McIntosh C41 User Manual

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Power On

Press the POWER switch to ON. The Red LED, above the

STANDBY/ON Pushbutton, lights to indicate the C41 is in

Standby Mode. To turn

on the C41 press the

STANDBY/ON push-

button. Refer to figure 1.

Note: You may also turn

on the C41 using

the remote control.

Source Selection

Select the desired listen-

ing source with the LIS-

TEN Switch.

PH/AUX Inputs

When using a phono player with a moving magnet car-

tridge connected to the PH/AUX inputs, set the PH-AUX

switch to the PH position.

When using an auxiliary

program source compo-

nent connected to the PH/

AUX inputs, set the PH-

AUX switch to the AUX

position. Refer to figure 2.

Volume Control

Adjust the VOLUME con-

trol for the desired listen-

ing level.

Loud Switch

Press the LOUD push-button to add loudness bass compen-

sation to the volume control for improved low level listen-

ing.

Balance Control

Adjust the BALANCE control as needed to achieve ap-

proximately equal listening volume levels in each loud-

speaker. Turn the BALANCE to the Left to emphasize the

left channel by reducing the level of the right channel. Turn

the BALANCE to the right to emphasize the right channel

by reducing the level of the left channel.

Bass and Treble Controls

Adjust the BASS and TREBLE controls to suit your listen-

ing preferences. The bass or treble intensity can be in-

creased with clockwise rotation and decreased with coun-

How to Operate the C41

terclockwise rotation. All tone control circuit elements are

removed from the signal path when the controls are in the

center or flat position.

Mono

Press the MONO push-button to combine left and right ste-

reo signals to mono at all MAIN, OUTPUT 1&2 and

HEADPHONES Outputs.

Mute

Press the MUTE push-button to mute audio in all Listen

outputs.

Output 1 and 2

Press OUTPUT 1 or 2 push-buttons to send audio to sepa-

rate power amplifi-

ers connected to the

rear panel OUT-

PUTS 1 or 2. You

can press either

push-button indi-

vidually or both to-

gether. Refer to fig-

ure 3.

How To Make A Tape Recording

The separate RECORD and LISTEN switches allow you to

make a tape recording from one program source while lis-

tening to another. You can also listen (monitor) to the re-

corded signal off the tape, a fraction of a second later, dur-

ing recording when a three head tape recorder is used.

1. Select the desired program source to record with the

front panel RECORD Selector Switch.

Adjust the record level using the tape recorder volume

control.

3. To listen to the tape playback of the program source just

recorded, turn the LISTEN switch to the desired input.

Note: The C41 RECORD OUTPUTS are not affected by the

VOLUME or BALANCE controls. To listen to a different

program source while recording, turn the LISTEN

switch to the desired source. The recording process will

not be affected and will continue.

Figure 1

Figure 3

Figure 2