Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MCD301 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 MCD301 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 MCD 30 1 SA 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 MCD 30 1 a nd should n ot be t r ied, a s possibl e da m- age may occur.
6 Introduction MCD 301 F eatures The McIntosh MCD 30 1 SA CD/ CD P lay e r offers the late st 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 MCD 30 1 . T here is a dditional i n- form ation on the next page per t ai ni ng to i nst al li ng the MCD 30 1 into cabinet s. 31% 02:38 .
8 Installation Installation The MCD 30 1 ca n be placed upr i ght 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 30 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 MCD30 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 MCD 30 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 MCD 30 1 SA CD/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 31% 02:38 . 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.
13 F ront Panel Information Displays Ind icat es t he t y p e of disc loade d, CD or SA CD Ind icat es t he Rep eat Mode selecte d; Rep eat Al l (Tracks), Repe at 1 (T ra ck ) or Re pe at f rom point .
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 at- ing.
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 CD 30 1 SA CD/CD Pla yer . Notes: 1 . Refer to the “How to Opera te ” Se cti on of thi s ma n- ual for a d dit ion al info r mat ion u sing thi s Rem ote Cont rol .
16 How to Operate the MCD30 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 MCD 30 1 is i n Sta ndby mode. T o Switch ON the M CD3 0 1 , press 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 5. The T e xt Dis pla y Mod e ma y be can - celed b y pre ssing th e DSP/ TIM E Pu sh- bu t- ton on th e Remote Cont rol . Refer to f ig ure 1 6 . 6. O ne of th e T rack Tim e Mo de s ma y a lso be d is- pla yed in ste ad of th e T rack Nu mbe r, by pressin g the DS P/T IM E Push -b ut ton on th e Remote C on - tr ol.
18 is progr am med to pla y T ra ck 6 f ollo wed by T r ack 4 and then T rack 2. Notes: 1 . Th e MCD30 1 mu st be in STOP Mod e with th e Disc TOC (T able of Con ten ts) rea d befo re the Pr ogra m P la ybac k Mo de Feat ure ca n be a ct iva ted .
19 Display Bri ght ness The MCD 30 1 Fron t Panel Infor mat ion Displa y h as t wo br ightne ss set t ings. T o change f rom the default set ti ng (br i ghte st of the two ) pe r form t he fo llo wi ng: 1 . If the MCD 30 1 is playing a disc p ress t he ST OP Pu sh-but ton.
20 Operat ion i n a Mc Intosh System The MCD 30 1 ba sic tra n spor t f u nctions may also be con- t rolled by using the Remote Control that comes wit h a Mc- Intosh Cont rol Center or Prea mplif ier . Mc Intosh Keypa ds can al so be use d to remotely control the basic tr an spor t f u nct ions o f the MCD 30 1 .
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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 40,000H 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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