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McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.    2 Chambers Street    Binghamton, New York 13903-2699    Phone: 607-723-3512    FAX: 607-724-0549

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MX132

MX132 A/V Control Center

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories, “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol

are registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories. “DTS”, “digital surround”, and “coherent acoustics”

are registered trademark of DTS Technology, LLC. and manufactured under license from DTS Tech-

nology LLC. Lucasfilm, THX, the THX logo, Re-Equalization, Re-EQ, Timbre Matching,

Decorrelation, Bass Management, and Loudspeaker Position Time Synchronization are registered

trademarks of Lucasfilm, Ltd and manufactured under license from Lucasfilm Ltd.

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Содержание MX132

Страница 1: ...egistered trademark of Dolby Laboratories DTS digital surround and coherent acoustics are registered trademark of DTS Technology LLC and manufactured under license from DTS Tech nology LLC Lucasfilm T...

Страница 2: ...f Contents Technical Assistance Customer Service Copyright 1998 by McIntosh Laboratory Inc Please Take A Moment The serial number purchase date and McIntosh dealer name are important to you for possib...

Страница 3: ...a subwoofer or Large Front loudspeakers 8 Zone B Video is composite only A Digital Audio Input Signal Source will not appear at the Zone B Audio Outputs The source component must also have its Analog...

Страница 4: ...ede the flow of air through the ventilation openings 10 Locate the equipment away from heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other appliance in cluding amplifiers that produce heat 1...

Страница 5: ...nto the equipment through enclosure openings Never spill liquids into the equipment through enclo sure openings 21 Unplug the power cord from the AC power outlet when left unused for a long period of...

Страница 6: ...provides superior six channel reproduction Dolby Digital and DTS decoding combined with complete audio and video switching The McIntosh MX132 sets new standards for accuracy in a home theater system L...

Страница 7: ...can be performed with the remote control sending signals to the MX132 front panel IR sensor Speaker Settings for Bass Management The MX132 processing circuits allow you to change the bass cutoff freq...

Страница 8: ...1 16 179 8mm Bottom of Cutout and Top of Support Shelf Must Coincide Mounting Surface Outline of Unit Side View Support Shelf Mounting Bracket at Both Sides of the Rear Panel Fasten with 6 32 x 3 8 Ma...

Страница 9: ...er position TO MULTIZONE CONTROLLER con nects to the McIntosh Multizone Controller Input B RS232 connector for connection to a computer or other control device 75ohm FM ANT Antenna connects to an exte...

Страница 10: ...and UNBALANCED ZONE B OUTPUTS send signals to the Zone B Power Am plifier inputs EXTERNAL INPUT six channel audio input accepts signals from a component or external processor ZONE A OUTPUTS send all...

Страница 11: ...2 supply Composite Video Signals for recorders INPUTS for S Video Signals from a DVD LV VCR TV SAT CD TAPE or AUX components OUTPUT MONitor B sends a Composite Video Signal to a monitor TV located in...

Страница 12: ...wn below Wire Color Connecting Terminal Red TV Black RF Green GND 3 Connect a cable from the MX132 LV 8 data port to the MLD7020 Control Out jack 4 Connect a cable from the MX132 Home data port to the...

Страница 13: ...D7020 laser video disc player 3 Connect the MX132 LV C Digital Optical input to the Digital Optical output of a McIntosh RFD2 AC 3 RF Demodulator 4 Connect the MX132 Digital Optical Output to the inpu...

Страница 14: ...nverted to S signals at the MON A S output using a built in MX132 circuit 4 The MON B output is Composite only due to the long cable lengths normally required to reach a second room This avoids the vi...

Страница 15: ...er inputs Note An optional Zone B audio connection is to use balanced cables from the Balanced Zone B DIN connector to the balanced inputs on a Zone B power amplifier 2 Connect a video cable from MON...

Страница 16: ...s off the entire multizone system Blocks signals coming from INPUT B Zone B to prevent interrupting a recording pro cess Press to go into Setup Mode to change the default settings Selects which of the...

Страница 17: ...er LS Left Surround and RS Right Surround Indicates which Trim Parameter has been selected Indicates which Surround Mode is in use Indicates when Setup Mode is active Indicates when Record Lock is act...

Страница 18: ...ne B and any McIntosh Multizone Controllers Press to turn the MX132 INPUT A Listen Zone A ON or OFF Selects FM Broad cast Band Selects the AM Broadcast Band Mutes the audio Tunes to the next radio sta...

Страница 19: ...formed with the LEVEL pushbuttons Press TRIM again to cycle through the TRIM modes Numbered Pushbuttons Press 0 through 9 to access tuner station presets CD tracks discs and performs various functions...

Страница 20: ...ence 4 Follow the sequence listed in the MAIN SYSTEM SETUP MENU for these adjustments 1 Press the POWER switch to ON the Red LED above the STANDBY ON push button lights to indicate the MX132 is in Sta...

Страница 21: ...tion Initial Level Refer to Page Left Front 0 26 Center 0 26 Right Front 0 26 Right Surr 0 26 Left Surr 0 26 Subwoofer 0 26 Bass Limiter Off 28 Analog Inputs Zones A and B Number Name Refer to Page 0...

Страница 22: ...1 7 ON 31 8 ON 31 9 ON 31 10 ON 31 11 ON 31 Video Input Converter Number Conversion Refer to Page 1 OFF 32 2 OFF 32 3 OFF 32 4 OFF 32 5 OFF 32 6 OFF 32 7 OFF 32 8 OFF 32 9 OFF 32 10 OFF 32 11 OFF 32 A...

Страница 23: ...ust the desired settings for the CENTER and SURROUND loudspeakers to match their low fre quency response capabilities Note If your system includes a subwoofer proceed to Step 6 5 If your system does n...

Страница 24: ...nds to enter the Setup Mode The SETUP pushbutton will illuminate the word SETUP will appear on the front panel display and the MAIN SYSTEM SETUP MENU will appear on the Monitor TV screen Refer to Figu...

Страница 25: ...ts continue to the SPEAKER LEVEL adjustments If you do not wish to perform SPEAKER LEVEL adjustments at this time proceed to steps 8 9 and 10 ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE DO YOU WANT TO SAVE THEM PRESS...

Страница 26: ...ee Figure 11 Note The very first time the SPEAKER LEVEL MENU is accessed the screen will indicate the factory default settings 3 Determine whether you wish to use the Automatic or Manual loudspeaker L...

Страница 27: ...d the LEFT FRONT Level number will blink on and off 15 Adjust the volume of the test signal by pressing a Re mote Control LEVEL Up or Down pushbutton As a level is changed the Monitor TV screen instan...

Страница 28: ...oofer the test signal will be au dible from your other Large loudspeakers 6 Using the LEVEL Up pushbutton gradually increase the test signal volume level until you detect evidence that the subwoofer o...

Страница 29: ...ent 3 Press a LEVEL Up or Down pushbutton on the Remote Control until AUX1 blinks on and off 4 Press pushbutton DVD and then the number 2 on the Remote Control AUX1 will be replaced with DVD2 on the m...

Страница 30: ...ol until digital TV1 blinks on and off Note Input reassignments are done only with non numbered Remote Control Input Pushbuttons Assigned numbers are entered with the number pushbuttons 4 Press pushbu...

Страница 31: ...is accessed the screen will indicate the factory default settings 3 Press a LEVEL Up or Down pushbutton on the Remote Control until the Input you wish to configure Power Control blinks on and off 4 P...

Страница 32: ...nt Chart therefor does not include this input 2 Press pushbutton number 7 on the Remote Control to access the VIDEO CONVERTER MENU which will appear on the Monitor TV screen See Figure 19 Note The ver...

Страница 33: ...um signal strength How to Optimize AM Reception Figure 21 The MX132 Setup program allows you to set the wakeup Volume Level for Zone B The level is expressed in per centage of maximum available volume...

Страница 34: ...N RE Figure 22 Figure 23 SET push button for five seconds This will reset the MX132 microprocessors Refer to figure 23 Note The above condition is usually caused by either interruptions in AC power an...

Страница 35: ...LED s indicate the SUR ROUND MODE selected and the active audio chan nels J STEREO mode will cause the L R and SUB LED s to light K MUSIC 1 2 3 CINEMA THX CINEMA and EX TERNAL will cause the L C R SU...

Страница 36: ...f that station has been as signed a preset Note FM band indications are in Megahertz in the US and Canada and change frequency in 100kHz steps The second digit to the right of the dot which displays a...

Страница 37: ...front panel display indicates the preset number and the word CLEARED appears on the front panel display Refer to figure 29 s t e s e r P n o i t a t S M F o N t e s e r P y c n e u q e r F s r e t t...

Страница 38: ...ets 1 To assign an AM preset tune to the desired AM station with a TUNING Up or Down pushbutton or a SEEK Up or Down pushbutton on the Remote Control Note If no AM presets have been assigned when a PR...

Страница 39: ...u q e r F s r e t t e L l l a C y t i C s k r a m e R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 How to Tune AM Stations with AM Tuner Presets 1 Access the Presets directly by pressing the preset num ber pushbutton on the Rem...

Страница 40: ...d saved in permanent memory Any Surround Trim level adjust ments made in CINEMA and THX CINEMA will revert back to the Setup levels when the MX132 is turned off 1 Press and release the TRIM pushbutton...

Страница 41: ...fig ure 41 4 Press and release the LEVEL Up pushbutton until the number 11 appears to the right of TREB on the front panel display This is an example of increasing the Treble response by 11dB Loudness...

Страница 42: ...ront panel Dis play will indicate DSP STEREO All multi channel signal sources are combined and reduced to 2 channels in the stereo mode The Output Format LEDs L R and SUB will light Refer to Figures 4...

Страница 43: ...mat LED s L C R LS RS and SUB will light Refer to Figures 53 and 51 THX Cinema THX signal processing is active in this mode and is best for reproducing a film sound track that was originally cre ated...

Страница 44: ...59 60 Note The only way Zone B can be turned on is from a keypad or a Remote Control located in Zone B If Zone B is on and Zone A is not on the MX132 Front Panel Display will indicate ZONE B ON Source...

Страница 45: ...if the MX132 TV input 7 is reas signed as DVD2 selecting the TV input on the CR12 will receive the audio signals from DVD2 connected to the MX132 input Number 7 MX132 Inputs CR12 Matching Inputs 0 TUN...

Страница 46: ...0 5 0 5 10 20 1k 30 40 50 60 70 100 200 300 400 500 600 800 Bass Control Adjustment Range 0 18 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 20 1k 30 40 50 60 70 80 100 200 300 400 500 600 800 Loudness Control Adjustment Range...

Страница 47: ...47 Performance Charts con t 14 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 20 20k 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k Treble Control Adjustment Range Hz Hertz dB Decibel w w w e s k o n l i n e n l...

Страница 48: ...2 0 2 4 6 8 20 20k 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k Analog Output Frequency Response Hz Hertz dB Decibel 10 10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 20 20k 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k dB Decibel Hz Hertz Digital Output Freque...

Страница 49: ...B Stereo Separation 45dB at 100Hz 45dB at 1000Hz 35dB at 10 000Hz SCA Rejection 65dB Sensitivity 20uV External Antenna Input Signal To Noise Ratio 48dB at 30 modulation 58dB at 100 modulation Harmonic...

Страница 50: ...eater than 90dB un weighted Greater than 100dB A weighted Greater than 98dB CCIR Maximum Input Signal Analog Input 6Vrms Voltage Gain Analog Input to Output 14dB Frequency Response 0 0 5dB from 20Hz t...

Страница 51: ...eable condition If a shipping carton or any of the interior part s are needed please call or write Customer Service Department of McIntosh Labo ratory Please see the Part List for the correct part num...

Страница 52: ...McIntosh Part No 040592 McIntosh Laboratory Inc 2 Chambers Street Binghamton NY 13903 w w w e s k o n l i n e n l...

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