T hen tig hten t he k nu rled k nob to secu r e the p osition of the Cou n- ter W eight. 9 . Lo cate t he T one A r m Height Gauge ( use d for the McIntosh MCC 1 0 Ca r t r idge) fr om in side the ac cess or y bo[...]

10 Assembling the T urnt able, con’t 1 9 . L ocat e the Mc- Int osh Bubble Level and place it on the T u r nt able P lat- ter M at. If t he Bubble is not in the c enter c ircle of the Bubble Level adjust the heig ht the T u r nta ble F eet ( by rotat i ng the m clockw ise or cou nte r cl ock wi se) unti l it is lev el. Re fer to f ig u re 2 1 . 2[...]

1 1 Rear P anel Connections and Adjustment s PO W ER CONT R OL R EMOTE I N r eceives t u r n- on sign als f rom a McIntosh comp onent and swit ches the Front Panel Il lum i nat ion On / Off. PO W ER CONT R OL R E- MOTE OUT se nds t u r n- on signa ls on to a nothe r McIntosh Comp onent Con nec t to the ext er n al Po wer Supply supplie d wit h the [...]

12 How to Con nect t he T ur ntable How to Con nect t he T ur ntable McInto sh Pr ea mpli f ier 1 . Con nect a P ow er Cont rol Cab le from t he MT 1 0 PO W - ER CO NT R OL R EMOTE I N to t he PO WER CON- TR OL A CC Out put jack o f a Mc Intosh P reamplif ier or A / V Cont rol Center . 2. Opt ionally , c onne ct a P o wer Con t rol Cab le f rom the[...]

13 F ront Panel Displa y , Switches, Lev er and Record Clamp Meter i nd icates a ct u al rot ation sp eed of the t u r nt able p lat te r PO W ER Switch t u r ns AC Po wer O n /Of f, or St and by for Il lum i nat ion only SP EED Switch select s one of th r ee playback sp eed s, 3 3 1/3 r pm , 4 5 r pm or 78 r pm Record clamp helps t o keep the phon[...]

14 2. Re lease the T one A r m f rom t he T one A r m Hol de r . Ref er to f ig u re 54 . 3 . Posi tion the T one A r m o ver the desire d spot of the Pho- togr aph record. 4. Pul l on the top pa r t of the T one A r m Lift L ev er towards t he f ront o f t he t u r ntable to begi n pla yba ck. P ow er S elect ion Rotate the PO W ER Switch to selec[...]

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18 General Spe cifications MT 10 T urntab le Specific ations Overal l Di mensions Wi dth is 1 7- 1/2 inches ( 44.4 5cm ) Hei g ht is 8- 1 3/1 6 i nches ( 22.38cm ) Dept h is 2 1 inches ( 53 .34cm ) Note: T on e Arm Height will var y de pen ding o n t ype of C ar - tr idge in stalled . Pla yback Speeds 3 3- 1 /3 r pm, 4 5 r pm a nd 7 8r pm Moto r [...]

19 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 the fo u r feet are st ill at t ached to the bot tom of the equipment. T his w ill en su re the prop er equipment location on the bot tom pad . F ai[...]

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. 04106300[...]