McIntosh MA6600 User Manual

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Your McIntosh MA6600 has been factory configured

for default operating settings that will allow immediate

enjoyment of superb audio without the need for further

adjustments. If you wish to make changes to the factory

default settings, a Setup Feature is provided to customize

the operating settings using the Front Panel Information

Display. Refer to the MA6600 Front Panel Illustration on

the previous page while performing the following steps.

Note: If the MA6600 is currently On, proceed to step 2.

1. Press the STANDBY/ON Push-button to switch On the

MA6600. The MA6600 will go through a brief startup

intialization with the Front Panel Information Display

indicating the last used source and volume setting, this

is followed by the volume setting indication starting at

zero and then increasing to the last used volume set-

ting. Refer to

figure 1.

2. Press the

MONO/SET-

UP Push-but-

ton until the Front Panel Information Display indicates

MA6600 FIRMWARE V1.00 or higher. Refer to figure

2. At this time the LEDs above the MONO/SETUP and

STORE/EXIT Push-buttons will be illuminate.

Note: The Front Panel Information Display will indi-

cate MA6600 Firmware V1.00 or higher for the

first time. After the first time it will display the

Setup Mode Menu item last accessed.

3. Press the MONO/SETUP Push-button to select the

next Setup Mode Menu item, “Input Level”. With each

additional press of the MONO/SETUP Push-button

the Setup Menu will advance to the next Menu Selec-

tion. Refer to

figure 3.

4. To exit from a

specific Setup

Mode, press

the STORE/EXIT Push-button. The LED above the

MONO/SETUP Push-button and STORE/EXIT Push-

button will extinguish and the Front Panel Display will

revert back to its normal display. Refer to figure 1.

The MA6600 functionality is controlled by internal

software that is know as Firmware. The Version of the

Firmware in the MA6600 can be identified at any time by

utilizing the Setup Mode.

1. Press and hold in the MA6600 Front Panel MONO/

SETUP Push-button to enter the Setup Mode.

2. Press the MONO/SETUP Push-button until MA6600

V1.00 or higher appears. Refer to figure 2.

3. The number after the character “V” is the Firmware

number.

4. To exit the Setup Mode, press the STORE/EXIT Push-

button.

How to Operate the Setup Modes

The Default Settings Chart below indicates the Function

Name, Default Setting and the Page Number for additional

information.

Note: When a McIntosh Tuner Module is installed into the

MA6600, additional Setup Settings will become avail-

able.

Default Settings

Firmware Version

Trim Level Adjustment

Source Components can have slightly different volume lev-

els resulting in the need to readjust the MA6600 Volume

Control when switching between different sources. The

MA6600 allows the adjustment of levels for each of the

Source Inputs for the same relative volume. The CD1 and

SERVER Inputs are used in the following example.

Note: The range of adjustment is ± 6dB. The REC Output

Levels are unaffected by any changes in the Level Trim

Settings. The Trim adjustments made are retained in

permanent memory. They can be changed by perform-

ing a new Trim Procedure. The CD1 Input Volume

Level can serve as a reference or choose another

source frequently listened to. The reference Input

Source should be set to a Trim Level of 00.

1. Rotate the INPUT Control to select the CD1 Input and

adjust the VOLUME Control to the desired listening

level.

Default Settings

Function Name

Setting

Page No.

MA6600

V_._ _

TRIM

CD1 0.0

INPUT

INPUT2 CD1

METER

DISPLAY

TRIGGER

CD1 NONE

ACCessory

MAIN

Setup

Figure 3

SETUP: TRIM CD1 0.0

Min Max

Figure 2

MA6600

FIRMWARE V1.00

Figure 1

SOURCE: CD1

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