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Page 2: ...ge 4 first This gives you a brief outline of what each control and indicator does Reading time for this manual is 30 minutes This is time well spent CONTENTS GENERAL DESCRIPTION 1 SPECIFICATIONS 3 IF YOU ARE IN A HURRY 4 CABINET INSTALLATION 5 INSTALLATION CONNECTIONS 7 COMPLETE SYSTEM HOOK UP 9 BLOCK DIAGRAM 10 FRONT PANEL INFORMA nON 12 BALANCING YOUR SYSTEM 15 ENJOYING YOUR SYSTEM 16 GUARANTEE ...

Page 3: ...ears the advanced products design department worked on this product Every avenue and approach was searched New avenues were tried New types of circuits were tested All approaches were evaluated The result is a product that comes to you with an an cestry founded in the most advanced technology The stereo solid state preamplifier in the MAC 1500 gives you full sonic control of your listening room Ba...

Page 4: ...ve maximum sensi tivity with greatest overload protection It is virtually impossible to overload the MAC 1500 with too much signal from a nearby FM station A transistor is used in the oscillator because it is not susceptible to drift VOlUM y j WJ 0 lKfBlE 0 BliSS fl 1 AOtI Olll Despite the small space available for tuner placement the MAC 1500 gives you a 2 5 microvolt FM stereo tuner This sensiti...

Page 5: ...er amplifier response is 2 cps to 150KC at 3db power bandwidth is 19 cps to 30KC OUTPUT IMPEDANCE 4 8 and 16 ohms Rated out put is delivered by any of these impedances DAMPING FACTOR Greater than 10 INPUT SENSITIVITY AND IMPEDANCE Tape Head 2 8MV 1 megohm Phono 1 5 6MV 47K ohms Phono 2 2 8MV 47K ohms Aux 400MV 500K ohms Tape Monitor 400MV 500K ohms TAPE OUTPUT LEVEL Tuner 1 2 volts for other input...

Page 6: ...sate for low volume listening and still hear full frequency range 9 HF Filter In reduces high frequency noise such as record surface noise 15 Will light only on stations broadcasting MPX stereo 13 Stereo Mono Set to stereo for all stereo program material Mono position for all mono material 14 Balance to make one speaker louder than the other Permits you to adjust for unequal sound caused by room a...

Page 7: ...ill further increase the life of your receiver The MAC 1500 installs easily from the front of the cabinet into a panel cutout Front panels of any thickness can be used Four screws into the bottom of the MAC 1500 through the mounting shelf hold the unit firmly in place Due to the weight of the MAC 1500 we recommend the unit rest on a wooden shelf of at least 1 thickness Unless the MAC 1500 is ade q...

Page 8: ...he cabinet paJlel 6 Mark the A corner cutouts in the template Join the corner markers The edge of the template can be used as a straight edge 7 Cut out the rectangular opening S Take the shelf template and fold along the dotted line Put the dotted line against the back of the front mounting panel Align the center line of the shelf template with the scribed front panel center line 9 Mark holes A an...

Page 9: ...the R input of TAPE HD CONNECTING A TAPE RECORDERor TAPE PLAYERwith BUILT IN ELECTRONICS TAPE PlAYfP NO SElf CONTAINED ElECTRONICS TAPE TAPE AUX MON Connect the left channel of the tape player or tape recorder to the L channel AUX input Connect the right channel of the tape player or tape recorder to the R channel AUX input CONNECTING A TAPE RECORDERWITH THREEHEADS Connect the tape outputs of the ...

Page 10: ...dphones rO O O fBl fBl fBl i8 1050 l 01 AC OUTLETS There are two BLACK AC outlets and one RED AC outlet The power to the black AC outlets is controlled by the front panel switch Use these outlets for accessories such as q tape re corder The red receptacle is on at all times and is used for a turntable or record changer The turntable is pro tected by this arrangement It is nec essary to turn off th...

Page 11: ...R NO SElF CONTAINED ElECTRONICS RECORD PLAYER 2 HOOK UP TO MAC 1500 COMPLETE SYSTEM RECORD PLAYER I If e l 10 0 J 0I v9o MuTING olEil lEil lEil O H 010 010 L T v i LEfT LOUDSPEAKER TAPE RECORDER WITH SElF CONTAINED ELECTRONICS J 9 ...

Page 12: ...PH I TAPEMON C 8 4 8 4 16 BLOCK DIAGRAM 19 KC VOLUME MAC 1500 STEREO RECEIVER AC LINE I I TAPE I MONITOR I I I AUX TAPE HD TAPE OUT PH 2 a8 IOB Me L t J 300 OHMS 75 OHMS 10 ...

Page 13: ...s The following section gives you a detailed explanation of all the controls and their functions It will tell you how to adjust your MAC 1500 for maximum enjoyment If you have any further questions please write Customer Service MciNTOSH AUDIO COMPANY 2 Chambers Street Binghamton New York 13903 11 ...

Page 14: ...ockwise to increase treble Turn counterclockwise to decrease treble BASS The BASS control is a dual control The small knob con trols the bass in the left channel The large knob controls the bass in the right channel The two knobs are friction coupled They can be adjusted together or separately Turn clockwise to increase bass Turn counterclockwise to decrease bass INDICATORS The MAC 1500 has two in...

Page 15: ...notes in the mid range The LOUD control automatically boosts the bass and treble With the switch IN the bass and treble are heard in correct proportion to the mid range at low listening levels HF High Frequency FILTER Use the HF filter switch to reduce high frequency noise such as record scratch or hiss from tapes OUT filter disconnected for normal flat frequency response IN reduces high frequenci...

Page 16: ...ation broadcasting mono NOTE IF A STEREO BROADCAST IS NOISY YOU CAN SWITCH THE TUNER TO FM MONO FM MONO Use this position to listen to FM broadcasts If a stereo broadcast is noisy you can switch the tuner to FM MONO This puts the tuner section into the monaural mode It will reduce noise AUX any auxiliary service requiring flat amplification such as a television set or tape recorders INPUT SElECTOR...

Page 17: ...pear to be directly in front of you Have someone switch the leads on one speaker Be sure to switch the leads on ONE speaker only If the sound is not directly in front of you reverse the leads on one loudspeaker When the sound comes from the mid point between the speakers they are in phase 2 Playa familiar recording 3 Turn the balance control to the 12 o clock position 4 While the program is playin...

Page 18: ...red volume A stereo tape recorder with its own playback preamplifier should be plugged in the AUX INPUT NOT THE TAPE HD INPUT The AUX input is used 1 Turn the INPUT SELECTORTO AUX 2 Switch the STEREO MONO switch to STEREO or MONO de pending on the program on the tape 3 Adjust the VOLUME control to the desired volume To listen to tapes connect your tape recorder to the TAPE MON inputs on the rear o...

Page 19: ...ing transportation to and from Mcintosh Audio Company Mcintosh Audio Company 2 Chambers Street Binghamton New York 13903 Our telephone number is 723 5491 The area code is 607 ERVICE CONTRACT An application for a Free Two Year Factory Service Contract is included in the packet with this manual The Free Two Year Factory Service Contract will be issued by Mcintosh Audio C mpany upon receipt of this c...

Page 20: ...Precision craftsmanship and painstaking at tention to finest accuracies make the MAC 1500 meet high standards MCINTOSH AUDIO COMPANY 2 Chambers St Binghamton N V 13903 038 093 J Made in USA o ...

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