User manual MCINTOSH MX150 A/V CONTROL CENTER

[. . . ] McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New York 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 www. mcintoshlabs. com MX150 A/V Control Center Owner's Manual Manufactured under license from Lyngdorf Audio A/S. ROOMPERFECT is a registered trademark and the ROOMPERFECT logo is a trademark of Lyngdorf Audio A/S. HDMI, the HDMI logo and High- Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC TM HIGH-DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE Dolby, Pro Logic and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Patent #'s: 5, 451, 942; 5, 956, 674; 5, 974, 380; 5, 978, 762; 6, 226, 616; 6, 487, 535 & other U. S. [. . . ] Also refer the MX150 Default Settings pages 18 thru 21. Follow the sequence listed in the INSTALLER MENU and the other SETUP Menus, as some of these adjustments are interactive. Note: To assist in navigating the various On Screen Menus please refer to the set of MX150 Setup separate folded sheets contained in the Owner's Manual Packet. MX150 Setting Setting Description M S XS Custom Loudspeaker response down to 80Hz (-3dB) Loudspeaker response down to 100Hz (-3dB) Loudspeaker response down to 120Hz (-3dB) Manual setting of Low Frequency Cutoff and Curve Shape (Bass Order) Installer Menu Figure 9 A Home Theater System can include a variety of Loudspeakers with various low frequency (bass) performance capabilities. These capabilities refer to the Loudspeaker's ability for reproducing low frequencies to within -3dB of the intensity it reproduces the midrange frequencies. The MX150 has six different preset Loudspeaker Capabilities settings plus one custom setting. These settings are for the Left Front, Center Front, Right Front, Right Surround, Right Back Surround, Left Back Surround and Left Surround Loudspeakers. If you are unsure as to the low frequency performance capabilities of your Loudspeakers, contact the Loudspeaker Manufacture, McIntosh Dealer or select the XS setting. Refer to the chart below: MX150 Setting Setting Description - No Loudspeaker connected to this channel Loudspeaker response down to 20Hz (-3dB), reproduces Low Frequencies from all channels set to L, M, S, or XS. It also reproduces the LFE information when there is no Subwoofer Loudspeaker response down to 20Hz (-3dB), reproduces Low Frequencies from all channels set to L, M, S, or XS when there is no Subwoofer. It also reproduces the LFE information when there is no Subwoofer Loudspeaker response down to 40Hz (-3dB) XXL XL L 22 1. Press and release the SETUP Push-button on the Remote Control to enter the Setup Mode. The words "Installer Menu" will appear on the Front Panel Information Display and the Installer Menu (main menu) will appear on the Monitor/ TV Screen. Press the SELECT Pushbutton for the "Speaker and Room Setup" Menu. Press the SELECT Pushbutton again to select the "Speaker Configuration" Menu. Using the Downq Pushbutton scroll down thru the default menu settings. Compare these settings to the actual Loudspeaker Capabilities making up your Home Theater System. If the settings do not agree with the menu choices, then changes will Figure 8 need to be made. Installer Menu Speaker and Room Setup Source Setup Audio Processing Setup Zone B Setup System Setup Device Management Exit Figure 10 Speaker and Room Setup Speaker Configuration RoomPerfect Level Offsets Distance Settings Back 5. To makes changes use the p(up) or q(down) Push-buttons to highlight the "EDIT/SELECT" menu item, then press the SELECT Push-button. In the following example the Left Front Loudspeaker setting will change from M to L. Use the Upp or Downq Push-buttons to highlight the "L" menu item (Left Front Loudspeaker), Figure 11 Setup Mode Speaker Configuration L M C M R M RS M RBS M LBS M Back Figure 12 then press the SELECT Push-button. The "Select Perf. " Menu will appear, then use the L Bass perform Bass cutoff Bass order Gain offset Back M 80Hz 4th LiRi 0. 0dB L Bass perform Bass cutoff Bass order Nat. roll-off Gain offset Back L 40Hz 4th LiRi No 0. 0dB Speaker Configuration LBS M LS M SUB Sub 80 AUX1 L AUX2 R AUX3 L Back Figure 13 Figure 15 Select Perf. XXL XL L M S XS Custom Back Figure 16 8. [. . . ] At this time the MX150 will switch Off, reset the microprocessors and return the MX150 to factory default settings. If a Backup of the settings was previously performed it can now be used to restored those settings by performing the following steps: 5. Insert into the MX150 Rear Panel USB Socket the USB Drive containing the Backup File. Using the Remote Control, enter the Setup Mode and proceed thru the "Installer Menu", "Device Management"and the "Backup and Restore" Menus until "Restore Backup" menu option is highlighted. [. . . ]