McIntosh MA6600 owner manual Installation

	Installation
Installation
The MA6600 can be placed upright on a table or shelf,	Allow at least 6 inches (15.24cm) above the top, 2 inches
standing on its four feet. It also can be custom installed	(5.08cm) below the bottom and 1 inch (2.54cm) on each
in a piece of furniture or cabinet of your choice. The four	side of the Integrated Amplifier, so that airflow is not ob-
feet may be removed from the bottom of the MA6600	structed. Allow 20 inches (50.8cm) depth behind the front
when it is custom installed as outlined below. The four feet	panel. Allow 2-1/4 inch (5.72cm) in front of the mounting
together with the mounting screws should be retained for	panel for handle clearance. Be sure to cut out a ventilation
possible future use if the MA6600 is removed from the	hole in the mounting shelf according to the dimensions in
custom installation and used free standing. The required	the drawing.

panel cutout, ven-
tilation cutout and
unit dimensions are			17-1/16"
shown.			43.34cm
Always provide ad-
equate ventilation
for your MA6600.
Cool operation	MA6600 Front Panel					6 -5/8"
ensures the longest	Custom Cabinet Cutout
				SOURCE: CD1		16.83cm
possible operating				15%
life for any elec-
tronic instrument.
Do not install the
MA6600 directly			6"
above a heat gen-				Cutout Opening for Custom Mounting
			15.24cm
erating component		Cabinet
such as a high		Front
powered amplifier.		Panel
If all the compo-		Opening
nents are installed		for Ventilation
in a single cabinet,
a quiet running
ventilation fan can	MA6600 Side View
be a definite asset
	in Custom Cabinet
in maintaining all
the system compo-
nents at the coolest				Cutout Opening for Ventilation
possible operating		Support				Chassis
			1"
temperature.		Shelf				Spacers
			2.54cm
A custom cabinet
installation should
provide the follow-				14-1/2"
ing minimum spac-		2"
				36.83cm
ing dimensions for	MA6600 Bottom View					15-1/16"
		5.08cm		Cutout	13"
cool operation.	in Custom Cabinet		Opening		33.02cm	38.26cm
				for
			Ventilation
	Note: Center the cutout Horizontally			13-5/16"
	on the unit. For purposes of				33.81cm
	clarity, the above illustration
	is not drawn to scale.
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