Page 2 - This product incorporates an embedded
2 WARNING - TO REDUCE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead,within an equilateral triangle, is intendedto alert the user to the presence ofuninsulated “dangerous voltage” withinthe product’s enclosure that may be ofsuff...
Page 3 - IMPORTANT SAFETY; PLEASE READ THEM BEFORE
3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS! PLEASE READ THEM BEFORE OPERATING THIS EQUIPMENT. 1. Read these instructions.2. Keep these instructions.3. Heed all warnings.4. Follow all instructions.5. Do not use this apparatus near water.6. Clean only with a dry cloth.7. Do not block any ventilation openings. In...
Page 4 - Please take a short time to read the information in this
4 Customer Service Technical Assistance Please Take A Moment Thank You Copyright 2004 © by McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. The serial number, purchase date and McIntosh Dealername are important to you for possible insurance claim orfuture service. The spaces below have been provided foryou to record that ...
Page 5 - XLR Connectors
5 8. CD Audio Discs recorded in the MP3 Format will playback on the MVP861 except discs that contain multi-sessionrecordings. The MP3 Digital Signal is decoded to analogaudio by the internal circuitry and is available at the AudioOutputs. A PCM version of the decoded MP3 Signal isavailable at the Di...
Page 7 - Dimensions; Front View of the MVP861
7 The following dimensions can assist in determining thebest location for your MVP861. There is additional infor-mation on the next page pertaining to installing theMVP861 into cabinets. MVP861 Dimensions Dimensions 17- 1/2 " 44.45cm 4- 5/8 " 11.75cm 6" 15.24cm 12" 30.48cm 13- 1/8 &#...
Page 8 - Always provide adequate ventilation for your MVP861.; Installation
8 Installation The MVP861 can be placed upright on a table or shelf,standing on its four feet. The four feet, may be removedfrom the bottom of the MVP861 when it is custom installedas outlined below. The four feet, together with the mount-ing screws should be retained for possible future use if theM...
Page 9 - Rear Panel Connections
9 Rear Panel Connections Connect the MVP861power cord to a live ACoutlet. Refer to infor-mation on the backpanel of your MVP861to determine the correctvoltage for your unit POWER CONTROL INreceives turn-on signalsfrom a McIntosh com-ponent and POWERCONTROL OUT sendsturn-on signals on toanother McInt...
Page 10 - How to Connect Control, Analog and Digital Audio; Note: An optional connecting method is to use an optical
10 How to Connect Control, Analog and Digital Audio 1. Connect a Power Control Cable from the MVP861 POWER CONTROL IN to the POWER CONTROLACC Output jack of a McIntosh A/V Control Center. 2. Connect a Data Cable from the MVP861 DATA IN jack to the DVD DATA jack on the McIntosh A/V Con-trol Center. 3...
Page 11 - How to Connect Video and AC Power; Note: When AC Power is initially applied to the MVP861
11 1. Connect a S-Video Cable from the MVP861 S-VIDEO OUTPUT to the DVD S-VIDEO INPUT on a McIn-tosh A/V Control Center. Note: The MVP861 Video Outputs may also be connected directly to a Monitor/TV if no Video InputSwitching is available in the A/V Control Center. 2. Connect a Video Cable from the ...
Page 12 - Front Panel Indicators, Push-Buttons and Switch; Stops disc playback
12 Front Panel Indicators, Push-Buttons and Switch Opens andCloses thedisc tray forloading orunloadingdiscs Stops disc playback Use to Pauseduring playback Starts disc playback Move back onetrack/chapter at atime Move forwardone track/chapterat a time Standby PowerOn Indicator Front PanelAlphanumeri...
Page 13 - Front Panel Display
13 Indicateswhen thedisc containsmultipleviewingangles Indicates the type of discloaded; CD, CD-Video,DVD, DVD-Audio, orDVD-Video Indicates the channels ofsound available on thedisc; which includes FrontLeft, Front Center, FrontRight, Surround Left,Mono Surround, SurroundRight and Low FrequencyEffec...
Page 14 - Remote Control Push-Buttons
14 Remote Control Push-Buttons Use to Clear the lastprogrammed track Starts Playback of a disc andallows moving forward or back-ward one chapter at a time on aDVD-Video; or one track at atime on DVD-Audio, SACDand CD Discs Use to access the initialSettings Menu Move forward or backward through adisc...
Page 15 - Press the STOP
15 How to Operate the Remote Control How to Operate the Remote Control The Remote Control is capable of performing both basicOperating Functions and Setup Options for the MVP861Disc Player. Notes: Refer to the “How to Operate” and “How to Operate Setup Mode” Sections of this manual for additionalinf...
Page 16 - How to Operate the Setup Mode; Notes: The MVP861 must be connected to a MONITOR/
16 How to Operate the Setup Mode Your McIntosh MVP861 has been factory configured fordefault operating settings that will allow you to immedi-ately enjoy superb video and high fidelity audio from aDVD-Video. It also reproduces DVD-Audio, SACDs andCDs with unparalleled sonic purity. If you wish to ma...
Page 17 - The TV Type default setting for use in North America is
17 Setup Mode Default Settings The following listings indicate the factory default settings.Refer to the listed page number for instructions on how tochange a default setting. MAIN SETTINGS FOR: Disc: Name Selection Refer to Page Dialog ............................. English ............................
Page 18 - How to Set Disc Language; Dialog
18 How to Set Disc Language This is to select the Language of the Soundtrack, Subtitles,and Disc Menus. Dialog This selects the dialog language that will be heard whenthe DVD Disc is played. Note: The Alternate Languages of French and Spanish may not be available on all DVD Discs. 1. Press the SETUP...
Page 19 - Disc Menus
19 SETUP, con’t 3. The Subtitle Preference Menu will now appear on the screen with the default selection of Off. To change toSubtitle On select the desired language use the Up or Down directional Push-buttons followed by the SE- LECT Push-button. Refer to figure 5. Notes: The title of the icon butto...
Page 20 - OSD Language; Note: The Alternate Languages of French and Spanish may; Wall Paper; Note: If there is a Disc playing in the MVP861 press the
20 How to Set the OSD (On Screen Display) OSD Language This selects the language of the on screen menus that willbe seen on the TV/Monitor. To change from English to an-other language perform the following steps: Note: The Alternate Languages of French and Spanish may not be available on all DVD Dis...
Page 21 - Note: The title of the icon button-bar will change color; Return to the OSD Setup Menu by pressing the Up; Note: The SETUP Push-button may be also pressed to
21 3. To change the blue background setting to another color use the Up or Down directional Push-buttons fol- lowed by the SELECT Push-button. Note: The title of the icon button-bar will change color from yellow (the cursor color) to green indicatingthe selected item. 4. Return to the OSD Setup Menu...
Page 22 - TV Aspect; TV Type; Notes: The TV Type default setting for use in North America is; How to Set the Video
22 TV Aspect This selects the proper display ratio of height and width tomatch the TV/Monitor connected to the MVP861. Tochange from the default setting of Wide (16:9) perform thefollowing steps: 1. Press the SETUP Push-button on the Remote Control to access the On-Screen Disc Setup Menu. Then press...
Page 23 - Video Out; Notes: The Progressive Scan Circuitry in the MVP861 offers
23 SETUP, con’t Figure 15 Figure 16 Figure 17 Note: If there is a Disc playing in the MVP861 press the STOP Push-button twice before pressing theSETUP Push-button. 2. Use the Down directional Push-button followed by the SELECT Push-button on the Remote Control to se-lect the TV TYPE Menu. Refer to f...
Page 24 - Still Mode; How to Set the Video, con’t
24 TV/Monitor. In order to view the ProgressiveScan Video Output of the MVP861, the TV/Monitor connected to it must be capable ofdisplaying a Progressive Picture and setup todisplay the Progressive Signal. 3. To change from the Interlaced to Progressive Scan set- ting use the Up or Down directional ...
Page 26 - Progressive Mode; Note: The MVP861 needs to be in the Progressive Scan Mode
26 How to Set the Video, con’t Progressive Mode In order to produce the best possible picture quality duringvideo playback of very dark scenes, the MVP861 has analternate Progessive Scan Video 2 Mode. To change fromthe default Progressive Scan Mode 1 setting perform thefollowing steps: Note: The MVP...
Page 27 - How to Set the Audio; Audio Channel; Press the SETUP Push-button on the supplied Remote; directional Push-button to select; Note: If you do not wish to make Loudspeaker; Press the Select push-button twice followed by using; Note: If the Front Loudspeakers are set to small the
27 SETUP, con’t How to Set the Audio Figure 23 Figure 24 Figure 25 Audio Channel The MVP861 allows the configuring of various audio pa-rameters to match the number, size and distance of Loud-speakers in the system. 1. Press the SETUP Push-button on the supplied Remote Control to access the On-Screen...
Page 30 - How to Set the Audio, con’t; Note: Before performing the Delay Time adjustments, you; Measure the distances of the Loudspeakers used in the; Note: The Menu choice of DEFAULT will reset all the; rectional Push-button to select AUDIO SETUP.; Note: The SETUP Push-button may be also pressed to exit
30 How to Set the Audio, con’t Delay Time is measured in feet. The delays can be adjustedfrom 1 foot to 25 feet in one foot increments for each Loud-speaker. Note: Before performing the Delay Time adjustments, you must first have completed the Loudspeaker Size andLevel adjustments. 1. Measure the di...
Page 31 - Super Audio CD; Digital Out
31 SETUP, con’t Super Audio CD The MVP861 allows the for establishing which sound for-mat (disc layer) is choosen when a hybrid Super AudioCompact Disc (SACD) is played back. The default settingis for SACD Multichannel Audio Tracks; to change fromthe Multichannel Setting perform the following: 1. Pr...
Page 34 - How to Set the Ratings; Rating Level; Note: A Rating Level of 8 allows viewing of all DVD Movies
34 How to Set the Ratings Rating Level Some DVD Movie discs have encoded rating levels thatallow setting the MVP861 to prevent children from view-ing inappropriate movies in your absence. A password pro-tected lock function, set by you, determines the rating limitfor disc playback. In the example be...
Page 36 - How to Set the Ratings, con’t; Password; Notes: The title of the icon button-bar will change color; trol enter the current password. Refer to figure 52.
36 How to Set the Ratings, con’t Figure 52 Figure 51 Figure 50 Password The Password of 0000 used in the previous Rating Levelexample or any other previously entered password may bechanged at any time. To change the current password per-form the following steps: 1. Press the SETUP Push-button on the...
Page 38 - How to Set the Other Setup; Player Mode; Captions
38 How to Set the Other Setup Player Mode Some DVD-Audio Discs offer additional different play-back features such as viewing photo gallery, song lyricsand/or videos. Depending on the disc, some of featuresmay only be available when the MVP861 Player Mode isset to the Video Mode. To change from the d...
Page 39 - Compression
39 SETUP, con’t Figure 58 3. To change from the default setting of OFF use the Up or Down directional Push-buttons to select ON followed by the SELECT Push-button. Note: The title of the icon button-bar will change color from yellow (the cursor color) to green indicatingthe selected item. 4. Return ...
Page 40 - Auto Power Mode; Slide Show
40 How to Set the Other Setup Auto Power Mode The MVP861 has a feature to switch itself Off 30 minutesafter a disc has stopped playing (the stop mode). To acti-vate the Auto Power Mode feature perform the followingsteps: 1. Press the SETUP Push-button on the supplied Remote Control to access the On-...
Page 42 - How to Operate the MVP861; Note: Some of the MVP861 operating functions such as Disc; Power On; How to Load a DVD, SACD or CD Disc; Note: When a DVD Video or Audio Disc is first started, the
42 How to Operate the MVP861 Your McIntosh MVP861 has been configured for defaultoperating settings that will allow you to immediately enjoysuperb video and high fidelity audio from a DVD, SACDor CD disc. If you wish to make changes to the default set-tings, a Setup feature is provided to customize ...
Page 43 - How to Play a SACD Disc; To change from the; Note: Changing between the formats can be accomplished at; How to Play a CD Disc; Note: After the Pause Feature is; DVD-Video Rapid Frame Advance; Push-button to activate the Rapid Frame Advance.
43 Figure 76 How to Play a SACD Disc With a disc already loaded into the MVP861, press thePLAY Push-button on the Front Panel of the MVP861 orRemote Control. TheDisc will start playingthe first selection of theSACD Layer; this couldbe either the Multichan-nel Tracks or 2- ChannelTracks depending on ...
Page 44 - How to Operate the MVP861, con’t; Fast Forward or Reverse; Note: The video information from the disc will be muted; Stop Mode for SACD and CD Discs
44 How to Operate the MVP861, con’t 3. To stop the Rapid Frame Advance press the PLAY Push-button. Back Track/Chapter Advance back to the beginning of the Track/Chapter cur-rently playing by momentarily pressing of the BACKPush-button on the MVP861. Repeated momentary pressesof the BACK Push-button ...
Page 45 - DVD-Video Direct Chapter Selection; Note: The desired disc Chapter may also be selected by using; DVD-Audio Direct Track Selection; DVD-Audio Group Selection; or Down; SACD and CD Direct Track Selection; Note: The desired disc Tracks may also be selected by using; Access a Specific Time location on a DVD; Press the press the Right or Left directional Push-
45 Once the On-Screen Icon appears, changes to items such asthe Track Playing, the Chapter Playing, the Group Playing,the Elapsed Time into the disc or the Audio Mode, etc. maybe accomplished. The highlighted item or another item canbe selected by using the DIRECTIONAL, SELECT ANDNUMERIC Push-button...
Page 46 - How to Set and Activate Markers; Note: If you wish to erase a MARKER, use the Left or
46 How to Set and Activate Markers This feature allows establishing up to five different startingplaces on a disc where playback can start, other than at thebeginning of the disc. 1. Press the MRKR (Marker) Push-button and the Marker On-Screen Icon will appear. Refer to figures 80 and 87. 2. Press t...
Page 47 - To cancel the previously selected Repeat Mode, press; SACD or CD Repeat; Start playing the disc or the part of the disc you desire; Random Playback; Note: The MVP861 must be in STOP Mode with the Disc; After the Table of Contents has been read with the; Note: To provide continous playback of the disc, the
47 How to Operate the MVP861, con’t Figure 84 Figure 85 2. Press the RPT (Repeat) Push-button once to activate the Track Repeat (1); press the RPT Push-button twiceto activate the Group Repeat (All). Refer to the On-Screen Text Message. 3. To cancel the previously selected Repeat Mode, press the RPT...
Page 48 - Audio Disc Program Playback Mode; When programming Hybrid SACD Discs, first; Enter the first Program Step, the desired selection; Note: The Left or Right directional Push-buttons
48 How to Operate the MVP861, con’t Audio Disc Program Playback Mode This feature allows for the playback of pre-selected Groupsand/or Tracks of a DVD-Audio, SACD and CD Discs inthe desired order. In the example below, a DVD-AudioDisc is programmed to play Group 2/Track 5 followed byGroup 1/Track 2....
Page 49 - To start playback of the just entered program press; Note: To momentarily stop playback press either the; Program Playback Mode press the STOP; Reset of Microprocessors; Press and hold in the
49 How to Operate the MVP861, con’t Figure 93 4. To start playback of the just entered program press the PLAY Push-button. The Repeat Mode can beactivated to provide continuous playback of theProgrammed Selections. Refer to figure 94. Note: To momentarily stop playback press either the Pause Push-bu...
Page 50 - MP3 Audio Playback; Notes: The Column on the left side of the Disc
50 MP3 Audio CD, JPEG Photo CDs and Video CDPlayback The MVP861 has the ability of playing back special typesof disc formats that are created primarily on a computer.The ability to successfully playback these discs on theMVP861 Player is depend upon using the correct hardwareand software. Please ref...
Page 51 - JPEG Photo CDs; Notes: The column on the left side of the Disc Information; Video CDs; Load a Video CD Disc into the MVP861, about 5 to 20; Notes: The basic transport functions such as Fast-
51 How to Operate the MVP861, con’t JPEG Photo CDs The MVP861 will display the Folder Structure and Photosfrom a CD Disc with JPEG file format. To view a JPEGPhoto disc perform the following steps: 1. Load a JPEG Disc into the MVP861, about 5 to 20 sec- onds later a Disc Information On-screen Icon w...
Page 52 - Video Settings; various picture adjustments.
52 Video Settings A MVP861 option allows the adjustment of various videoparameters, not unlike what can be adjusted on a TV/Moni-tor. These custom adjustments can be stored into one offive memory locations. To enter custom settings performthe following steps: 1. Press the PICADJ (Picture Adjustment)...
Page 54 - Sampling Frequencies:; Note: Refer to the rear panel of the MVP861 for the correct; NTSC/PAL Region Code 1; Audio Specifications
54 General Specifications Video Specifications Digital Output Optical: -15dbm to -21dbm Coaxial: 0.5V p-p/75 ohm Digital Signal Format Sampling Frequencies: 44.1kHz, 48.0kHz and 96.0kHz Transport Laser Beam Wavelength: 630nm/810nmLaser Power: CLASS I Power Requirements 100 Volts, 50/60Hz at 35 watts...
Page 56 - Chambers Street
McIntosh Part No. 04092200 McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, NY 13903 The continuous improvement of its products isthe policy of McIntosh Laboratory Incorporatedwho reserve the right to improve design withoutnotice. Printed in the U.S.A.
