McIntosh MCD 7005 User manual

COMPACTDISCPLAYER
MCD7005
Preliminary
OwnersManual
Thepermanentownersmanualwasnotprintedatthetimeofshipping.
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IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
THESEINSTRUCTIONSARETO
PROTECTYOUANDTHEMclNTOSH
INSTRUMENT.BESURETO
FAMILIARIZEYOURSELFWITHTHEM.
1.ReadAllInstructions- Readthesafetyandoperating
instructionsbeforeoperatingtheinstrument.
2.RetainInstructions- Retainthesafetyandoperating
instructionsforfuturereference.
3.HeedWarnings- Adheretowarningsandoperating
instructions.
4.FollowInstructions- Followalloperatinganduse
instructions.
5.PowerSources- Connectthepowersupplyonlyto
thetypedescribedintheoperatinginstructionsor
asmarkedontheunit.
6.Power-CordProtection- Routepower-supplycords
sothattheyarenotlikelytobewalkedonorpinch-
edbyitemsplaceduponoragainstthem,paying
particularattentiontocordsatplugs,convenience
receptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitfromthe
instrument.
7.Ventilation- Locatetheinstrumentforproperven-
tilation.Forexample,theinstrumentshouldnotbe
placedona bed,sofa,rug,orsimilarsurfacethat
mayblocktheventilationopenings;or,placedina
built-ininstallation, suchasa bookcaseorcabinet,
thatmayimpedetheflowofairthroughtheventila-
tionopenings.
8.Heat- Locatetheinstrumentawayfromheat
sourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,or
otherappliances(includingamplifiers)thatproduce
heat.
9.WallorCabinetMounting- Mounttheinstrument
ina wallorcabinetonlyasdescribedintheowners
manual.
10.WaterandMoisture- Donotusetheinstrument
near water- forexample,neara bathtub,
washbowl,kitchensink,laundrytub,ina wetbase-
ment,orneara swimmingpool,etc.
11.Cleaning- Cleantheinstrumentbydustingwitha
drycloth.Cleanthepanelwitha clothmoistened
witha windowcleaner.
12.ObjectandLiquidEntry- Donotpermitobjectsto
fallandliquidstospillintotheinstrumentthrough
enclosureopenings.
13.PowerLines- Locateanyoutdoorantennaaway
frompowerlines.
14.OutdoorAntennaGrounding- Ifanoutdooranten-
naisconnectedtotheantennaterminal,besure
theantennasystemisgroundedsoastoprovide
someprotectionagainstvoltagesurgesandbuiltup
staticcharges.
IntheU.S.A.,section810oftheNationalElectrical
Code,ANSI/NFPANo.70-1984,providesinforma-
tiononthepropergroundforthemastandsuppor-
tingstructure,groundforthelead-inwiretoan
antennadischargeunit,andsizeof groundconduc-
tors,locationofantenna-dischargeunit,connection
togroundingelectrodes,andrequirementsforthe
groundingelectrode.
Forgroundwire,
a)UseNo.10AWG(5.3mm2)copperNo.8 AWG
(8.4mm2)aluminum,No.17AWG(1.0mm2)
copper-cladsteel,bronzewire,orlargerasground
wire.
b)Secureantennalead-inand.groundwiresto
housewithstand-offinsulatorsspacedfrom4 feet
(1.22meters)to6 feet(1.83meters)apart.
c)Mountantennadischargeunitascloselyaspossi-
bletowherelead-inentershouse.
d)UsejumperwirenotsmallerthanNo.6 AWG
(13.3mm2)copperorequivalentwhenseparate
antenna-groundingelectrodeisused.

15.NonusePeriods- Unplugthepowercordfromthe
ACpoweroutletwhenleftunusedfora longperiod
oftime.
16.DamageRequiringService- Servicemustbeper-
formedbyqualifiedservicepersonnelwhen:
A.Thepower-supplycordortheplughasbeen
damaged;or
B.Objectshavefallen,orliquidhasbeenspilledin-
totheinstrument;or
C.Theinstrumenthasbeenexposedtorain;or
D.Theinstrumentdoesnotappeartooperatenor-
mallyorexhibitsa markedchangeinperformance;
or
E.Theinstrumenthasbeendropped,orthe
enclosuredamaged.
17.Servicing- Donotattempttoservicebeyondthat
describedintheoperatinginstructions.Allother
serviceshouldbereferredtoqualifiedserviceper-
sonnel.
18.GroundingorPolarization- Donotdefeatthein-
herentdesignfeaturesofthepolarizedplug.Non-
polarizedlinecordadapterswilldefeatthesafety
providedbythepolarizedACplug.
19.CAUTION:TOPREVENTELECTRICSHOCKDO
NOTUSETHIS(POLARIZED)PLUGWITHANEX-
TENSIONCORD,RECEPTACLEOROTHER
OUTLETUNLESSTHEBLADESCANBEFULLYIN-
SERTEDTOPREVENTBLADEEXPOSURE.
and
ATTENTION:POURPREVENIRLESCHOCSELEC-
TRIQUESPASUTILISERCETTEFICHEPOLARISEE
AVECUNPROLONGATEUR,UNEPRISEDE
COURANTOUUNEAUTRESORTIEDE
COURANT,SAUFSILESLAMESPEUVENTETRE
INSEREESAFONDSANSENLAISSERAUCUNE
PARTIEADECOUVERT.
Thelightningflashwitharrowhead,withinanequi-
lateraltriangle,isintendedtoalerttheusertothe
presenceofuninsulated"dangerousvoltage"withinthe
product'senclosurethatmaybeofsufficientmagnitude
toconstitutea riskofelectricshocktopersons.
CAUTION:TOPREVENTTHERISKOFELECTRIC
SHOCK,DONOTREMOVECOVER(ORBACK).NO
USER-SERVICABLEPARTSINSIDE.REFERSERVICING
TOQUALIFIEDSERVICEPERSONNEL.
Theexclamationpointwithinanequilateraltriangleis
intendedtoalerttheusertothepresenceofimportant
operatingandmaintenance(servicing)instructionsin
theliteratureaccompanyingtheappliance.
Theserialnumber,purchasedate,andMclntosh
LaboratoryServiceContractnumberareimportantto
youforpossibleinsuranceclaimorfutureservice.
Recordthisinformationhere.
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Purchasedate
ServiceContractNumber
Uponapplication,MclntoshLaboratorypro-
videsa ServiceContracttotheoriginalpur-
chaser.YourMclntoshAuthorizedService
Agencycanexpediterepairswhenyouprovide
theServiceContractwiththeinstrumentfor
repair.
Copyright1987© byMclntoshLaboratoryInc.
CAUTION
RISKOF ELECTRICSHOCK
DONOTOPEN

Contents
INTRODUCTION
INSTALLATION
HOWTOCONNECT
FRONTPANEL
CONTROLS
OPERATION
HELPFULHINTS
PERFORMANCELIMITS
YourMCD7005CompactDiscPlayer
willgiveyoumanyyearsofsatisfactory
performance.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,
pleasecontact:
CUSTOMERSERVICE
MclntoshLaboratoryInc.
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Binghamton,NewYork13903-9990
Phone:[phone]
TakeAdvantageof3 years
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MclNTOSHTHREEYEARSERVICE CONTRACT
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Thetermsofthecontractare:
1.YourapplicationfortheSERVICECONTRACTmustbe
filledincompletelyandpostmarkedwithin30daysof
thedateofpurchaseoftheinstrument.
2.ToreceivetheSERVICECONTRACT,allinformationon
theapplicationmustbefilledin.TheSERVICECON-
TRACTwillbeissuedwhenthecompletelyfilledinap-
plicationisreceivedbyMclntoshLaboratoryIncor-
poratedinBinghamton,NewYork.
3.ToreceivetheSERVICECONTRACT,yourpurchase
mustbemadefroma Mclntoshfranchiseddealer.
4.TheSERVICECONTRACTisissuedtoyouasthe
originalpurchaser.Toprotectyoufrommisrepresenta-
tion,thiscontractcannotbetransferredtoa second
*owner.
5.AnyMclntoshauthorizedserviceagencywillrepair
Mclntoshinstrumentsatnormalservicerates.To
receiveserviceunderthetermsoftheSERVICECON-
TRACT,theSERVICECONTRACTCERTIFICATEmust
bepresentedwhentheinstrumentistakentotheser-
viceagency.
6.Alwayshaveservicedonebya Mclntoshauthorized
serviceagency.Iftheinstrumentismodifiedordamag-
edasa resultofunauthorizedrepair,theSERVICE
CONTRACTwillbecancelled.Damagebyimproper
useormishandlingisnotcoveredbytheSERVICE
CONTRACT.
7.Mclntoshwillprovideallparts,materialsandlabor
neededtoreturnthemeasuredperformanceofthein-
strumenttotheoriginalperformancelimits.TheSER-
VICECONTRACTdoesnotcoveranyshippingcoststo
andfromtheauthorizedserviceagencyorthefactory.
8.UnitsinoperationoutsidetheUnitedStatesand
CanadaarenotcoveredbytheMclntoshFactorySer-
viceContract,irrespectiveoftheplaceofpurchase.
UnitsacquiredoutsidetheU.S.A.andCanadaarealso
notcovered,andthesepurchasersshouldconsultwith
theirdealertoascertainwhat,ifany,servicecontractor
warrantymaybeavailablelocally.

PLAYERLOCATION
TheMCD7005maybeinstalledina Mclntosh
cabinetorcustominstalledinfurnitureofyourchoice.
Alwaysprovideadequateventilation.Neverplaceit
aboveheatgeneratingcomponentssuchashigh
poweredamplifiers.Provide1½inches(3cm)ofspace
abovetheplayersoasnottointerferewitha coolingair
flow.Alwaysusethecompactdiscplayerhorizontally,
outofdirectsunlightandawayfromotherheatsources.
REMOVETHETRANSITSCREWS
Onthebottomoftheplayeraretwoscrewswhich
locktheplayermechanismtoprotectitduringtranspor-
tation.Removethesescrewsandkeepthemina safe
place.Topreventdamage,thesescrewsmustbereplac-
ediftheplayeristobetransported.
CUSTOMINSTALLATION
ThePANLOCsystemofinstalling equipmentconve-
nientlyandsecurely,isa productofMclntoshresearch.
Turnedclockwise,thePANLOCbuttonsonthefront
panellockfirmlyinplace.A counterclockwiseturnof
thePANLOCbuttonsunlocksthechassisfromitsmoun-
ting.
Toinstalltheinstrumentina Mclntosh cabinet,follow
theinstructionsthatareenclosedwiththecabinet.For
anyothertypeofinstallationfollowtheseinstructions:
1.UnpackfromCarton
OpenthecartonandremovethePANLOCbrackets,
hardwarepackage,andmountingtemplate.Removethe
instrumentfromitsplasticbagandplaceitupsidedown
ontheshippingpallet.Unscrewthefourplasticfeet
fromthebottomofthechassisandunscrewand
removethetransitscrews.Unlessthetransitscrewsare
inplacewhentheinstrumentistransported,damage
canoccur.Keepthetransitscrewsina safeplace.
2.MarktheCabinetPanel.
Tapethemountingtemplateinpositiononthecabinet
panelwheretheinstrumentistobeinstalled.The
brokenlinesthatrepresenttheoutlineoftherec-
tangularcutoutalsorepresenttheoutsidedimensionsof
thechassis.Makesuretheselinesclearshelves,parti-
tions,oranyequipment.Withthetemplateinplace,
firstmarkthesixA andB holesandthefoursmallholes
thatlocatethecornersofthecutout.Then,jointhefour
cornermarkingswithpencillines,usingtheedgeofthe
templateasa straightedge.
3.DrillHoles
Usea drillwitha 3/16inch(5mm)bitheldperpen-
diculartothepanelanddrillthesixA and8 holes.
Then,usinga drillbitslightlylargerthanthetipofyour
sawblade,drilloneholeateachoftwodiagonallyop-
positecorners.Theholesshouldbarelytouchtheinside
edgeofthepenciledoutline.Beforetakingthenext
step,makesurethatthesixA andB holeshavebeen
drilled.
4.SawthePanelCutout
Sawcarefullyontheinsideofthepenciledlines.First
makethetwolongcutsandthenthetwoshortcuts.
Aftertherectangularopeninghasbeencutout,usea
file tosquarethecornersandsmoothanyirregularities
inthecutedges.
5.InstalltheMountingStrips
Inthehardwarepackageyouwillfindtwo mounting
strips,andtwosetsofmachinescrews.Forpanelsthat
arelessthan1/2inch(12.7mm)thick,usethe3/4inch
(19.1mm)screws;forpanelsthataremorethan1/2
inch(12.7mm)thick,usethe1-1/4inch(31.8mm)
screws.
Startingattheright-handsideofthepanel,inserta
screwoftheproperlengthintothecenterholeinthe
panel,markedB onthetemplate.Onthebackofthe
panel,aligna mountingstripwiththeholesinthepanel
andtightenthescrewuntilthescrewheadispulledinto
thewood.
Repeatthisproceduretoattachthemountingstripto
theleftsideofthepanel.
INSTALLATION

6.AttachthePANLOCBrackets
UsingtwoscrewsoftheproperlengthintheA holeson
eachside,attachthePANLOCbracketstothecabinet
panel;theshortflangeismountedagainstthefront
(face)ofthecabinetpanel.Thescrewspassthroughthe
PANLOCbracketflange,thecabinetpanel,andthen
throughthemountingstripspreviouslymounted.
7.InstalltheInstrument
GuidetheACpowercordthroughthepanelopeningto
thebackofthecabinet;then,slidetheinstrumentinto
theopeningcarefullysothattherailsonthebottomof
eachsideofthechassisengagethetracksonthemoun-
tingbrackets.Continuetoslidetheinstrumentintothe
cabinetuntilthefrontpanelisflushwiththecabinet
panel.TurnthePANLOCbuttonsatthelower leftand
rightcornersoftheinstrumentpanelclockwisetolock
theunitfirmlyinthecabinet.TurnthePANLOCbuttons
counterclockwisetounlocktheinstrument.Itcanthen
slideoutwardtopermittheremovaloftheinstrument
fromthecabinet.

Thebackcoverfoldsouttoshowphotographsofthe
frontandrearpanelsoftheMCD7005.Folditoutto
assistyouinidentifyingandlocatingthecontrols.The
lettersrefertotheparagraphsthatfollow.
ThebackpaneloftheMCD7005hasconnectorslabel-
edFIXEDOUTPUT,VARIABLEOUTPUT,REMOTE,a
portmarkedDIGITALOUTPUTandtheACpower
cord.TheVARIABLEOUTPUTisadjustedbythefront
panelVOLUMEtouchbuttonswhiletheFIXED
OUTPUTisunaffectedbythesecontrols.
Useshieldedcablestoconnecttheoutputsignaltoa
preamplifierorpoweramplifier.Tominimizethe
possibilityofhum,theshieldedcablesshouldbeof
parallelconstructionorlooselytwistedtogetherand
locatedawayfromthespeakerconnectingcablesand
ACpowercords.Becertaintousegoodqualityshield-
edcablesforallinterconnections.Yourdealercanad-
viseyouonthekindandlengthofcablesthatwillbest
suit yourinstallation.
FIXEDOUTPUT
TheFIXEDOUTPUTjacksareusedtofeedprogram
toa stereopreamplifierorotherequipmentwithits
ownvolumecontrol.
B.VARIABLEOUTPUT
UsetheVARIABLEOUTPUTjackstoconnecttoa
poweramplifierora taperecorderwherecontrolof
thevolumeattheplayerisdesired.Thereisnodif-
ferenceinthesignalqualityateitherpairofoutput
jacks.Bothpairsofoutputjacksmaybeused
simultaneously.
Connecttheaudiooutputoftheplayertothe
"CD","AUX",orotherhighlevelinputonthe
preamplifier.Donotconnecttothe"PHONO"in-
put.ConnecttheRightplayeroutputtotheright
preamplifierinputandtheLeftplayeroutputtothe
leftpreamplifierinput.
C.REMOTE
TheREMOTEcontrolconnectorisdesignedfor
usewiththeMclntoshmulti-areainfraredremote
controlsystems.Withthesesystems,youcan,from
ahand-heldremotecontrol,operatethediscplayer
andtheentiresystemfromvariouslisteningareas.
D.DIGITALOUTPUT
Thedigitaldatastreamisavailablefromthisportfor
useinsystemsthatcanacceptdigitaldatadirectly.
E.ACPOWER
PlugtheACpowercordintoa 120volt50/60Hz
receptical.Theplugbladesarepolarizedsobecer-
taintheplugisfullyinsertedintheoutlettoprevent
bladeexposure.
CAUTION:TOPREVENTELECTRICSHOCK,DO
NOTUSETHE(POLARIZED)PLUGONTHISUNIT
WITHANEXTENSIONCORD,RECEPTACLE,OR
OTHEROUTLETUNLESSTHEBLADESCANBE
FULLYINSERTEDTOPREVENTBLADEEXPOSURE.
INSERTINGTHEBATTERIESINTHE
REMOTECONTROL
YourMclntoshDigitalDiscPlayeriscompletein-
cludinginfraredRemoteControl.Inyourhandyou
havetheabilitytocontrolnormaloperatingfunctionsof
thediscplayer.
TheremotecontrolrunsontwoAA,1.5Voltbat-
teries.Slideopenthecoveronthebackoftheremote
controlandinsertthebatteriesasshowninthediagram
inthebatterycompartment,thenslidethecoverclosed
again.
Batterylifeisnormallyaboutoneyear.Removethe
batteriesas soonas theyaredeadto preventdamageby
possiblebatteryleakage.Thebatteriesshouldberemov-
ed,aswell,shouldtheremotecontrolnotbeusedfora
lengthoftime.
HOWTOCONNECT

Thebackcoverfoldsouttoshowphotographsof
thefrontandrearpanelsoftheMCD7005.Folditout
toassistyouinlocatingtheconnectors.Thenumbers
refertotheparagraphsthatfollow.
TheglassupperhalfoftheMCD7005frontpanel
containstheCDdrawer,theIRREMOTESENSOR,the
REMOTEresponseLED,theDAMAGEDDISCindicator
andthemessagecenter.Inthemessagecenterare
displayedthecurrentstatusofthemodeofoperation,
time,theCDfunctionsinuseandthehorizontally
displayedvolumelevelindicator.
Theblackanodizedlowerhalfofthefrontpanelcon-
tainsthetouch-buttonsandcontrolstoprogramthe
player,setintoactionthevariousplayerfunctions,con-
troltheVOLUME,a headphonejackwithitsown
volumecontrolandPANLOCloadingbuttons.
BeforeoperatingyourCompactDiscplayer,
familiarizeyourselfwiththecontrolsandwhattheydo.
1.POWER
TouchtoswitchtheACpowertotheplayeronor
off.
2.LOAD
Touchtoopenorclosethediscdrawer.AnLED
abovetheLOADtouch-buttonilluminateswhenthe
drawerisoperating.
3.PLAY
Touchtoclosethediscdrawerandtostartplay.
Touchtoreturntothebeginningofthetrackbeing
played.
4.VOLUME
VolumemaybeadjustedbyusingtheVOLUMEA
orY onthefrontpanelorontheremotecontrol.
Adjustmentofthevolumeisperformedbyanelec-
tronicallyswitched,precision,ladderattenuator.The
Mclntoshelectronicprecisionladderattenuatorad-
justsvolumebyC2MOStransistorswitcheswhich
selecttherightcombinationsofhighlyaccurate
depositsofresistivematerialforthevolumeprogram-
med.Theentirerangeofvolumeadjustmentis66dB
in2 dBincrements.Leftandrighttrackingiscontroll-
edtoa fractionofa dB.Becausetherearen'tany
movingparts,thevolumeadjustmentcannot
generatenoiseormisalignment.Unlikeordinaryelec-
tronicvolumecontrols,theMclntoshprecisionladder
attenuatorsupportsthedistortion-free,low-noiseper-
formanceoftheMCD7005.
5.MESSAGECENTER
Anon/offindicatorthatpresentsinformationabout
thenumberoftracksonthedisc,theplayingtime,
theprogressofplayandparticularfunctionsofthe
player,anditsignalserrorsduringoperationorpro
graming.(Seealso:MESSAGECENTERpg.9).
6.-7. REVANDFF
Touchandholdtoprovidequickaccesstoa par-
ticularpassage.
8.REPEAT
Touchtorepeatthediscora program.
9.PAUSE
Touchtointerruptandholdplayata chosenpoi
Touchagaintocontinuetheplayback.
10.STOP
Touchtostopplayduringplaybackandtodelete
program.
11.TIME
Displays,inthemessagecenter,theeLAPsedpla
ingtimeorthetimeREMainingonthedisc.
12.BACKTRACK
Touch,duringplaytoreturntoa previoustrack.
13.NEXTTRACK
Touch,duringplaytomovetothenexttrack.
14.PHONES
Jackprovidedforprivateheadphonelistening.
15.LEVEL
Adjusttheloudnessintheheadphones.
16.SCAN
Touchtoclosethediscdrawerand/ortoauto-
maticallyplaythebeginning10secondsofeachtrack
onthedisc.
17.A B
Touchatbeginningandendwhena sectionofa
CompactDiscistobeplayedrepetively.
18.REVIEW
Oncea dischasbeenprogrammed,theprogram
canbedisplayedinthemessagecenterwhenthe
REVIEWbuttonistouched.Ifthereisn'ta program
entered, ERROR will illuminate.
19.SELECT
EachtimetheSELECTtouch-buttonistouched
whenprograming,theprogramingmodeisadvanced
throughTRACK,toINDEX,toMINutesandto
SEConds.
20.0 thru9
Touch-buttonsthatpermitdirectaccessprogram
ing.TheMCD7005canbeprogrammedbyTRACK
INDEX,MINutesandSECondsorcombinationsof
these.
21.STORE
Each detail ofthe programing will be inserted in
thememory bya touchontheSTOREbutton.
FRONTPANELCONTROLS

22.CLEAR
Whentouchedwillerasefromthememoryan
entryerrorandtobreakoutofanA B continuous
loop.
23.REMOTESENSOR
Receivesthecodedinfraredsignalsfromthe
remotecontrol.
24.DAMAGEDDISC/MUTE
Lightswhena playingdiscisdamagedorhaserrors
whicharecorrectablebyelectronicinterpolation.It
alsolightswhentheplayerismutedbymoreserious-
lydamageddiscs,orwhenPAUSE,STOP,REV,
FF, BACKTRACKandNEXTTRACKareused
andwhena discisnotplaying.
25.REMOTE
ThisLEDlightswhentheIRRemoteControlisused
tooperatethefunctionsoftheMCD7005.
26.PANLOC
Turntosecuretheplayerina cabinet.
FRONTPANELCONTROLS

POWER-1.
TouchthePOWERtouch-buttontoturntheplayer
on.TheTRACK,INDEX,TIME,eLAPsedtimeand
VOLUMEindicatorswilllightupinthedisplayarea.
TouchPOWERagainandtheplayeristurnedoffand
theindicatorsturnoff.
LOAD-2.
TouchtheLOADtouch-buttonandtheLEDabovethe
touch-buttonwillilluminate,thenafter1 secondthe
drawerwillopen.Ifthedrawerisobstructed,itwillnot
continuetoopen.Shouldthishappenremovethe
obstruction,touchLOADtwiceinsuccessiontobring
thedrawerfullyout.
Holdthediscattherimandplaceitlabelsideup,in
thediscdrawer.
ClosethedrawerbytouchingPLAY,SCANorLOAD.
UsePLAYifyouwanttoplaythecompletedisc,SCAN
ifyoufirstwanttoprevieweachtrackonthediscor
storetracksfromit,andLOADifyouwanttoprogram
thedisc.Ineachcase,thedrawerslidesinwhenthe
buttonistouched.Ifthedrawerisobstructedasit
closes,thedrawerwillcomeoutagainafterabout3
seconds.
UsingLOADtoclosethedrawer,permitsthelaser
pentoreadthecontentslistandthendisplaythe
numberoftracksandthetotaltimeencodedonthe
disc.Afterreadingthecontentslist,theMCD7005swit-
chestostand-bymodereadyforfurtherinstructions.
TheDAMAGEDDISC/MUTEindicatorremainslighted
untilplaybegins.Ifthelightremainsonandthedisc
refusestoplay,makesurethatthediscisproperlyin
thedrawerandlabelsideisup.
Toclosethedrawerwhenitisemptytouchthe
LOADbutton.TheDAMAGEDDISC/MUTEsignwill
light.Topreventtheentryofdust,donotleavethe
draweropen.
Openingthedrawerduringplay,willstopthedisc.
PLAY-3.
Toplaythecompletedisc,closethedrawerby
touchingPLAY.Afterthecontentslistonthedischas
beenread,thenumberoftracksonthediscwillbe
displayedon thetrackindicator.Whenplaybegins,
elapseplaying timeisdisplayedandtheeLAPsedin-
dicatorlights.
Togobacktothebeginningofa trackwhileitisplay-
ing,touchPLAY.Thetrackisthenrepeatedfromthe
beginning.Whenallthetrackshavebeenplayed,the
trackindicator,thetotalelapsedtimeandtheDAMAG-
EDDISC/MUTEindicatorwilllight.Allindicatorsexcept
thevolumedisplayturnoff.
VOLUME-4.
VolumemaybeadjustedbyusingtheVOLUMEor
VOLUMEonthefrontpanelorontheremotecon-
trol.Adjustmentofthevolumeisperformedbyanelec-
tronicallyswitchedprecisionladderattenuator.
TheMclntoshelectronicprecisionladderattenuator
adjustsvolumebyC2MOStransistorswitchesthatselect
therightcombinationsofhighlyaccuratedepositsof
resistivematerialforthevolumeprogrammed.
Theentirerangeofvolumeadjustmentis66dBin2
dBincrements.Leftandrighttrackingiscontrolledtoa
fractionofa dB.Becausetherearen'tanymovingparts,
thevolumeadjustmentcannotgeneratenoiseor
misalignment.Unlikeordinaryelectronicvolumecon-
trols,theMclntoshprecisionladderattenuatorsupports
thedistortion-free,low-noiseperformanceoftheMCD
7005.
TheVOLUMEindicatorinthemessagecenterisa 10
segmentdisplay.Asvolumeisincreased,more
segmentsarelightedtoindicaterelativevolume.
SCAN-16.
Thefirst10secondsofeachtrackwillbeplayed
whentheSCANtouch-buttonisusedtoinitiateplay.As
eachtrackispreviewedtheSCANindicator,theTRACK
numberandtheeLAPsedTIMEisdisplayed.
Whenthetrackshavebeenpreviewed,theSCANin-
dicatorturnsoff,thelaserpick-upreturnstothebeginn-
ingofthefirsttrack,thetotalnumberoftracksandthe
totaltimewillbedisplayedinthemessagecenter.
If,beforeyouhavepreviewedalltracks,youdecide
tolistentoalloftheremainingtracksonthedisc,touch
PLAY. The SCAN indicator will gooffandthe remaining
trackswillplayintheirentirety,beginningwiththe
trackindicatedinthemessagecenter.
Anytrackcanbeenteredinthememoryforlater
playingwhileusingSCAN.Foreachwantedtrack,
touchSTOREwhilethetrackisplayingandtheTRACK
willbeinsertedinthememory.Theplayerwillpreview
thenexttrackandtheindicatorforthattrackwillbe
displayed.
Whenalltrackshavebeenpreviewed,SCANwillgo
off.Tolistentothestoredprogram,touchPLAYAnd
thediscwillplaythestoredtracksinthesequence
selected.
OPERATION

MESSAGECENTERDISPLAY-5.
Thedisplayinthemessagecenterpresentsmanydif-
ferenttypesofinformation.AssoonasthePOWERbut-
tonistouchedtoturntheplayeron,themessagecenter
showsa seriesofzerosinTRACK,INDEXandTIME.
TheeLAPsedtimeindicatorandtheVOLUMEbaris
alsolighted.
TheLOADtouch-buttonopensandclosesthecom-
pactdiscdrawer.Onceopened,placea discinthe
drawerlabelsideup.WhentheLOADtouch-buttonis
usedtoclosethedrawer,thelaserpenwillreadthe
contentsofthediscfromtheencodeddata.The
messagecenterinformationwillchangetoshowthe
numberoftracksandthetotalrecordedtimeonthe
disc.Theplayerthen goesto'stand-by'modeuntilfur-
therinstructed.
Thedrawercanbeclosedandplaybegunby
touchingSCANorPLAY.Themessagecenterdisplay
willchangetoshowthetrackbeingplayedandthe
eLAPsedtime.
TRACK
Displaysthetotalnumberoftracksonthedisc
whenactivatedbytheLOADbutton.Wheninother
modesofoperation,willdisplaythetrackbeing
played.Whenprogramming,thewordTRACKunder
thedigitswillflashtoindicatethatTRACKdatacan
beentered inthememory.
INDEX
Whena dischasbeenencodedwithindexdatathe
INDEXareawilldisplaytheindexbeingplayed.
Whenprogramming, thewordINDEXunderthe
digitswillflashtoindicatethatINDEXdatacanbe
enteredinthememory.
MINutes/SEConds
Displaysthetotaldisctimewhenactivatedbythe
LOADbutton.Wheninothermodesofoperation,
willdisplaytheeLAPsedtimeonthetrackbeing
played.Whenprogramming,theMINutesor
SECondswillflashtoindicatethatdatacanbe
enteredinthememory.
eLAPsed/REMainder
Thistouch-buttonchangesthedisplayinMINutes
andSECondsfromelapsed(LAP)timeonthistrackto
theremaining(REM)timeonthedisc.A second
touchreturnsthedisplaytoeLAPsedtime.
DISC(flashingred)
Whenflashingindicatesthelaserpenhasmovedto
thecontentsareaofthediscandisreadingthedata
intothedigitalmemoryfordisplay.Shouldthe
drawernotcontaina disctheDISCindicatorwill
flashandtheERRORindicatorlightfora fewseconds
then bothwillturnoff.
ERROR
Shouldaninaccurateinstructionbegiventhe
ERRORindicatorwilllightbriefly.Newinstructions
mustbeinstitutedtoputtheplayerinaction.
AB
Whenilluminated,theplayerhasbeenprogramed
toplayandrepeata portionofthediscprogramed
bytheA B touch-button.A flashingA B in-
dicatorremindsyouthattheA B programmingis
notcompleted.WhencompletedboththeA B
andthePROGRAMindicatorsarelighted.
PROGRAM
Illuminatestoshowthatthesequenceofplayback
iscontrolledbythepreselectedprogramorthe
AB continuousloop.
SCAN
IftheSCANtouch-buttonwasusedtoactivatethe
playertheSCANindicatorwilllightandremain
lighteduntilalltrackshavebeenscanned.
REVIEW
WhentheREVIEWtouch-buttonisactivatedthein-
dicatorislightedandtheprogramisdisplayedinse-
quenceontheappropriateTRACK,INDEX,and
MIN/SECindicators.
REPEAT
The REPEAT indicator will light to showthat the
discorprogramwillbereplayeduponcompletion.
PAUSE
WhenthePAUSEtouch-buttonispressed,thelaser
penstopsinstantlywhilethedisccontinuestorotate.
Theplayerremainsreadytoplayattheprecisepoint
thatthePAUSEwasactivated.Veryusefulintape
recording,answeringthephone,etc.
VOLUME
A10segmenthorizontalbardisplaystherelative
loudnessofthevolume.Asvolumeisincreasedmore
segmentsareilluminated.
REV- FF -6-7
Duringplay,youcanquicklylocatea particularmusic
passageina trackbyholdinginREVorFF
WhileyouholdREV,thelaserpick-upmoves
towardthebeginningofthetrackordisc;whileyou
holdFF, thelaserpick-upmovestowardtheendof
thetrackordisc.ByusingREVandFFalter-
nately,youcanfindanypartofanypassage.After
release,playrestartsatonce.
OPERATION

DuringREVandFF, thelaserpick-upmoves
atthreesuccessivespeeds:forthefirstfewseconds
relativelyslowly,forthenextfewsecondsfaster,and
afterapproximately10seconds,atmaximumspeed.
Duringthetwolowerspeeds,theprogrammaterialcan
beheardatreducedvolume.Athighspeedthesoundis
muted.IfyoucontinuetoholddowntheFFor
REVthenumbersofthetimedisplayrunonata
correspondingrate.Whennearingthedesiredpassage,
releasemomentarilytogobacktothelowestspeed.
If,byholdinginREV,thelaserpick-upmovesto
therun-inofthefirsttrack,theERRORindicationlights
andthelaserpick-upstopsatthebeginningofthe
track.Thedisccontinuestospin,however,sothatplay
willresumeuponreleaseofthebutton.
If,byholdinginFF, thelaserpick-upmovesto
therun-outofthelasttrack,theERRORindication
lights,andthelaserpick-upmovesbackoverthedisc
about20secondsandremainsatthatpointuntil
FFisreleased.
REPEAT-8.
Tohear thewholediscora programagain,touch
REPEAT before the discends. The REPEAT sign will
light,andthediscwillrepeatcontinuouslyuntilyou
touch REPEAT again. The REPEAT sign will gooffand
thediscwillplaytotheendandstop.TouchLOADor
STOP, the REPEAT sign will gooffand play will stop at
once.
PAUSE-9.
Thelaserpick-upcanbestoppedexactlyatthestart
ofa trackora passagebytouchingPAUSEandthe
PAUSE sign will light. To start play,touch PAUSE again.
ThePAUSEsignwillgooff.
Toholdplayatthebeginningofa trackora passage,
ortointerrupttheprogram,touchPAUSE.Tobegin
playagain,touchPAUSE.Itwillresumeattheexact
pointitwasinterrupted.ThePAUSEsignwillgooff.
STOP-10.
Tostopplaybeforetheendofthedisc,pressSTOP.
TIME-11.
Anytimethediscisplayingthemessagecenterwill
displaytheeLAPsedtimeofthetrackplaying.Touch
theTIMEtouch-buttontodisplaytheremaining(REM)
timeonthedisc.TouchagaintoreturntoeLAPsed
time.
BACKTRACK-12.
Toplayanearliertrackonthedisc,touchBACK
TRACK.Eachtouchmovesthelaserpenandthedisplay
onthetrackindicatorbackonetrack.Playistemporari-
lyinterruptedwhilethelaserpick-upmoves.
IfyoutouchBACKTRACKduringplayofthefirst
track,theERRORsignwilllight,asa reminderthatthere
isnoprevioustrack.Playofthefirsttrackcontinues.
NEXTTRACK-13
Toplaya latertrackonthedisc,touchNEXTTRACK.
Eachtouchmovesthelaserpenandthedisplayonthe
trackindicator forwardonetrack.Playistemporarilyin-
terruptedwhilethelaserpick-upmoves.
IfyoutouchNEXTTRACKduringplayofthelast
track,theERRORsignwilllightasa reminderthatthere
isnonexttrack.Playofthelasttrackcontinues.
LISTENINGWITHHEADPHONES-14.
WithheadphonesconnectedtothePHONESjack,
youcanlistentodiscswithouthavingtousean
amplifier.AdjustthesoundlevelwiththeLEVELcontrol.
Theheadphonesmusthavea 0.25inch(6.3mm)jack
plugandanimpedancebetween8 and1000ohms.
A B-17.
Shouldyouwishtoheara portionofthedisc
repeatedly,touchtheA B touch-buttonatthestart
ofthesectionyouwishrepeated.Allowthedisctoplay
untiltheendoftherepeatsectionandtouchA B
again.Theprogrambetweenthetwopointswillbe
repeateduntilCLEAR,STOPorLOADaretouched.
0thru9-20.
Thesetouch-buttonsprovidea totalsequenceof
directaccessinputof20tracksselectedfromtracks1
through99forstorageinthememoryofthe
MCD7005;anysequenceofTRACKS,ofINDEX
numbersoroftime.
Tostartplayinga discotherthanatthebeginning,
touchthetracknumbertobeplayedonthe0-9key
padfollowedbythePLAYtouch-button.Theselected
tracknumberwillbedisplayedinthemessagecenter
andthetrackindicatorwillflash.Thediscwillbeginat
thetrackselectedandplaytheremainingtracksonthe
disc.Ifyouhaveselecteda trackwhichdoesnotexist
ERRORwillappearbrieflyonthedisplay.
STORE-21.
Fromtheprogramlistprovidedwiththecompact
disc,decideonthetracksyouwanttoincludeinthe
program.Foreachtrack,touchtheappropriatenumber
touch-buttonsandthentheSTOREbuttontoinsertthe
disctrackintheprogrammemory.Tracksmaybe
storedinthesequenceonthediscwhenintheSCAN
mode.Whilelisteningtothepreviewofa trackin
SCAN,touchtheSTOREtouch-buttontostorethattrack
forlaterplayback.ThePROGRAMindicatorwilllight
andtheTRACKdisplaywillimmediatelymovetothe
nexttrack.
OPERATION

Thetotalmemorywillstoreupto20tracksinany
order, thesetracksmaybeselectedfromanynumberof
tracksupto99.Theydonotneedtobesequencial.
Yourprogramcancontainanycombinationof:
•TRACK
•TRACKandINDEX
•TRACKandTIME
•TRACK,INDEXandTIME
However,youarelimitedto20unitsofmemory.Each
TRACKnumbertakesup1 uniteach,TRACKandIN-
DEXnumbertakesup2 unitsandeachTRACK,INDEX
andTIMEtakesup5 units.Ifthereisanattemptto
entermorethan20units,ERRORappearsonthe
display.
Toentera program,inserta discanduseLOADto
closethedisctray.
Ifyoumakea mistakeatanytime,touchtheCLEAR
buttontoerasetheerrorandproceedwithyourpro-
gram.
Followthisexampleofa programfroma disccontain-
ing32tracks.Theprogramsequencedesiredfromthe
discis:3,10,31,18,2,etc.Usingthenumerickeypad,
touch3 thenSTORE,theTRACKindicatorwillshow1
toindicatethatblockhasbeenused.Touch1 then0
thenSTORE,touch3 then1 thenSTORE,touch1 then
8thenSTORE,touch2 thenSTORE,etc.,untilyouren-
tireprogramhasbeenentredintothememory.IfER-
RORappearsonthedisplaymakesuretheselected
tracknumberexistorwhetherall20memoryblocksare
full.
TouchPLAYtolistentotheentireprogramas
entered.Theprogramcanbeplayedagain,before
touchingSTOPorCLEARbytouchingthePLAYbutton.
Theprogramremainsinthememory untiltheSTOPor
LOADbuttonistouched.
CLEAR-22.
TouchCLEARtoremoveanincorrectselectionfrom
thememory.
ToeraseanysingleTRACKentry fromtheprogram,
touchtheREVIEWtouch-buttontoexhibitinthe
messagecentertheprogramentered.Eachentrywillbe
brieflydisplayed.Assoonastheentry tobedeletedis
seen,touchtheCLEARbuttonwhichwillerasethaten-
tryfromthememory.
REVIEW-18.
Theprogramenteredcanbereviewedbytouching
theREVIEWbutton.TheTRACKnumbersinthe
messagecenterwillbeilluminatedinthesequence
enteredinthememory.
SELECT-19.
TouchtheSELECTbuttontochangetheinputtothe
memoryfromTRACKtoINDEXortoTIME.Touch
SELECT once andthe TRACK indicator will flash onand
offwhichindicatesthenumerickeypadTRACKselec-
tionisconnectedtothememory input.SELECT,touch-
edtwice,causestheINDEXindicatortoflashandcon-
nectsthenumerickeypadINDEXselectiontothe
memoryinput.ThreetimesandtheMINutesflashfor
programmingbyanygivenminuteina track.When
SELECTistouchedfourtimesprogrammingcanbein-
putedtothesecond.Supposeyouwishtoheartrack7
at4 minutesand18seconds.Touchinsequence
SELECT, the TRACK indicator will flash,touch 7, then
touchSELECTtwotimes,theMINutesindicatorwill
flash,touch4,thentouchSELECTonce,theSECondsin-
dicatorwillflash,touch1,then8,andPLAY.Thedisc
willstarttrack7 at4 minutesand18secondsandplay
tocompletion.
Programminginprogressivenumericsequenceby
TRACKiseasilydonewhentheSCANtouch-buttonis
usedtostarttheplaysequence.Asa TRACKnumberis
displayedinthemessagecentera touchontheSTORE
buttonwillinsert,thedisplayedtrackintothememory.
Thedisplaywillimmediatelyswitchtothenexttrack.
Upto20TRACKScanbestored.
ToprogramTRACKsinrandomsequenceusethe0-9
keypad.Twentytracksinanyorderfrom1 to99canbe
insertedinthememory.Whenthe20trackshavebeen
programedfillingallunitsofmemory,furtherentries
willnotbestoredandtheredERRORindicator willlight
fora fewseconds.Twentyunitsofmemoryprovidepro-
grammingbydirectTRACKinput,TRACKandINDEX
TRACKandTIME,TRACK,INDEXandTIMEandany
combinationsofthefour,theSTOREandtheSELECT
touch-buttons.EachTRACKenteredusedoneunitof
memory;eachTRACKandINDEX,usestwounitsof
memoryandeachTRACKandTIMEentry,fiveunitsof
memory.Upto20TRACKSonlymaybeprogramed,up
to10TRACKSwithINDEXor4 TRACKandTIMEen-
tries.
ToarrangeTRACKinthesequenceofyourchoice,
usethe0 to9 keypadandSTOREtouch-button.When
thediscdrawerhasbeenclosedbyusingtheLOAD
touch-button,themessagecenterwilldisplaythe
numberoftracksandthetotalrecordedtimeonthe
disc.Onthe0-9keypadtouchthetracknumberand
thentouchSTOREtoprogramthesequenceyoudesire.
Thememory willbeupdatedandthedisplaywillshow
thenumberofentriesmadeandthetotaltimeofthese
entriesandthePROGRAMwilllight.
ToprogrambyTRACKandINDEX,the0 to9 keypad,
theSELECTandSTOREtouch-buttonsareused.First,
OPERATION

closethediscdrawerusingtheLOADtouch-button.
Enterthedesiredtrackbyusingthekeypad.Upon
enteringthetrack,theworkTRACK,underthedigits,
willflash.MovetheflashingsymboltotheINDEXspace
bytouchingSEARCH.WhenthewordINDEXbeginsto
flashenterthedesiredINDEXnumberbyusingthe
keypad,followed bytouchingtheSTOREtouch-button.
ThePROGRAMblockwilllightinthemessagecenter
andTRACKwillswitchtoshowthenumberofentries
madetothememory.TheTIMEindicatorwillshowon-
lyzeros.
DISCMAINTENANCE
Forthebestresults,applythesamecareinstoring
andhandlingtheCompactDiscaswithconventional
records.Eventhoughthemusictrackinthediscis
coveredwitha protectivelayer,treatthedisccarefully.
Alwayspickupdiscsbytheedge,andputthembackin
theirprotectivecasesimmediatelyafteruse.
Wipefingerprints,dustordirtoffwitha soft,lint-free
cloth.Wipeina straightlinefromcentertoedge.You
canbreatheonthediscfirstifnecessary.Cleaning
agentsforconventionalrecords,detergentorabrasive
cleanersmustneverbeused.
Neverwriteonthelabelsideofthedisc.Writingwill
embossthediscanddestroythedigitaldata.Ifyou
followthesesuggestions,theCompactDiscwillprovide
alifetimeofpurelisteningenjoyment
PLAYERMAINTENANCE
Theplayermechanismhasself-lubricatingbearings,
andmustnotbeoiledorgreased.Thediscdrawer
shouldbekeptfreeofdust.

Thegreatestcarehasbeentakeninthemanufacture
ofyourMclntosh CompactDiscplayer.Incaseof
operationaldifficultiesandtosaveyouunnecessaryser-
vicecalls,hereisa listoftheirpossiblecausesandsug-
gestedsolutions.Shouldyouneedfurtherguidance,
contactyourdealer.Hewillbeabletoadviseyou.
Undernocircumstancesshouldyouopenupthe
player.Todosocanvoidtheservicecontract.
1.AftertouchingPOWER,thetrackindicatordoesnot
light.
•TouchthePOWERtouch-buttonagain.POWERwas
notpressedinfarenough.Theyrequireonly.007"
movementtoengage.
•Theplayerisnotproperlypluggedintothe120VAC
supply.
•Thereisno120VACsupply.Pluginanotherelec-
tricalapplianceandseeifitfunctionsinthesame
outlet.
2.AftertouchingLOAD,thediscdrawerdoesnotslide
out.
•Theplayerisnotswitchedonandthemessage
centerdatawouldnotbelit.
•Themicroprocessorhasnotreceivedthecommand
correctly.TouchSTOPandthentouchLOADagain
toseeifthedraweropens.
•Thedrawerdriveisnotfunctioning.Youcannotcor-
rectthisyourself.Ifa discisinposition,removeitby
pullingthedraweropencarefully,thenpushthe
drawerintocloseitagain.
3.AftertouchingLOAD,PLAYorSCAN,thedisc
drawerdoesnotslidein.
•The120VACsupplyhasbeendisconnectedandthe
trackindicatorwillnotbelit.
•Themicroprocessorhasnotreceivedthecorrect
command.TouchSTOPandthentouchLOAD,PLAY
orSCANagaintoseeifthedrawercloses.
•Thedrawerdriveisnotfunctioning.Youcannotcor-
rectthisyourself.Ifa discisinposition,removeit,
thanpushthedrawerincarefullytocloseit.
4.AfterclosingthedrawertheIndication'OoOoo'
andMessageCenterDatashowsflashDISCandER-
RORandnothingfurtherhappens.
•Thetransportscrewshavenotbeenremoved.
•Thediscisnotinsertedlabeluporthereisn'ta disc
inthedrawerandyouhavemissedtheERRORDISC
sign.
•Thediscisdirty.Cleanthedisc,oruseanother,
cleandisc.
•Thediscisdefective.Seeifanotherdiscclearsthe
problem.
•Thereisanunwantedobjectinthediscdrawer,such
asa pieceofpaperora remnantofthepackaging.
•Theplayerisnothorizontal.
5.Thediscisbeingplayedasshownbythetimeelaps-
edindicator,butthereisn'tanysound.
•Themicroprocessorhasnotreceivedthecorrect
command.CheckiftouchingSTOPandthen re-
startingclearstheproblem.
•Thepreamplifierisnotswitchedon.
•Thepreamplifiersourceselectorisnotturnedtothe
inputtowhichtheplayerisconnected.
•Thepreamplifier,amplifierortheloudspeakerscon-
nectedtoitarenotworking.Checkwithanother
soundsource.
•Theconnectionbetweentheplayerandthe
preamplifierisbroken.
•Theinputtowhichtheplayerisconnectedisdefec-
tive.Checkbyconnectingtheplayertoanotherin-
put.
•Volumecontrolisturneddown.
•PlayerinPAUSEmode
6.Thesoundispoorordistortedoryoucanhearonly
onechannel.
•Thetransportscrewshavenotbeenremoved.
•Thediscisdirtyorbadlyscratched.Cleanthediscor
useanotherclean,scratch-freedisc.
•Thereisanunwantedobjectinthediscdrawer,such
asa pieceofpaperora remnantofpackaging.
•Thepreamplifierortheloudspeakersconnectedtoit
arenotworkingproperly.Checkwithanothersound
source.
•TheplayerisconnectedtothePHONOinputnotthe
CD,AUX,orotherhighlevelinputofthe
preamplifier.
•Oneoftheplugsoftheconnectingcableiseithernot
connectedornotproperlyconnected.
•Theplayerisnothorizontal.
7.Programmingisnotworkingproperly.
•Thediscisdirtyorbadlyscratched.Cleanthediscor
tryprogrammingwitha scratch-feedisc.
•Themicroprocessorhasnotprocessedthecom-
mandsproperly.Cleartheprogrambytouching
STOPandstoreitagain;re-startplay.
•All20memoryplacesarealreadyprogrammedand
youhavemissedtheERRORsignthatshowsthis.
CheckbytouchingtheREVIEWtouch-buttontoen-
suretheprogrammemory.
8.Thefollowingproblemscanbecausedbythesame
circumstances:
Playbackdoesnotbeginwiththefirsttrackonthe
HELPFULLHINTS

discoroftheprogram,butwithanothertrack.
Playbackstopsbeforetheendofthediscorthe
program.
•Themicroprocessorhasnotprocessedthecommand
correctly.TouchSTOPandre-starttoclearthe
memory.
•Thediscisdirtyorbadlyscratched.Cleanthediscor
useanother,clean,scratch-freedisc.
•Thediscisdefective.Tryanotherdisc.
•Thereisanunwantedobjectinthediscdrawersuch
asa pieceofpaperora remnantofpackaging.
•Theplayerisnothorizontal.
9.Theplayerdoesnotreacttocommandsfromthe
remotecontrol.
•Thebatteriesarelowandthedistancetotheplayer
istoogreat.Aiminthedirectionoftheplayer.
•Directsunlightorhighintensityroomlightshiningon
theremotesensor.Shadethesensorfromsunlight.
•Thebatteriesaredead.
14HELPFULHINTS

TYPICALAUDIOPERFORMANCE
•Numberofchannels:2 leftandright.
•FrequencyRange:2-20,000Hz,±0.3dB
•DynamicRange:96dB
•Signal-to-NoiseRatio:96dB
•ChannelSeparation:94dB(at1000Hz)
•TotalHarmonicDistortion:0.003%(at1000Hz)
•WowandFlutter;quartzcrystalprecision
•SamplingRate:176.4kHz
•D/AConversion:quadrupleoversampling(176.4kHz)
withdigitalfilterandtwo16bitD/Aconverters.
•ErrorCorrectionSystem:CrossInterleaveReed
SolomonCode(CIRC)
•AudioOutputLevel:2.7V
•ImpedanceHeadphones:8-1000ohms
OPTICALREADOUTSYSTEM
•Laser:semi-conductorAlGaAs
•Wavelength:800nm
SIGNALFORMAT
•SamplingFrequency:44.1kHz
•Quantization:16bitlinear/channel
DISC
•Diameter:120mm
•Thickness:1.2mm
•Rotation(seenfromreadingside):counter-clockwise
•Scanningvelocity:1.2-1.4m/s
•Rotationspeed:500-200rpm
•Playingtime(maximum):74min.(stereo)
•Trackpitch:1.6µm
•Material:plastic
TOUCH-BUTTONSANDCONTROLS
Power
Scan
AB
Review
Select
Store
Clear
0thru9
Volume
Volume
Load
Play
Rev
FF
Repeat
Pause
Stop
Time
BackTrack
NextTrack
Level
CONTROLS
•LevelforHeadphones
•HeadphoneJack
SPECIALFEATURE
•DamagedDisc/MuteErrorCorrectionIndicator
POWERSUPPLY
•120V,50/60Hz,XXwatts
MECHANICALINFORMATION
SIZE:
Frontpanelmeasures161/8incheswide(41cm)by
57/16incheshigh(13.8cm)by13inchesdeep(33
cm),includingconnectors.Knobclearancerequired
is3/4inches(1.9cm)infrontofmountingpanel.
FINISH:
Frontpanelisglasswithgold/tealnomenclatureil-
luminationwithanodizedgoldandblackaluminum.
Chassisisblack.
MOUNTING:
ExclusiveMclntoshdevelopedprofessionalPANLOC.
WEIGHT:
19½pounds(8.9kg)net,31½ pounds(14.3kg)in
shippingcarton.
PERFORMANCELIMITS