McIntosh MA6300 manual

McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 F AX: 607-724-0549 MA6300 Owner ’ s Manual In teg rat ed Ampl if i 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. 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all war[...]

3 Thank Y ou Y our decision to o wn t his McIntosh M A 6300 Integ rate d A mplif ier ra n ks you at the v er y top a mong discr im i nati ng music listeners. Y ou no w h av e “ The Best. ” T he Mc I ntosh dedication to “Q ual ity , ” is ass ur ance t hat you will receive many years of musi cal enjo y ment f rom th is u nit. P lease t ake a [...]

4 X LR Connectors Bel o w is the Pi n conf igu r ation fo r the X LR Balance d Input Con nectors on t he M A 6300. R efer to the d iag ram for con- nect ion : P I N 1 : Shiel d /G round P I N 2: + Out put P I N 3: - Out put P ow er Control Connector The M A6 300 Po wer Control Out put Jack sends Po wer On / Off Signals when con nect ed to other Mc [...]

5 Dimensions Dimensions The foll owing di mensions can a ssist in dete r m in ing t he best locat io n for y ou r M A 6 300. There is add itional in - form ation on the next page per ta in ing to i nst all ing t he M A 6300 into cabinet s. 17- 1/2 " 44.45cm 7- 5/8 " 19.37cm 3/16 " 0.48cm 17" 43.18cm Front V iew of the MA6300 Rea[...]

6 Installation Installation The M A6 300 ca n be placed upr ight on a table or she l f, sta ndi ng on its f ou r feet. I t a lso can b e custom i nst alled i n a piece o f f u r n itu re or cabi net o f y our choice . The four feet may be remo ved from t he bott om o f the M A 63 0 0 when it is custom i nst alled a s outlined b el o w . T he four f[...]

7 Rear P anel Connections Con nec t the M A6 300 power cord to a live A C outlet . Ref er to in for mat ion on the back pa nel of y ou r M A 63 00 t o dete r m ine the c or re ct vo lt age for your u nit PO W ER CONT R OL Out put se nds a t u r n- on sign al to a McInto sh Sour ce Compone nt or P ow e r Cont rol un it when t he MA63 00 is t u r ned[...]

8 How to Con nect Pow er and Data Control How to Con nect Pow er and Data Control The M A6 300 h as the abilit y to automat ically switch pow er On / Off t o Mc I ntosh Sourc e Components via the Po w er Control con nections. T he Data Por t Conne ctions allow f or the remote ope rat ion o f basic f u nctions usi ng the M A 6 300 Remote Con t rol. [...]

9 How to Con nect Audio Components 1 . Con nect a Balance d Audio Cab le f rom the McIntosh SA CD /CD Pla yer Audio Out puts to t he M A 6300 CD 1 I N PUTS. Note: The u nbala nce d Audio O ut put s f rom the M cIntosh CD P la yer co nn ected t o the CD2 INPUTS ma y be use d inste ad of th e Balan ced CD 1 Inpu ts. 2. Con nect an Audio Cable from a [...]

10 Caut ion : The sup pl ied AC Po wer Cord s hould no t be conn ect ed to t he Rear Panel of the M A 63 00 Ampl if i er un ti l afte r the Louds peak er Conn ec - ti ons have be en m ade . Failure t o obser ve th is could re sul t in Elec tr ic Shoc k . F or ad di ti onal in st ruct ion on m aki ng Louds pea ker Con nec - ti ons con ta ct your McI[...]

1 1 How to Con nect Loudspeakers + + - - McIntosh Loud sp ea ker McIntosh Loud sp ea ker T o A C Out let[...]

12 How to Con nect an exter nal P ower Amplifier How to Con nect an E xter nal Po wer A mplifier The M A6 300 h as the abilit y to be c onne cted to a n exter - nal P reamplif ier and /or P ow er A mplif ier . I n the example belo w , the M A6 300 is con nect ed to a n exter na l Mc I ntosh P o wer Amplif ier and to a McIntosh Loudspe aker with Bi [...]

13 F ront Panel Displa ys, Con trols, Push-bu ttons and Jack Sta ndby Po wer O n Ind icator IR Se nsor r eceives com ma nds f rom a Remote Cont rol ST A N DB Y /ON Pu sh-but t on switch- es t he M A 63 00 ON or OFF (Sta ndby ) and r eset s the m icro - proc essor s V OLUM E Cont rol allows adjust me nt of the list en ing lev el for both cha n nels [...]

14 How to Operate the M A 630 0 P ow er On The Red LED abov e t he ST A N DB Y /ON Push-but ton lights to i ndicate the M A6 300 is i n Stand by m ode. T o Switch ON the MA6 300, press t he ST AN DB Y /ON Push-but ton on the Fron t Panel o r the Po wer Pu sh-butt on on the Remote Control. The M U TE LED wi ll light for appro x im atel y t w o secon[...]

15 How to Operate the M A 6300, con’t inte r nal prote ction circu its wi ll act ivate . T he F ront Panel P o wer Gua rd Ind icators wil l continuously illum in ate and the audio wi ll be muted . W hen the M A6 300 ha s ret u r ned to a safe oper ati ng temper at u re, nor mal ope ration wil l resu me. Ho w T o Make A T ape Recordi ng 1 . Sel ec[...]

16 Remote Control P ush- Buttons Pr ess to Pow e r the M A 63 00 ON or OFF Selects one of the s ev en available Audio Sourc es Selects a D isc Play e r , Music Ser ver or T ape Rec order Fu nct ion and als o per for m s var ious f u nc tions on a var iet y of Mc Int osh Compone nts Use to select t u ner pr eset s, d isc t ra cks or a ny numbe red o[...]

17 How to use the Remote Control How to use the Remote Control The sup plied Remo te Control is capable o f di re ctly con- t rolling t he f unct ions of co ntempor ar y McIntosh Source Components con necte d to the M A6 300. Earlier McIntosh sourc e components and ot her bra nd sourc e components can b e controlled by the M A 6300 Remote Con t rol[...]

18 Specif ications Specif ications P ow er Out put 1 00 wat ts i nto an 8 oh m load is the m in imu m sine wav e conti nuo us av erage pow er out put. The out put R MS v ol t age is 28.3 V across 8 oh ms 1 60 wat ts i nto a 4 oh m load is the mi ni mu m sine wa v e conti nuo us av erage pow er out put. The out put R MS v ol t age is 25 .3 V a cross[...]

19 Packing Instructions In t he ev ent it is necessar y to re pack the equ ipment f or shipment, the e quipment must be packed exactly as sho w n belo w . I t is very i mpor t a nt that the four plast ic feet are at- ta ched to the bot tom of the equipment. T his w ill e nsu re t he proper e quipment location on the bott om pad. F ai lure t o do th[...]

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. 04098900[...]