McIntosh MC58 owner manual How to Connect in a Home Theater System

How to Connect in a Home Theater System

How to Connect in a Home Theater System

The MC58 Eight Channel Power Amplifier can be used in a Home Theater System with three of the six channels in Bridge Mode. This doubles the power output for the three front channels.

1.Connect the Loudspeaker Cables to the appropriate Bridged and Non-Bridged Channel Output Connec- tions, being careful to observe the correct polarities.

2.Connect a power control cable from the Power Control Output of a Surround Decoder, to the MC58 POWER CONTROL IN Connector.

Powered

Subwoofer

Loudspeaker

To AC Outlet

Left Surround	Right Surround
Loudspeaker	Loudspeaker

3.Connect Audio Cables from the Surround Decoder Outputs to the MC58 Inputs as follows:

a.Front Right Output to IN 1

b.Front Center Output to IN 3

c.Front Left Output to IN 5

d.Right Surround Output to IN 7

e.Left Surround Output to IN 8

4.Connect an Audio Cable from the Surround Decoder Outputs to the Powered Subwoofer Input.

5.Connect the MC58 power cord to a live AC outlet.

McIntosh Surround Decoder

Center Channel

Loudspeaker

Left Front	Right Front
Loudspeaker	Loudspeaker

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