Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product C220 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 C220 Owner ’ s Manual T ub e P re am pli f ie r.
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 w n t his McIntosh C22 0 T ube P reampli- f ier ra n k s y ou at the very t op among discr i mi nat ing music liste ners. Y ou no w have “The Best. ” T he Mc I ntosh dedica- tion to “Qu alit y , ” is assu r ance t hat you will receive many years of musi cal enj oyment f rom th is u nit.
4 X LR Connectors Bel o w is the Pi n conf igu r ation for the XLR Bala nced I nput and O ut put Connec tors on the C220 . Ref e r to the d iag ram s for connect ions: P I N 1 : Shiel d /G round P I N.
5 Introduction Per formance Features • Elect romagentic I npu t Sw itchi ng w ith Level T r i m Ad justment and Title Reas sig nment Digital L ogic integr ated ci rcuits d r ive E lect romag netic Switches on all Inputs a nd oper ati ng f u nctions for re liable , noise less, d istor t ion fr ee switch ing.
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 C220 . T here is a dditional i nfor ma- tion on the next page per t ai ni ng to in sta lli ng the C220 into cabinets. 17- 1/2 " 44.45cm 4- 5/8 " 1 1.
7 Installation Installation The C220 can be place d upright on a t abl e or she lf, st and- ing on its four feet. It also can be cu stom in stal led in 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 bot tom o f the C220 when i t is custom i nst alled a s outlined b el ow .
8 75 WA TTS T630maAL 250V Rear P anel Connections Con nec t the C220 power cord to a live A C outlet. Ref er to i n for ma- tion on t he back pan el o f you r C220 to dete r - mi ne t he cor r ect vo .
9 How to Con nect t he C220 How to Con nect t he C220 The C220 has t he ability to autom atically switch pow er On / Off t o Mc I ntosh Sourc e Components via t he P ow er Control con nections. T he Data Por t Conne ctions al lo w for the remote ope rat ion o f ba si c f u nctions u sing the C220 Remote Con t rol.
10 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 C220.
1 1 The C220 f u nctionalit y is controlled by inter nal soft wa re that is k now as F ir mware. The V e rsion o f t he F i r mware in t he C220 can be identif ied at any ti me by u ti liz i ng the Set up Mode . 1 . Pre ss the SETU P P ush-butt on to acce ss the Set up Mode .
12 1 . Rotate the I N PUT Control to sel ect t he T une r Input and adjust t he V OL U M E Cont rol to the desired l isten- ing lev el . 2. Pre ss the SETU P P ush-but ton to acce ss the Set up Mode . 3 . P ress t he Menu or M enu Pu sh-button u ntil “T R I M 0.
13 Setup, con ’t P ower Control T r iggers The SPKR1 ( A ) a nd SP K R 2( B) P ow e r Control Out puts a re reas si g n abl e t o act iva te only when a given Input is select - ed. I n the fo llowing example , the Po wer Control SP K R1 ( A ) Jack will be set t o f u nction as T R IGGER A f or t he D V D Input.
14 Remote Control P ush- Buttons Pr ess to Pow e r the C220 ON or O FF Selects one of the eig ht available A udio Sou rc es Selects a D isc Play e r, M u sic Ser ver or T ape Rec order Fu nct ion and .
15 How to use the Remote Control How to use the Remote Control The sup plied Remo te Cont ro l is capable o f di re ctly con- t rolling t he f unc tions of con tempor ar y Mc I ntosh Sourc e Components con necte d to the C220 T ube Pre amplif ier .
16 How to Operate the C220 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 C220 is in Sta ndby mode . T o Switch O N the C220 , pr ess the ST A N DB Y /ON P ush-but ton on the F ront Panel or the P ow er P ush-but ton on the Remote Control.
17 Out pu t 1 and 2 Pre ss the HOME P ush-butt on fo l lo wed by the SP K R 1 or 2 Pu sh-butt ons to send aud io to sepa rate Po w er A mplif ier s con- necte d to the rea r pa nel O U T - PUTS 1 or 2 Jac ks. It also act i- vates the PO W ER CONTR OL SP K R 1 & SP K R 2 Jacks on t he rea r panel o f the C220 .
18 Specif ications Specif ications Frequency Response + 0, -0.5dB f rom 20Hz t o 20 ,000H z T otal Har monic Di stort ion 0. 08% f rom 20H z to 20, 0 0 0Hz Mai n Out put 2.
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 t he f our plast ic feet are at- ta ched to the bot tom of the equ ipment.
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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