McIntosh C45 owner manual Display Brightness, Firmware Version, Country Code, Tune

Display Brightness

The Front Panel Alphanumeric DISPLAY Brightness may be varied from a setting of 1 (Dim) to 15 (Bright). Follow the steps below for reducing the Display Brightness. Refer to figure 4.

Figure 4

1.Press the SETUP Push-button to access the Setup Mode.

2.Press the TONE BYPASS (Menu) Push-button until the word DISPLAY 10 appears.

3.Press the TRIM LEVEL DownT Push-button until the Front Panel Alphanumeric Display indicates “Display 5”.

4.Press the SETUP Push-button to exit the Setup Mode.

Firmware Version

The C45 functionality is controlled by internal software that is know as Firmware. The Version of the Firmware in the C45 can be identified at any time by utilizing the Setup Mode.

1.Press the SETUP Push-button to access the Setup Mode.

2.Press the TONE BYPASS (Menu) Push-button until VERSION 1.0 or higher appears. Refer to figure 5.

Figure 5

3.The number after the character “V” is the Firmware number.

Note: If the optional TM1 AM/FM Tuner Module is installed into the C45 there is an extra character that appears to the right of the version number. This character indicates for which country the TM1 is set. Refer to figure 6.

Figure 6

4. Press the SETUP Push-button to exit the Setup Mode.

Country Code

The C45 allows for selection of the country for proper AM and FM reception, when the optional TM1 AM/FM Tuner Module is installed. Refer to figure 3 on page 15.

Note: When the C45 is in the Setup Mode the COUNTRY CODE setting will only appear if the optional TM1 Tuner Module is installed.

1.Press the SETUP Push-button to access the Setup Mode.

2.Press the MENU Push-button until the Front Panel Al- phanumeric Display indicates COUNTRY CODE. Re- fer to figure 7.

Figure 7

3.Press the TRIM LEVEL UPS or DOWNT Push-but- ton to change the Country Group, the choices are USA, Japan and Europe. Refer to figure 8.

Figure 8

4.To verify the correct setting, press the TONE BYPASS (Menu) Push-button until the version number appears.

The character to the right of the version number indi- cates the Country setting. Refer to figure 6.

Alphanumeric Display		Country Group
C45 V _._ _	U	USA
C45 V _._ _	J	JAPAN
C45 V _._ _	E	EUROPE

5. Press the SETUP Push-button to exit the Setup Mode.

Tune

The C45 allows choosing from three different tuning meth- ods for AM and FM station selection using the Front Panel TUNE UPS or DOWNT Push-buttons, when the optional TM1 AM/FM Tuner Module is installed. Refer to figure 3 on page 15.

Note: When the C45 is in the Setup Mode the TUNE setting will only appear if the optional TM1 Tuner Module is installed.

1.Press the SETUP Push-button to access the Setup Mode.

2.Press the MENU Push-button until the Front Panel Al- phanumeric Display indicates TUNE -> TUNE. Refer to figure 9.

Figure 9

3.Press the TRIM LEVEL UPS or DOWNT Push-but- ton to change the Tuning method, the choices are TUNE, PRESET and SEEK. Refer to figures 10 and 11.

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