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McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.    2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New York    13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512    www.mcintoshlabs.com

MC1502

Power Amplifier 

Owner’s Manual

Summary of Contents for MC1502

Page 1: ...McIntosh Laboratory Inc 2 Chambers Street Binghamton New York 13903 2699 Phone 607 723 3512 www mcintoshlabs com MC1502 Power Amplifier Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...to your Dealer You can also return it to the McIntosh Laboratory Service Department For assistance on factory repair return procedure contact the McIntosh Service Department at McIntosh Laboratory In...

Page 3: ...3 IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR REMOVAL OF FOAM INSERT OVER THE VACUUM TUBES PRIOR TO CONNECTING THE A C POWER SUPPLY CORD START ON THE NEXT PAGE...

Page 4: ...Shield Metal Cover from the MC1502 Refer to figure 3C 4 Place the Tube Cover and the previously removed chassis screws in a safe location as the Tube Cover will be reinstalled 5 Carefully lift up and...

Page 5: ...Ventilation Unpacking the MC1502 and Ventilation OFF ON N OF Figure 3C Figure 6F OFF ON N OF Figure 7G Figure 8A Screw Metal Tube Cover Metal Hex Tube Cover Support Hot Surface Tag Washer Figure 9 Hot...

Page 6: ...is enabled For additional information including how to disable it refer to page 13 4 When Power Amplifier Protection Circuitry Sentry Monitor of the MC1502 has activated the Small Vacuum LED Illuminat...

Page 7: ...e for the plates The secondary winding is wound together with the primary windings This provides very close primary to secondary coupling The result is flat frequency response and wide power bandwidth...

Page 8: ...CONTROL INPUT MODE AUTO OFF COM R OUTPUT CLASS 2 WIRING COM L OUTPUT CLASS 2 WIRING MC1502 POWER A MPL IFIER McINTOSH LABORATORY INC BINGHAMTON NY HANDCRAFTED IN USA WITH US AND IMPORTED PARTS BALANC...

Page 9: ...s LEFT OUTPUTS for Class 2 Wiring Connections for a 2 4 or 8 ohm Loudspeakers FUSE HOLDER refer to the nomenclature next to the fuse holder to deter mine the correct fuse size and rating CONNECT the M...

Page 10: ...Power Amplifier Bare wire cable ends Carefully remove sufficient insulation from the cable ends refer to figures 1 2 3 If the cable is stranded carefully twist the strands together as tightly as possi...

Page 11: ...wer impedance connection Refer to General Information Note 6 on page 6 for additional information WARNING Loudspeaker Terminals are hazardous live and present a risk of electric shock For additional i...

Page 12: ...lumination Sentry Protection Circuitry is Activated Right Channel Small Signal Vacuum Tubes LED Illumination Color Operation Mode Function Amber Warm up Audio Signal is muted Green Normal Selected by...

Page 13: ...e to Green The Illumination of Small Signal Vacuum Tubes can also be switched OFF by placing the TUBE LIGHT Control in the OFF position Tube Lights Control The eight Small Signal Vacuum Tubes are Illu...

Page 14: ...0 watts into 2 ohm loads 150 watts into 4 ohm loads 150 watts into 8 ohm loads Output Load Impedance 2 4 or 8 ohms Rated Power Band 20Hz to 20 000Hz Total Harmonic Distortion 0 5 maximum harmonic dist...

Page 15: ...is will ensure the proper equipment location on the bottom foam pad Failure to do this will result in shipping damage To protect the tubes during shippment the Foam Insert removed from the MC1502 need...

Page 16: ...cts is the policy of McIntosh Laboratory Incorporated who reserve the right to improve design without notice Printed in the U S A McIntosh Laboratory Inc 2 Chambers Street Binghamton NY 13903 www mcin...

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