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ON Push-button on the Front Panel or the OFF Push-

button on the Remote Control.

How to Load and Unload a Disc

1. Press the OPEN/CLOSE Push-button. The disc 

tray will slide out allowing a CD Disc to be loaded. 

Refer to figure 6.

2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE Push-button 

and the disc tray will close. Refer to fig-

ure 7. Loading of the CD Disc’s Table 

of Contents (number of tracks and 

total playing time) will be indicated 

on the Front Panel Display. Refer to 

figure 8. 

Note: When a Disc is placed in the tray and the PLAY/

PAUSE Push-button is pressed, the tray will close 

and the first track will start playing.

3. Pressing the OPEN/CLOSE Push-button will stop 

playback of the disc and the disc tray will open.

How to Operate the MCT80

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Power On and Off

The LED above the STANDBY/ON Push-button lights 

to indicate the MCT80 is connected to 

AC Power. Refer to figure 1. The LED 

also indicates the status of the Auto 

Off Feature. When the MCT80 is in the 

Standby Mode, green illumination in-

dicates the Auto Off Feature is enabled 

(default setting) and red illumination in-

dicates the Auto Off Feature is disabled. For additional 

information refer to “Power Mode” on page 20.

Note: When AC Power is initially applied to the 

MCT80, the unit will momentarily switch On 

and then go into the Standby Mode.

To Switch ON the MCT80, momentarily press the 

STANDBY/ON Push-button on the Front Panel or    

the     (Power) Push-button on the Remote Control. Re-

fer to figures 2 and 21. The LED above the STAND-

BY/ON Push-button illuminates green. LEDs above 

the MUTE and INPUT Push-buttons will illuminate. 

The Front Panel Display will momentarily indicate 

“DISC” followed by “READING” and then “NO 

DISC”. Refer to figures 2, 3, 4, 5 and 21. To switch 

OFF the MCT80, momentarily press the STANDBY/

Figure 2

How to Play a SACD Disc

Load a SACD Disc into the MCT80. The Front Panel 

Display will first scroll the Album Title of the SACD 

Disc (available on most SACD Discs). Refer to figures 

9, 10 and 11.

The Album Title is followed by the Table of Contents. 

Refer to figure 12.

Press the PLAY/PAUSE

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;

 Push-button on the 

Front Panel of the MCT80 or Remote Control. Refer to 

figures 2 and 21. The Disc will start playing the first 

track of the SACD Layer.

Note: The default setting for SACD/CD Hybrid Disc 

is to play the SACD Stereo Layer. The default 

setting may be changed to play the CD Layer 

or the SACD Multichannel Layer, when avail-

able. With the MCT80 On and no disc loaded, 

press the DISC LAYER Push-button until the 

Front Panel Display indicates the desired 

layer.

Summary of Contents for MCT80

Page 1: ...McIntosh Laboratory Inc 2 Chambers Street Binghamton New York 13903 2699 Phone 607 723 3512 www mcintoshlabs com MCT80 SACD CD Transport Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified in the Owners Manual may result in Hazardous Radiation Exposure ATTENTION Rayonnnement Laser Invisible en cas d ouverture Ne pas re...

Page 3: ...ur Dealer wish additional help concerning a suspected problem you can receive technical assistance for all McIntosh products at McIntosh Laboratory Inc 2 Chambers Street Binghamton New York 13903 Phon...

Page 4: ...ata and IR Input Port Connectors The MCT80 Data In Port receives Remote Control Signals A 1 8 inch stereo mini phone plug is used for connection The IR Ports also use a 3 5mm stereo mini phone plug an...

Page 5: ...a Digital MCT Connector for the purist possible sound quality Digital Audio Outputs The MCT80 Digital Outputs include MCT Coaxial and Optical Connections Power Control and Full Function Remote Contro...

Page 6: ...st location for your MCT80 Dimensions Rear View of the MCT80 Side View of the MCT80 Front View of the MCT80 10 13 16 27 5cm 8 20 3cm 11 1 2 29 2cm 5 3 8 13 7cm 5 7 8 14 9cm 3 16 0 5cm 13 16 2 1cm 11 1...

Page 7: ...nite asset in maintaining all the system components at the coolest possible operating temperature A custom cabinet installation should provide the following minimum spacing dimensions for cool operati...

Page 8: ...e the correct voltage for your unit IR IN for connecting an IR Receiver DATA IN receives control data from a McIntosh Integrated Amplifier or Preamplifier OPTICAL and COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUTS sen...

Page 9: ...9 Notes...

Page 10: ...formation refer to Connector and Cable Informa tion on page 4 Power Control Connections 1 Connect a Control Cable from the Integrated Am plifier or Preamplifier Power Control Out Jack to the PWR CTRL...

Page 11: ...11 Connections using Digital Coaxial Optical or XLR Optional Digital Connection Refer to Note 2 on page 10 Connect to AC Outlet Integrated Amplifier or Preamplifier IR Sensor...

Page 12: ...s to load and unload a disc Front Panel Display indicates various operation functions and times STANDBY ON Push button switches the MCT80 ON or OFF Standby Opens and Closes the disc tray for loading o...

Page 13: ...ous other Informa tion Indicates the Random Play Mode is active Indicates when the tracks on the CD disc are MP3 or WMA encoded Indicates the Repeat Mode selected Repeat All Tracks or Repeat 1 Track I...

Page 14: ...tion Use to select the SACD or CD Tracks from a hybrid disc for playback Use to direct access tracks 10 and above Momentarily press to Power ON or OFF Selects Disc MODE or Folder Mode for navigating a...

Page 15: ...button For example to access Disc Track 23 press the 10 Push button twice and then the 3 Push button Reverse and Fast Foward Press the7 Reverse or8 Fast Forward Push button to start moving rapidly th...

Page 16: ...llumination in dicates the Auto Off Feature is disabled For additional information refer to Power Mode on page 20 Note When AC Power is initially applied to the MCT80 the unit will momentarily switch...

Page 17: ...Time Modes may be displayed by pressing the DISP TIME Push button on the Remote Control Refer to figure 21 For addi tional information on the Time Display Modes refer to Display Modes on page 20 5 SA...

Page 18: ...Modes press the REPEAT Push button once to activate the Track Repeat N1 press the REPEAT Push button twice to activate the Disc Repeat N Refer to figures 23 and 24 Figure 2 2 Press the PLAY PAUSE Pus...

Page 19: ...STOP Push button followed by pressing the RANDOM Push button Once the Program Playback Mode is active tracks may be added or deleted by first pressing the STOP Push button followed by entering the add...

Page 20: ...olor Operation Green MCT80 is Powered On Red MCT80 is Powered Off with Auto Power Mode Off Green MCT80 is Powered Off with Auto Power Mode On 1 Using the MCT80 Remote Control press and hold in the Pow...

Page 21: ...he STANDBY ON Push button goes Off The MCT80 will then switch Off 2 Press the STANDBY ON Push button to switch the MCT80 back On If the MCT80 is still not functioning properly reset the Secondary Tran...

Page 22: ...I Power Requirements 100 Volts 50 60Hz at 35 watts 110 Volts 50 60Hz at 35 watts 120 Volts 50 60Hz at 35 watts 220 Volts 50 60Hz at 35 watts 230 Volts 50 60Hz at 35 watts 240 Volts 50 60Hz at 35 watt...

Page 23: ...ult in shipping damage Use the original shipping carton and interior parts only if they are all in good serviceable condition If a shipping carton or any of the interior part s are needed please call...

Page 24: ...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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