Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MR87 McIntosh
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McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 www .mcintoshlabs.com MR87 AM/ FM T un er Owner ’ s Manual.
2 The lightning ash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s en - closure that may be of sufcient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
3 If an outsi de anten na or cab le sy stem is con nected to the product, be sure t he antenn a or cab le sys- tem is g rounded so as to pro vide so me protectio n against vo ltage surges and built -up stat ic c harge .
4 with t he local regu lations concer n i ng bat - ter y disp osal. 7 . F or add itional in format ion on the MR87 and other McIntosh Product s pl ea se visit the Mc I ntosh W eb Site at ww w .mcintosh- labs.com. Data and IR I npu t Po r t Connectors The M R87 Da t a I n P or t re ceiv e s Remote Control S ignals.
5 General Infor mation, Cable Informat ion, Introduct ion and Perfor mance Features Introduct ion Per formance Features The M R87 AM / FM T uner is a n ele ga nt inst r u ment fo r supe rb rece ption f rom Rad io Stations.
6 Dimensions The fo llowing d imen si ons ca n assist i n deter mi n ing the best locat ion f or your M R87 . Dimensions P1 91.5 MHz ST ¦ Pink Floyd: Money Side V iew of the MR87 Front V iew of the MR87 Rear V iew of the MR87 17- 1/2 " 44.45cm 6" 15.
7 Installation Installation The M R87 can be placed upr ight on a tabl e or shelf, sta ndi ng on its fo u r feet. I t also ca n be cust om in- stal led in a piece o f f u r nit u re or cabinet of y ou r cho ice. The fo u r feet may be remo ved f rom the bot tom o f t he MR87 wh en it is cust om inst al led as outline d bel ow .
8 Con nec t the M R87 pow er c ord to a live A C outlet. Refer to i nfor mat ion on the ba ck panel of y ou r M R87 to dete r m i ne the cor rec t vo ltage for your u n it Rear P anel and R A A 2 Conn.
9 How to Co nnec t Antennas How to Co nnec t Antenna Components 1 . Us i ng the supplied shie lded cabl e, con nect one end into t he R A A 2 A M A nten na jack and the other end of the same cabl e i nto the M R8 7 T u ner jack label ed R A A 2 A M A NT .
10 How to Co nnec t the MR87 The M R87 has the abilit y to be remotely switched On / Off f rom a Mc I ntosh Prea mplif ier or A / V Cont rol Center v ia the Po wer Cont rol connect ion. The M R8 7 Data Port Con ne ction allo ws for the remote opera - tion o f basic f unct ions using t he Prea mplif ier or A / V Control Center Remote Control.
11 How to Co nnec t the MR87 A / V Cont rol Cent er Con ne ct t o A C O utlet.
12 Remote Control P ush- But tons Pre ss to Pow er t he MR87 ON or OFF Pre ss to go dow n th r ough the st ored T u ner P rese ts Note : Pu sh- but ton s whose f un ct ion is no t iden tif ied a bove are for u se with othe r McIntosh Pro du cts.
13 How to use the Remote Control How to use the Remote Control The Remote Control is capabl e of perfor mi ng basic Op erat i ng Functions for the MR87 AM / F M T u ner . Note: R efer to th e “H ow to O perate ” Se ct ion of this man ual for ad dit ional in forma ti on using th is Remote Con tr ol, star t ing on page 20.
14 P1 91.5 MHz ST ¦ Pink Floyd: Money F ront Panel Display s, Controls, and P ush- but tons IR Se nsor r eceives com ma nds f rom a Remote Cont rol PRESET / M EN U Cont rol select s Pre set s for liste ni ng or st or ing the de sire d ra d io stat ion.
15 SE T U P P ush-butt on. The LED abov e the STO R E/ EX IT P ush-but ton wi ll exti ng uish a nd the Fro nt Panel Disp lay will rever t ba ck to its norm al dis- pla y .
16 3 . Proce ed to t he next Setup Menu Item or press the MO NO /S ETU P P u sh-button t o exit the Set up Mode . “How to operate t he T u ner” st a r t s on page 20.
17 A M ( al l A M Pr eset s a re cleared) FM ( a ll F M Pre set s ar e cleared) Al l ( al l A M and F M Pr eset s a re cleare d). Note : T he Pr ese ts are cle ared wh en the S et up Mode i s ex ited . 3 . Proce ed to t he next Setup Menu Item or press the MO NO /S ETU P P u sh-button t o exit the Set up Mode .
18 vate the Remote Control Alter nate Codes p er fo r m t he fo l lo wi ng step s : 1 . Pre ss the MON O/ SE T U P P ush-but ton u ntil t he Set up Mode is active . T hen rotate t he P R ESET / ME N U Cont rol to se lect Set up Menu i te m “SET - U P: REMOTE COD ES” .
19 broadca ster s use slightly different st and ard s and t he MR87 accom modat es these d if ferences. Y ou r Mc I ntosh MR87 has bee n factor y con f ig u red fo r t he broadcast st a nda rds i n yo u r cou ntr y .
20 Manual T u ni ng Rotate the T U N E/ A DJUS T K nob counte r - cloc k wise or c lockw ise to t he desired A M or F M broadcast. T he El ect ron ic Dial P ointer a nd Dial Glass G rad uat ions wil l ind icate the approximat e Station F reque ncy .
21 fo r m ation Displa y i ndicates “PRESET S TORED” then release the STO R E P ush-but ton. Ref er to f ig ur e 4 5. The just e ntered P reset w ill be a ssi g ned P reset Num- ber 1 ( or t he Preset nu mber you se lect ed) and is display ed on the Fron t Panel In fo r m ation Displa y .
22 How to Operate, con’t in the ne w S tat ion for that P rese t. T he ne w Sta tion w ill autom at ically repl ace the p rev i- ou sly as signe d Sta tio n.
23 in form ation may incl ude some or all o f t he f ollo wi ng: A. Station Call Let t er s and / or F reque ncy . B. T y p e of Progra m and / or music f or mat.
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26 Specic ations FM Specif ic atio ns AM Sp ecif ic ation s Gene ral Sp ecif ic ation s Rate d Out put 1 V ms Unbalanc ed, 2V m s Balanc ed Out put Impedance 1 0 0 oh ms Unbalance d or Balanc ed Dig it al Out put Opt ical: - 1 5dbm to -2 1 dbm ( PCM ) Coax ial: 0.
27 Packing Instructions Packing Instructions In t he even t it is necessa r y t o repa ck the equipment fo r shipment, the equ ipment must be packed exactly as sho w n belo w . It is v er y i mpor ta nt that t he f ou r plas- tic feet are at t ached to t he bottom 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 www .mcintoshlabs.
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