McIntosh MC602 User Manual

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How to Operate the MC602

Power On

To have the MC602 automatically turn On or Off when a

control center turns on or off, rotate the power switch to the

remote position. For manual operation, rotate the power

switch to the On or Off position

as desired. Refer to figure 8.

Note: There must be a power

control connection

between the MC602 and

the McIntosh Control

Center, in order for the

remote power turn-on to

function.

Meter Selection

Rotate the meter mode switch to select the meter operation

mode you desire. Refer to figures 9 and 10.

Lights Off - Meter lights are

turned off and the

meters will con-

tinue to indicate

the power output.

Watts- The meters re-

spond to all the

musical informa-

tion being pro-

duced by the am-

plifier. They indi-

cate to an accuracy of at least 95% of the

power output with only a single cycle of a

2000Hz tone burst.

Hold - The meter pointer is locked to the highest

power peak in a sequence of peaks. It is elec-

tronically held to this power level until a

higher

power

peak

passes

through

the ampli-

fier. The

meter pointer will then rise to the newer

higher indication. If no further power peaks

are reached, the meter pointer will very

slowly return to its rest position or lower

power level. The decay rate is approximately

6dB per minute.

Figure 11

Figure 9

Figure 8

Note: The MC602 Power Output Meters

indicate the actual wattage delivered to

the loudspeakers by responding to the

combination of current and voltage

output.

Input Mode Switch

The Input Mode Switch, which is located on the Rear

Panel of the MC602, allows you

to select either the Balanced or

Unbalanced Inputs. Refer to fig-

ure 11.

Figure 10