McIntosh MCD201 manual

McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 F AX: 607-724-0549 MCD201 Owner ’ s Manual SA CD / CD Pl a y er[...]

2 The lightning flash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “danger- ous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to ale[...]

3 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer ’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radia- tors, h[...]

4 Thank Y ou Y ou r decision to o w n t h is Mc Intosh MCD2 0 1 S A CD/ CD P lay er r a n k s yo u at the ver y top among disc r i mi nat i ng music listeners. Y ou now hav e “T he Best. ” T he Mc Intosh dedication to “Q ua lit y , ” is a ssu r a nce th at y ou will re ceiv e many years of musi cal enjo y ment f rom t his u n it. P lease t [...]

5 1 . Compact Discs t hat a re not round (e .g. N o ve lt y d iscs with oc tagonal or hea r t shap es) will not pla y prop erly in the MCD2 0 1 and should not be tr ied , as p ossib le dam - age may occur. 2. T he MCD 20 1 SA CD/CD Pla yer is desi gne d to pla y all sta nd ard CD Audio Discs t hat confor m to t he Of f icial Compact Disc Sta nd ard[...]

6 Introduction Per formanc e F eatures The McIntosh MCD 20 1 SA CD/CD Pla yer o f fers t he latest in aud io tech nol ogy , provi di ng stat e of the ar t reproduct ion o f audio progr am sou rce s. A f ul l complement o f pe r for - mance feat u res allow s for the enj oyme nt o f t he SA CD special aud io f or mat availab le on discs. Audio CDs a[...]

7 Dimensions Dimensions The foll owing di men sio ns ca n assist i n deter mi n i ng the best locat ion f or your MCD2 0 1 . The re is add itional in - form ation on the next page per t ai ni ng to i nst al li ng the MCD 20 1 i nto cabinet s. 17- 1/2 " 44.45cm 4- 5/8 " 1 1.75cm 6" 15.24cm 14 -1/2 " 36.83cm 15- 7/8 " 40.32cm[...]

8 Installation Installation The MCD20 1 ca n be placed upr ight on a t abl e or she lf, sta ndi ng on its four feet. It also can be cu stom in st alled i n a piece o f f u r n it u re or cabi net o f y ou r cho ice. The fo u r feet may be remo ved from t he bot tom of the MCD 20 1 when it is custom i nst al led as outli ned belo w . T he four feet [...]

9 Rear P anel Connections PO W ER CONT RO L I N rec eives tu r n- on sign als f rom a McIntosh c ompo - nent and P O W ER CON- TRO L OUT se nds t u r n- on signa ls on to a not her McIntosh Comp onent Con nec t the MCD20 1 power cord to a live A C outlet. Refer to i nfor m a- tion on t he back pa nel of your MCD20 1 to det er- mi ne t he cor rec t [...]

10 How to Con nect Control, Analog and Digit al Audio How to Con nect Control, Analog and Digit al Audio 1 . Con nect a Po wer Control Cabl e f rom the MCD2 0 1 PO W ER CO NT R OL I N jack to t he PO W ER CO NT R OL A CC Out put jack o f a Mc I ntosh Pr eamplif ier/Cont rol Center . 2. Con nect a Dat a Cable from t he MCD 20 1 D A T A I N jack to t[...]

1 1 How to Con nect Direct ly to a Po wer A mplif ier How to Con nect Direct ly to a Po wer A mplif ier The MCD20 1 SA C D/CD Pla yer has V a r iable Out put Con- nect ions and a Fro nt P anel Leve l Cont rol mak i ng it pos- sib le to f or m a h igh per for ma nce Disc Pla yback Sy stem. Th is system c onsists of a M CD20 1 di re ctly con necte d [...]

12 F ront Panel Displa ys, Con trols, Push-bu ttons and Jack Sta ndby Po wer On Ind icat or IR Se ns or rec eives com ma nd s f rom a Remote Cont rol Disc Tray opens t o load a nd u nloa d a di sc Front P a nel In for m at ion Display ST A N DB Y / ON Pu sh-but ton swit ch - es t he MCD20 1 ON or OFF (Sta ndby ) and r eset s t he m icro - proc esso[...]

13 F ront Panel Information Display Ind icat es t he t y p e of disc loade d: CD, SA CD or M P3 Ind icat es when t he t wo digit s below are d isplay - ing t he T ra ck Numb er Ind icat es t he Ster eo Mode Ind icat es t he Rep eat Mode selecte d; Rep eat Al l (Tracks), Repe at 1 (T ra ck ) or Re pe at f rom point A t o point B i n the selec ted Tr[...]

14 Note: The Rem ote Con t rol Push -b utto n s with a “gra y ed ba ckg ro un d ” are fo r use wit h other M cInto sh Pro du cts. Remote Control P ush- Buttons Access a ny numb er ed op er ati ng f u nct ion Use to Clear t he la st prog r am med t ra ck Use to select var ious disc i n for m a - tion , includi ng t i me, on th e Fron t Panel Dis[...]

15 How to use the Remote Control How to use the Remote Control The Remote Cont rol is capab le of per form i ng basic Oper- ati ng Funct ions for the M CD20 1 SA CD /CD Pla yer . Notes: 1 . Refer to the “How to Ope rate ” S ect ion of thi s ma nu al for a d diti ona l info rm at ion u sing thi s Re- mote Co nt rol. 2. T he t ra nslu cen t Remot[...]

16 How to Operate the MCD20 1 P ow er On The Red LED abov e t he ST A NDB Y /ON Pu sh-button l ights to i ndicate the MCD20 1 is i n Sta ndby mode . T o Switch ON the M CD20 1 , pr ess t he S T A N DB Y /ON Push-but ton on the Fro nt P anel or the PWR ( Po wer ) Pu sh-but ton on the Remote Con t rol. R ef er to f igu re s 6 and 12. Ho w t o Load a [...]

17 ing th e DSP/ TIM E Pu sh -bu tto n on the Re mote Cont rol . Refer to f ig ure 1 2 . Ho w t o Play a CD Disc Wi th a d isc al rea dy loaded into t he MCD2 0 1 , press t he P LA Y  Pu sh-butt on on the Fro nt P anel o f the MCD2 0 1 or Remote Con t rol. R ef er to f igu re s 5 , 6, 1 0 a nd 12. Ho w t o Pa use a Di sc Th is feat u re a llo ws[...]

18 Mu te Pre ss the M U T E P ush-but ton to mute t he audio at both the F i xed and V a r iable Out put Conne ct ions on the Rear Panel. Re fer to f ig u re 6. T he LED abo ve the MU T E P ush-but ton wil l illu m i nate. Pre ssing the M U T E P ush-but ton a second ti me rest ores t he audio at the out put conne ctions a nd the LED will no longer[...]

19 5 . T o ca ncel the Prog r am Pla yback Mode ei ther pre ss the STO P  Pu sh-but ton fo l lo w ed by pressing the PGM (P rogr am) Push-but ton or press t he S TOP  P ush-but ton t wice. 6. Once the P rog ra m P layback M ode is act iv e, tr ack s may be added by f i rst pre ssing the STO P  Pu sh-but ton fo l lo w ed by enter - ing t he[...]

20 Display Bri ght ness The MCD20 1 Fron t Panel I nfor mat ion Displa y h as t h re e br ightne ss set t ings. T o change f rom the default set ti ng (br i ghte st of the th ree) per for m the foll owing: 1 . Pre ss and hold the S TOP  Pu sh-but ton and rot ate the T R A CK Control cou ntercl ock wise, the n release the cont rol f or the middle[...]

21 Notes[...]

22 Specif icat ions Audio Specificat ions General Spe cific ations Fi xed Out put lev el 2.0 V r ms Unbalanced 4. 0V r ms Bala nced V ar iable Output level 0 - 6. 0 V r m s Unbalanced 0 - 1 2.0 V r ms Bala nced Out put Impedance 600 oh ms Unbalance d and Bala nced Frequency Response 4Hz to 1 1 0, 00 0H z, + 0 .5 , - 2d B (S A CD) 4Hz to 20, 00 0Hz [...]

23 Packing Instructions In t he ev ent it is necessa r y t o repa ck the equ ipment f or shipment, the e quipment must be packed exactly as sho wn belo w . I t is very i mpor ta nt th at the four plast ic f eet a re at- ta ched to the b ott om of the equipment. Th is w ill en su re t he proper e quipment location on the bot tom pad. F ailu re to do[...]

The continuous improvement of its products 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 McIntosh Part No. 04095400[...]