McIntosh C220 - Manual (Page 16)

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How to Operate the C220
Power On
The Red LED above the STANDBY/ON Push-button lights
to indicate the C220 is in Standby mode. To Switch ON the
C220, press the STANDBY/ON Push-button on the Front
Panel or the Power Push-button on the Remote Control.
The title TUBE WARMUP will appear on the Front Panel
Alphanumeric Display after Turn-On, with the Audio Out-
puts muted. Refer to figures 10, 11, 12 and 18.
Note: The amount of time the Front Panel Alphanumeric Dis-
play indicates TUBE WARMUP is dependant upon the
temperature of the C220 Tubes.
Source Selection
Select the desired source using the INPUT Control or
Remote Control.
Volume Control
Rotate the Front Panel VOLUME Control or use the
VOLUME Up or Down Push-buttons on the Remote
Control for the desired listening level.
Balance Control (Trim Function)
Listening balance varies with different program sources,
room acoustics and listening positions relative to the
Loudspeakers. Use the Balance Trim Function as needed
to achieve approximately equal listening volume levels in
each Loudspeaker. To adjust the Balance, press the Remote
Control TRIM Push-button once. The word and number
“BALANCE 00” appears on the Front Panel Alphanu-
meric Display, then press the TRIM LEVEL Up or
Down Push-button to emphasize the Left Channel or the
Right Channel. Refer to figure 13. The Front Panel Dis-
play indicates the balance changes in steps from 0 to 107.
After approximately 3 seconds the Alphanumeric Display
returns to the indicate the Source Selection and Volume
Level. When the balance is set to favor either left or right
channel, the volume number indicated will have a “< or >”
sysmbol on either side of the number. Refer to figure 14.
To verify the balance setting without changing it, just press
the TRIM Push-button once to select Balance.
Note: The Balance may also be adjusted in the setup mode,
refer to pages 11-13.
Bass and Treble Controls
Adjust the BASS and TREBLE controls to suit your
listening preferences. The Bass or Treble intensity can
be increased with clockwise rotation and decreased with
counterclockwise rotation.
Tone Bypass
Press the TONE BYPASS Push-button to totally Bypass
the Tone Control Circuitry, providing a flat frequency
response. If the AUTOTONE circuit is set to the On posi-
tion in Setup Mode, the C220 will remember for each input
whether the Tone Bypass is active.
Figure 12
Figure 11
Figure 10
Figure 14
Figure 13