McIntosh owner manual How to Operate the MA6300 How to Operate the MA6300

How to Operate the MA6300

How to Operate the MA6300

Power On

The Red LED above the STANDBY/ON Push-button lights to indicate the MA6300 is in Standby mode. To Switch ON the MA6300, press the STANDBY/ON Push-button on the Front Panel or the Power Push-button on the Remote Control. The MUTE LED will light for approximately two seconds after turn on. Refer to figures 8 and 9.

Source Selection

Select the desired source with the appropriate push-button switch on the Front Panel 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.

Balance Control

Rotate the Front Panel BALANCE Control as needed to achieve approximately equal listening volume levels in each Loudspeaker. Rotate the BALANCE counterclock- wise to emphasize the Left Channel by reducing the level of the Right Channel. Rotate the BALANCE clockwise to emphasize the Right Channel by reducing the level of the Left Channel.

Mono

Press the Front Panel MONO Push-button or the MODE Push-button on the Remote Control to combine left and right stereo signals to a Monophonic signal.

Note: The signals at the TAPE OUT Jacks are not affected.

Mute

Press the MUTE Push-button on the Front Panel or Remote Control to mute the audio in all outputs except the HEAD- PHONES and TAPE OUTPUT. The MUTE LED above the push-button flashes to indicate that Mute is active. To un- mute the audio, press MUTE Push-button again, press the Remote Control Volume Push-button(s) or press a Source Push-button.

Headphones Jack

Connect a pair of dynamic headphones to the Headphones Jack for private listening. Press the MUTE Push-button to mute the Loudspeakers.

Note: The Headphone Output is optimized for impedances ranging from 16 to 250 ohms.

Power Output Meters

The MA6300 Power Output Meters indicate the power delivered to the Loudspeakers. The meters respond to all the musical information being produced by the Amplifier. They indicate to an accuracy of at least 95% of the power output with only a single cycle of a 2,000Hz tone burst. Read the Upper Meter Scale if the Loudspeakers connect- ed to the MA6300 are of 8 Ohm Impedance and the Lower Meter Scale if they are 4 Ohms.

Power Guard

During normal operation, the Front Panel Power Guard Indicators will momentarily illuminate during peaks in the audio signals. In the event the MA6300 over heats, due to improper ventilation and/or high ambient temperature, the

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