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FM Antenna

1. Connect the Remote AM antenna by plugging the DIN

connector of the supplied 3 conductor cable into the AM
ANT, DIN socket on the back panel of the C45.

Note: If a longer length cable needs to be used between

the C45 and the RAA1, use a 2 conductor shielded
cable. Refer to page 4 for additional connection
information.

2. Connect a 75 ohm coax cable from an FM antenna or

cable system to the C45, 75 ohm FM ANT connector.

How to Connect Antenna Components

How to Connect Antenna Components

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Summary of Contents for C45

Page 1: ...C45 Owner s Manual McIntosh Laboratory Inc 2 Chambers Street Binghamton NewYork 13903 2699 Phone 607 723 3512 FAX 607 724 0549 Audio Control Center ...

Page 2: ... A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience rece...

Page 3: ...r your Dealer wish additional help concerning a suspected problem you can receive tech nical assistance for all McIntosh products at McIntosh Laboratory Inc 2 Chambers Street Binghamton New York 13903 Phone 607 723 1545 Fax 607 723 3636 Table of Contents Safety Instructions 2 Thank You and Please Take a Moment 3 TechnicalAssistance and Customer Service 3 Table of Contents 3 Important Information 4...

Page 4: ...ircuitry inside each component is active and communication is occurring between them Failure to do so could result in malfunctioning of some or all of the system s normal operations 3 The optional McIntosh TM1 AM FM Tuner Module can be added to the C45 Audio Control Center The TM1 is available from your McIntosh Dealer and can be installed at any time usually while you wait Refer to page 27 for ad...

Page 5: ...ources such as DVD Audio Player Super Audio CD Player and Satellite Receivers Precision Parts Only the finest precision 1 tolerance resistors are used throughout Low Distortion Distortion levels of all types are less than 0 002 Music is amplified with total transparency and accuracy Moving Magnet Phono Input There is a Precision Phono Preamplifier for Moving Magnet Cartridges Remote Control The C4...

Page 6: ...on on the next page pertaining to installing the C45 into cabinets Dimensions 17 1 2 44 45cm 4 5 8 11 75cm 6 15 24cm 14 1 2 36 83cm 15 7 8 40 32cm 3 16 0 48cm 4 13 16 12 22cm 11 1 2 29 21cm 1 2 54cm 13 1 4 33 65cm 17 43 18cm 5 8 1 59cm Front View of the C45 Rear View of the C45 Side View of the C45 5 3 8 13 69cm 13 16 2 06cm ...

Page 7: ...nning ventilation fan can be a defi nite asset in maintaining all the system com ponents at the coolest possible operating tem perature A custom cabinet installa tion should pro vide the follow ing minimum spacing dimen sions for cool Installation 4 7 8 12 38cm 17 1 16 43 34cm Cutout Opening for Custom Mounting C45 Front Panel Custom Cabinet Cutout 11 1 2 29 21cm 14 35 56cm 15 1 16 38 26cm 1 2 54c...

Page 8: ...ected VCR and TAPE Record Outputs contain the sig nals for making a recording VCR TAPE SAT DVD CD2 CD TUNER unbalanced INPUTS accept high level program source signals PH AUX accepts high level program source signals or signals from a Moving Magnet Phono Cartridge The SETUP feature deter mines whether the Input Jacks are set for AUX or PHONO Ground connection for turntables Balanced Main OUTPUTS co...

Page 9: ...the C45 Setup needs to be changed to match the new Power Control Connection 1 Connect a Control Cable from the C45 POWER CON TROL MAIN A Jack to the Power Control In on the McIntosh CD Player 2 Connect a Control Cable from the McIntosh CD Player Power Control Out Jack to the Power Control In Jack on the McIntosh DVD Audio Player 3 Optionally connect a Control Cable from the McIntosh DVD Audio Play...

Page 10: ...rol Cable from the C45 TUNER DATA PORT Jack to the DATA IN Jack on the McIntosh Tuner McIntosh DVD Audio Player McIntosh CD Player 3 Optionally connect a Control Cable from the C45 TAPE DATA PORT Jack to the Number 1 DATA IN Jack on the McIntosh Remote Control Translator Re peater Connect the Emitter Eye plug end to the McIn tosh Remote Control Translator Repeater EMITTER Jack and attach the Emitt...

Page 11: ... C45 R and L BAL ANCED INPUTS McIntosh DVD Audio Player McIntosh PowerAmplifier McIntosh CD Player How to Connect for Two Channel Operation How to Connect for Two Channel Operation Tape Deck Turntable Note The unbalanced Audio Outputs and CD2 INPUTS may be used instead of the Balanced Connections 3 Connect Audio Cables from a McIntosh DVD Audio Player 2CH Outputs to the C45 DVD INPUTS 4 Connect an...

Page 12: ...Channel OUTPUTS to the McIntosh Power Amplifier Number Two Balanced INPUTS Note The unbalanced Audio OUTPUTS and unbalanced Power Amplifier Inputs may be used instead of the Balanced Connections 4 Connect an Audio Cable from the McIntosh C45 SUB OUTPUT to the McIntosh Powered Subwoofer Left In put 5 Connect Audio Cables from the McIntosh CD Player Balanced Audio Outputs to the C45 R and L BAL ANCE...

Page 13: ...13 How to Connect for Six Channel Operation in out McIntosh DVD Audio Player McIntosh CD Player Tape Deck Turntable McIntosh Powered Subwoofer ...

Page 14: ... in the OUTPUTS and HEADPHONES are muted Press and hold in for two seconds to allow for just Headphone Lis tening Switches the C45 On or Off Standby The LED Indicator il luminates when there is incoming AC Power IR Sensor for Remote Con trol Operation Low imped ance dynamic headphones for 2 channel lis tening When this Push button with indicator is activated the au dio signal totally bypasses the ...

Page 15: ...r Module is installed into the C45 there will be 2 additional adjustments relating to the TM1 4 To exit from a specific Setup Mode press the SETUP Push button a second time 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 The following listings indicate the default settings without the optional TM1 AM FM Tuner ...

Page 16: ...le is installed Refer to figure 3 on page 15 Note When the C45 is in the Setup Mode the COUNTRY CODE setting will only appear if the optional TM1 Tuner Module is installed 1 Press the SETUP Push button to access the Setup Mode 2 Press the MENU Push button until the Front Panel Al phanumeric Display indicates COUNTRY CODE Re fer to figure 7 3 Press the TRIM LEVEL UPS or DOWNT Push but ton to change...

Page 17: ...re 13 Figure 12 Figure 14 3 Press the TRIM LEVEL UPS or DownT T T T T Push button until the Front PanelAlphanumeric Display indicates INPUT 1 AUX Refer to figure 13 Note The before AUX indicates the default Title 4 Rotate the INPUT Control clockwise until the display indicates INPUT 1 PH Refer to figure 14 5 Press the SETUP Push button to exit the Setup Mode Level Adjustment Various Source Compone...

Page 18: ...Channel Input is assigned to a given Input the Audio Signal present at that given 2 Channel Input Jacks is available at the Tape and VCR Output Jacks for recording 1 Press the SETUP Push button to access the Setup Mode 2 Press the TONE BYPASS Menu Push button until 6 CHAN 1 OFF appears on the Front Panel Alphanu meric Display Refer to figure 18 3 Rotate the INPUT Control clockwise until the displa...

Page 19: ...r default settings allowing for various functions such as activating only when a given Input is se lected In the following example the Power Control MAIN A Jack will be reassigned to function as TRIGGER A for the DVD Input 1 Press the SETUP Push button to access the Setup Mode 2 Press the TONE BYPASS Menu Push button until TRIG TUN appears on the Front Panel Alpha numeric Display Refer to figure 2...

Page 20: ...e same time Note If the ALT Remote Control Code is selected the C45 will not respond using the supplied McIntosh Remote Control See your McIntosh Dealer for additional information 1 Press the SETUP Push button to access the Setup Mode 2 Press the TONE BYPASS Menu Push button until REMOTE NORM appears on the Front Panel Alpha numeric Display Refer to figure 29 3 Press the TRIM LEVEL UPS or DownT T ...

Page 21: ...he C45 Volume Control Adjust the Front Panel VOLUME Control or the UpS DownT Push buttons on the Remote Control for the de sired listening level Mute Press the MUTE Push button on the C45 Front Panel or on the Remote Control to Mute the Audio at the OUTPUTS Connectors and HEADPHONES Output Jack The Front PanelAlphanumeric Display will indicate the Input Source Name followed by the word MUTE in pla...

Page 22: ...e optional TM1 Tuner Module is installed into the C45 the 6CH MODE ENTER Push button is also used to enter AM FM Radio Station s into Preset Memory Refer to page 31 for additional information Trim and Trim Level When the C45 is in the 2 Channel Mode and the 2CH SUB Mode is set to ON in the Setup Mode the TRIM and TRIM LEVEL Push buttons provide the means for adjusting the Subwoofer Volume Level se...

Page 23: ...he event that the controls of the C45 stop functioning push the POWER switch OFF and wait about two minutes Then push the POWER switch ON followed by pushing the STANDBY ON Push button This will reset the C45 micro processors and the Audio Control Center will be returned to normal operation Figure 37 Figure 38 Figure 41 Note The above condition is usually caused by either interruptions in AC power...

Page 24: ...ed above are for use with other McIntosh Products Press MODE to switch between Stereo or Mono Modes Selects AM Tuner Operating Functions and Disc Selection on certain McIntosh CD Play ers Selects On Screen Func tions for McIntosh DVD Players and certain CD Players Press TRIM to turn the Loudness Control On or Off Selects the FF Fast For ward or REWind Mode on Disc Player Music Server or Tape Recor...

Page 25: ...a Numbered Push button be pressed immediately after the Disc or Track Push button is depressed TunerPush buttons Press the AM or FM Push button to select the desired broadcast band Press and release the Channel UpS or DownT Push button to move from station to station Press and hold a Channel UpS or DownT Push button to move continuously from station to station Press 10 Push button to start the aut...

Page 26: ...Balanced Maximum Input Signal Phono 50mV High Level 5V Unbalanced 10V Balanced Voltage Gain Phono to Tape VCR Out 40dB Phono to Output Main 55dB High Level to Tape VCR Out 0dB High Level to Output Main 15dB Tone Controls Bass Control 12dB at 30Hz Treble Control 12dB at 10 000Hz Specifications Specifications PowerRequirements 100 Volts 50 60Hz 35 watts 110 Volts 50 60Hz 35 watts 120 Volts 50 60Hz 3...

Page 27: ...turned Off Alphanumeric Fluorescent Display The C45 Multi function Front Panel Display indicates sta tion frequency station preset number signal strength stereo and broadcast band The optional McIntosh TM1 AM FM Tuner Module can be added to the C45 Audio Control Center for Radio Broadcast Reception The TM1 delivers the same exceptional perfor mance as the stand alone McIntosh MR85 Tuner The TM1 is...

Page 28: ...e AM ANT An tenna connector allows a McIntosh Remote Antenna to be connected RAA1 Remote Antenna can be adjusted to a position for optimum reception of your fa vorite AM stations Connects with supplied cable to the C45 Rear Panel and RAA1 Top Panel Antenna Connections ...

Page 29: ... panel of the C45 Note If a longer length cable needs to be used between the C45 and the RAA1 use a 2 conductor shielded cable Refer to page 4 for additional connection information 2 Connect a 75 ohm coax cable from an FM antenna or cable system to the C45 75 ohm FM ANT connector How to Connect Antenna Components How to Connect Antenna Components ...

Page 30: ...anel TUNE TRIM LEVEL UpS S S S S or DownT T T T T Push button may also be used however the tunning mode in setup needs to be changed to the SEEK Mode from the default setting of Manual TUNE Refer to page 16 for additional information 4 For Automatic Preset Review press and release the RE VIEW Push button on the Remote Control The C45 will stop on the next assigned Preset Station for approximatley ...

Page 31: ...to figures 42 and 44 Note A chart on page 32 has been provided to record the stations entered into Preset Memory 5 Assign additional station Presets by performing steps 1 through 5 until a total of 9 AM and 9 FM Station Pre sets have been assigned Each time you assign an addi tional Preset Number the Front Panel Alphanumeric Display will indicate the number of the next available Preset Note If all...

Page 32: ...our dealer perform the two adjustment operations listed below An additional long wire AM antenna or external ground can be connected to the GND and ANT terminals if desired 1 Tune to a weak AM station near 600kHz on the AM band Using an appropriate NON METALLIC tool adjust the 600kHz Transformer L1 for maximum signal strength Refer to figure 47 2 Tune to a weak AM station near 1400kHz on the AM ba...

Page 33: ...33 Notes ...

Page 34: ...t 10 000Hz Intermodulation Distortion Mono 0 25 Stereo 0 45 Capture Ratio 1 2dB Alternate Channel Selectivity 75dB Spurious Response 100dB Image Response 75dB RF Intermodulation 65dB Stereo Separation 45dB at 100Hz 45dB at 1 000Hz 35dB at 10 000Hz SCA Rejection 65dB TM1 FM and AM Specifications AM Tuner Specifications Sensitivity 20uV External Antenna Input Signal To Noise Ratio 48dB at 30 modulat...

Page 35: ...the original shipping carton and interior parts only if they are all in good serviceable condition If a shipping car ton or any of the interior part s are needed please call or write Customer Service Department of McIntosh Labora tory Please see the Part List for the correct part numbers Quantity Part Number Description 1 033838 Shipping carton only 4 033837 End cap 1 033836 Inside carton only 1 0...

Page 36: ...cIntosh Laboratory Inc 2 Chambers Street Binghamton NY 13903 The continuous improvement of its products is the policy of McIntosh Laboratory Incorporated who reserve the right to improve design without notice Printed in the U S A ...

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