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

MX123

A/V Processor

Owner’s Manual

Summary of Contents for MX123

Page 1: ...McIntosh Laboratory Inc 2 Chambers Street Binghamton New York 13903 2699 Phone 607 723 3512 www mcintoshlabs com MX123 A V Processor Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...al Processor marries a long tradition of uncompromising quality with the latest home theater technologies to bring you an unsurpassed luxury entertainment experience 8K Video Support 8K 60 and 4K 120 Fast refresh rates HDR Dynamic HDR and HDR 10 HLG and Dolby Vision eARC Dynamic Lip Sync as well as the latest decoding and post processing formats Variable Refresh Rate VRR reduces or eliminates lag ...

Page 3: ...ox 6 Where to put it 6 Making the Cuts 7 Connections on the Back 8 The Inputs 8 The Outputs 8 Making Connections 8 Bluetooth Wi Fi Antenna 8 10baseT LAN 8 HDMI 9 USB 9 Microphone 9 RS232 9 Wired IR Inputs 9 Digital Inputs 10 Analog Audio Inputs 10 AC Power 10 Balanced Audio Outputs 10 Power Control Trigger Outputs 11 Analog Audio Output 11 Data Out 11 Setup Assistant 11 The Front Panel 12 Standby ...

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Page 5: ...s or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of such marks by McIntosh Laboratory is under license Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners The Wi Fi CERTIFIED Logo and the Wi Fi CERTIFIED On Product Logo are registered tradema...

Page 6: ...m above the top 2 inches 5 1cm below the bottom 1 inch 2 5cm on each side of the MX123 so that airflow is not obstructed 20 inches 50 8cm depth behind the front panel 1 7 16 inch 3 7cm in front of the mounting panel for knob clearance Be sure to cut out a ventilation hole in the mounting shelf according to the dimensions in the drawing See Figure 02 on page 7 Front View of the MX123 Rear View of t...

Page 7: ...r Custom Mounting MX123 Front Panel Custom Cabinet Cutout Cutout Opening for Ventilation Support Shelf MX123 Side View in Custom Cabinet 12 5 16 31 27cm Cabinet Front Panel Note Center the cutout Horizontally on the unit For purposes of clarity the above illustration is not drawn to scale MX123 Bottom View in Custom Cabinet 9 1 8 23 18cm 2 1 4 5 72cm 1 1 16 2 70cm 15 38 1cm 15 38 1cm Figure 02 Cus...

Page 8: ...UETOOTH WI FI ANT located in the top right and left corners of the rear panel After attaching the antennas point them upward 10baseT LAN Use an Ethernet cable to connect the MX123 to a network router The network connector is located on the top left rear of the MX123 It is labeled NETWORK By default the MX123 has DHCP set to ON and will automatically receive an IP address from the router This setti...

Page 9: ...X123 to automation controller devices with RS232 connectors To utilize this feature you will need an appropriate RS232 Data Cable The RS232 Data Cable should be an 1 8 inch 3 5mm stereo mini phone plug to a subminiature DB9 connector Figure 04 Mini plug for RS232 connection Data In DB9 pin2 Ground DB9 pin5 Data Out DB9 pin3 Figure 05 DB9 connector pin layout RS232 DB9 Connector Pin Layout 1 N C no...

Page 10: ...ght corner of the MX123 Plug the male end of the AC Power Cord into a grounded and functioning AC outlet Balanced Audio Outputs There are 15 male balanced XLR connections on the back of the MX123 to accommodate a wide variety of speaker configurations Connect balanced XLR cables to the corresponding powered speakers or amplifiers Here are the possible connections FL Front Left FR Front Right C Cen...

Page 11: ...ntrol Ground Analog Audio Output Two additional Zones labeled ZONE2 and ZONE3 can be fed analog signals using a pair of RCA cables for each Zone The jacks are located under ANALOG AUDIO OUT on the right side of the rear of the MX123 Data Out The MX123 will convert IR Remote Control data to share with McIntosh components connected to the Data Ports This will allow units that are out of range of an ...

Page 12: ...an be set in the General Setup section for each Zone Options are 60 70 or 80 percent You can defeat the Volume limit by choosing the Off option A maximum volume prevents the MX123 from accidently sending higher signals than your situation permits The Arrow and Enter Buttons These buttons are used to navigate menu screens and selections in the Trim menus The arrows allow scrolling up down left and ...

Page 13: ... Pressing the ZONE SEL button will toggle between Zone2 and Zone3 Stop at the Zone in which you wish to change the volume After 5 seconds of not adjusting the volume for the chosen zone the VOLUME knob will default to Main Zone Zone On Off The MX123 has three Zones Zone1 is called the Main Zone and is the default for the display Analog stereo signals can be sent to Zone2 and Zone3 The Z2 ON OFF an...

Page 14: ...nt Wide Right EXT extension channel The extension channel will light when a channel other than the listed ones is part of the Input Setup Pushing the SETUP button will bring up the Setup Menu on an attached monitor When in setup mode the Display will show the current level and option See Figure 11 You can navigate using the Display but an attached monitor is easier To exit setup mode push the SETU...

Page 15: ...3 Sample Browser Warning screen Speakers Setup Menu The Speakers Setup menu has two main parts Audyssey Manual Setup Audyssey Setup is detailed starting with Audyssey Setup on page 28 Audyssey will provide much of the information that can be set in the Manual Setup portion The Manual Setup allows you to tell the MX123 what your speaker setup and preferences are We will begin by covering the Manual...

Page 16: ... asymmetrically across the front of your room FDL FDR Front Dolby speaker Left Right Place the FRONT Dolby Atmos Enabled speaker on the Front speaker For a Dolby Atmos Enabled integrated with a Front speaker place the Dolby Atmos Enabled speaker instead of the Front speaker SDL SDR Surround Dolby speaker Left Right Place the SURROUND Dolby Atmos Enabled speaker on the Surround speaker For a Dolby ...

Page 17: ...le The above example is a combination of 5 1 channel speakers with Front Height Surround Height Center Height Top Surround speakers For the best Auro 3D experience Surround Height speakers are recommended however you may substitute Rear Height speakers from a Dolby Atmos speaker setup in place of Surround Height speakers You will need at least Front Heights for Auro 3D to be an option Speaker Conf...

Page 18: ...t all levels to factory defaults 0 0dB Crossovers Setup Menu Speakers Manual Setup Crossovers Crossovers can be set when the Subwoofer Mode setting is LFE Main or when you have a speaker that is set to Small The default crossover frequency is 80Hz which will work best with the widest variety of speakers We recommend setting to a higher frequency when small speakers are used For example set to 250H...

Page 19: ... an adjustment of 0 ms to 16 ms Sound Parameter Setup Menu Audio Sound Parameter This allows Cinema EQ to be turned On or Off Cinema EQ softens the treble range of a movie soundtrack using Dynamic Compression and Dialogue Normalization for better understanding of movie dialogue The Sound Parameter option is only available for the current sound mode if it applies Settings are saved for each individ...

Page 20: ...pment when the volume is turned down from 0dB However film reference level is not always used in music or other non film content Dynamic EQ Reference Level Offset provides three offsets from the film level reference 5dB 10dB and 15dB that can be selected when the mix level of the content is not within the standard Offset Content 0dB Default Optimized for movies 5dB Select this setting for content ...

Page 21: ... If the default Power On Source option is selected pressing a source button on the Remote Control will turn the MX123 on and select that Input source With the Source Select Only option the HDMI Input will change but the MX123 will remain in Standby HDMI Control can be toggled On and Off to allow a connected CEC compatible TV connected to HDMI MONITOR 1 to send control functions over the HDMI cable...

Page 22: ...r function If i p Scaler is enabled the following options for these settings will be available Resolution can be set to Auto which will automatically select the resolution based on the attached monitor s capabilities The following resolutions can be manually selected 480p 576p 1080i 720p 1080p 1080p 24Hz and 4K These settings can be set for analog resolution and HDMI resolution independently Sharp...

Page 23: ...er 5 6 TV Audio OPT1 AUX 7 8K CD 6 OPT2 5 Use the arrows to scroll up down left and right in the Input Assign table On a cell you wish to change press ENTER Use the left and right arrows to scroll through available values Press ENTER to make your choice Only available options will be choices For example only OPT1 OPT2 COAX1 and COAX2 are available for Digital Inputs When an HDMI channel is selecte...

Page 24: ...tting is DHCP On In most cases the MX123 will receive the required information from the router If you switch DHCP to Off you can manually enter the IP address information which is handy if you want to use a particular unchanging IP address You will need the following information to manually set the IP address IP address Subnet Mask address Typically 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway address Address of...

Page 25: ...ormation for Input or Output The current mode of the signal display is shown by either the IN or OUT Channel Indicators being lit Dimmer options are in order of decreasing brightness Bright Default Dim Dark Off Display will turn off The Channel Indicator has two options Input Output default Information shows the status of the following Audio indicates current Sound Mode Input Signal Type Sample Ra...

Page 26: ...w Update tells the MX123 whether updates are allowed When set to Off all the other menu options for the Firmware menu will be greyed out To have access to update options select On Upgrade Notifications can be set to On default or Off When enabled the MX123 will display an upgrade message upon powering on if a firmware upgrade is available The notification will be displayed for about 40 seconds If ...

Page 27: ...ements 9 INFO Shows On Screen information for the currently selected Input when in the Main Zone 10 Navigation The four arrow buttons and center ENTER button allow for navigation and Input for various menus Name Description 11 BACK Returns to previous SETUP menu 12 HOME When the Source is Online Music or USB the HOME button will bring up the Home Screen or Top Screen 13 TUNE Selects Tuner presets ...

Page 28: ... speaker 1 30 45 4 125 150 2 30 55 3 65 100 5 135 150 Viewed from the side Top middle speaker Top front speaker Top rear speaker Front speaker Surround speaker Surround back speaker Front wide speaker Point slightly downwards Rear height speaker Figure 18 Speaker angles Before proceeding with Audyssey Auto Setup it is very important to first go into the Setup Mode to establish the correct settings...

Page 29: ...ng on the number of channels in your system the illustrations in this Owner s Manual might differ from the actual On Screen Graphics 2 During the setup process On Screen error messages may appear if they do refer to page 31 for assistance 7 When the detected speakers are displayed select Next and then press Enter This will start the Measurement Process A special audio test signal will be sent to a...

Page 30: ...trical delay common in subwoofers Note Do not change the speaker connections or subwoofer volume after Audyssey Setup If these are changed run Audyssey Setup again in order to configure the optimum equalizer settings Error Messages An error message is displayed if Audyssey Setup could not be completed due to speaker placement the measurement environment etc If an error message is displayed check t...

Page 31: ...detected Not all speakers could be detected Connect the included Sound Calibration Microphone to the SETUP MIC jack on the Rear Panel Check the speaker connections Ambient noise is too high or level is too low There is too much noise in the room Speaker or subwoofer sound is too low Either turn off any device generating noise or move it away Perform again when the surroundings are quieter Check th...

Page 32: ...nal to a unit such as a headphone amplifier connected to Zone2 or Zone3 This will allow you to listen via headphones given that you have headphones and an amplifier You can mute the MAIN ZONE and continue to listen to stereo signals from units connected to the other Zones Online Music Choosing the Online Music Input provides three Input options for playing content TuneIn Internet Radio Music Serve...

Page 33: ...y levels Different USB memory devices may have different allowable number of files dependent of capacity and file size Memory capacity is 2GB with a FAT16 formatted device and 2TB with FAT32 formatting About ARC and CEC Note that the default setting for ARC Audio Return Channel is Off To use ARC it must be set to On Turning HDMI Control On will also enable ARC HDMI Control enables CEC Consumer Ele...

Page 34: ...hipping damage Quantity Part Number Description 1 034256 Shipping carton only 4 033887 End cap 2 034493 Spacer pad 1 033697 Inside carton only 1 033725 Inner carton top pad 1 034576 Bottom pad 2 034446 Foam plug 4 017937 Plastic foot 4 400159 10 32 x 3 4 screw 4 404080 10 Flat washer 1 034499 Accessory Box 2 034500 Slotted foam 1 034501 Divider foam SPACER PADS SLOTTED FOAM 2 DIVIDER FOAM ACCESSOR...

Page 35: ...M Video Resolution 8K 60Hz 4k 120Hz Fixed Rate Link FRL 40 Gbps 18 Gbps TMDS HDCP Version 2 3 Gaming Variable Refresh Rate VRR Quick Media Switching QMS Quick Frame Transport QFT Auto Low Latency Mode ALLM Scaling Analog and Digital Video Inputs scaled to a 8K Digi tal Signal Component Video Output Level Y Output Level 1 0Vp p 75 OHM PB CB Output Level 0 7Vp p 75 OHM PR CR Output Level 0 7Vp p 75 ...

Page 36: ...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 McIntosh Part No 24114400 ...

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