User manual MCINTOSH C46

[. . . ] Audio Control Center C46 Owner's Manual McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New York 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 FAX: 607-724-0549 The lightning flash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. WARNING - TO REDUCE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. To prevent the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover or back. No user serviceable parts inside. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS! PLEASE READ THEM BEFORE OPERATING THIS EQUIPMENT. 1. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. [. . . ] Follow the steps below for changing the brightness. Press the SETUP Push-button to access the Setup Mode. Rotate the Front Panel BALANCE (Menu) Control until the word DISPLAY 10 appears. Rotate the LISTEN Control until the desired Display Brightness is achieved. Press the SETUP Push-button to exit the Setup Mode. Text Display Options There are two choices for displaying the Input Names on Front Panel Alphanumeric Display, TEXT FULL or TEXT SHORT. The TEXT FULL Mode displays the Volume Setting together with the name of the Listen Input Selected. The TEXT SHORT Mode displays the name of Record Input Selected, the Volume Setting and the name of the Listen Input Selected. Rotate the Front Panel BALANCE (Menu) Control and notice that the Setup Mode advances through different adjustment selections and one informational display. Note: The C46 Front Panel Controls used during setup may require clockwise or counterclockwise rotation to access all options. 4. To exit from a specific Setup Mode, press the SETUP Push-button. The LED above the SETUP Push-button will extinguish and the Front Panel Display will revert back to its normal display. Refer to figure 2. Figure 3 Figure 2 Default Settings The following listings indicate the default settings and the page number for instructions on how to change a setting. Setup Function Name Alphanumeric Display Brightness Text Length Trim (Input Level) Input: Number Title 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TAPE Volume Display Auto Tone Remote (Control Type) Version (C46 Firmware) Setting 10 Full 00 Page Number 13 13 14 14 Figure 4 1. Press the SETUP Push-button to access the Setup Mode. Rotate the BALANCE Control Knob until the words TEXT FULL appears. Rotate the LISTEN Switch Knob until the display indicates TEXT SHORT. Refer to figure 6. Figure 6 Percentage Off Normal _. __ 15 15 15 15 4. Press the SETUP Push-button to exit the Setup Mode. 13 Input Trim Level Various Source Components can have slightly different volume levels. This could result in the readjustment of the C46 Volume Control when changing Inputs. The C46 allows the adjustment of input volume levels for each source. The Tuner and CD Inputs are used in the following example. Notes: The Trim range of adjustment in volume level is ± 6dB and is retained in permanent memory until a change is made. The Tuner Input Volume Level can serve as a reference or choose another Input. The reference Input Source should be set to a Trim Level of 0. 0. [. . . ] You can also listen (monitor) to the recorded signal off the tape, a fraction of a second later, during recording when a three head tape recorder is used. You can also listen to the signal being fed to the tape recorder by pressing the REC MONITOR Push-button. Select the desired program source to record with the Front Panel RECORD Control. Adjust the record level using the Recorder Volume Control. [. . . ]