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After approximately 5 seconds the Display returns to 
indicate the Input Selection and Volume Level.

Note: Meter Illumination of contemporary McIntosh 

Power Amplifiers will also switch On/Off when 
connected to the MXA80 via a power control 
cable. Refer to “Power Control Connections” 
on page 4.

DISPLAY
The MXA80 Front Panel Display Illumination may be 
switched On or Off by performing the following:

1. Momentarily press the Front Panel INPUT Control 

to enter the TRIM Mode. Then rotate the INPUT 
Control until “DISPLAY, Always On” appears on 
the Front Panel Display. Refer to figure 66.

2. Rotate the OUTPUT Control to change the Display 

to “DISPLAY, Auto Off”. Refer to figure 67.

After approximately 5 seconds the Display will switch 
Off. When a Front Panel Control Operation or Remote 
Control Operation occurs, the Front Panel Display will 

1. Momentarily press the Front Panel INPUT Control 

to enter the TRIM Mode. Then rotate the INPUT 
Control until “MONO / STEREO” appears on the 
Front Panel Display. Refer to figure 62.

2. Rotate the OUTPUT Control to change the Mode 

to “Mono”. Refer to figure 63.

After approximately 5 seconds the Display returns to 
indicate the Input Selection and Volume Level.

Input Trim Settings

Connection Type

Input Name

New Trim Level

UNBAL

BALANCED

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

AES/EBU

USB

METER BACKLIGHT
The MXA80 Front Panel Meter Illumination may be 
switched On or Off by performing the following:

1. Momentarily press the Front Panel INPUT Control 

to enter the TRIM Mode. Then rotate the INPUT 
Control until “METER LIGHTS,  On” appears on 
the Front Panel Display. Refer to figure 64.

2. Rotate the OUTPUT Control to change illumina-

tion to “Off”. Refer to figure 65.

How to Operate the MXA80

switch On to indicate current status. Then approxi-
mately 5 seconds later the Display will switch Off.

DISPLAY INFORMATION MODE
By default, the Display INFO Mode is set to indi-
cate the Sample Rate for Digital Input Sources. The 
other Display INFO Mode will indicate the amplifier 
Output Mode (Headphones with an impedance range 
 % # ]   #   
setting perform the following steps:

1. Momentarily press the Front Panel INPUT Con-

trol to enter the TRIM Mode. Then rotate the 
INPUT Control until “DISPLAY INFO,  Sample 
Rate”  appears  on  the  Front  Panel  Display.  Refer  to           
figure 68.

2. Rotate the OUTPUT Control to change the Dis-

play Mode to “DISPLAY INFO,  Output”. Refer to 
figure 69.

After approximately 5 seconds, the Display returns to 
indicate the Input Selection and Volume Level.

Mute

Press the     MUTE Push-button on the Remote Con-
trol to Mute the Audio in the Headphones, Loudspeak-
ers and PRE AMP OUTPUT Jacks. The Front Panel 
Display will indicate the Input Name with the word 
MUTE in place of the actual volume setting. Refer to 
figure 70.

Figure 62

MONO  |  STEREO

        ______

Figure 63

MONO  |  STEREO

____

Figure 64

METER LIGHTS

On

Figure 65

METER LIGHTS

Off

Figure 66

   DISPLAY

  Always On

Figure 67

   DISPLAY

  

 

Auto Off

Figure 68

 DISPLAY INFO

Sample Rate

Figure 69

DISPLAY INFO

   Output

Содержание MXA80

Страница 1: ...McIntosh Laboratory Inc 2 Chambers Street Binghamton New York 13903 2699 Phone 607 723 3512 www mcintoshlabs com MXA80 nte rated Audio ste Owner s Manual Integrated Audio System Owner s Manual...

Страница 2: ...ures ou gouttelettes d un liquide Aucun objet remplie de liq uide comme par exemple un vase ne doit tre plac sur l appareil 16 If this equipment is supplied with a power supply cord only the mains plu...

Страница 3: ...or future service The spaces below have been provided for you to record that information Serial Number Purchase Date Dealer Name Copyright 2016 by McIntosh Laboratory Inc Safety Instructions 2 Thank...

Страница 4: ...h Components An additional con nection is for controlling the illumination of the Power Output Meters on McIntosh Power Amplifiers A 3 5mm stereo mini phone plug is used for connection to the Power Co...

Страница 5: ...e noiseless distortion free switching There is a Balanced and Unbalnced Input for connection of source components Digital Audio Inputs The MHA150 has four Digital Audio Inputs to decode PCM Signals Wh...

Страница 6: ...on the next page pertaining to installing the MXA80 System into cabinets Front View of the MXA80 Rear View of the MXA80 23 1 4 59 05cm 10 7 8 27 6cm 10 13 16 27 5cm 10 3 4 27 3cm 5 12 7cm 11 1 2 29 2c...

Страница 7: ...dequate ventilation for your MXA80 Cool operation ensures the longest possible operat ing life for any electronic instrument Do not install the MXA80 directly above a heat generating device such as a...

Страница 8: ...igital Audio Input for connection to a computer Connect the MXA80 power cord to a live AC outlet Refer to infor mation on the back panel of your MXA80 to determine the correct voltage for your unit Ma...

Страница 9: ...9 Notes...

Страница 10: ...nector and Cable Informa tion on page 4 Note When the MXA80 is being added to an existing Audio or Audio Video System please proceed to page 12 If the MXA80 will be used with an external Power Amplifi...

Страница 11: ...rmation Note 7 on page 4 for additional information 5 Connect the MXA80 power cord to an active AC outlet Spade Lug or Wire Connections 6 Connect the Loudspeaker hookup cables between to the MXA80 Out...

Страница 12: ...Preamplifier is activated using the Power Control 2 connections 1 Connect Audio Cables from the Preamplifier OUTPUT 2 Jacks to the MXA80 Analog Audio UNBAL Jacks Note The Preamplifier Balanced OUTPUT...

Страница 13: ...plifier On Off via Power Control function 1 Connect Audio Cables from the MXA80 PRE AMPlifier OUTPUT Jacks to the External Power 2 Connect a Control Cable from the MXA80 PWR nal Power Amplifier Power...

Страница 14: ...on contemporary McIntosh Tuners Selects the PREVIOUS Station Preset on contemporary McIntosh Tuners Decreases the volume level Press to activate TRIM Mode Selects the desired INPUT Adjusts or Selects...

Страница 15: ...ct Push button to activate the TRIM Mode Then use the Directional Push Buttons to select a Trim Mode Function and make changes Directional Push Buttons After having pressed the SELECT Push button thro...

Страница 16: ...he Sources Volume other Audio Settings Operational Functions and Setup Mode Settings VOLUME Control allows adjustment of the listening level for both channels Also used to activate the HXD and Profile...

Страница 17: ...the MXA80 The MXA80 will go through a brief startup intializa tion with the Front Panel Display indicating the last used input and volume setting This is fol lowed by the volume setting indication sta...

Страница 18: ...OUTPUT Control repeatedly until it is dis played 2 Press and hold in the INPUT Control until the character U of the NAME UNBAL starts 3 Rotate the INPUT Control until the character M appears Refer to...

Страница 19: ...not reproduce bass frequencies down to 35Hz within 3dB of the midrange frequencies it is consid ered SMALL In the following example the Speaker Size default set ting of SMALL will be changed to LARGE...

Страница 20: ...E CONTROL Disabled Factory Reset If it becomes desirable to reset all the adjustable set values perform the following steps 1 Press and hold in the INPUT Control to enter the SETUP MODE Refer to figur...

Страница 21: ...clude Bass Boost Z Z Z in memory independently for each Input Selected the other Trim Settings are the same for all inputs The selection and adjustment of all Trim Functions may be performed by first...

Страница 22: ...o figure 55 2 Rotate the OUTPUT Control to change the Chan nel Balance the range of adjustment is 50dB to steps Refer to figures 56 and 57 After approximately 5 seconds the Display returns to indicate...

Страница 23: ...n or Off by performing the following 1 Momentarily press the Front Panel INPUT Control to enter the TRIM Mode Then rotate the INPUT Control until METER LIGHTS On appears on the Front Panel Display Ref...

Страница 24: ...en Headphones are connected to the Front Panel Headphone Jack perform the following 1 Momentarily press the Front Panel VOLUME Control to enable the HXD Mode The HXD Icon located above the Headphone J...

Страница 25: ...e Power HXD and Bass Boost set tings made they will now be assigned to a Profile for easy recall at a later time The PROFILE and VOL UME Controls are used to perform the various Profile Z the PROFILE...

Страница 26: ...the VOLUME CONTROL until the Front Panel Display indicates SAVE PROFILE Profile Saved Refer to figure 89 15 To exit the Profile Rename Mode momentarily press the VOLUME Control DELETING PROFILES Ther...

Страница 27: ...e Macintosh computer is used with the MXA80 no additional driver is required The McIntosh USB Audio Windows Driver is available for download from the McIntosh Web Site http www mcintoshlabs com us Sup...

Страница 28: ...ed to make changes to the default settings 2 The McIntosh HD USB Audio Control Panel displays the current Sampling Rate Bit Rate and Buffer Size for the music streaming from the computer into the MXA8...

Страница 29: ...detail in the music However this higher USB 51 352 8kHz Figure 120 USB 46 DSD128 Figure 121 USB 51 DSD256 Figure 122 USB 46 44 1kHz Figure 119 rate results in consuming larger amounts of stor age spac...

Страница 30: ...z to 20 000Hz Wide Band Damping Factor Greater than 150 Preamplifier Output Impedance 500 ohms Power Guard Less than 2 THD with up to 16dB overdrive at 1 000Hz Voltage Gain 36 5dB Digital Input Sample...

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Страница 32: ...cts is the policy of McIntosh Laboratory Incorporated who reserve the right to improve design without notice Printed in the U S A McIntosh Laboratory Inc 2 Chambers Street Binghamton NY 13903 www mcin...

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