McIntosh manual How to Operate the C200

How to Operate the C200

Mono

Press the MONO push-button to combine left and right ste- reo signals to mono at the LISTEN MAIN, LISTEN OUTPUTs 1&2 , OUTPUTS (Balanced) MAIN, SPKR/ AMP 1&2 and HEADPHONES Outputs.

Setup

Pressing the SETUP Push-button activates the Setup Mode of the C200 and allows customizing the Front Panel Alpha- numeric Display, Input Selection and Trim Levels, Volume and Balance Controls Rate-of-Change, Passthru Mode, Re- mote Control Type and Firmware Version.

Mute

Press the MUTE push-button to mute audio in all Listen Outputs and the Front Panel Alphanumeric Display will indicate MUTE in place of the actual volume setting. Refer to figure 25.

Figure 25

Output 1 and 2

Press OUTPUT 1 or 2 Push-buttons to send audio to sepa- rate power amplifiers connected to the rear panel OUT- PUTS 1 or 2. It also activates the POWER CONTROL 1 &2 Sockets on the rear panel of the C200C. You can press either push-button individually or both together.

Reset of Microprocessors

In the event that the controls of the C200 stop functioning, switch the POWER Switch to the Off Position and wait for about three minutes. Press the POWER Switch to the ON position and press the STANDBY/ON Push-button. This will reset the C200 microprocessors.

Note: The above condition is usually caused by either interruptions in AC power and/or major changes in voltage.

How To Make A Tape Recording

The separate RECORD and LISTEN switches allow you to make a tape recording from one program source while lis- tening to another. You can also listen (monitor) to the re- corded signal off the tape, a fraction of a second later, dur- ing recording when a three head tape recorder is used. You can also listen to the signal being fed to the tape recorder by pressing the REC MONITOR push-button. Refer to fig- ure 24.

1.Select the desired program source to record with the front panel RECORD selector switch.

2.Adjust the record level using the tape recorder volume control.

3.To listen to the signal being fed to the tape recorder, press the REC (Record) MONITOR push-button.

4.To listen to the tape playback of the program source just recorded, turn the LISTEN switch to the desired input.

Note: The C200 RECORD OUTPUTS are not affected by the VOLUME or BALANCE controls. To listen to a different program source while recording, turn the LISTEN switch to the desired source. The recording process will not be affected and will continue.

How to use a Signal Processor

Access and operate a signal processor connected to the LISTEN PROCESSOR jacks by pressing the front panel LIS (Listen) PROCESSOR push-button. This processor will affect only the LISTEN signals. Refer to figure 24.

Access and operate a signal processor connected to the RECORD PROCESSOR jacks by pressing the front panel REC (Record) processor push-button. This processor will affect only the RECORD signals sent to tape recorders. Re- fer to figure 24.

How to use the Passthru Mode

When the C200 is connected together with a McIntosh Multichannel A/V Control Center or Surround Decoder and has the PASSTHRU MODE activated it will automatically turn-on when ever the A/V Control Center or Surround De- coder is turned on. It will indicate on the Front Panel Al- phanumeric Display “PASSTHRU”. Refer to figure 26.

Figure 26

In the Passthru Mode, the LISTEN and RECORD Proces- sor and OUTPUTS 1&2 Push-buttons remain active. The remaining C200C Front Panel Controls and Push-buttons are deactivated as long as the C200 is in the Passthru Mode. The C200 will also remember the settings of the LISTEN and RECORD Processor and OUTPUTS 1&2 Push-buttons for the Passthru Mode; it stores these settings separately, from the settings when only the C200 is On.

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