User manual MCINTOSH MSE1

[. . . ] Owners Manual Surround Expander MSE1 McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New York 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 FAX: 607-724-0549 Thank You Your decision to own this McIntosh MSE1 Surround Expander ranks you at the very top among discriminating music listeners. The McIntosh dedication to Quality, is assurance that you will receive many years of musical enjoyment from this unit. Please take a short time to read the information in this manual. [. . . ] Connect cables from the McIntosh MSE1 Surround Expander SURRound Outputs to the Surround Inputs of the McIntosh Five Channel Power Amplifier. Connect cables from the McIntosh MSE1 Surround Expander BACK2 Outputs to the Inputs of the McIntosh Surround Power Amplifier. 8 Note: The above step is necessary, as the Left and Right Surround Channels receive additional sound processing in the MSE1 Surround Expander. The next step connects the MSE1 Surround Outputs to the McIntosh Five Channel Power Amplifier using the audio connection cables. If your system consists of a McIntosh Six Channel Power Left ® Amplifier the same above step Surround must also be performed. McIntosh Five Channel Power Amplifier ® Right Surround How to Connect with a MX132 McIntosh MX132 Refer to step 6 and note on previous page ¯ To AC Outlet Left and Right Surround ¿ McIntosh Back Surround Power Amplifier Right Back Surround Loudspeaker 4 ohm 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 Left Back Surround Loudspeaker 4 ohm 9 How to Connect with a MX130/C39 and MSD4/ MAC-3 The following connection instructions and illustrations cover the addition of the McIntosh MSE1 Surround Expander, Back Surround Power Amplifier and optional secondary Power Subwoofer into an existing McIntosh Home Theater System. For additional connection information, please refer to the owners manuals for the particular components that make up your system. Connect a Power Control Cable from the MX130/C39 Power Control (Area A) jack to the Power Control In jack of the MSD4/MAC-3. Connect a Power Control Cable from the MSD4/MAC3 Power Control Out to the POWER CONTROL IN jack of the McIntosh MSE1. Connect a Power Control Cable from the POWER CONTROL OUT jack of the McIntosh MSE1 Surround Expander to the Power Control In jack of the Back Surround Power Amplifier. Connect a Power Control Cable from the Power Control Out jack of the five channel power amplifier to the Power Control In jack of the Powered Subwoofer. Connect a Data cable from the MX130/C39 Sum Data (Area A) Out Port to the Data In jack of the MSD4/ MAC-3. Connect a Data cable from the MSD4/MAC-3 Data Out Port to the DATA IN jack of the McIntosh MSE1 Surround Expander. Connect cables from the MX130 Area A Surround Outputs to the ANALOG Inputs of the McIntosh MSE1 Surround Expander. Temporarily disconnect the male end of the 25 conductor DB25 cable from the McIntosh Five Channel Power Amplifier. Locate and remove (cut out) pins 5, 6, 18 and 19 from the male connector end of the DB25 cable. Reconnect the now modified male end of the DB25 cable to the five channel power amplifier. Note: The above step is necessary, as the Left and Right Surround Channels receive additional sound processing in the MSE1 Surround Expander. The next step connects the MSE1 Surround Outputs to the five channel power amplifier using the audio connection cables. If your system consists of a six channel power amplifier the same above step must also be performed. Left ® Surround SURRound Outputs to the Surround Inputs of the five channel power amplifier. Connect cables from the McIntosh MSE1 Surround Expander BACK2 Outputs to the Inputs of the surround power amplifier. Note: The MSE1 also has a BACK1 Output that provides a single Surround Back Channel that may be used in place of the BACK2 Output. 11. Connect the loudspeaker hookup cables to the output terminals of the surround power amplifier. Plug the MSE1 AC power cord into a live AC outlet. McIntosh Powered Secondary Subwoofer (Optional) McIntosh Five Channel Power Amplifier ® Right Surround 9. Connect cables from the McIntosh MSE1 Surround Expander 10 How to Connect with a MX130/C39 and MSD4/MAC-3 McIntosh MX130/C39 Refer to step 8 and note on previous page ¯ McIntosh MSD4/MAC-3 To AC Outlet Left and Right Surround ¿ McIntosh Back Surround Power Amplifier Right Back Surround Loudspeaker 4 ohm 987654321 1 987654321 98765432 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 1 987654321 98765432 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 987654321 Left Back Surround Loudspeaker 4 ohm 11 How to Connect with a MSD4/MAC-3 The following connection instructions and illustrations cover the addition of the McIntosh MSE1 Surround Expander, Back Surround Power Amplifier and optional secondary Power Subwoofer into an existing MSD4/MAC-3 Home Theater System. For additional connection information, please refer to the owners manuals for the particular components that make up your system. [. . . ] When the Power Control Cable is connected to a McIntosh A/V Control Center or Surround Decoder, the MSE1 Surround Expander will automatically switch ON and OFF. Figure 7 Reset of Microprocessors In the event that the controls of the MSE1 stop functioning, there is a user reset function built in. While the MSE1 is On, press and hold in the STANDBY/ON/RESET pushbutton for five seconds, this will reset the MSE1s microprocessors. In rare circumstances the pushing of the STANDBY/ON/RESET push-button for five seconds might not reset the MSE1s microprocessors. If that were to occur, then place the POWER Switch to the OFF position for two to five minutes and then back ON again. Note: The above condition is usually caused by either interruptions in AC power and/or major changes in voltage. Manual Mode Pressing the MANUAL MODE push-button places the MSE1 in the Surround Expansion Mode of operation and the LED above the push-button lights. [. . . ]