McIntosh MA6600 - Manuals

6 Installation Installation The MA6600 can be placed upright on a table or shelf, standing on its four feet. It also can be custom installed in a piece of furniture or cabinet of your choice. The four feet may be removed from the bottom of the MA6600 when it is custom installed as outlined below. Th...

7 Rear Panel Connections Connect the MA6600 power cord to a live AC outlet. Refer to information on the back panel of your MA6600 to determine the correct voltage for your unit POWER CONTROL ACC Output sends a turn-On, turn-Off signal to a McIn- tosh Component when using the MA6600 Remote Control AC...

8 Connecting Components The MA6600 has the ability to automatically switch power On/Off to McIntosh Source Components via the Power Control connections. The Data Port Connections allow for the remote operation of basic functions using the MA6600 Remote Control. With an external sensor connected to t...

9 Spade lug or prepared wire connection: Insert the spade lug connector or prepared section of the cable end into the terminal side access hole, and tighten the terminal cap until the cable is firmly clamped into the terminal so the wires cannot slip out. Refer to figures 4, 5 & 6. Banana plug c...

10 Remote Control Push-Buttons Press to Power the MA6600 ON or OFF Selects one of the eight available Audio Sources Selects a Disc Player, Music Server or Tape Recorder Function and also performs various functions on a variety of McIntosh Components Use to select tuner presets, disc tracks or any nu...

13 Your McIntosh MA6600 has been factory configured for default operating settings that will allow immediate enjoyment of superb audio without the need for further adjustments. If you wish to make changes to the factory default settings, a Setup Feature is provided to customize the operating setting...

14 Re-Title Inputs The MA6600 provides the ability to change the default In- put Names to match the components in your system. In the following example the REC (Input 7) will be renamed and appear as SAT on the Front Panel Information Display. Notes: 1. One of the high level Inputs may be renamed to...

15 2. Rotate the TRIM SELECT Control until “CD1 : NONE” appears on the Front Panel Information Dis- play. Refer to figure 11. 3. Rotate the TRIM AD- JUST Control until “CD1 : PC1” appears on the Front Panel Informa- tion Display. Refer to figure 12. 4. Press the STORE/EXIT Push-button to exit the Se...

18 After approximately 3 seconds the Information Display returns to indicate the Source Selection and Volume Level. METER ILLUMINATION The MA6600 Front Panel Meter Illumination may be switched On or Off by performing the following: 1. Rotate the TRIM SELECT Control or press the TRIM Push-button on t...

19 Power Output Meters The MA6600 Power Output Meters indicate the power deliv- ered to the Loudspeakers. Refer to figure 39. The meters respond to all the musical information being produced by the Amplifier. They indicate to an accuracy of at least 95% of the power output with only a single cycle o...

20 Note: The McIntosh Jumpers must be connected, between the above mentioned jacks, when the MA6600 Internal Power Amplifier is to be used. The second way is to use both a separate power amplifier and the MA6600 built-in Power Amplifier. Connect one pair of Loudspeakers to the separate power amplifi...

21 Figure 42 MASTER RESET -CLEARED- How to Operate the MA6600, con’t 1. Press both the STORE/EXIT and OUTPUT 2 Push- buttons until the Front Panel Display indicates “MAS- TER RESET” (refer to figure 42), then re- lease the two push-buttons. 2. Press the STANDBY/ON Push-button and the MA6600

22 Specifications Specifications Power Output 200 watts is the minimum sine wave continuous average power output per channel, both channels operating Output Load Impedance 2, 4 or 8 ohms Rated Power Band 20Hz to 20,000Hz Total Harmonic Distortion 0.005% maximum with both channels operating from 250 ...