McIntosh C500 owner manual Installation

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Installation

 

 

 

 

 

Installation

Installation

 

 

 

 

 

 

The C500C, C500P and C500T can be placed upright on a

 

mounting panel for clearance. When the C500C, C500P and

table or shelf, standing on their four feet. The four feet, may

C500T are to be installed in cabinets refer to the

illustra-

be removed from the bottom of the C500C, C500P and

 

tion below . Be sure to cut out a ventilation hole in the

C500T when they are custom installed as outlined below.

 

mounting shelf according to the dimensions in the drawing.

The four feet, together with the mounting screws should be

 

 

 

 

retained for possible future use if the C500C, C500P and

 

1 Interconnect Cables are supplied with the C500P

C500T are removed from the custom installation and used

 

and C500T Preamplifiers and connect to the

 

free standing. They also can be custom installed in a piece

 

C500 Controller.

 

 

of furniture or cabinet of your choice. The required panel

 

 

 

 

cutout, ventilation cutout

 

 

 

 

 

 

and unit dimensions are

 

 

 

17-1/16"

 

 

shown.

 

 

 

43.34cm

 

 

Always provide ad-

C500C

 

 

 

 

 

equate ventilation for the

 

 

 

 

 

C500C, C500P and

C500P

 

 

 

 

4 -7/8"

C500T

 

 

 

 

C500T. Cool operation en-

 

 

 

 

Front Panel

 

 

 

12.38cm

sures the longest possible

 

 

 

Cabinet Cutout

 

 

 

 

operating life for any elec-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tronic instrument. Do not

 

 

 

 

 

 

install the units directly

 

 

 

 

 

 

above a heat generating

 

Cabinet

2"

Cutout Opening for Custom Mounting

 

component such as a high

 

 

 

 

 

Front

5.08cm

 

 

powered amplifier. If all

 

Panel

 

 

 

 

the components are in-

 

Opening for

 

 

 

 

stalled in a single cabinet,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ventilation

 

 

 

 

a quiet running ventilation

C500C

 

 

 

 

 

fan can be a definite asset

 

 

 

 

 

C500P

 

 

 

 

 

in maintaining all the sys-

 

 

 

 

 

C500T

 

 

 

 

 

tem components at the

 

 

 

 

 

Side View in a

 

 

 

 

coolest possible operating

Partially Open

 

 

 

 

temperature.

Cabinet

 

 

 

 

 

A custom cabinet in-

 

 

 

 

 

 

stallation should provide

 

 

 

Cutout Opening for Ventilation

 

the following minimum

 

 

 

5-1/8"

Chassis

Support

spacing dimensions for

 

 

 

Spacers

 

1-1/8"

 

13.02cm

Shelf

 

 

 

cool operation refer to the

 

2.86cm

 

 

 

 

illustration. Allow at least

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 inches (5.08 cm) above

 

 

 

 

 

 

the top of the C500C,

 

15/16"

 

14-3/4"

 

 

C500P and C500T, 2

 

 

37.47cm

 

 

C500C

2.38cm

 

 

 

inches (5.08cm) below the

 

 

 

 

C500P

 

 

Cutout

 

15"

bottom and 1 inch (2.54

 

 

14-1/4"

C500T

 

 

cm) on each side of the

 

 

Opening

36.20cm

38.10cm

Support Shelf

 

 

for

 

 

Controller/Preamplifier, so

in Cabinet

 

 

Ventilation

 

 

that airflow is not ob-

 

 

 

 

 

 

structed. Allow 24 inches

 

 

 

 

 

 

(61.0cm) depth behind the

 

 

 

 

 

 

front panel1 for Intercon-

Notes: Center the Cutout Horizontally on the unit.

9-1/2"

 

nect Cables. Allow 1 inch

 

For purposes of clarity, the above

 

24.13cm

 

(2.54 cm) in front of the

illustration is not drawn to scale.

 

 

 

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