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Your McIntosh D150 has been factory configured
allowing for immediate enjoyment of superb audio.
If you wish to make changes to the factory default
settings, a Setup Feature is provided to customize the
operation by using the Front Panel Information Dis-
play. Refer to the D150 Front Panel Illustration on the
previous page while performing the following steps.
Note: If the D150 is currently On, proceed to step 2.
1. Press the STANDBY/ON Push-button on the Front
Panel or press the (Power) Push-button on the
Remote Control to switch On the D150. The D150
will go through a brief startup intialization with
the Front Panel Information Display indicating the
last used Input Source and Volume Level. Refer to
figure 1.
2. Press the SETUP Push-button repeatedly until the
Front Panel Information Display indicates “Firm-
ware V1.00” or higher. Refer to figure 2.
3. Press the SETUP Push-button to exit from the
Setup Mode. The LED above the SETUP Push-
button will extinguish and the Front Panel Display
will revert back to its normal display.
The D150 functionality is controlled by internal
software know as “Firmware”. The current Version of
the Firmware can be identified by utilizing the Setup
Mode.
1. Repeatedly press the SETUP Push-button until
“FIRMWARE V_ _.__” is indicated on the
Front Panel Information Display. Refer to figure 2.
2. Press the SETUP Push-button until the LED above
the SETUP Push-button is extinguished.
How to Operate the Setup Mode
The Default Settings Chart that follows indicates the
Function Name, Default Setting and the Page Number
for additional information.
Default Settings
Firmware Version
Default Settings
Function Name
Setting
Page No.
AUTO POWER OFF
ENABLED
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BRIGHTNESS
(Display)
HIGH
13
FIRMWARE
V_ _.__
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Setup
Brightness
Figure 1
C O A X 1 . . . . . . 7 6
INPUT SAMPLING FREQUENCY LEVEL%
F I R M W A R E V 1 . 0 0
Figure 2
The D150 incorporates an Auto Power Off Feature,
which can automatically place the Digital Preampli-
fier into the Power Saving Standby/Off Mode. This
occurs approximately 30 minutes after there has been
an absence of a Digital Audio Signal on the currently
selected D150 Input. If it is desirable to change the
current Auto Off Setting (Disabled or Enabled) per
-
form the following steps:
1. Press the SETUP Push-button.
2. The Front Panel Display will momentarily indicate
“Auto Power Off”. Refer to figure 4.
3. The display will then indicate the current setting,
either Disabled or Enabled. Refer to figures 5
and 6.
4. Rotate the LEVEL Control either clockwise or
counterclockwise to change the current setting.
5. Press the SETUP Push-button repeatedly until
the LED above the SETUP Push-button is extin-
Auto Power Off
The Front Panel Information Display Brightness may
be changed from the default setting. The D150 will
remember the brightness preference, High (default set-
ting) or Low Illumination. Follow the steps below to
reduce the Display Brightness:
1. Repeatedly press the SETUP Push-button until
“BRIGHTNESSS HIGH” is indicated on the
Front Panel Information Display. Refer to figure 7.
2. Rotate the LEVEL Control to change the Bright-
ness to the Low Setting. Refer to figure 8.
3. Press the SETUP Push-button repeatedly until
the LED above the SETUP Push-button is extin-
guished and the Front Panel Information Display
indicates the currently selected digital source
Input.
A U T O P O W E R O F F
Figure 4
D I S A B L E D
Figure 5
E N A B L E D
Figure 6
B R I G H T N E S S H I G H
Figure 7
B R I G H T N E S S L O W
Figure 8
guished and the Front Panel Information Display
indicates the currently selected digital source
Input.
