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    McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 www .mcintoshlabs.com MR87 AM/ FM T un er Owner ’ s Manual[...]

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    2 The lightning ash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s en - closure 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 al[...]

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    3 If an outsi de anten na or cab le sy stem is con nected to the product, be sure t he antenn a or cab le sys- tem is g rounded so as to pro vide so me protectio n against vo ltage surges and built -up stat ic c harge . A r t ic le 8 1 0 of the N at i onal El ect r ical Cod e, A N SI/ N FP A 7 0, pro vides infor matio n w ith re g u ards to proper [...]

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    4 with t he local regu lations concer n i ng bat - ter y disp osal. 7 . F or add itional in format ion on the MR87 and other McIntosh Product s pl ea se visit the Mc I ntosh W eb Site at ww w .mcintosh- labs.com. Data and IR I npu t Po r t Connectors The M R87 Da t a I n P or t re ceiv e s Remote Control S ignals. A 1/8 inch ster eo mi n i phone p [...]

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    5 General Infor mation, Cable Informat ion, Introduct ion and Perfor mance Features Introduct ion Per formance Features The M R87 AM / FM T uner is a n ele ga nt inst r u ment fo r supe rb rece ption f rom Rad io Stations. The M R87 uses t he latest i n tech nol ogy for the best sou nd qual ity , along with the conv en ient operat ion o f a Dial Gl[...]

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    6 Dimensions The fo llowing d imen si ons ca n assist i n deter mi n ing the best locat ion f or your M R87 . Dimensions P1 91.5 MHz ST ¦ Pink Floyd: Money Side V iew of the MR87 Front V iew of the MR87 Rear V iew of the MR87 17- 1/2 " 44.45cm 6" 15.24cm 5- 3/8 " 13.69cm 4- 5/8 " 1 1.75cm 13- 1/4 " 33.65cm 17" 43.18cm[...]

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    7 Installation Installation The M R87 can be placed upr ight on a tabl e or shelf, sta ndi ng on its fo u r feet. I t also ca n be cust om in- stal led in a piece o f f u r nit u re or cabinet of y ou r cho ice. The fo u r feet may be remo ved f rom the bot tom o f t he MR87 wh en it is cust om inst al led as outline d bel ow . T he fo u r feet tog[...]

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    8 Con nec t the M R87 pow er c ord to a live A C outlet. Refer to i nfor mat ion on the ba ck panel of y ou r M R87 to dete r m i ne the cor rec t vo ltage for your u n it Rear P anel and R A A 2 Connec tions 7 5 OH M FM A N T ( A nten n a ) c on nect s to a n exte r na l FM A nten n a or cable A M A NT (Ante n na ) con - nect or allows a Mc I ntos[...]

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    9 How to Co nnec t Antennas How to Co nnec t Antenna Components 1 . Us i ng the supplied shie lded cabl e, con nect one end into t he R A A 2 A M A nten na jack and the other end of the same cabl e i nto the M R8 7 T u ner jack label ed R A A 2 A M A NT . Note: I f a longer leng th cable n eed s to be u sed b et we en the MR87 and the R A A2 A M An[...]

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    10 How to Co nnec t the MR87 The M R87 has the abilit y to be remotely switched On / Off f rom a Mc I ntosh Prea mplif ier or A / V Cont rol Center v ia the Po wer Cont rol connect ion. The M R8 7 Data Port Con ne ction allo ws for the remote opera - tion o f basic f unct ions using t he Prea mplif ier or A / V Control Center Remote Control. Wi th [...]

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    11 How to Co nnec t the MR87 A / V Cont rol Cent er Con ne ct t o A C O utlet[...]

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    12 Remote Control P ush- But tons Pre ss to Pow er t he MR87 ON or OFF Pre ss to go dow n th r ough the st ored T u ner P rese ts Note : Pu sh- but ton s whose f un ct ion is no t iden tif ied a bove are for u se with othe r McIntosh Pro du cts. Pre ss to Se ek down t he d ial to f i nd the nex t st ation Pre ss to Se ek up t he dial t o f i nd the[...]

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    13 How to use the Remote Control How to use the Remote Control The Remote Control is capabl e of perfor mi ng basic Op erat i ng Functions for the MR87 AM / F M T u ner . Note: R efer to th e “H ow to O perate ” Se ct ion of this man ual for ad dit ional in forma ti on using th is Remote Con tr ol, star t ing on page 20. Manual T u ni ng Use th[...]

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    14 P1 91.5 MHz ST ¦ Pink Floyd: Money F ront Panel Display s, Controls, and P ush- but tons IR Se nsor r eceives com ma nds f rom a Remote Cont rol PRESET / M EN U Cont rol select s Pre set s for liste ni ng or st or ing the de sire d ra d io stat ion. Als o use d to select va r ious menus when i n the set up mode SI GNAL P u sh-but t on with ind [...]

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    15 SE T U P P ush-butt on. The LED abov e the STO R E/ EX IT P ush-but ton wi ll exti ng uish a nd the Fro nt Panel Disp lay will rever t ba ck to its norm al dis- pla y . Re fer to f ig ur e 2. Y ou r Mc I ntosh MR87 has bee n factor y con f ig u red for defaul t ope rati ng set t ings t hat wil l allo w i m mediate enj oyment of superb audio f ro[...]

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    16 3 . Proce ed to t he next Setup Menu Item or press the MO NO /S ETU P P u sh-button t o exit the Set up Mode . “How to operate t he T u ner” st a r t s on page 20. stat ions receiv ed , most wil l be liste nable ), ref e r to f ig ur e 5 . 3 . Proce ed to t he next Setup Menu Item or press the MO NO /S ETU P P u sh-button t o exit the Set up[...]

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    17 A M ( al l A M Pr eset s a re cleared) FM ( a ll F M Pre set s ar e cleared) Al l ( al l A M and F M Pr eset s a re cleare d). Note : T he Pr ese ts are cle ared wh en the S et up Mode i s ex ited . 3 . Proce ed to t he next Setup Menu Item or press the MO NO /S ETU P P u sh-button t o exit the Set up Mode . “How to operate t he T u ner” st [...]

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    18 vate the Remote Control Alter nate Codes p er fo r m t he fo l lo wi ng step s : 1 . Pre ss the MON O/ SE T U P P ush-but ton u ntil t he Set up Mode is active . T hen rotate t he P R ESET / ME N U Cont rol to se lect Set up Menu i te m “SET - U P: REMOTE COD ES” . Re fer to f igu re 23 . 2. Rotate the T U NE/ A DJUS T Cont ro l to select A [...]

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    19 broadca ster s use slightly different st and ard s and t he MR87 accom modat es these d if ferences. Y ou r Mc I ntosh MR87 has bee n factor y con f ig u red fo r t he broadcast st a nda rds i n yo u r cou ntr y . If fo r some reason the re is need ma ke a change, f ollo w t he steps b el ow f or changi ng the receivi ng st and ard s : Note : Ch[...]

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    20 Manual T u ni ng Rotate the T U N E/ A DJUS T K nob counte r - cloc k wise or c lockw ise to t he desired A M or F M broadcast. T he El ect ron ic Dial P ointer a nd Dial Glass G rad uat ions wil l ind icate the approximat e Station F reque ncy . T he F ront Pane l I nfor mation Display will i ndicate the exact Broadcast Frequency and when the F[...]

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    21 fo r m ation Displa y i ndicates “PRESET S TORED” then release the STO R E P ush-but ton. Ref er to f ig ur e 4 5. The just e ntered P reset w ill be a ssi g ned P reset Num- ber 1 ( or t he Preset nu mber you se lect ed) and is display ed on the Fron t Panel In fo r m ation Displa y . Re fer to f ig u re 46. 3 . Assign add itional Stations [...]

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    22 How to Operate, con’t in the ne w S tat ion for that P rese t. T he ne w Sta tion w ill autom at ically repl ace the p rev i- ou sly as signe d Sta tio n. 7 . T o clear any add itional Station Pre sets pe rfor m steps 5 a nd 6 agai n. Af te r the cr eation o f Pr eset( s ), use the Fron t Panel P R ESET / M EN U Cont rol to se lect the desi re[...]

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    23 in form ation may incl ude some or all o f t he f ollo wi ng: A. Station Call Let t er s and / or F reque ncy . B. T y p e of Progra m and / or music f or mat. C. N ame of the A r t ist. D . Name o f the Song. The T y p e o f P rogra m and / or music f or mat may be recalled at a ny time by pressi ng the DI SP LA Y Pu sh- button on t he F ront P[...]

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    25 Photos[...]

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    26 Specic ations FM Specif ic atio ns AM Sp ecif ic ation s Gene ral Sp ecif ic ation s Rate d Out put 1 V ms Unbalanc ed, 2V m s Balanc ed Out put Impedance 1 0 0 oh ms Unbalance d or Balanc ed Dig it al Out put Opt ical: - 1 5dbm to -2 1 dbm ( PCM ) Coax ial: 0.5V p -p/7 5 oh m (PC M) Sampli ng Frequency: 48kH z ( PCM ) A M Anten na Input Bala[...]

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    27 Packing Instructions Packing Instructions In t he even t it is necessa r y t o repa ck the equipment fo r shipment, the equ ipment must be packed exactly as sho w n belo w . It is v er y i mpor ta nt that t he f ou r plas- tic feet are at t ached to t he bottom of the equipment. Th is w ill en su re the prope r equipment location on the bott om [...]

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    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. 041 17200[...]