McIntosh MX160, Owner'S Manual

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The MX160 includes the capability of being able to
operate and control a second audio zone (Zone B),
independently from the Main Primary Home Theater
Listening Area (Zone A). Zone B is configured for a
Secondary Remote Location providing two channel
audio listening.
Operating Zone B from the MX160 Front Panel
To activate Zone B Control from the MX160 Front
Panel, perform the following steps.
1. With the MX160 On, press the ZONE B CON-
TROL Push-button. The LED above the ZONE
B CONTROL Push-button will now illumi-
nate and the Front Panel Information Dis-
play will indicate “Zone B: Off” with a zero
volume setting. Refer to figures 64 and 65.
Then press the STANDBY/ON Push-button to
ZONE B CONTROL Push-button will go out. The
Front Panel Information Display will now indicate
current Zone A status and returns the Front Panel
Controls, Displays and Push-buttons for Zone A
operation.
4. To switch Zone B Off, first press the ZONE B
CONTROL Push-button (unless the LED above
the push-button is already illuminated) then press
the STANDBY/ON Push-button. Refer to figure
64.
Operating Zone B from a Sensor
To activate Zone B Control from an External IR Sen-
sor using a Remote Control, perform the following:
1. Press the (Power On) Push-button on the
Remote Control aimed at a Sensor located in the
Zone B area.
Note: The Front Panel Alphanumeric Display will
indicate “Zone B is on” (Zone A needs to be
On). Refer to figure 67.
2. Select the desired Zone B Source by pressing the
INPUT
p
Up or
q
Down Push-button on the
Remote Control. Refer to figure 68.
3. Press the VOLume
p
Up or
q
Down Push-button
to adjust the volume to the desired listening level.
4. Press the MUTE Push-button to mute the
sound; press the MUTE Push-button to resume
listening.
5. If a McIntosh source component is connected to
the MX160 via data ports, basic operating func-
tions of the source component can be performed
using the Remote Control aimed at a Sensor
located in Zone B.
How to Operate Zone B
switch Zone B On. The Front Panel Information
Display will indicate the Zone B Source with no
Volume Setting. Then rotate the VOLUME Con-
trol to the desired volume level for Zone B. Refer
to figure 66.
Note: The first time Zone B is switched On, the
default source is “Follow Main” (which is the
same Input Source as Zone A). After the first
time, Zone B will wake up to the last source
and previous volume setting, unless changed in
the MX160 Zone B Setup Menu, refer to page
26).
2. Rotate the INPUT Control to select the desired
source for Zone B. Refer to figure 67.
3. Return to Main (Zone A) Front Panel Control at
any time by pressing the ZONE B CONTROL
Push-button, the LED illumination above the
Figure 65
Figure 64
Zone B: Off
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Figure 67
Zone B: Tuner 31%
HDMI 1
Neutral 12%
Tuner
Neutral 12%
Figure 66
Zone B: 31%
Follow Main