User manual MCINTOSH MAC1500

[. . . ] ~ To insure your enjoyment please read and carefully follow these instructions. The time spent will make it possible for you to enjoy thousands of hours of musical enjoyment. This gives you a brief outline of what each control and indicator does. This is time well spent. F GENERAL DESCRIPTION SPECIFICATIONS IF YOU ARE IN A HURRY CABINET INSTALLATION INSTALLATION-CONNECTIONS COMPLETE SYSTEM HOOK-UP BLOCK DIAGRAM BALANCING . . . . . [. . . ] the cutout Since the MAC 1500 must rest on a shelf, locate from the back of the panel. A template to help you make mounting easy is in the packet that contains the owners manual. 5 r On the back of the cabinet panel, scribe a vertical line through the exact center of the area to be cut out. Connect the "right" channel to the "R" input of PH 1. If your record player has a ground wire connect the ground wire to GND. CONNECTING THE PHONO 2 POSITION Phono 2 position can be used if two record players are used in a system. Connect the "left" channel to the "L" input of PH 2. Connect the "right" channel to the "R" input of PH 2. CONNECTING TAPE PLAYER(no preamplifier in tape player) Use this position only for a tape deck with no electronics. Connect the "left" channel to the "L" input of TAPE HD. Connect the "right" channel to the "R" input of TAPE HD. TAPE (NO SElf PlAYfP ElECTRONICS) CONTAINED CONNECTING A TAPE RECORDERor TAPE PLAYERwith BUILT-IN ELECTRONICS Connect the "left" channel of the tape player or tape recorder to the "L" channel AUX input. Connect the "right" channel of the tape player or tape recorder to the "R" channel AUX input. TAPE TAPE MON AUX CONNECTING A TAPE RECORDERWITH THREEHEADS Connect the tape outputs of the MAC 1500 to the high level inputs on the tape recorder. Connect the tape recorder outputs to the TAPE MON inputs on the MAC 1500. In for listening to pre-recorded tapes as well as to monitor. CONNECTING A TAPE RECORDERTO RECORDFROM THE MAC 1500 Connect the TAPE OUTPUTS of the MAC 1500 to the high level TAPE RECORDER ElECTRONICS) ~6 Q) ~ T. V. 6 Gl 6\ inputs on the tape recorder. (WITH SElf CONTAINED 7 Connect one wire to the C (common) on the left output, connect a second wire to the impedance that matches your loudspeaker. Connect one wire to the C (common) on the right output, connect a second wire to the impedance that matches your loudspeaker. Run these two , . . '. LEFT LQUOIPEAKER ANTENNA CONNECTIONS A convenient flexible indoor FM dipole (300 ohm) antenna is supplied with the MAC 1500. Connect the two leads of the dipole antenna \\300" on the back panel of the MAC 1500. to the two terminals marked rO\O~O ~~~i8 1050 AC OUTLETS fBl~fBl~fBl l 01 The flexibility of the thick flat wire lets you easily locate the dipole behind the equipment. Open the dipole into a \\T. " Extend the arms as straight as possible. In fringe areas, a highly directional antenna used with a rotator will give the finest possible FM reception. Rotate the antenna until it points in the direction of the station or until it receives the best possible signal. IMPORTANT Keep the dipole away from large metal objects or surfaces. They interfere with the efficiency of the antenna. There are two BLACK AC outlets and one RED AC outlet. The power to the black AC outlets is controlled by the front panel switch. The red receptacle is on at all times and is used for a turntable or record changer. [. . . ] If it does not, turn the control toward the speaker that is not as loud as the other. Do this until you find the point where the sound comes from the mid-point between the speakers. 10 feet in front of and mid-way between your come from the mid-point go on to ADJUSTING Set the MONO 2 Stand about loudspeakers. you have adjusted the phase you can start the balancing cedure over again. If the sound is not directly in front of you reverse the leads on one loudspeaker. [. . . ]