McIntosh MCC404/MCC404M User Manual

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How to Connect for Three Channels

Midrange

Loudspeaker

Woofer

Loudspeaker

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Tweeter

Loudspeaker

McIntosh Electronic Crossover

Left Output

Vehicle

Battery

Fuse

1.Connect the AMP ON wire from the Control Center

Amp ON to the MCC404/MCC404M ON connector

on the side of the amplifier.

Note: All cables should be connected to the amplifier before

connecting the DC power cables to the battery.

2.Connect a cable from a McIntosh Control Center with

Power Guard to the MCC404/MCC404M PG connec-

tor on the side of the amplifier.

3. Connect speaker cables (up to 12AWG) from a tweeter

to the amplifiers channel 1 output terminals.

4. Connect speaker cables from a mid-range loudspeaker

to the amplifiers channel 2 output terminals, being

careful to observe the correct polarities.

Note: The connecting information shown here is for a single

channel of an audio system. For the other channel,

connect a second MCC404/MCC404M and

loudspeakers in a similar manner.

5. Connect speaker cables from one woofer to the

amplifiers channels 3&4 BRIDGED output terminals,

being careful to observe the correct polarities.

6. Connect an audio cable from one of the control center

outputs to the input of an external crossover.

7. Connect an audio cable from the external crossover

TWEETER output to the MCC404/MCC404M channel

1 input.

8. Connect an audio cable from the external crossover

MID-RANGE output to the MCC404/MCC404M

channel 2 input.

9. Connect an audio cable from the external crossover

WOOFER output to the MCC404/MCC404M channel

3 input.

Note: Do not connect a cable to the MCC404/MCC404M

channel 4 input.

10. Connect the MCC404/MCC404M to the vehicle bat-

tery terminals using size 4 AWG (Maximum) cables.

Note: It is advisable to place an in-line fuse of a suitable size

as close as possible to the battery.

McIntosh Control Center