McIntosh C200 - Manual (Page 23)

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How to Operate the C200
Mono
Press the MONO push-button to combine left and right ste-
reo signals to mono at the LISTEN MAIN, LISTEN
OUTPUTs 1&2 , OUTPUTS (Balanced) MAIN, SPKR/
AMP 1&2 and HEADPHONES Outputs.
Setup
Pressing the SETUP Push-button activates the Setup Mode
of the C200 and allows customizing the Front Panel Alpha-
numeric Display, Input Selection and Trim Levels, Volume
and Balance Controls Rate-of-Change, Passthru Mode, Re-
mote Control Type and Firmware Version.
Mute
Press the MUTE push-button to mute audio in all Listen
Outputs and the Front Panel Alphanumeric Display will
indicate MUTE in place of the actual volume setting. Refer
to figure 25.
Output 1 and 2
Press OUTPUT 1 or 2 Push-buttons to send audio to sepa-
rate power amplifiers connected to the rear panel OUT-
PUTS 1 or 2. It also activates the POWER CONTROL 1
&2 Sockets on the rear panel of the C200C. You can press
either push-button individually or both together.
Reset of Microprocessors
In the event that the controls of the C200 stop functioning,
switch the POWER Switch to the Off Position and wait for
about three minutes. Press the POWER Switch to the ON
position and press the STANDBY/ON Push-button. This
will reset the C200 microprocessors.
Note: The above condition is usually caused by either
interruptions in AC power and/or major changes in
voltage.
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. You
can also listen to the signal being fed to the tape recorder
by pressing the REC MONITOR push-button. Refer to fig-
ure 24.
1. Select the desired program source to record with the
front panel RECORD selector switch.
2. Adjust the record level using the tape recorder volume
control.
3. To listen to the signal being fed to the tape recorder,
press the REC (Record) MONITOR push-button.
4. To listen to the tape playback of the program source just
recorded, turn the LISTEN switch to the desired input.
Note: The C200 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.
How to use a Signal Processor
Access and operate a signal processor connected to the
LISTEN PROCESSOR jacks by pressing the front panel
LIS (Listen) PROCESSOR push-button. This processor
will affect only the LISTEN signals. Refer to figure 24.
Access and operate a signal processor connected to the
RECORD PROCESSOR jacks by pressing the front panel
REC (Record) processor push-button. This processor will
affect only the RECORD signals sent to tape recorders. Re-
fer to figure 24.
How to use the Passthru Mode
When the C200 is connected together with a McIntosh
Multichannel A/V Control Center or Surround Decoder and
has the PASSTHRU MODE activated it will automatically
turn-on when ever the A/V Control Center or Surround De-
coder is turned on. It will indicate on the Front Panel Al-
phanumeric Display “PASSTHRU”. Refer to figure 26.
In the Passthru Mode, the LISTEN and RECORD Proces-
sor and OUTPUTS 1&2 Push-buttons remain active. The
remaining C200C Front Panel Controls and Push-buttons
are deactivated as long as the C200 is in the Passthru
Mode. The C200 will also remember the settings of the
LISTEN and RECORD Processor and OUTPUTS 1&2
Push-buttons for the Passthru Mode; it stores these settings
separately, from the settings when only the C200 is On.
Figure 25
Figure 26