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Owner’s Manual

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

MX134

MX134 A/V Control Center

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories, “Dolby”, “Pro Logic II”, “Pro Logic” and the
double D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Surround EX is a jointly developed
technology of THX and Dolby Labs, Inc., and is a trademark of Dolby. Used under authorization.
Lucasfilm, THX, THX ULTRA, 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. “DTS”, “DTS ES”,
“digital surround”, and “coherent acoustics” are registered trademark of DTS Technology, LLC. and
are manufactured under license from DTS Technology LLC.

Содержание MX134

Страница 1: ...EX is a jointly developed technology of THX and Dolby Labs Inc and is a trademark of Dolby Used under authorization Lucasfilm THX THX ULTRA the THX logo Re Equalization Re EQ Timbre Matching Decorrela...

Страница 2: ...tacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully in serted to prevent blade exposure Attention pour pevenir les chocs elecriques pas utiliser cette fiche polarisee avec un prolongateur une prise d...

Страница 3: ...off insulators spaced from 4 feet 1 2 meters to 6 feet 1 83 meters apart C Mount antenna discharge unit as closely as possible to where lead in enters house D Use jumper wire not smaller than No 6 AW...

Страница 4: ...own this McIntosh MX134 A V Control Center ranks you at the very top among discriminating mu sic listeners You now have The Best The McIntosh dedication to Quality is assurance that you will receive...

Страница 5: ...4 Front Panel Sensor with the switch recessed in the bottom panel behind the Setup Push button 9 In order to hear bass frequencies below 80Hz your system must include either a Subwoofer or Large Front...

Страница 6: ...Controller DB37 Connector 1 Accessory On 14 LV Left 26 CD Data 2 SYS Off 15 TV Left 27 N C 3 Sum Data 16 Aux Left 28 N C 4 DVD Data 17 Tape 1 Left 29 Ground 5 LV Data 18 Tuner Left 30 DVD Right 6 Aux...

Страница 7: ...e audio and video switching The McIntosh MX134 sets new standards for accuracy in a Home Theater System Digitally Controlled Volume and Tone Controls A Precision Tracking Volume Control adjusts all ei...

Страница 8: ...ion on the next page pertaining to installing the MX134 into cabinets Dimensions 17 1 2 44 45cm 6 5 16 16 03cm 7 5 8 19 37cm 18 1 2 46 99cm 3 16 0 48cm 13 1 4 33 66cm 17 43 18cm Front View of the MX13...

Страница 9: ...in maintaining all the system components at the coolest possible operating temperature A custom cabinet installation should provide the following minimum spacing di mensions for cool op eration Allow...

Страница 10: ...e control operation TO MULTIZONE CONTROLLER con nects to the McIntosh Multizone Controller Input B RS232 connector for connection to a computer or other control device HOME Data Port connects to the o...

Страница 11: ...audio channel signals to power amplifier inputs INPUTS for analog audio signals from a DVD LV VCR TV SAT CD TAPE or AUX components OUTPUTS VCR 1 and 2 supply analog audio record signals for recorders...

Страница 12: ...al to a monitor TV located in Zone A OUTPUTS for VCR 1 and 2 supply S Video Signals for recorders OUTPUT MONitor B sends a Composite or S Video Signal to a monitor TV located in Zone B COMPONENT INPUT...

Страница 13: ...cIntosh WK 4 Key pad 4 Connect a DB37 Cable shielded straight through 37 conductor from the MX134 TO MULTIZONE CON How to Connect Multizone and Control TROLLER Connector to the CR16 Multizone Con trol...

Страница 14: ...DVD Player 3 Connect a cable from the MX134 Analog Audio INPUTs Input 11 to the McIntosh Audio Outputs of the MVP841 DVD Player 4 Connect a cable from the MX134 SAT INPUT Input B OPTICAL DIGITAL INPU...

Страница 15: ...O INPUTS to the McIntosh Video Outputs of the MVP841 DVD Player 2 Connect video cables from the MX134 SAT INPUTS to the Video Outputs of a Satellite Receiver IN OUT DVD Audio SACD Player VCR Satellite...

Страница 16: ...individually shielded Note If Zone B will not be connected at this time proceed to step 5 1 Connect a cable from the MX134 POWER CONTROL B Jack to the McIntosh Power Amplifier Power Con trol In Jack 2...

Страница 17: ...ontrol Selects which of the eleven Au dio Video Sources or Tuner Sig nal is available for VCR Out puts Zone B Audio Outputs and MONitor B Video Outputs Selects which of the eleven Audio Video Sources...

Страница 18: ...ttings Activates the volume compression circuit supported by selected Dolby Digital sound tracks Turns the MX134 On and Off or resets all the MX134 microprocessors Switches all AC Power On or Off Allo...

Страница 19: ...tes which Trim Parameter has been selected Indicates which Surround Mode is in use Indicates when Record Lock is active Indicates when the Late Night Processing has been selected Indicates when the MX...

Страница 20: ...on certain McIntosh CD Players Mutes the audio Press MODE to switch between various Surround Modes Selects AM Tuner Oper ating Functions and Disc Selection on certain McIntosh CD Players Selects On S...

Страница 21: ...on to select the desired broadcast band Press and release the Channel Up or Down Push button to move from station to station Press and hold a Channel Up or Down Push button to move continuously from s...

Страница 22: ...ontrol If the A V System Controller is not going to be used for an extended period of time turn off all AC Power with the Power Switch When the MX134 Main POWER Switch is first switched ON the Front P...

Страница 23: ...28 Back Right Surround 0 28 Back Left Surround 0 28 Left Surround 0 28 Subwoofer 0 28 1 The Low Frequency Effect LFE Sound Information is usually assigned to the Subwoofer Channel If the Subwoofer Ch...

Страница 24: ...1 31 Component Video Inputs Zone A Number Name Refer to Page 1 SAT 1 32 2 DVD 1 32 Video Power Control Number Power Control Refer to Page 1 11 ON 32 Video Input Converter Number Conversion Refer to P...

Страница 25: ...tion If the Surround Loudspeakers are set to Small the options in the Speaker Size Setup Menu for the Back Surrround Loudspeaker are Small 1 BSL Small 2 THX or None When the Small 1 BSL setting is sel...

Страница 26: ...the Low Frequency Sounds are sent to both the Large Loudspeakers and to the Subwoofer thus increasing the total low frequency out put of the Home Theater System The default setting for the MC BASS MOD...

Страница 27: ...the distance from the Listening Viewing Area to each of the Loudspeakers A table has been provided to record the measurements and settings Note A distance measurement that contains fractions of a foot...

Страница 28: ...ings will be indicated 3 Determine whether you wish to use the Automatic or Manual Loudspeaker Level switching mode For Auto matic switching proceed to Step 4 For manual switch ing proceed to Step 11...

Страница 29: ...ve those changes or NO not to save them The MX134 will then return to normal op eration Refer to figure 7 on page 23 Manual Speaker Level Switching 11 Using the Up or Down directional push buttons sel...

Страница 30: ...fer to figure 6 on page 23 2 Using the Up or Down directional push buttons on the Remote Control select Input Setup on the On Screen Menu followed by the SELECT Push button Refer to figures 14 and 15...

Страница 31: ...gnment with any of the eleven Analog Audio Video Inputs The following example describes how to reassign Digital Input C which by default has been assigned to Input Number 8 LV over to the newly create...

Страница 32: ...NTROL Jack This can be used to switch AC Power using McIntosh AC Power Con trollers and other devices By default all eleven Analog Au dio Video Inputs have the VIDEO POWER set to the ON Position In th...

Страница 33: ...ure 23 19 Using the Up or Down directional push buttons select SOURCE INPUT from the On Screen Menu followed by pressing the Left or Right directional push buttons to select the SAT Input 20 Using the...

Страница 34: ...NO not to save them The MX134 will then return to normal operation Refer to figure 7 on page 23 Number Default Title New Title Default Digital Input New Digital Input 0 TUNER 1 AUX 2 CD1 A Optical 3...

Страница 35: ...35 Notes...

Страница 36: ...he word SETUP will appear on the MX134 Front Panel Display and the MAIN SYSTEM SETUP Menu will appear on the Monitor TV screen Refer to figure 25 2 Using the Up or Down directional push buttons on the...

Страница 37: ...ed by the SELECT Push button Refer to figure 27 3 Using the Up or Down directional push buttons select VOLUME from the On Screen Menu followed by pressing the Left or Right directional push but tons t...

Страница 38: ...SYSTEM SETUP Menu will reappear on the Monitor TV screen and proceed to the next step 6 Select EXIT from the MAIN SYSTEM SETUP Menu If you are satisfied with the changes that you may have made select...

Страница 39: ...Menu If you are satisfied with the changes that you may have made select YES to save those changes or NO not to save them The MX134 will then return to normal op eration Refer to figure 7 on page 23...

Страница 40: ...SELECT Push but ton 21 Select the MAIN MENU The MAIN SYSTEM SETUP Menu will reappear on the Monitor TV screen proceed to the next step 22 Select EXIT from the MAIN SYSTEM SETUP Menu If you are satisfi...

Страница 41: ...and high fidelity audio without the need for further adjustments If you wish to make changes to the factory default settings refer to the SETUP Section of this Owner s Manual Power On and Off Press t...

Страница 42: ...has the optional TM1 Tuner Module in stalled the SELECT Push button allows for selecting ei ther the FM or AM Broadcast Bands Enter When the MX134 has the optional TM1 Tuner Module in stalled the ENT...

Страница 43: ...T FORMAT LEDs L R and S will illuminate Figure 41 Figure 42 How to Operate the MX134 con t Figure 40 Note This will only occur when the SURROUND MODE is in CINEMA or THX CINEMA C If the Analog Input S...

Страница 44: ...on the Remote Control until SUB TRIM appears on the Front Panel Display Refer to figure 43 Notes 1 You can also perform all TRIM functions using the Front Panel TRIM SELECT and TRIM LEVEL controls 2...

Страница 45: ...s play Refer to figure 48 2 Press and release the LEVEL Up Push button until the number 10 appears to the right of BASS TRIM on the Front Panel Alphanumeric Display This is an ex ample of increasing t...

Страница 46: ...fer to figures 54 55 and 56 Note If the Subwoofer was turned OFF in the SPEAKER SIZE setup the OUTPUT FORMAT SUB LED will not illuminate Music 3 The ambience present in Stereo Recorded Music is rein f...

Страница 47: ...he Output Format LEDs L C R LS RS and SUB will illuminate Refer to figures 65 and 66 Note If the Back Channel Surround Mode is set to On or Auto in the MX134 Surround Mode Setup the BS Output Format L...

Страница 48: ...to figures 71 73 and 74 Source selection may also be accomplished from the MX134 Front Panel INPUT B Record Selector The separate INPUT B Record and INPUT A Listen Switches allow for the making of a...

Страница 49: ...udio may be muted at any time by pressing the Mute Push button on the Keypad or Remote Control 3 If a McIntosh Disc Player is connected to the MX134 most operating functions can be performed with the...

Страница 50: ...edance 47 ohms at all outputs Maximum Output Voltage 9 5Vrms Total Harmonic Distortion 0 005 at all outputs Sensitivity Analog Input 400mV for 2 0V output Signal To Noise Ratio All Outputs Greater tha...

Страница 51: ...51 Notes...

Страница 52: ...stations Preset Stations and Permanent Memory Nine AM and nine FM station presets make it easy to listen to your favorite stations Station Presets and Functions Modes are retained in Permanent Memory...

Страница 53: ...rnal FM Antenna or cable AM ANT An tenna connector allows a McIntosh Remote Antenna to be connected RAA1 Remote Antenna can be adjusted to a position for optimum reception of your fa vorite AM station...

Страница 54: ...the MX134 and the RAA1 use a 2 conductor shielded cable 2 Connect a 75 ohm coax cable from an FM Antenna or cable system to the MX134 75 OHM FM ANTenna Connector 3 Proceed to page 16 and continue the...

Страница 55: ...nel TUNING Up or Down Push button or the CHANNEL Up or Down Push but ton on the Remote Control to select stations Press and release the TUNING CHANNEL Push buttons to move from one station to the next...

Страница 56: ...Front Panel ENTER Push button The Front Panel Alphanumeric Display will indicate 1 AVAILABLE which is the first of 9 Preset Numbers that can be assigned The Station that is about to be entered into m...

Страница 57: ...operations listed below An additional long wire AM antenna or external ground can be connected to the GND and ANT terminals if desired 1 Tune to a weak AM station near 600kHz on the AM band Using an a...

Страница 58: ...10 000Hz Intermodulation Distortion Mono 0 25 Stereo 0 45 Capture Ratio 1 2dB Alternate Channel Selectivity 75dB Spurious Response 100dB Image Response 75dB RF Intermodulation 65dB Stereo Separation...

Страница 59: ...e original shipping carton and interior parts only if they are all in good serviceable condition If a shipping carton or any of the interior part s are needed please call or write Customer Service Dep...

Страница 60: ...McIntosh Part No 040754 McIntosh Laboratory Inc 2 Chambers Street Binghamton NY 13903...

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