McIntosh MA6900 Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 13)

How to Operate

Power On

Press the POWER switch to ON. The Red LED above the

STANDBY/ON push-button, lights to

indicate the MA6900 is in Standby

mode. To turn On the MA6900, press

the STANDBY/ON push-button. The

MUTE LED will light for approxi-

mately two seconds after turn on. Re-

fer to figures 1 and 2.

Note: For normal

operation, turn the

MA6900 On and

Off with the

Standby/On push-

button. If the

amplifier is not

going to be used for

an extended time,

turn off all AC

Power with the

Power Switch. You

may also turn On

the MA6900 by

simply pressing the

desired Source

Selection Push-

button on the Front

Panel or Remote

Control.

Source Selection

Select the desired source

with the appropriate push-

button switch on the Front

Panel or Remote Control.

Refer to figures 2 and 3

and page 16 for additional

information.

Volume Control

Adjust the VOLUME con-

trol for the desired listen-

ing level.

PH/AUX Inputs

When using a phono player with a moving magnet car-

tridge connected to the PH/AUX inputs,

set the PH AUX switch to the PH posi-

tion. When using an auxiliary program

source component connected to the PH/

AUX inputs, set the PH AUX switch to

the AUX position. Refer to figure 4.

Balance Control

Adjust the BALANCE control as needed to achieve ap-

proximately equal listening volume levels in each loud-

speaker. Turn the BALANCE to the left to emphasize the

Left Channel by reducing the level of the Right Channel.

Turn the BALANCE to the right to emphasize the Right

Channel by reducing the level of the Left Channel.

Equalizer Controls

Each of the five Equalizer Frequency Controls will raise or

lower by approximately12dB, the amplitude of the band of

frequencies centered at the frequency marked above the

controls. Both Left and Right Channels are affected. Refer

to figure 5. At the center detent or flat position of the con-

trols, all equalizer circuit components are removed from

the signal path.

Loud Switch

Press the LOUD push-button to add loudness bass compen-

sation to the volume control for improved low level listen-

ing.

Mono

Press the MONO push-button to combine left and right ste-

reo signals to mono at the SPEAKERS 1 and 2 and HEAD-

PHONES output.

Mute

Press the MUTE push-button to mute audio in all outputs

except the HEADPHONES and TAPE OUTPUT. The

MUTE LED above the push-button will flash on and off to

indicate that Mute is active. To unmute audio, press

MUTE, press the Remote Control Volume push-button(s)

or press an Input push-button.

Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 3

Figure 4

Figure 5

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