McIntosh How to Operate the C2300, Power On, Source Selection, Volume Control, Trim Functions

How to Operate the C2300

Power On

The Red LED above the STANDBY/ON Push-button lights to indicate the C2300 is connected to AC Power. To Switch ON the C2300, press the STANDBY/ON Push-button on the Front Panel or the PWR (Power) Push-button on the Remote Control. The title TUBE WARMUP will appear on the Front Panel Alphanumeric Display after Turn-On, with the Audio Outputs muted. Refer to figures 12, 13, 14 and 21.

Source Selection

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Select the desired source using the INPUT Control or Remote Control.

Volume Control

Rotate the Front Panel VOLUME Control or use the VOLUME + (Up) or - (Down) Push-buttons on the Remote Control for the desired listening level.

Trim Functions

The C2300 has six different Trim Selections with Adjust- ments. The Trim Selections include Balance, Bass, Treble, Tone Bypass, Input Level Matching and Meter Illumina- tion. The Trim Settings are stored in memory independent- ly for each Input Source Selected, the only exception being

Meter Illumination setting of On or Off which is the same for all inputs.

BALANCE

Listening balance varies with different program sources, room acoustics and listening positions relative to the Loudspeakers. Use the Balance (Trim Function) as needed to achieve approximately equal listening volume levels in each Loudspeaker. To adjust the Balance perform the fol- lowing:

1.Rotate the Front Panel TRIM SELECT Control or press the TRIM Push-button on the Remote Control until “BALANCE 00” appears on the Front Panel Alphanu- meric Display.

2.Rotate the TRIM ADJUST Control or press the LEVEL

+/ - Push-buttons to emphasize the Left Channel or the Right Channel. Refer to figure 15.

Figure 15

The Front Panel Display indicates the Balance changes in steps from 0 to 107. After approximately 3 seconds the Alphanumeric Display returns to indicate the Source Se- lection and Volume Level. When the Balance is set to favor either left or right channel, the volume number indicated will have a “< or >” symbol on either side of the number. Refer to figure 16. To verify the Balance setting without

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