Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MA6300 McIntosh
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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 MA6300 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.
3 Thank Y ou Y our decision to o wn t his McIntosh M A 6300 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.
4 X LR Connectors Bel o w is the Pi n conf igu r ation fo r the X LR Balance d Input Con nectors on t he M A 6300. R efer to the d iag ram for con- nect ion : P I N 1 : Shiel d /G round P I N 2: + Out.
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 6 300. There is add itional in - form ation on the next page per ta in ing to i nst all ing t he M A 6300 into cabinet s. 17- 1/2 " 44.
6 Installation Installation The M A6 300 ca n be placed upr ight on a table 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 63 0 0 when it is custom i nst alled a s outlined b el o w .
7 Rear P anel Connections Con nec t the M A6 300 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 63 00 t o dete r m ine the c or re ct vo lt age for your u .
8 How to Con nect Pow er and Data Control How to Con nect Pow er and Data Control The M A6 300 h as the abilit y to automat ically switch pow er 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 6 300 Remote Con t rol.
9 How to Con nect Audio Components 1 . Con nect a Balance d Audio Cab le f rom the McIntosh SA CD /CD Pla yer Audio Out puts to t he M A 6300 CD 1 I N PUTS. Note: The u nbala nce d Audio O ut put s f rom the M cIntosh CD P la yer co nn ected t o the CD2 INPUTS ma y be use d inste ad of th e Balan ced CD 1 Inpu ts.
10 Caut ion : The sup pl ied AC Po wer Cord s hould no t be conn ect ed to t he Rear Panel of the M A 63 00 Ampl if i er un ti l afte r the Louds peak er Conn ec - ti ons have be en m ade . Failure t o obser ve th is could re sul t in Elec tr ic Shoc k .
1 1 How to Con nect Loudspeakers + + - - McIntosh Loud sp ea ker McIntosh Loud sp ea ker T o A C Out let.
12 How to Con nect an exter nal P ower Amplifier How to Con nect an E xter nal Po wer A mplifier The M A6 300 h as the abilit y to be c onne cted to a n exter - nal P reamplif ier and /or P ow er A mplif ier .
13 F ront Panel Displa ys, Con trols, Push-bu ttons and Jack Sta ndby Po wer O n Ind 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 6.
14 How to Operate the M A 630 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 A6 300 is i n Stand by m ode. T o Switch ON the MA6 300, press t he 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.
15 How to Operate the M A 6300, con’t inte r nal prote ction circu its wi ll act ivate . T he F ront Panel P o wer Gua rd Ind icators wil l continuously illum in ate and the audio wi ll be muted . W hen the M A6 300 ha s ret u r ned to a safe oper ati ng temper at u re, nor mal ope ration wil l resu me.
16 Remote Control P ush- Buttons Pr ess to Pow e r the M A 63 00 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 an.
17 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 A6 300.
18 Specif ications Specif ications P ow er Out put 1 00 wat ts i nto an 8 oh m load is the m in imu m sine wav e conti nuo us av erage pow er out put. The out put R MS v ol t age is 28.3 V across 8 oh ms 1 60 wat ts i nto a 4 oh m load is the mi ni mu m sine wa v e conti nuo us av erage pow er out put.
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.
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.
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