McIntosh Essential Guide to Operating the MA6500 Amplifier

Figure 5

Speakers 1 and 2

Press SPEAKERS 1 or 2 push-buttons to switch the two pairs of speakers on or off. You can press either push-but- ton individually, or both together. Refer to figure 5.

Headphones Jack Connect a pair of dynamic headphones to

the Headphones Jack for private listening. Press

Mute to mute all other outputs

including the amplifier connected to the loudspeakers. Re- fer to figure 5.

Reset of Microprocessors

In the event that the controls of the MA6500 stop function- ing, push the POWER switch OFF and wait about two min- utes. Then push the POWER switch ON followed by push- ing the STANDBY/ON push button. This will reset the MA6500 microprocessors and the Integrated Amplifier should be functioning normally.

Note: The above condition is usually caused by either interruptions in AC power and/or major changes that may occur in AC power line voltage.

Using a Separate Power Amplifier

There are two different ways to use a separate power am- plifier with a MA6500. The first way is to use the separate amplifier instead of the MA6500 built-in power amplifier. Connect the loudspeakers to the separate power amplifier and set the rear panel POWER AMP INPUT Switch to the EXT position. Refer to figure 6.

Note: When a separate power
amplifier is connected to
the MA6500 and the
POWER AMP INPUT
Switch to the EXT
position, the MA6500
Front Panel SPEAKERS
Push-button Switches
will no longer function.	Figure 6

The second way is to use both a separate power amplifier and the MA6500 built-in power amplifier. Connect one pair of loudspeakers to the separate power amplifier and

How to Operate the MA6500 con’t

the second/third pair to the MA6500. Set the rear panel POWER AMP INPUT Switch to the INT position. Refer to figure 6.

Note: The MA6500 VOLUME Control will affect the sound level of all the loudspeakers.

How To Make A Tape Recording

1.Select the source signal you wish to record with the appropriate Front Panel input push-button. If you wish to record from an Audio/Video source connected to the optional MVS-3 Audio/Video Selector, using the Re- mote Control, select the desired source connected to the MVS-3. Refer to figure 8.

2.Adjust the record level using the tape recorder volume control and proceed with the recording process.

3.To listen to the tape playback of the program source just recorded, press the TAPE input push-button. Refer

to figure 7.

Note: The MA6500 TAPE OUTPUTS are not affected by the VOLUME or BALANCE controls.

Figure 7

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