McIntosh MCD500 manual

McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 F AX: 607-724-0549 MCD500 Owner ’ s Manual SA CD /CD P la y er[...]

2 3 The lightning ash 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 sufcient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to [...]

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 our decisio n to own t his McIntosh MCD 500 SA CD/ CD P lay e r ra n k s yo u at the ver y top a mong discr i mi nat ing music listeners. Y ou no w hav e “ T he Best. ” The Mc Intosh dedication to “Q ual ity , ” is assu r ance t hat you will receive many year s o f musical en jo y ment f rom t his u n it. P lease t ake a shor[...]

5 1 . Compact Discs t hat are not round ( e. g. N ov elty d iscs with oct agonal or hear t shapes ) wi ll not pl ay properly in the MCD5 0 0 a nd sho uld not be tr ied , as possibl e da m- age may occur . 2. The MCD5 00 SA CD /CD P layer is desi g ne d to pla y all sta nda rd CD Audio Discs that con fo r m to t he Off icial Compact Disc Sta nda rd [...]

6 Introduct ion MCD 50 0 F eatures The McIntosh M CD5 00 SA CD /CD P layer o f fers t he latest in aud io technolo gy , providi ng state of the ar t reproduct ion o f audio progra m sou rces. A f ul l compl ement o f per for - mance feat u res al lo ws f or the enjo y ment of the S A CD special aud io f or mat av ailable on discs. A ud io CDs are a[...]

7 Dimensions Dimensions The fo llo wi ng di mensions can a ssist in dete r m in i ng the best location f or y our MCD5 00. Ther e is add itional in- fo r mat ion on the next pag e per tai n ing to i n stal li ng the MCD 500 into cabinet s. 3 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 MCD5 00 ca n be placed upr ight on a table o r shelf, sta ndi ng on its fo ur feet. It also can be cu stom in st alled in a pi ece of fu r nit u re or cabinet of y ou r cho ice. The f our feet may be remov ed f rom the bott om o f the MCD5 0 0 when it is custom i nst alled a s outlined b el ow . The four feet togeth-[...]

9 3 Rear P anel Connections PO W ER CONT RO L I N receives t u r n- on signa ls f rom a McIntosh comp o - nent and P O W ER CON- TRO L OUT send s t u r n- on signa ls on to a nothe r Mc I ntosh Compo nent Con nec t the MCD500 power cord to a live A C outlet. Ref er to i n for ma- tion on t he back pa nel o f your MCD500 to det er- mi ne t he cor r [...]

10 MCD 50 0 Connections MCD 50 0 Connections The MCD5 00 ha s the abilit y to be re mote ly switched On / Off f rom a Mc Intosh P reamplif ier or A / V Cont ro l Center via t he P ower Control connect ion. The MCD5 0 0 Data P or t Con nect ion allo ws for the remote oper ation o f basic f u nctions usi ng the Pre amplif ier or A / V Control Center [...]

11 MCD 50 0 Direct to a Po wer Amplifi er Connections MCD 50 0 Direct to a Po wer Amplifi er Connections The MCD5 00 ha s the abilit y to be con nect ed d ire ctly to a P ow er A mplif ier and remotely switch the amplif ier a nd other sou rce components O n /Off via t he P ower Control con nect ion. The con nection in st r uct ions belo w , togethe[...]

12 F ront Panel Displa ys, C ontrols, Pus h- but tons and Jack Sta ndby Po wer O n Ind icator IR Se nsor r eceives com ma nds f rom a Remote Cont rol Disc T ray ope ns t o load a nd un load a d isc Front P anel In for mat ion ST A N DB Y /O N Pu sh-but t on swit ch- es t he MCD5 00 ON or OFF ( Sta ndby ) and re set s the m icro - processors Op en s[...]

13 F ront Panel Information Displays Ind icate s the t y pe of disc loade d, CD or SA CD Ind icate s the Re peat Mode selected ; Repe at Al l (T ra cks ), Repe at 1 (T rack) or R ep eat f rom point A t o point B i n the select ed T ra ck Ind icate s when in t he Pause Mod e Ind icate s when the Play Mode is act ive Ind icate s the P rog ra m m ing [...]

14 Note: The Remote C ont rol Push -b ut tons w ith a “gra yed b ackg rou nd” a re for use w ith other McInto sh Prod uct s. Remote Control P ush- But tons Access a ny numbe red op er at- ing f unc tion Use to Clear t he las t pro - g ra m med t r ack Use to select var ious d isc in for mat ion, i ncludi ng ti me, on the Front Panel Display . I[...]

15 How to use the Remote Control How to use the Remote Control The Remote Control is capabl e o f per form i ng basic Oper - ati ng Funct ions f or the MCD 500 S A CD/ CD Play e r . Notes : 1 . Refer to t he “H ow to Ope rate ” S ect ion of thi s man - ual for ad dit ional infor ma tio n using thi s Remote Control. 2. T he t ran sluce nt Remo t[...]

16 How to Operate the MCD500 P ow er On The Red LED abov e t he ST AN DB Y /ON Push-but ton lights to i ndicate the MCD5 0 0 is i n Sta ndby mode . T o Switch ON the M CD5 00, press t he S T A N DB Y /ON Push-but ton on the Fro nt P anel or the PWR ( P ow er ) P ush-but ton on the Remote Control. R efer to f ig u res 6 a nd 1 6. Note: Whe n A C Pow[...]

17 5. The T e xt Di spla y Mode ma y be ca n- celed b y pre ssing the DSP/TI ME Push - but ton on t he Remote Cont rol. Refer t o f ig ure 1 6 . 6. O ne of the T rac k Time Mode s may a lso be di s- playe d inst ead of th e T rack Num ber, by pres sing the DSP/TI ME Pu sh- but ton on t he Remote Co n- tr ol. Refer to f igu re 1 3. F or a ddit ion a[...]

18 is progr am med t o pl ay T rack 6 fo l lo w ed by T ra ck 4 and then T rack 2. Notes : 1 . T he MCD5 0 0 mu st be i n STO P Mode with th e Dis c TOC (T able of Conte nts) read be fore the Prog ram Playback Mod e F eat ure c an be ac tiv ated . 2. W he n prog ram ming Hybr id SACD Disc s, f irs t choo se the la yer (SACD or CD ) so th e cor rect[...]

19 Display Brig htness The MCD5 00 Fron t Panel Infor mation Displa y has t wo br ightness set t i ngs. T o change from t he de fault sett i ng (br ighte st o f the t wo ) pe r fo r m t he f oll owing: 1 . If the MCD5 00 is playing a disc pr ess the STO P < P ush -but ton. 2. Pre ss and hol d the P A US E ; P ush-but ton u ntil t he br ightness [...]

20 The t hi rd press of the I N PUT Pu sh-butt on or the I N TR O P ush- button w ill ret u r n to playing t he disc i n the MCD5 00 a nd the Fro nt Panel Disp lay will i ndicate V olume Leve l. R ef er to f igu re 3 7 . Note : W he n the digit al sign al cha nges f rom PCM (C D Play- bac k) to DSD (SA CD P layba ck) the LED ab ove the Front Panel [...]

21 How to Operate the MCD500, con’t Fi g u re 42 Fi g u re 43 Operation i n a McIntosh S ystem The MCD5 00 basic t ra nspor t f u nctions may also be controlled by using the Remote Control that comes w ith a Mc I ntosh Control Center or P rea mplif ier . McIntosh Keypa ds ca n also be u sed to remotely control the basic t ra nsp or t f u nctions [...]

22 Specif ications Audio Specificat ions General Speci fic ations Fi xed Output lev el 2.0 V r m s Unbalanced 4. 0V r ms Balance d V ar iable Output lev el 0 - 6. 0V r ms Unbalanced 0 - 1 2. 0 V r m s Balanced Output Impedance 600 oh ms Unbalanced a nd Balanced Frequen cy Response 4Hz to 40,000H z, + 0.5 , - 2d B ( SA CD ) 4Hz to 20, 00 0Hz , ±0.5[...]

23 Packi ng Instr uctions In t he even t it is necessa r y to re pack the equ ipment f or shipment, the equ ipment must be packed exactly as sho w n bel ow . It is v er y imp or t ant th at the four plastic feet are at- ta ched to the bot tom of the equipment. Th is w ill en su re the proper equ ipment location o n 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 www .mcintoshlabs.com McIntosh Part No. 04109500[...]