McIntosh MC303 owner manual Installation

							Installation
Installation
The MC303 can be placed upright on a table or shelf,			sure to cut out a ventilation hole in the mounting shelf ac-
standing on its four feet. It also can be custom installed in			cording to the dimensions in the drawing.
a piece of furniture or cabinet of your choice. The four feet			1 When the MC303 is installed together with other McIntosh
may be removed from the bottom of the MC303 when it is
custom installed as outlined below. The four feet together				Components, check clearances on all components before
with the mounting screws should be retained for possible				proceeding.
future use if the MC303 is
removed from the custom					17-9/16"
installation and used free					44.62cm
standing. The required
panel cutout, ventilation
cutout and unit dimen-
sions are shown.
Always provide adequate	MC303 Front Panel						10 -13/16"
ventilation for your
							27.46cm
MC303. Cool operation	Custom Cabinet Cutout
ensures the longest pos-
sible operating life for any
electronic instrument. Do
not install the MC303 di-
rectly above a heat gener-
ating component such as a				6"
high powered amplifier. If		Cabinet
				15.24cm	Cutout Opening for Custom Mounting
all the components are in-		Front
stalled in a single cabinet,		Panel
a quiet running ventila-
tion fan can be a definite	Opening
asset in maintaining all	for Ventilation
the system components at
the coolest possible oper-
ating temperature.
A custom cabinet instal-	MC303 Side View
lation should provide the	in Custom Cabinet
following minimum spac-							Chassis
ing dimensions for cool							Spacers
operation.
Allow at least 6 inches				Cutout Opening for Ventilation
(15.24cm) above the top,		Support
2 inches (5.08cm) below				1"
		Shelf
the bottom and 1 inch				2.54cm
(2.54cm) on each side of
the Power Amplifier, so
that airflow is not ob-		21/32"			14-1/2"
structed. Allow 19-1/2	MC303 Bottom View				36.83cm		15-5/16"
inches (49.53cm) depth		1.67cm				14"
	in Custom Cabinet			Cutout Opening			38.91cm
behind the front panel.						35.56cm
				for Ventilation
Allow 1-5/8 inch (4.12cm)
in front of the mounting	Note: Center the cutout Horizontally on the unit.
panel1 for clearance. Be
	For purposes of clarity, the above
	illustration is not drawn to scale.
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