10
McIntosh Powered Secondary Subwoofer
(Optional)
How to Connect with a MX130/C39 and MSD4/
MAC-3
McIntosh Five Channel
Power Amplifier
Right
Surround
Left
Surround
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The following connection instructions and illustrations
cover the addition of the McIntosh MSE1 Surround Ex-
pander, Back Surround Power Amplifier and optional sec-
ondary Power Subwoofer into an existing McIntosh Home
Theater System. For additional connection information,
please refer to the owners manuals for the particular com-
ponents that make up your system.
1. Connect a Power Control Cable from the MX130/C39
Power Control (Area A) jack to the Power Control In
jack of the MSD4/MAC-3.
2. Connect a Power Control Cable from the MSD4/MAC-
3 Power Control Out to the POWER CONTROL IN
jack of the McIntosh MSE1.
3. Connect a Power Control Cable from the POWER
CONTROL OUT jack of the McIntosh MSE1 Sur-
round Expander to the Power Control In jack of the
Back Surround Power Amplifier.
4. Connect a Power Control Cable from the Power Con-
trol Out jack of the five channel power amplifier to the
Power Control In jack of the Powered Subwoofer.
5. Connect a Data cable from the MX130/C39 Sum Data
(Area A) Out Port to the Data In jack of the MSD4/
MAC-3.
6. Connect a Data cable from the MSD4/MAC-3 Data Out
Port to the DATA IN jack of the McIntosh MSE1 Sur-
round Expander.
7. Connect cables from the MX130 Area A Surround Out-
puts to the ANALOG Inputs of the McIntosh MSE1
Surround Expander.
8. Temporarily disconnect the male end of the 25 conduc-
tor DB25 cable from the McIntosh Five Channel
Power Amplifier. Locate and remove (cut out) pins 5,
6, 18 and 19 from the male connector end of the DB25
cable. Reconnect the now modified male end of the
DB25 cable to the five channel power amplifier.
Note: The above step is necessary, as
the Left and Right Surround
Channels receive additional
sound processing in the MSE1
Surround Expander. The next
step connects the MSE1
Surround Outputs to the five
channel power amplifier using
the audio connection cables. If
your system consists of a six
channel power amplifier the
same above step must also be
performed.
9. Connect cables from the McIntosh
MSE1 Surround Expander
SURRound Outputs to the Surround Inputs of the five
channel power amplifier.
10. Connect cables from the McIntosh MSE1 Surround
Expander BACK2 Outputs to the Inputs of the sur-
round power amplifier.
Note: The MSE1 also has a BACK1 Output that provides a
single Surround Back Channel that may be used in
place of the BACK2 Output.
11. Connect the loudspeaker hookup cables to the output
terminals of the surround power amplifier.
12. Plug the MSE1 AC power cord into a live AC outlet.