McIntosh MC205 owner manual How to Connect for a Five Channel and Zone B System

How to Connect for a Five Channel and Zone B

System

Caution: The supplied AC Power Cord should not be con-	Spade lug or prepared wire connection:
nected to the Rear Panel of the MC205 Power Am-	Insert the spade lug
plifier until after the Loudspeaker Connections	connector or prepared
have been made. Failure to observe this could	section of the cable end
result in Electric Shock.
	into the terminal side
1. Connect Audio Cables from the Zone A Unbalanced		Figure 1	Figure 2	Figure 3
	access hole, and tighten
Outputs of a McIntosh A/V Control Center to the
	the terminal cap until the
MC205 INPUTS (Channels 1, 3 and 5), making sure
	cable is firmly clamped into the terminal so the wires can-
to match up the channel identifications between both
	not slip out. Refer to figures 4, 5 & 6.
units. Connect Audio Cables from the Zone B Unbal-
anced Outputs of a McIntosh A/V Control Center to
the MC205 INPUTS (Channels 2 and 4), making sure
to match up the channel identifications between both
units.
Note: In place of the Unbalanced Audio Cables, Balanced	Banana plug connection:
Cables may be used for the Zone A Connections.
	Tighten the top portion of the terminal post and insert the
2. Connect a power control cable from the McIntosh
	banana plug into the opening at the top of
A/V Control Center Zone A Power Control Out to the
	the terminal. Refer to figure 7.
McIntosh Two Channel Power Amplifier Power Control
	Note: The use of Banana Plugs is for use in
Input Jack. Connect a second power control cable from
	the United States and Canada only.
the McIntosh two Channel Power Amplifier Power
	4. Connect the Loudspeaker Hookup
Control Output jack to the MC205 POWER CONTROL
	Cables from the MC205 OUTPUT Ter-
ZA Jack. Connect power control cables from the McIn-
	minals to the Loudspeakers, being careful to observe
tosh A/V Control Center Zone B Power Control Output
	the correct polarities and channel designation.
jacks to the MC205 POWER CONTROL ZB jack.
	WARNING: Loudspeaker terminals are hazardous live
When connecting Loudspeakers to the MC205 it is very
	and present a risk of electric shock. For ad-
important to use cables of adequate size, so there is little to	ditional instruction on making Loudspeaker
no power loss in the cables. The size is specified in Gauge	Connections contact your McIntosh Dealer
Numbers or AWG (American Wire Gauge). The smaller	or McIntosh Technical Support.
the Gauge number, the larger the wire size:	5. Place the IMPEDANCE Switch to the position (4 ohm
If your loudspeaker cables are 50 feet (38.1m) or less,	or 8 ohm) that matches the impedance of the connected
use at least 14 Gauge.	Loudspeakers. In the event that some of the Loud-
If your loudspeaker cables are 100 feet (76.2m) or less,	speakers in the system are of different impedance, use
use at least 12 Gauge.	the impedance of the Left and Right Front Loudspeak-
3. Prepare the Loudspeaker Hookup Cables that attach
	ers to set the IMPEDANCE Switch position.
to the MC205 Power Amplifier by choosing one of the
	6. Connect the MC205 Power Cord to an active AC outlet.
methods below:
Bare wire cable ends:	McIntosh A/V Control Center
Carefully remove suffi-
cient insulation from the
cable ends, refer to figures
1, 2 & 3. If the cable is
stranded, carefully twist
the strands together as
tightly as possible.

Note: If desired, the twisted ends can be tinned with solder to keep the strands together, or attach spade lug and/ or banana connector.

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