McIntosh MCD600 - User Manual

Page 3 - Important Additional

3 Copyright 2018 © by McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. Table of Contents Thank You Your decision to own this McIntosh MCD600 SACD/ CD Player ranks you at the very top among discrimi- nating music listeners. You now have “The Best.” The McIntosh dedication to “Quality,” is assurance that you will receive ma...

Page 4 - Data and IR Input Port Connectors; General Information; Disc Information

4 XLR Connectors (Digital Audio) Below is the Pin configuration for the XLR Balanced Digital Audio Connectors on the MCD600. Refer to the diagram for connection: PIN 1: Shield/Ground PIN 2: + Signal PIN 3: - Signal Note: When connecting to the MCD600 Digital XLR Input and Output connectors it is imp...

Page 5 - Media and Format Type of Music Playback

5 General Information, Cable Information, Disc Information, Introduction and Performance Features Introduction Performance Features The McIntosh MCD600 SACD/CD Player offers the latest in audio technology, providing state of the art reproduction of audio discs. A full complement of per- formance fea...

Page 6 - The following dimensions can assist in determining; Dimensions; Front View of the MCD600

6 Dimensions The following dimensions can assist in determining the best location for your MCD600. Dimensions 17- 1/2 " 44.5cm 13 - 1/4 " 33.7cm 17- 1/8 " 43.5cm 3/16 " 0.5cm 13/16 " 2.1cm 10- 9/16 " 26.8cm 14- 1/2 " 36.8cm 2" 5.1cm 1- 15/16 " 4.9cm Front View of ...

Page 7 - Custom Cabinet Cutout; in Custom Cabinet

7 Installation Installation The MCD600 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 MCD600 when it is custom installed as out- lined below. ...

Page 8 - Rear Panel Connections

8 Rear Panel Connections POWER CONTROL IN receives turn-on signals from a McIntosh component and POWER CONTROL OUT sends turn-on signals on to another McIntosh Component Connect the MCD600 power cord to a live AC outlet. Refer to information on the back panel of your MCD600 to determine the correct ...

Page 9 - Notes

Page 10 - Power Control Connections:

10 Connections to Analog Preamplifier or Integrated Amplifier Connections to Analog Preamplifier or Integrated Amplifier The MCD600 provides complete Digital Audio to Analog Audio conversion from CD Discs, SACD Discs, Data Discs and USB Flash Memory Drives. It also provides Digital Audio to Analog A...

Page 11 - Note: The UNBALANCED Output Jacks may be; AC Power Cords Connections:; Connections to Power Amplifier

11 The MCD600 Power Control Circuitry provides an internally generated Power Control Signal for exter- nally connected Power Amplifier. The connection instructions below, together with the MCD600 Connection Diagram located on the separate folded sheet “Mc1B” is an example of using the MCD600 as a Pr...

Page 13 - Front Panel Information Display

13 X Front Panel Information Display Indicates the type of disc loaded, CD or SACD Indicates when in the Pause Mode Indicates when the Play Mode is active Indicates the PROGramming or Program Play Mode is active Indicates the number of tracks on the Disc, Programmed Tracks, the current Track Time, R...

Page 14 - Remote Control Push-Buttons for CD Disc and SACD Disc Playback

14 Remote Control Push-Buttons for CD Disc and SACD Disc Playback Note: The Remote Control Push-buttons not identified are for use with other McIntosh Products Use to CLEAR the last programmed track Use to select various disc information, including TIME, on the Front Panel DISPlay. It is also used t...

Page 17 - Note: Refer to the “How to Operate” Section of this; Remote Control Button Functions; G e t t i n g R e a d y -

17 How to use the Remote Control for Playback of Data CD Disc, Data DVD Disc and USB Flash Memory Data Drive How to use the Remote Control for Playback of Data CD Disc, Data DVD Disc and USB Flash Memory Data Drive The Remote Control is capable of performing most Operating Functions for Data Disc an...

Page 18 - Power On and Off; How to Operate the MCD600; N O D I S C; D I S C

18 Power On and Off The LED above the STANDBY/ON Push-button lights to indicate the MCD600 is connected to AC Power. Refer to figure 1. The LED also indicates the status of the Auto Off Feature. When the MCD600 is in the Standby Mode, green illumination indicates the Auto Off Feature is enabled (def...

Page 19 - O P E N; A L B U M A R T I S T : J a c; S T E R E O; C D; M U L T I

19 The Album Title is followed by the Table of Contents. Refer to figure 17. Press the PLAY/PAUSE / ; Push-button on the Front Panel of the MCD600 or on the Remote Control. Refer to figures 2 and 10. The Disc will start playing the first track of the SACD Layer. Note: The default setting for SACD/...

Page 20 - after; How to Operate the MCD600, con’t

20 Once the information is indicated on the front panel display, press the PLAY/PAUSE / ; Push-button. Refer to figure 20. Note: 1. Most SACD Discs have the ability of display- ing the Album Title and Artist. With the disc loaded, SACD Table of Contents read and the disc stopped, press the MENU/TE...

Page 21 - P r e s s f i r s t

21 1. With the disc playing (Regular, Program or Ran- dom Playback Mode), press the SHIFT Push-button then the REPEAT Push-button once to activate the Track Repeat ( N 1); press the REPEAT Push-button twice to activate the Disc Repeat ( N ). Refer to figures 25 and 26. 2. To cancel the previously se...

Page 22 - A l l M o d e; F o l d e r M o d e

22 The MCD600 has two MP3/WMA Modes of Opera- tion: All Mode and Folder Mode. Refer to figures 38 and 39. Select the desired mode by pressing the MODE Push-button on the Remote Control. The All Mode will playback all the tracks on the disc starting with tracks not in folders, followed by the tracks ...

Page 23 - Start Playback of a Track; Selection of a Sub Folder

23 Load a DATA Disc or insert a DATA USB Flash Memory into the MCD600. The Front Panel Display will then indicate whether a Data Disk or a DATA USB Flash Memory has been inserted into the MCD600. The Front Panel Information Display will indicate “Reading” of the Data from the source and which in- cl...

Page 24 - A u t o S T B Y O n

24 Power Mode The MCD600 incorporates an Auto Off Feature, which can automatically place the SACD/CD Trans- port into the Power Saving Standby/Off Mode (default setting). This occurs approximately 30 minutes after there has been an absence of a Digital Audio Signal. If it is desirable to disable the...

Page 25 - Photos

Page 26 - Laser Type: Twin Beam; Note: Refer to the rear panel of the MCD600 for the cor-; and Cables; ance required in front of mounting panel is 6-3/4; shipping carton; General Specifications; 00 ohms Unbalanced and Balanced

26 Specifications Digital Audio Specifications Digital Input Format SPDIF (PCM 1 ) Digital Input Sample Rate Coaxial: 16, 24-Bit/96kHz Optical: 16, 24-Bit/192kHz Digital Inputs Coaxial: 0.5V p-p/75 ohms Optical: - 15dbm to -21dbm (TOS Link) Digital Output Format SPDIF (PCM 1 ) Digital Output Sample ...

McIntosh MCD600 - User Manual

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