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McIntosh Powered Secondary Subwoofer
(Optional)
How to Connect with a MSD4/MAC-3
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 MSD4/MAC-3
Home Theater System. For additional connection informa-
tion, please refer to the owners manuals for the particular
components that make up your system.
1. Connect a Power Control Cable from the MSD4/MAC-
3 Power Control Out jack to the POWER CONTROL
IN jack of the McIntosh MSE1 Surround Expander.
2. 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.
3. Connect a Power Control Cable from the Power Con-
trol Out jack of the back surround power amplifier to
the Power Control In jack of the five channel power
amplifier.
Note: A six channel power amplifier may also be used in place
of the five channel 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 MSD4/MAC-3 Data Out
Port to the DATA IN of a jack of the McIntosh MSE1
Surround Expander.
6. Connect cables from the MSD4/MAC-3 Surround Out-
puts to the ANALOG INPUTS of the McIntosh MSE1
Surround Expander.
8. Connect cables from the McIntosh MSE1 Surround Ex-
pander SURRound Outputs to the Surround Inputs of
the five channel power amplifier.
9. Connect cables from the McIntosh MSE1 Surround Ex-
pander BACK2 Outputs to the Inputs of the surround
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.
10. Connect the loudspeaker hookup
cables to the output terminals of
the surround power amplifier.
11. Plug the MSE1 AC power cord
into a live AC outlet.
McIntosh Five Channel
Power Amplifier
Left
Surround
Right
Surround
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