How to Operate

Figure 11

Figure 13

BI-AMP (Paral-

Figure 10

or Off when a

Power On

To have the MC252 automatically turn On control center turns on or off,

rotate the power switch to the remote position. For manual op- eration, rotate the power switch to the On or Off position as de- sired. Refer to figure 10.

Note: There must be a power control connection between the MC252 and the McIntosh Control

Center, in order for the remote power turn-on to function.

Meter Selection

Rotate the meter mode switch to select the meter operation mode you desire. Refer to figures 11 and 12.

Lights Off - Meter lights are turned off and the meter will continue to indi- cate the power output.

Watts- The meters re- spond to all the musical informa- tion being pro- duced by the am-

plifier. They indicate to an accuracy of at least 95% of the power output with only a single cycle of a 2000Hz tone burst.

Hold - The meter pointer is locked to the highest power peak in a sequence of peaks. It is elec- tronically held to this power level until a

slowly return to its rest position or lower power level. The decay rate is approximately 6dB per minute.

Mode Switch

The STEREO/MONO BRIDGED/MONO lel) Mode Switch, which is lo-

cated to the left of the R/MONO BALANCED INPUT (XRL Con- nector) on the Top Rear Panel of the MC252 and allows selection of either Stereo or two different Mono Modes of Operation. Refer to figures 13.

Note: There is additional information for connecting

the MC252 and pertaining to all modes of operation: “How to Connect for Stereo” on pages 8 and 9. “How to Connect for Mono Bridged” on pages 10

and 11.

“How to Connect for Mono Bi-Amp (Parallel)” on pages 12 and 13.

Figure 12

higher power peak passes through the ampli- fier. The meter pointer will then rise to the newer higher indication. If no further power peaks are reached, the meter pointer will very