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5. To makes changes use the p(up) or q(down)

Push-buttons to highlight the “EDIT/SELECT”

menu item, then press the SELECT Push-button.

In the following example the Left Front Loudspeaker

setting will change from M to L.

6. Use the Upp or Downq Push-buttons to high-

light the “L” menu item (Left Front Loudspeaker),

Before proceeding with Speaker and Room Setup it is

advisable to read “Introduction to the MX150 Setup

Mode” on page 17. Also refer the MX150 Default

Settings pages 18 thru 21. Follow the sequence listed

in the INSTALLER MENU and the other SETUP

Menus, as some of these adjustments are interactive.

Note: To assist in navigating the various On Screen

Menus please refer to the set of MX150 Setup

separate folded sheets contained in the Owner’s

Manual Packet.

A Home Theater System can include a variety of

Loudspeakers with various low frequency (bass) per-

formance capabilities. These capabilities refer to the

Loudspeaker’s ability for reproducing low frequencies

to within -3dB of the intensity it reproduces the mid-

range frequencies. The MX150 has six different preset

Loudspeaker Capabilities settings plus one custom

setting. These settings are for the Left Front, Center

Front, Right Front, Right Surround, Right Back Sur-

round, Left Back Surround and Left Surround Loud-

speakers. If you are unsure as to the low frequency

performance capabilities of your Loudspeakers, con-

tact the Loudspeaker Manufacture, McIntosh Dealer

or select the XS setting. Refer to the chart below:

MX150 Setting Setting Description

- No Loudspeaker connected to this channel

XXL

Loudspeaker response down to 20Hz (-3dB),

reproduces Low Frequencies from all chan-

nels set to L, M, S, or XS. It also reproduces

the LFE information when there is no Sub-

woofer

Loudspeaker response down to 20Hz (-3dB),

reproduces Low Frequencies from all chan-

nels set to L, M, S, or XS when there is no

Subwoofer. It also reproduces the LFE infor-

mation when there is no Subwoofer

L Loudspeaker response down to 40Hz (-3dB)

Speaker Configuration

MX150 Setting Setting Description

M Loudspeaker response down to 80Hz (-3dB)

S Loudspeaker response down to 100Hz (-3dB)

XS Loudspeaker response down to 120Hz (-3dB)

Custom

Manual setting of Low Frequency Cutoff and

Curve Shape (Bass Order)

1. Press and release the SETUP Push-button on the

Remote Control to enter the

Setup Mode. Refer to figure

8. The words “Installer Menu”

will appear on the Front Panel

Information Display and the

Installer Menu (main menu)

will appear on the Monitor/

TV Screen. Refer to figures 9

and 10.

2. Press the SELECT Push-

button for the “Speaker and

Room Setup” Menu. Refer to

figure 11.

3. Press the SELECT Push-

button again to select the

“Speaker Configuration”

Menu. Refer to figure 12.

4. Using the Downq Push-

button scroll down thru the

default menu settings. Refer to

figures 12 thru 14. Compare

these settings to the actual

Loudspeaker Capabilities

making up your Home The-

ater System. If the settings

do not agree with the menu

choices, then changes will

need to be made.

Figure 9

Installer Menu

Installer Menu 

Speaker and Room Setup

Source Setup

Audio Processing Setup

Zone B Setup

System Setup

Device Management

Exit



Figure 10

Figure 8

Speaker and Room Setup 

Speaker Conguration

RoomPerfect

Level Offsets

Distance Settings

Back



Figure 11

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