McIntosh C500 owner manual Thank You, Please Take A Moment, Technical Assistance, Customer Service

Thank You

Your decision to own this McIntosh C500 Controller to- gether with the Preamplifier or Tube Preamplifier ranks you at the very top among discriminating music listeners. You now have “The Best.” The McIntosh dedication to “Qual- ity,” is assurance that you will receive many years of musi- cal enjoyment from this unit.

Please take a short time to read the information in this manual. We want you to be as familiar as possible with all the features and functions of your new McIntosh.

Please Take A Moment

The serial number, purchase date and McIntosh Dealer name are important to you for possible insurance claim or future service. The spaces below have been provided for you to record that information:

Dealer Name	Purchase	Model	Serial
	Date	Number	Number

Technical Assistance

If at any time you have questions about your McIntosh product, contact your McIntosh Dealer who is familiar with your McIntosh equipment and any other brands that may be part of your system. If you or your Dealer wish additional help concerning a suspected problem, you can receive tech- nical assistance for all McIntosh products at:

McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.

2 Chambers Street

Binghamton, New York 13903

Phone: 607-723-1545

Fax: 607-724-0549

Customer Service

If it is determined that your McIntosh product is in need of repair, you can return it to your Dealer. You can also return it to the McIntosh Laboratory Service Department. For as- sistance on factory repair return procedure, contact the McIntosh Service Department at:

McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.

2 Chambers Street

Binghamton, New York 13903

Phone: 607-723-3515

Fax: 607-723-1917

Copyright 2007 ♥ by McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.

Table of Contents
Safety Instructions		2
Thank You and Please Take a Moment		3
Technical Assistance and Customer Service		3
Table of Contents		3
Important Information and Connector Information		........... 4
Introduction		4
Performance Features		5
Dimensions		6-8
Installation		9
Connections:
C500 Rear Panels		11
C500 Controller Rear Panel Connections
(Separate Sheet)		Mc1A
C500 Preamplifier and Tube Preamplifier
Rear Panel Connections (Separate Sheet)		Mc2A
How to Connect the C500 Controller and
Preamplifier and Pasthru Mode		12-13
Connection Diagrams (Separate Sheet)	Mc3A, Μc3Β
Connection Diagrams (Separate Sheet)		Mc1Β
Front Panel Features:
C500 Controller Front Panel Controls,
Displays and Push-buttons		14
C500 Preamplifier and C500 Tube Preamplifier
Front Panel Displays and Jack		15
Setup:
How to Operate the Setup Modes		16-25
Remote Control:
Remote Control Push-buttons		26
How to operate the Remote Control		27
Operation:
How to Operate the C500		28-32
Additional Information:
Technical Description		33-36
Block Diagrams (Separate Sheet)		Mc2Β
Specifications		37-38
Packing Instruction		39

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