Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MA7000 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 an.
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.
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 s.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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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