Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MCD201 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 MCD201 Owner ’ s Manual SA CD / CD Pl a y 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 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.
4 Thank Y ou Y ou r decision to o w n t h is Mc Intosh MCD2 0 1 S A CD/ CD P lay er r a n k s yo u at the ver y top among disc r i mi nat i ng music listeners. Y ou now hav e “T he Best. ” T he Mc Intosh dedication to “Q ua lit y , ” is a ssu r a nce th at y ou will re ceiv e many years of musi cal enjo y ment f rom t his u n it.
5 1 . Compact Discs t hat a re not round (e .g. N o ve lt y d iscs with oc tagonal or hea r t shap es) will not pla y prop erly in the MCD2 0 1 and should not be tr ied , as p ossib le dam - age may occur.
6 Introduction Per formanc e F eatures The McIntosh MCD 20 1 SA CD/CD Pla yer o f fers t he latest in aud io tech nol ogy , provi di ng stat e of the ar t reproduct ion o f audio progr am sou rce s. A f ul l complement o f pe r for - mance feat u res allow s for the enj oyme nt o f t he SA CD special aud io f or mat availab le on discs.
7 Dimensions Dimensions The foll owing di men sio ns ca n assist i n deter mi n i ng the best locat ion f or your MCD2 0 1 . The re is add itional in - form ation on the next page per t ai ni ng to i nst al li ng the MCD 20 1 i nto cabinet s. 17- 1/2 " 44.
8 Installation Installation The MCD20 1 ca n be placed upr ight on a t abl e or she lf, sta ndi ng on its four feet. It also can be cu stom in st alled i n a piece o f f u r n it u re or cabi net o f y ou r cho ice. The fo u r feet may be remo ved from t he bot tom of the MCD 20 1 when it is custom i nst al led as outli ned belo w .
9 Rear P anel Connections PO W ER CONT RO L I N rec eives tu r n- on sign als f rom a McIntosh c ompo - nent and P O W ER CON- TRO L OUT se nds t u r n- on signa ls on to a not her McIntosh Comp onent Con nec t the MCD20 1 power cord to a live A C outlet.
10 How to Con nect Control, Analog and Digit al Audio How to Con nect Control, Analog and Digit al Audio 1 . Con nect a Po wer Control Cabl e f rom the MCD2 0 1 PO W ER CO NT R OL I N jack to t he PO W ER CO NT R OL A CC Out put jack o f a Mc I ntosh Pr eamplif ier/Cont rol Center .
1 1 How to Con nect Direct ly to a Po wer A mplif ier How to Con nect Direct ly to a Po wer A mplif ier The MCD20 1 SA C D/CD Pla yer has V a r iable Out put Con- nect ions and a Fro nt P anel Leve l Cont rol mak i ng it pos- sib le to f or m a h igh per for ma nce Disc Pla yback Sy stem.
12 F ront Panel Displa ys, Con trols, Push-bu ttons and Jack Sta ndby Po wer On Ind icat or IR Se ns or rec eives com ma nd s f rom a Remote Cont rol Disc Tray opens t o load a nd u nloa d a di sc Fro.
13 F ront Panel Information Display Ind icat es t he t y p e of disc loade d: CD, SA CD or M P3 Ind icat es when t he t wo digit s below are d isplay - ing t he T ra ck Numb er Ind icat es t he Ster e.
14 Note: The Rem ote Con t rol Push -b utto n s with a “gra y ed ba ckg ro un d ” are fo r use wit h other M cInto sh Pro du cts. Remote Control P ush- Buttons Access a ny numb er ed op er ati ng .
15 How to use the Remote Control How to use the Remote Control The Remote Cont rol is capab le of per form i ng basic Oper- ati ng Funct ions for the M CD20 1 SA CD /CD Pla yer . Notes: 1 . Refer to the “How to Ope rate ” S ect ion of thi s ma nu al for a d diti ona l info rm at ion u sing thi s Re- mote Co nt rol.
16 How to Operate the MCD20 1 P ow er On The Red LED abov e t he ST A NDB Y /ON Pu sh-button l ights to i ndicate the MCD20 1 is i n Sta ndby mode . T o Switch ON the M CD20 1 , pr ess t he S T A N DB Y /ON Push-but ton on the Fro nt P anel or the PWR ( Po wer ) Pu sh-but ton on the Remote Con t rol.
17 ing th e DSP/ TIM E Pu sh -bu tto n on the Re mote Cont rol . Refer to f ig ure 1 2 . Ho w t o Play a CD Disc Wi th a d isc al rea dy loaded into t he MCD2 0 1 , press t he P LA Y Pu sh-butt on on the Fro nt P anel o f the MCD2 0 1 or Remote Con t rol.
18 Mu te Pre ss the M U T E P ush-but ton to mute t he audio at both the F i xed and V a r iable Out put Conne ct ions on the Rear Panel. Re fer to f ig u re 6.
19 5 . T o ca ncel the Prog r am Pla yback Mode ei ther pre ss the STO P Pu sh-but ton fo l lo w ed by pressing the PGM (P rogr am) Push-but ton or press t he S TOP P ush-but ton t wice.
20 Display Bri ght ness The MCD20 1 Fron t Panel I nfor mat ion Displa y h as t h re e br ightne ss set t ings. T o change f rom the default set ti ng (br i ghte st of the th ree) per for m the foll owing: 1 .
21 Notes.
22 Specif icat ions Audio Specificat ions General Spe cific ations Fi xed Out put lev el 2.0 V r ms Unbalanced 4. 0V r ms Bala nced V ar iable Output level 0 - 6. 0 V r m s Unbalanced 0 - 1 2.0 V r ms Bala nced Out put Impedance 600 oh ms Unbalance d and Bala nced Frequency Response 4Hz to 1 1 0, 00 0H z, + 0 .
23 Packing Instructions In t he ev ent it is necessa r y t o repa ck the equ ipment f or shipment, the e quipment must be packed exactly as sho wn belo w . I t is very i mpor ta nt th at the four plast ic f eet a re at- ta ched to the b ott om 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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