McIntosh How to Operate the MA6500, Power On, Source Selection, Volume Control, PH/AUX Inputs

Figure 4

How to Operate the MA6500

Power On

Press the POWER switch to ON. The Red LED above the STANDBY/ON push-button, lights to indicate the

MA6500 is in Standby mode. To turn On the MA6500,
press the
STANDBY/
ON push-
button. The
MUTE LED
will light for
approxi-
mately two
seconds af-	Figure 1
ter turn on.
Refer to figures 1 and 2.

Note: For normal operation, turn the MA6500 On and Off with the Standby/On push-button. If the amplifier is not going to be used for an extended time, turn off all AC power with Power Switch. You may also turn On the MA6500 by simply pressing the desired source selection push- button switch on the Front Panel or Remote Control.

Source Selection

Select the desired source with the ap- propriate push-button switch on the Front Panel or Remote Control. Refer to figures 2 and 3 and page 15 for ad- ditional information.

Volume Control

Adjust the VOLUME control for the desired listening level.

Figure 2

Figure 3

How to Operate the MA6500

PH/AUX Inputs

When using a phono player with a moving magnet car- tridge connected to the PH/AUX inputs, set the PH-AUX switch to the PH position.

When using an auxiliary program source component

connected to the PH/AUX

inputs, set the PH-AUX switch to the AUX position.

Refer to figure 4.

Balance Control

Adjust the BALANCE control as needed to achieve ap- proximately equal listening volume levels in each loud- speaker. Turn the BALANCE to the Left to emphasize the left channel by reducing the level of the right channel. Turn the BALANCE to the right to emphasize the right channel by reducing the level of the left channel.

Bass and Treble Controls

Adjust the BASS and TREBLE controls to suit your listen- ing preferences. The bass or treble intensity can be in- creased with clockwise rotation and decreased with coun- terclockwise rotation. All tone control circuit elements are removed from the signal path when the controls are in the center or flat position.

Loud Switch

Press the LOUD push-button to add loudness bass compen- sation to the volume control for improved low level listen- ing.

Mono

Press the MONO push-button to combine left and right ste- reo signals to mono at the SPEAKERS 1 and 2 and HEAD- PHONES output.

Mute

Press the MUTE push-button to mute audio in all outputs except the HEADPHONES and TAPE OUTPUT. The MUTE LED above the push-button will flash on and off to indicate that Mute is active. To unmute audio, press MUTE, press the Remote Control Volume push-button(s) or press an Input push-button.

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