McIntosh owner manual How to Operate the MA6600, Balance

TONE CONTROL CD1 : ENABLE

Figure 29

How to Operate the MA6600

2. Rotate the
	BALANCE	0 dB
TRIM AD-
JUST Control
or press the	Figure 19
LEVEL + /
	BALANCE	50 dB
- Push-buttons
to emphasize	¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
the Right
	Figure 20
Channel (refer
to figure 20)	BALANCE	50 dB
or the Left	¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
Channel (refer
	Figure 21
to figure 21).

The Front Panel Display indicates the Balance changes in steps from 0 to 50dB. After approximately 3 seconds the Information Display returns to indicate the Source Selec- tion and Volume Level. When the Balance is set to favor either left or right channel, the volume number indicated

will have a “< or >” symbol on either side of the number.
Refer to figure	SOURCE: CD1
22. To verify the
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Balance setting
without changing	Figure 22

it, use the TRIM

SELECT Control or TRIM Push-button and select Balance.

BASS

The Intensity of the Low Frequencies in the music can be increased or decreased by using the Trim Select and Trim Adjust Controls. To make an adjustment perform the fol- lowing:

1.Rotate the Front Panel TRIM SELECT Control or press the TRIM Push-button on the Remote Control until “BASS 0 dB” appears on the Front Panel Information Display. Refer to figure 23.

2.Rotate the TRIM ADJUST Control or press the LEVEL

+ / - Push-
		BASS: 0 dB
buttons to
	Min		Max
increase (refer
to figure 24)
		Figure 23
or decrease
		BASS: +12 dB
(refer to figure
25) the volume	Min	¦¦¦¦¦¦¦	Max
level of the
		Figure 24
low frequen-
		BASS: -12 dB
cies.
The Front Panel	Min	¦¦¦¦¦¦¦	Max
Display indicates
		Figure 25
the Bass changes

in steps from (+)12dB to -12dB. After approximately 3

seconds the Information Display returns to indicate the Source Selection and Volume Level.

TREBLE

The Intensity of the High Frequencies in the music can be increased or decreased by using the Trim Select and Trim Adjust Controls. To make an adjustment perform the fol- lowing:

1.Rotate the Front Panel TRIM SELECT Control or press the TRIM Push-button on the Remote Control until “TREBLE 0 dB” appears on the Front Panel Informa- tion Display. Refer to figure 26.

2.Rotate the TRIM ADJUST Control or press the LEVEL

+/ - Push- TREBLE: 0 dBbuttons to

increase (refer	Min		Max
to figure 27)		Figure 26
or decrease
		TREBLE: +12 dB
(refer to figure
	Min	¦¦¦¦¦¦¦	Max
28) the volume
level of the		Figure 27
high frequen-
		TREBLE: -12 dB
cies.
The Front Panel	Min	¦¦¦¦¦¦¦	Max
Display indicates		Figure 28

the Treble chang-

es in steps from (+)12dB to -12dB. After approximately 3 seconds the Information Display returns to the indicate the Source Selection and Volume Level.

TONE ENABLE/BYPASS

With the Tone Bypass active, the Bass and Treble Settings for the currently selected Input Source are electronicaly bypassed and the LED above the BYPASS Push-button will illuminate. When the Tone Bypass is switched Off the previous settings for Bass and Treble will be restored. To activate Tone Bypass perform the following:

1.Rotate the Front Panel TRIM SELECT Control or press the TRIM Push-button on the Remote Control until “TONE BYPASS” appears on the Front Panel Informa-

tion Display. Refer to figure 29.

2. Rotate the

TRIM AD-

JUST Control or press the LEVEL + / - Push-buttons to activate the Tone Bypass or deactivate the Tone Bypass. Refer to figure 30 on the next page.

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