McIntosh MSS530, MSS630 owner manual How to Connect a Three Way System

How to Connect a Three Way System

How to Connect a Three Way System

1.Press the connector ends of the supplied Woofer/ Midrange Red/Black cables onto the matching Woofer/ Midrange connecting lugs.

2.Attach the other ends of the two Red/Black Woofer/ Midrange cables to the Crossover Network WOOFER OUTPUT terminals. The Black wire connects to a MI- NUS (-) Terminal and the Red wire to a PLUS (+) Ter- minal.

3.Attach the connector ends of the supplied Red/Black Tweeter Cables to the Tweeter Leads with connectors, matching the color of the cables.

4.Attach the other ends of the two Red/Black Tweeter Cables to the Crossover Network Tweeter Terminals.

The Black wire connects to a MINUS (-) Terminal and the Red wire to the (0) POSITIVE Terminal.

Note: There are two additional Tweeter Positive Terminal Connections (-3dB and -6dB) that allow for a reduction in High Frequency Output to match the Sound System Environment. Connect the Tweeter Positive (Red) Cable to the -3dB or -6dB Positive Tweeter Output Terminal that produces the preferred sound.

5.Connect the MINUS (-) OUTPUT of a McIntosh Power Amplifier to the Crossover Network MINUS INPUT Terminal and the PLUS (+) OUTPUT to the Crossover Network PLUS (+) INPUT Terminal.

6.Connect the Optional McIntosh Subwoofer to the ap- propriate Power Amplifier Output Terminals.

Left Crossover Network	Left Tweeter
Output Connection Side

_		_		+
	+		0	- 3 dB -6 dB	_
					+
					Right Woofer/
					Midrange
					+
					_

Left Crossover Network

Input Connection Side

_+

Right Crossover Network	Right Tweeter
Output Connection Side

_		_		+
	+		0	- 3 dB -6 dB	_
					+
					Right Woofer/
					Midrange
					+
					_

Right Crossover Network

Input Connection Side

_ +

Optional

McIntosh

Subwoofer

McIntosh 4 Channel Power Amplifier

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