McIntosh MCD 7007 User manual

IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
THESEINSTRUCTIONSARETOPRO-
TECTYOUANDTHEMclNTOSHIN-
STRUMENT.BESURETOFAMILIARIZE
YOURSELFWITHTHEM.
1.Readallinstructions- Readthesafetyand
operatinginstructionsbeforeoperatingthe
instrument.
2.RetainInstructions- Retainthesafetyand
operatinginstructionsforfuturereference.
3.Heedwarnings- Adheretowarningsand
operatinginstructions.
4.FollowInstructions- Followalloperatinganduse
instructions.
WARNING:TOREDUCERISKOFFIREOR
ELECTRICALSHOCK,DO NOTEXPOSETHIS
INSTRUMENTTORAINORMOISTURE.
5.PowerSources- Connectthepowersupplyonlyto
thetypedescribedintheoperatinginstructionsor
asmarkedontheunit.
6.Power-CordProtection- Routepower-supplycords
sothattheyarenotlikelytobewalkedonor
pinchedbyitemsplaceduponoragainstthem,
paying particularattentiontocordsatplugs,
conveniencereceptacles,andthepointwherethey
exitfromtheinstrument.
7.Ventilation- Locatetheinstrumentforproper
ventilation.Forexample,theinstrumentshould
notbeplaced ona bed,sofa,rug,orsimilar
surfacethatmayblockventilationopenings;or,
placedina built-ininstallation,suchasa bookcase
orcabinet,thatmayimpedetheflowofair
throughtheventilationopenings.
8.Heat- Locatetheinstrumentawayfromheat
sourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,or
otherappliance(includingamplifiers)thatproduce
heat.
9.WallorCabinetMounting- Mounttheinstrument
ina wallorcabinetonlyasdescribedinthe
ownersmanual.
10.WaterandMoisture- Donotusetheinstrument
nearwater- forexample,neara bathtub,
washbowl,kitchensink,laundrytub,ina wet
basement,orneara swimmingpool,etc.
11.Cleaning- Cleantheinstrumentbydustingwitha
drycloth.Cleanthepanelwitha clothmoistened
witha windowcleaner.
12.ObjectandLiquidEntry- Donotpermitobjectsto
fallandliquidstospillintotheinstrumentthrough
enclosureopenings.
13.PowerLines- Locateanyoutdoorantennaaway
frompowerlines.
14.OutdoorAntennaGrounding- Ifanoutdoor
antennaisconnectedtotheantennaterminal,be
suretheantennasystemisgroundedtoprovide
someprotectionagainstvoltagesurgesandbuilt
upstaticcharge.
IntheU.S.A.,section810oftheNationalElectrical
Code,ANSI/NFPANo.70-1987,provides
informationonthepropergroundforthemast
andsupportingstructure,groundforthelead-in
wiretoanantennadischargeunit,andsizeof
groundconductors,locationofantenna-discharge
unit,connectiontogroundingelectrodes,and
requirementsforthegroundingelectrode.
Forgroundwire:
a)UseNo.10AWG(5.3mm2)copperNo.8 AWG
(8.4mm2)aluminum,No.17AWG(1.0mm2)
copper-cladsteel,bronzewire,orlargerasground
wire.
b)Secureantennalead-inandgroundwiresto
housewithstand-offinsulatorsspacedfrom4 feet
(1.22meters)to6 feet(1.83meters)apart.
c) Mountantennadischargeunitas closelyas
possibletowherelead-inentershouse.
d)UsejumperwirenotsmallerthanNo.6 AWG
(13.3mm2)copperorequivalentwhenseparate
antennagroundingelectrodeisused.

15.NonusePeriods- Unplugthepowercordfromthe
ACpoweroutletwhenleftunusedfora long
periodoftime.
16.DamageRequiringService- Servicemustbe
performedbyqualifiedservicepersonnelwhen:
A.Thepowersupplycordortheplughasbeen
damaged;or
B.Objectshavefallen,orliquidhasbeenspilled
intotheinstrument;or
C.Theinstrumenthasbeenexposedtorain;or
D.Theinstrumentdoesnotappeartooperate
normallyorexhibitsa markedchangein
performance;or
E.Theinstrumenthasbeendropped,orthe
enclosuredamaged.
17.Servicing- Donotattempttoservicebeyondthat
describedintheoperatinginstructions.Allother
serviceshouldbereferredtoqualifiedservice
personnel.
18.GroundingorPolarization- Donotdefeatthe
inherentdesignfeaturesofthepolarizedplug.
Non-polarizedlinecordadaptorswilldefeatthe
safetyprovidedbythepolarizedACplug.
19.CAUTION:TOPREVENTELECTICALSHOCKDO
NOTUSETHIS(POLARIZED)PLUGWITHAN
EXTENSIONCORD,RECEPTACLEOROTHER
OUTLETUNLESSTHEBLADESCANBEFULLY
INSERTEDTOPREVENTBLADEEXPOSURE.
NotetoCATVsysteminstaller:
ThisreminderisprovidedtocalltheCATVsystem
installer'sattentiontoArticle820-22oftheNEC
thatprovidesguidelinesforpropergrounding
and,inparticular,specifiesthatthecableground
shallbeconnectedtothegroundingsystemof
thebuilding, asclosetothepointofcableentry
aspractical.
ATTENTION;POURPREVENIRLESCHOCS
ELECTRIQUESPASUTILISERCETTEFICHE
POLARISEEAVECUNPROLONGATEUR,UNEPRISE
DECOURANTOUUNEAUTRESORTIEDE
COURANT,SAUFSILESLAMESPEUVENTETRE
INSEREES A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE
PARTIEA DECOUVERT.
Thelightningflashwitharrowhead,withinan
equilateraltriangle,isintendedtoalerttheuserto
thepresenceofuninsulated"dangerousvoltage"
withintheproduct'senclosurethatmaybeof
sufficientmagnitudetoconstitutea riskofelectric
shocktopersons.
RISKOFELECTRICSHOCK
DONOTOPEN
CAUTION:TOPREVENTTHERISKOFELECTRIC
SHOCK,DONOTREMOVECOVER(ORBACK).NO
USER-SERVICABLEPARTSINSIDE.REFERSERVICING
TOQUALIFIEDPERSONNEL.
Theexclamationpointwithinanequilateraltriangle
isintendedtoalerttheusertothepresenceof
importantoperatingandmaintenance(servicing)
instructionsintheliteratureaccompanyingthe
appliance.
Theserialnumber,purchasedate,andMclntosh
LaboratoryServiceContractnumberareimportantto
youforpossibleinsuranceclaimorfutureservice.
Recordthisinformationhere.
SerialNumber
PurchaseDate
ServiceContractNumber
Uponapplication,MclntoshLaboratory
providesa ServiceContracttotheoriginal
purchaser.YourMclntoshAuthorized
ServiceAgencycanexpediterepairswhen
youprovidetheServiceContractwiththe
instrumentforrepair.
Copyright1989© byMclntoshLaboratoryInc.
CAUTION

Contents
INTRODUCTION3
INSTALLATION4,5
HOWTOCONNECT6
FRONTPANEL
CONTROLS7,8
OPERATION9,10,11,
12,13
HELPFULHINTS14,15
PERFORMANCEDATA16
YourMCD7007CompactDiscPlayerwillgiveyou
manyyearsofsatisfactoryperformance.Ifyouhave
anyquestions,pleasecontact,
CUSTOMERSERVICE
MclntoshLaboratoryInc.
2ChambersStreet
Binghamton,NewYork13903-9990
Phone:[phone]
TakeAdvantageof3 Yearsof
ContractService.. .
FillintheApplicationNOW.
MclNTOSHTHREEYEARSERVICECONTRACT
An application forA THREEYEARSERVICE CONTRACT is included with thismanual.
Thetermsofthecontractare:
1.Iftheinstrumentcoveredbythiscontract
becomesdefective,Mclntoshwillprovideallparts,
materials,andlaborneededtoreturnthe
measuredperformanceoftheinstrumenttothe
originalperformancelimitsfreeofanycharge.The
servicecontractdoesnotcoveranyshippingcosts
toandfromtheauthorizedserviceagencyorthe
factory.
2.AnyMclntoshauthorizedserviceagencywill
repairallMclntoshinstrumentsatnormalservice
rates.Toreceivethefreeserviceundertheterms
oftheservicecontract,theservicecontractcer-
tificatemustaccompanytheinstrumentwhen
takentotheserviceagency.
3.Alwayshaveservicedonebya Mclntosh
authorizedserviceagency.Ifthe instrument is
modified or damaged as a result of unauthorized
repair the service contract will be cancelled.
Damagebyimproperuseormishandlingisnot
coveredbytheservicecontract.
4.Theservicecontractisissuedtoyouasthe
originalpurchaser.Toprotectyoufrom
misrepresentationthiscontractcannotbe
transferredtoa secondowner.
5.UnitsinoperationoutsidetheUnitedStatesand
CanadaarenotcoveredbytheMclntoshFactory
ServiceContract,irrespectiveoftheplaceof
purchase.NorareunitsacquiredoutsidetheUSA
andCanada,thepurchasersofwhichshould
consultwiththeirdealertoascertainwhat,ifany,
servicecontractorwarrantymaybeavailable
locally.
2

ThethirdgenerationCompactDiscplayer
continuestheworld-wideMclntoshreputationfor
technologicaladvancementasthereasonfora new
model.Everyaspectofperformanceisimproved:
focusingandtracking,decoding,errorcorrection,
digitalfiltering,digitaltoanalogconversion
(convertersarespeciallyselectedformatched
channeltochannellinearity.)
TheMCD7007usesa newintegralmassivecast
discdriveplatformwhosevariablereluctance
suspensionsystemisadjustedandtunedtoreduce
oreliminatebothhighandlowfrequency
resonances,andtheimpactofvibrationsandshock.
Thereisa lowmass,lowinertia,highcompliance
singlebeamlaserpen.Thelaserpenassembly
achievesexceptionalradialtrackabilitythrougha
sub-miniature,resonancedamped,preciselybalanced
rigidsystemdesign.
Thesingle-spotlaser- whichwasalready
recognizedforitsreadoutpurity- staysevenmore
preciselyontrackandinfocus,andthedigitalsignal
thatisreadoutisprocessedevenmoretruthfully.
Eveninthefaceofdisceccentricityandwarpandof
discdefectsordirtthatwouldinterruptplayinthe
majorityofplayers,thesoundoftheMclntosh
MCD7007CompactDiscplayersetssuperlative
standardsofpurity.
Thefocusandcollimatorlenses,thereceiverand
transmitterfacesemployflatglassreplicatechnology.
•Themotorizedfront-loadingtrayisa newanti-
jammingdesignprotectedfromdamagebyforced
closure.Ifforced,itwillclosedirectlytoplaythe
discortostandbyforadditionalinstruction.
•The10keyaccesspadpermitsdirectaccessto
thetrackdesired,anysequenceofselectedtracks,
preprogrammingbytrack,indextimeorcombination
ofthese:
1.Buttonprogramminginanyorderofupto
twentytracks.
2.Programabilitydirectyfroma shortscanofeach
track.
3.Threespeedsearchforwardorbackwardwith
thesoundmutedonlyinthehighspeedmode
ineitherdirection.
Thefull18-bitdynamicrangeisderivedfrom
matchedlinearinputtooutputdual16-bitdigitalto
analogconverterswith4-timesoversampling.
AlargeFIFOmemorycanadsorbanydatastream
fluctuationswithadaptiveerrorcorrectionswhich
canhandleburststo15audioframes.
ThesingleDACchip- specificallyselectedforhigh
performance- incorporatesseparate16-bitconverters
forleftandrightchannels.Thereisnomultiplexing,
nodelaytimebetweenchannels,andanextra4 dB
ofchannelseparation.
Bothhigh-precisionservosareintegratedtoa
higherdegreethanever,embodyingmanyfunctions
thathavetobeperformedwithdiscreetcomponents
inotherplayers.Forthesefunctions,thereisno
wear,nodeteriorationwithtimenosetting-up
adjustmenttogowrong.Thusa permanent
improvementinreadoutaccuracyisachieved.
EnhancedperformanceCrossInterleaveReed
SolomonCode(CIRC)providesmaximumerror
detectionandcorrection.Errorcorrectionhassoft
mutingreinforcedwithenhancederrorconcealment
ofupto8 uncorrectablesamples.
Volumecanbecontrolledfromeitherthehand
heldremoteorthefrontpanelbuttons.
WiththeMCD7007MclntoshCompactDiscPlayer
performancemovestoa newpinnacleofcutting
edgetechnologicalachievementandhighestquality
musicreproduction.Evenwithdirtyordamaged
discs,evenwhentheplayerisbumpedorknocked,
themusicretainsitssurpassingpurity.Thefull
integrityofthesoundispreservedbeginningwith
thereadoutfromthecompactdiscthroughtothe
gold-platedconnectorsontheoutput.
YourselectionoftheMCD7007willbecontinously
strenghtenedbyyourdaytodayuseofthissuperb
instrument.Happylistening.
INTRODUCTION3

PLAYERLOCATION
TheMCD7007maybeinstalledina Mclntosh
cabinetorcustominstalledinfurnitureofyour
choice.Alwaysprovideadequateventilation.Never
placeitaboveheatgeneratingcomponentssuchas
highpoweredamplifiers.Provide1½inches(3cm)of
spaceabovetheplayertomaintainwitha coolingair
flow.Alwaysusethecompactdiscplayerhorizontal-
ly,outofdirectsunlightandawayfromotherheat
sources.
REMOVETHETRANSITSCREWS
Onthebottomoftheplayeraretwoscrewswhich
locktheplayermechanismtoprotectitduring
transportation.Removethesescrewsandkeepthem
ina safeplace.Iftheplayeristobetransported
thesescrewsmustbereplacedtopreventdamage.
CUSTOMINSTALLATION
ThePANLOCsystemofinstallingequipmentcon-
venientlyandsecurely,isa productofMclntosh
research.ThePANLOCbuttonsonthefrontpanel
willlocktheunitfirmlyinplacewhenturnedap-
proximatelyone-quarterturnclockwise.A one-
quartercounterclockwiseturnofthePANLOCbut-
tonsunlocksthechassisfromitsmounting,
Toinstalltheinstrumentina Mclntoshcabinet,
followtheinstructionsthatareenclosedwiththe
cabinet.Foranyothertypeofinstallationfollow
theseinstructions:
1.UnpackfromCarton
OpenthecartonandremovethePANLOCbrackets,
hardwarepackage,andmountingtemplate.Remove
theinstrumentfromitsplasticbagandplaceitup-
sidedownontheshippingpallet.Unscrewthefour
plasticfeetfromthebottomofthechassisand
unscrewandremovethetransitscrews.Whenthein-
strumentistransported,damagecanoccurunlessits
transitscrewsareinplace.Keepthetransitscrewsin
asafeplaceforuseshouldyoutransporttheunit.
cd.Thebrokenlinesthatrepresenttheoutlineof
therectangularcutoutalsorepresenttheoutside
dimensionsofthechassis.Makesuretheselines
clearshelves,partitions,oranyequipment.Withthe
templateinplace,firstmarkthesixA andB holes
andthefoursmallholesthatlocatethecornersof
thecutout.Then,jointhefourcornermarkingswith
pencillines,usingtheedgeofthetemplateasa
straightedge.
3.DrillHoles
Usea drillwitha 3/16inch(5mm)bitheldperpen-
diculartothepanelanddrillthesixA andB holes.
Then,usinga drillbitslightlylargerthanthetipof
yoursawblade,drilloneholeateachoftwodiago-
nallyoppositecorners.Theholesshouldbarely
touchtheinsideedgeofthepenciledoutline.Before
takingthenextstep,makesurethatthesixA andB
holeshavebeendrilled.
2.MarktheCabinetPanel
Tapethemountingtemplateinpositiononthe
cabinetpanelwheretheinstrumentistobeinstall-
4.SawthePanelCutout
Sawcarefullyontheinsideofthepenciledlines.
Firstmakethetwolongcutsandthenthetwoshort
cuts.Aftertherectangularopeninghasbeencutout,
usea filetosquarethecornersandsmoothanyir-
regularitiesinthecutedges.
5.InstalltheMountingStrips
Inthehardwarepackageyouwillfindtwomounting
strips,andtwosetsofmachinescrews.Forpanels
thatarelessthan1/2inch(12.7mm)thick,usethe
3/4inch(19.1mm)screws;forpanelsthataremore
than1/2inch(12.7mm)thick,usethe1-1/4inch(31.8
mm)screws.
Startingattheright-handsideofthepanel,inserta
screwoftheproperlengthintothecenterholein
thepanel,markedB onthetemplate.Onthebackof
thepanel,aligna mountingstripwiththeholesin
thepanelandtightenthescrewuntilthescrewhead
ispulledintothewood.
4INSTALLATION

Repeatthisproceduretoattachthemountingstrip
tothe(eftsideofthepanel.
6.AttachthePANLOCBrackets
UsingtwoscrewsoftheproperlengthintheA holes
oneachside,attachthePANLOCbracketstothe
cabinetpanel;theshortflangeismountedagainst
thefront(face)ofthecabinetpanel.Thescrewspass
throughthePANLOCbracketflange,thecabinet
panel,andthenthroughthemountingstrips
previouslymounted.
7.InstalltheInstrument
GuidetheACpowercordthroughthepanelopening
tothebackofthecabinet;then,slidetheinstrument
intotheopeningcarefullysothattherailsonthe
bottomofeachsideofthechassisengagethetracks
onthemountingbrackets.Continuetoslidethein-
strumentintothecabinetuntilthefrontpanelis
flushwiththecabinetpanel.TurnthePANLOCbut-
tonsatthelowerleftandrightcornersoftheinstru-
mentpanelclockwisetolocktheunitfirmlyinthe
cabinet.TurnthePANLOCbuttonscounterclockwise
tounlocktheinstrument.Itcanthenslideoutward
topermittheremovaloftheinstrumentfromthe
cabinet.
INSTALLATION5

Thebackcoverofthismanualfoldsouttoshow
photographsofthefrontandrearpanelsoftheMCD
7007.Folditouttoassistyouinidentifyingand
locatingtheconnections.Thelettersrefertothe
paragraphsthatfollow.
ThebackpaneloftheMCD7007hasconnectors
labeledFIXEDOUTPUT,VARIABLEOUTPUT,
REMOTE,a portmarkedDIGITALOUTPUTandthe
ACpowercord.TheVARIABLEOUTPUTisadjusted
bythefrontpanelVOLUMEbuttonswhilethe
FIXEDOUTPUTisunaffectedbythesecontrols.
Useshieldedcablestoconnecttheoutputsignalto
apreamplifierorpoweramplifier.Tominimizethe
possibilityofhum,theshieldedcablesshouldbeof
parallelconstructionorlooselytwistedtogetherand
locatedawayfromthespeakerconnectingcables
andACpowercords.Becertaintousegoodquality
shieldedcablesforallinterconnections.Yourdealer
canadviseyouonthekindandlengthofcablesthat
willbestsuityourinstallation.
A.FIXEDOUTPUT
TheFIXEDOUTPUTjacksareusedtofeed
programtoa stereopreamplifierorother
equipmentwithitsownvolumecontrol.
B.VARIABLEOUTPUT
UsetheVARIABLEOUTPUTjackstoconnectto
apoweramplifierora taperecorderwhere
controlofthevolumeattheplayerisdesired.
Thereisnodifferenceinthesignalqualityat
eitherpairofoutputjacks.Bothpairsofoutput
jacksmaybeusedsimultaneously.
Connecttheaudiooutputoftheplayertothe
"CD","AUX",orotherhighlevelinputonthe
preamplifier.Donotconnecttothe"PHONO"
input.ConnecttheRightplayeroutputtothe
rightpreamplifierinputandtheLeftplayer
outputtotheleftpreamplifierinput.
C.REMOTE
TheREMOTEcontrolconnectorisdesignedfor
usewiththeMclntoshmulti-areainfraredremote
controlsystems.Withthesesystems,youcan,
froma hand-heldremotecontrol,operatethe
discplayerandtheentiresystemfromvarious
listeningareas.
D.DIGITALOUTPUT
Thedigitaldatastreamisavailablefromthis
portforuseinsystemsthatcanacceptdigital
datadirectly.
E.ACPOWER
PlugtheACpowercordintoa 120volt50/60
Hzreceptical.Theplugbladesarepolarizedso
becertaintheplugisfullyinsertedintheoutlet
topreventbladeexposure.
CAUTION:TOPREVENTELECTRICSHOCK,DO
NOTUSETHE(POLARIZED)PLUGONTHISUNIT
WITHANEXTENSIONCORD,RECEPTACLE,OR
OTHEROUTLETUNLESSTHEBLADESCANBEFULLY
INSERTEDTOPREVENTBLADEEXPOSURE.
INSERTINGTHEBATTERIESINTHE
REMOTECONTROL
YourMclntoshCompactDiscPlayerincludesan
infraredRemoteController.Inyourhandyouhave
theabilitytocontrolnormaloperatingfunctionsof
thediscplayer.
ThecontrollerrunsontwoAA,1.5Voltbatteries.
Slideopenthecoveronthebackoftheremote
controllerandinsertthebatteriesasshowninthe
diagraminthebatterycompartment,thenslidethe
coverclosedagain.
Batterylifeisnormallyaboutoneyear.Removethe
batteriesassoonastheyaredeadtopreventdamage
bypossiblebatteryleakage.Thebatteriesshouldbe
removed,alsoiftheremotecontrollerisnotusedfor
alongtime.
6HOWTOCONNECT

Foldoutthismanual'sbackcovertoassistyouin
locatingthecontrols.Thenumbersonthephotographs
refertotheparagraphsthatfollow,
TheglassupperhalfoftheMCD7007frontpanel
containstheCDdrawer,theIRREMOTESENSOR,
theREMOTEresponseLED,theDAMAGEDDISC
indicatorandthemessagecenter.Themessage
centerdisplaysthecurrentstatusofthemodeof
operation,disctime,theCDfunctionsinuseand
thehorizontallydisplayedvolumelevelindicator.
Theblackanodizedlowerhalfofthefrontpanel
containsthebuttonstoprogramtheplayer,activate
thevariousplayerfunctions,andtocontrolthe
VOLUME.A headphonejackwithitsownvolume
controlandPANLOCloadingbuttonsarealsoonthis
panel.
BeforeoperatingyourCompactDiscplayer,
familiarizeyourselfwiththecontrolsandwhatthey
do.
1.POWER
TouchtoswitchtheACpowertotheplayeronor
off.
2.LOAD
Touchtoopenorclosethediscdrawer.AnLED
abovetheLOADbuttonilluminateswhenthedrawer
isoperating.
3.PLAY
Touchtoclosethediscdrawerandtostartplay.
Touchtoreturntothebeginningofthetrackbeing
played.
4.VOLUME
VolumemaybeadjustedbyusingtheVOLUME
oronthefrontpanelorontheremote
controller.Thevolumeisadjustedbyanelectronically
switched,precision,ladderattenuator.TheMclntosh
electronicprecisionladderattenuatoradjustsvolume
usingC2MOStransistorswitchestoselecttheright
combinationsofdepositsofresistivematerialforthe
volumeprogrammed.Theentirerangeofvolume
adjustmentis66dBin2 dBincrements.Leftand
righttrackingiscontrolledtoa fractionofa dB.
Becausetherearen'tanymovingparts,thevolume
adjustmentcannotgeneratenoiseormisalignment.
5.MESSAGECENTER
Themessagecenterpresentsinformationaboutthe
numberoftracksonthedisc,theplayingtime,the
progressofplay,theparticularfunctionsofthe
player,andsignalserrorsduringoperationor
programming.(Seealso:MESSAGECENTERpg.10).
6.-7. REVANDFF
Touchandholdtoprovidequickaccesstoa
particularpassage.
8.REPEAT
Touchtorepeatthediscora program.
9.PAUSE
Touchtointerruptandholdplay.Touchagainto
continuetheplayback.
10.STOP
Touchtostopplayduringplaybackandtodeletea
program.
11.TIME
Displays,inthemessagecenter,theeLAPsed
playingtimeorthetimeREMainingonthedisc.
12.BACKTRACK
Touch,duringplaytoreturntotheprevioustrack.
13.NEXTTRACK
Touch,duringplaytomovetothenexttrack.
14.PHONES
Jackprovidedforprivateheadphonelistening.
15.LEVEL
Adjusttheloudnessintheheadphones.
16.SCAN
Touchtoclosethediscdrawerand/orto
automaticallyplaythebeginning10secondsofeach
trackonthedisc.
17.
Touchatbeginningandendwhena sectionofa
CompactDiscistobeplayedrepetitively.
18.REVIEW
Oncea dischasbeenprogrammed,theprogram
canbedisplayedinthemessagecenterwhenthe
REVIEWbuttonis touched.If thereisn'ta program
entered,ERRORwillilluminate.
19.SELECT
EachtimetheSELECTbuttonistouchedwhen
programming,theprogrammingmodeisadvanced
throughTRACK,toINDEX,toMINutesandtoSEConds.
20.0 thru9
Buttonspermitdirectaccessprogramming.The
MCD7007canbeprogrammedbyTRACK,INDEX,
MINutesandSECondsorcombinationsofthese.
21.STORE
Eachdetailoftheprogrammingwillbeinsertedin
thememorybya touchontheSTOREbutton.
FRONTPANEL7

22.CLEAR
Whentouchedwillerasefromthememoryan
entryerrororbreakoutofancontinuous
loop.
23.REMOTESENSOR
Receivesthecodedinfraredsignalsfromthe
remotecontrol.
24.DAMAGEDDISC/MUTE
Lightswhena playingdiscisdamagedorhas
errorswhicharenotcorrectablebyelectronic
interpolation.Italsolightswhentheplayerismuted
bymoreseriouslydamageddiscs,orwhenPAUSE,
STOP,REV,FF, BACKTRACKandNEXT
TRACKareusedandwhena discisnotplaying.
25.REMOTE
ThisLEDlightswhentheIRRemoteControlis
usedtooperatethefunctionsoftheMCD7007.
26.PANLOC
Turntosecureorreleasetheplayerfromthe
cabinet.
8FRONTPANEL

POWER-1.
TouchthePOWERbuttontoturntheplayeron.
TheTRACK,INDEX,TIME,eLAPsedtimeand
VOLUMEindicatorswilllightupinthedisplayarea.
TouchPOWERagainandtheplayeristurnedoff
andtheindicatorsturnoff.
LOAD-2.
TouchtheLOADbuttonandtheLEDabovethis
buttonwillilluminate,thenafter1 secondthe
drawerwillopen.Ifthedrawerisobstructed,itwill
notcontinuetoopen.Shouldthishappenremove
theobstruction,touchLOADtwiceinsuccessionto
bringthedrawerfullyout.
Holdthediscattherimandplaceit,labelsideup,
inthediscdrawer.
ClosethedrawerbytouchingPLAY,SCANor
LOAD.UsePLAYifyouwanttoplaythecomplete
disc,SCANifyoufirstwanttoprevieweachtrackon
thediscorstoretracksfromit,andLOADifyou
wanttoprogramthedisc.Ineachcase,thedrawer
slidesinwhenthebuttonistouched.Ifthedraweris
obstructedasitcloses,thedrawerwillcomeout
againafterabout3 seconds.
UsingLOADtoclosethedrawer,permitsthelaser
pentoreadthecontentslistandthendisplaythe
numberoftracksandthetotaltimeencodedonthe
disc.Afterreadingthecontentslist,theMCD7007
switchestostand-bymodereadyforfurther
instructions.
TheDAMAGEDDISC/MUTEindicatorremains
lighteduntilplaybegins.Ifthelightremainsonand
thediscrefusestoplay,makesurethatthediscis
properlyinthedrawerandlabelsideisup.
Toclosethedrawerwhenitisemptytouchthe
LOADbutton.TheDAMAGEDDISC/MUTEsignwill
light.Topreventtheentryofdust,donotleavethe
draweropen.
Openingthedrawerduringplay,willstopthedisc.
PLAY-3.
Toplaythecompletedisc,closethedrawerby
touchingPLAY.Afterthecontentslistonthedischas
beenread,thenumberoftracksonthediscwillbe
displayedonthetrackindicator.Whenplaybegins,
elapseplayingtimeisdisplayedandtheeLAPsed
indicatorlights.
Togobacktothebeginningofa trackwhileitis
playing,touchPLAY.Thetrackisthenrepeatedfrom
thebeginning.Whenallthetrackshavebeenplayed,
thetrackindicator,thetotalelapsedtimeandthe
DAMAGEDDISC/MUTEindicatorwilllight.All
indicatorsexceptthevolumedisplayturnoff.
VOLUME-4.
VolumemaybeadjustedbyusingtheVOLUME
orVOLUMEonthefrontpanelorontheremote
control.Adjustmentofthevolumeisperformedby
anelectronicallyswitchedprecisionladder
attenuator.
TheMclntoshelectronicprecisionladder
attenuatoradjustsvolumebyC2MOStransistor
switchesthatselecttherightcombinationsofhighly
accuratedepositsofresistivematerialforthevolume
programmed.
Theentirerangeofvolumeadjustmentis66dBin
2dBincrements.Leftandrighttrackingiscontrolled
toa fractionofa dB.Becausetherearen'tany
movingparts,thevolumeadjustmentcannot
generatenoiseormisalignment.
TheVOLUMEindicatorinthemessagecenterisa
10segmentdisplay.Asvolumeisincreased,more
segmentsarelightedtoindicaterelativevolume.
SCAN-16.
Thefirst10secondsofeachtrackwillbeplayed
whentheSCANbuttonisusedtoinitiateplay. As
eachtrackispreviewedtheSCANindicator,the
TRACKnumberandtheeLAPsedTIMEisdisplayed.
Whenthetrackshavebeenpreviewed,theSCAN
indicatorturnsoff,thelaserpick-upreturnstothe
beginningofthefirsttrack.Thetotalnumberof
tracksandthetotaltimewillbedisplayedinthe
messagecenter.
If,beforeyouhavepreviewedalltracks,you
decidetolistentoalloftheremainingtracksonthe
disc,touchPLAY.TheSCANindicatorwillgooffand
theremainingtrackswillplayintheirentirety,
beginningwiththetrackindicatedinthemessage
center.
Anytrackcanbeenteredinthememoryforlater
playingwhileusingSCAN.Toentera track,touch
STOREwhilethetrackisplayingandtheTRACKwill
beinsertedinthememory.Theplayerwillpreview
thenexttrackandtheindicatorforthattrackwillbe
displayed.
Whenalltrackshavebeenpreviewed,SCANwill
gooff.Tolistentothestoredprogram,touchPLAY
Andthediscwillplaythestoredtracksinthe
sequenceselected.
OPERATION9

MESSAGECENTERDISPLAY-5.
Thedisplayinthemessagecenterpresentsmany
differenttypesofinformation.Assoonasthe
POWERbuttonistouchedtoturntheplayeron,the
messagecentershowsa seriesofzerosinTRACK,
INDEXandTIME.TheeLAPsedtimeindicatorand
theVOLUMEbararealsolighted.
TheLOADbuttonopensandclosesthedisc
drawer.Onceopened,placea discinthedrawer
labelsideup.WhentheLOADbuttonisusedto
closethedrawer,thelaserpenwillreadthecontents
ofthediscfromtheencodeddata.Themessage
centerinformationwillchangetoshowthenumber
oftracksandthetotalrecordedtimeonthedisc.
Theplayerthengoesto'stand-by'modeuntilfurther
instructed.
Thedrawercanbeclosedandplaybegunby
touchingSCANorPLAY.Themessagecenterdisplay
willchangetoshowthetrackbeingplayedandthe
eLAPsedtime.
TRACK
Displaysthetotalnumberoftracksonthedisc
whenactivatedbytheLOADbutton.Wheninother
modesofoperation,thetrackbeingplayedis
displayed.Whenprogramming,thewordTRACK
underthedigitswillflashtoindicatethatTRACK
datacanbeenteredinthememory.
INDEX
Whena dischasbeenencodedwithindexdatathe
INDEXareawilldisplaytheindexbeingplayed.
Whenprogramming,thewordINDEXunderthe
digitswillflashtoindicatethatINDEXdatacanbe
enteredinthememory.
MINutes/SEConds
Displaysthetotaldisctimewhenactivatedbythe
LOADbutton.Wheninothermodesofoperation,
theeLAPsedtimeonthetrackbeingplayedwill
show.Whenprogramming,theMINutesorSEConds
willflashtoindicatethatdatacanbeenteredinthe
memory.
eLAPsed/REMainder
ThisbuttonchangesthedisplayinMINutesand
SECondsfromelapsed(LAP)timeonthistracktothe
remaining(REM)timeonthedisc.A secondtouch
returnsthedisplaytoeLAPsedtime.
DISC(flashingred)
Whenflashingindicatesthelaserpenhasmoved
tothecontentsareaofthediscandisreadingthe
dataintothedigitalmemoryfordisplay.Shouldthe
drawernotcontaina disctheDISCindicatorwill
flashandtheERRORindicatorlightfora few
secondsthenbothwillturnoff.
ERROR
Shouldaninaccurateinstructionbegiventhe
ERRORindicatorwilllightbriefly.Newinstructions
mustbeinstitutedtoputtheplayerinaction.
Whenilluminated,theplayerhasbeen
programmedtoplayandrepeata portionofthedisc
programmedbythebutton.A flashing
indicatorremindsyouthattheprogramming
isnotcompleted.Whencompletedboththe
andthePROGRAMindicatorsarelighted.
PROGRAM
Illuminatestoshowthatthesequenceofplayback
10OPERATION
IndicatesRelative
volumelevel
Encodedprogramis
beingdisplayed.
Indicatesprogram
hasbeenstored.
IndicatesREMaining
TotalTimeoreLAPsed
TrackTime.
MinutesorSeconds
symbolsflashduring
programming.
Trackorindexsym-
bolsflashduringpro-
gramming.
Discsymbolflashes
duringloadingand
starting
Playisincontinuous
loopbetweenselected
pointsA (start)andB
(end).Flashesduring
programming.
SCANfunction
isactive.
REPEATfunction
isactive.
PAUSEfunction
isactive.

iscontrolledbythepreselectedprogramorthe
continuousloop.
SCAN
IftheSCANbuttonwasusedtoactivatetheplayer
theSCANindicatorwilllightandremainlighteduntil
alltrackshavebeenscanned.
REVIEW
WhentheREVIEWbuttonisactivatedtheindicator
islightedandtheprogramisdisplayedinsequence
ontheappropriateTRACK,INDEX,andMIN/SEC
indicators.
REPEAT
The REPEAT indicator will light to show that the
discorprogramwillbereplayeduponcompletion.
PAUSE
WhenthePAUSEbuttonispressed,thelaserpen
stopsinstantlywhilethedisccontinuestorotate.
Theplayerremainsreadytoplayattheprecisepoint
thatthePAUSEwasactivated.Veryusefulintape
recording,answeringthephone,etc.
VOLUME
A10segmenthorizontalbardisplaystherelative
loudnessofthevolume.Asvolumeisincreased
moresegmentsareilluminated.
REV-FF -6-7
Duringplay,youcanquicklylocatea particular
musicpassageina trackbyholdinginREVor
FF. WhileyouholdREV,thelaserpick-up
movestowardthebeginningofthetrackordisc;
whileyouholdFF, thelaserpick-upmoves
towardtheendofthetrackordisc.Byusing
REVandFFalternately,youcanfindany
partofanypassage.Afterrelease,playrestartsat
once.
DuringREVandFF, thelaserpick-up
movesatthreesuccessivespeeds:forthefirstfew
secondsrelativelyslowly,forthenextfewseconds
faster,andafterapproximately10seconds,at
maximumspeed.Duringthetwoslowerspeeds,the
programmaterialcanbeheardatreducedvolume.
Athighspeedthesoundismuted.Ifyoucontinue
toholddowntheFFor REVthenumbers
ofthetimedisplayrunonata correspondingrate.
Whennearingthedesiredpassage,releasemomen-
tarilytogobacktothelowestspeed.
If,byholdinginREV,thelaserpick-upmoves
totherun-inofthefirsttrack,theERRORindication
lightsandthelaserpick-upstopsatthebeginningof
thetrack.Thedisccontinuestospin,however,so
thatplaywillresumeuponreleaseofthebutton.
If,byholdinginFF, thelaserpick-upmoves
totherun-outofthelasttrack,theERRORindication
lights,andthelaserpick-upmovesbackoverthe
discabout20secondsandremainsatthatpointuntil
FFisreleased.
REPEAT-8.
Tohearthewholediscora programagain,touch
REPEAT before the discends. The REPEAT sign will
light,andthediscwillrepeatcontinuouslyuntilyou
touch REPEAT again. The REPEAT sign will gooffand
thediscwillplaytotheendandstop.TouchLOAD
or STOP, the REPEAT sign will gooffand play will
stopatonce.
PAUSE-9,
Thelaserpick-upcanbestoppedexactlyatthe
start ofa track ora passage by touching PAUSE and
the PAUSE sign will light. To startplay,touch PAUSE
again. The PAUSE sign will go off.
Toholdplayatthebeginningofa trackora
passage,ortointerrupttheprogram,touchPAUSE.
Tobeginplayagain,touchPAUSE.Itwillresumeat
theexactpointitwasinterrupted.ThePAUSEsign
willgooff.
STOP-10.
Tostopplaybeforetheendofthedisc,press
STOP.
TIME-11.
Anytimethediscisplayingthemessagecenterwill
displaytheeLAPsedtimeofthetrackplaying.Touch
theTIMEbuttontodisplaytheremaining(REM)time
onthedisc.TouchagaintoreturntoeLAPsedtime.
BACKTRACK-12.
Toplayanearliertrackonthedisc,touchBACK
TRACK.Eachtouchmovesthelaserpenandthe
displayonthetrackindicatorbackonetrack.Playis
temporarilyinterruptedwhilethelaserpick-up
moves.
IfyoutouchBACKTRACKduringplayofthefirst
track, the ERROR sign will light, asa reminderthat
thereisnoprevioustrack.Playofthefirsttrack
continues.
NEXTTRACK-13
Toplaya latertrackonthedisc,touchNEXT
TRACK.Eachtouchmovesthelaserpenandthe
displayonthetrackindicatorforwardonetrack.Play
istemporarilyinterruptedwhilethelaserpick-up
moves.
OPERATION11

IfyoutouchNEXTTRACKduringplayofthelast
track,theERRORsignwilllightasa reminderthat
thereisnonexttrack.Playofthelasttrack
continues.
LISTENINGWITHHEADPHONES-14.
WithheadphonesconnectedtothePHONESjack,
youcanlistentodiscswithouthavingtousean
amplifier.Adjust the soundlevel with the LEVEL
control.
Theheadphonesmusthavea 0.25inch(6.3mm)
jackplugandanimpedancebetween8 and1000
ohms.
-17.
Shouldyouwishtoheara portionofthedisc
repeatedly,touchthebuttonatthestartof
thesectionyouwishrepeated.Allowthedisctoplay
untiltheendoftherepeatsectionandtouch
again.Theprogrambetweenthetwopointswillbe
repeateduntilCLEAR,STOPorLOADaretouched.
0thru9-20.
Thesebuttonsprovidea totalsequenceofdirect
accessinputof20tracksselectedfromtracks1
through99forstorageinthememoryofthe
MCD7007;anysequenceofTRACKS,ofINDEX
numbersoroftime.
Tostartplayinga discotherthanatthebeginning,
touchthetracknumbertobeplayedonthe0-9key
padfollowedbythePLAYbutton.Theselectedtrack
numberwillbedisplayedinthemessagecenterand
thetrackindicatorwillflash.Thediscwillbeginat
thetrackselectedandplaytheremainingtrackson
thedisc.Ifyouhaveselecteda trackwhichdoesnot
existERRORwillappearbrieflyonthedisplay.
STORE-21
Fromtheprogramlistprovidedwiththecompact
disc,decideonthetracksyouwanttoincludeinthe
program.Foreachtrack,touchtheappropriate
numberbuttonsandthentheSTOREbuttontoinsert
thedisctrackintheprogrammemory.Tracksmay
bestoredinthesequenceonthediscwheninthe
SCANmode.Whilelisteningtothepreviewofa
trackinSCAN,touchtheSTOREbuttontostorethat
trackforlaterplayback.ThePROGRAMindicatorwill
lightandtheTRACKdisplaywillimmediatelymove
tothenexttrack.
Thetotalmemorywillstoreupto20tracksinany
order,thesetracksmaybeselectedfromany
numberoftracksupto99.Theydonotneedtobe
sequential.
Yourprogramcancontainanycombinationof:
•TRACK
•TRACKandINDEX
•TRACKandTIME
•TRACK,INDEXandTIME
However,youarelimitedto20unitsofmemory.
EachTRACKnumbertakesup1 uniteach,TRACK
andINDEXnumbertakesup2 unitsandeach
TRACK,INDEXandTIMEtakesup5 units.Ifthereis
anattempttoentermorethan20units,ERROR
appearsonthedisplay.
Toentera program,inserta discanduseLOADto
closethedisctray.
Ifyoumakea mistakeorwishtochangeyour
programatanytime,touchtheCLEARbuttonbefore
touchingtheSTOREbuttontoerasethememory,
thenbeginprogramentryagain.
Followthisexampleofa programfroma disc
containing32tracks.Theprogramsequencydesired
fromthediscis:3, 10,31,18,2, etc.usingthe
numerickeypad,touch3 thenSTORE,theTRACK
indicatorwillshow1 toindicatethatblockhasbeen
used.Touch1 then0 thenSTORE,touch3 then1
thenSTORE,touch1 then8 thenSTORE,touch2
thenSTORE,etc.untilyourentireprogramhasbeen
enteredintothememory.IfERRORappearsonthe
displaymakesuretheselectedtracknumberexists
orwhetherall20memoryblocksarefull.
TouchPLAYtolistentotheentireprogramas
entered.Theprogramcanbeplayedagain,before
touchingSTOPorLOADbytouchingthePLAY
button.Theprogramremainsinthememoryuntil
theSTOPorLOADbuttonistouched.
CLEAR-22
TouchCLEARtoremoveanincorrectselection
fromthememory.
ToeraseanysingleTRACKentryfromtheprogram,
touchtheREVIEWbuttontoexhibitinthemessage
centertheprogramentered.Eachentrywillbe
brieflydisplayed.Assoonastheentrytobedeleted
is seen,touch the CLEAR button which will erase
thatentryfromthememory.
REVIEW-18
Theprogramenteredcanbereviewedbytouching
theREVIEWbutton.TheTRACKnumbersinthemes-
sagecenterwillbeilluminatedinthesequence
enteredinthememory.
SELECT-19
TouchtheSELECTbuttontochangetheinputto
12OPERATION

memoryfromTRACKtoINDEXortoTIME.
Touch SELECT once andthe TRACK indicator will
flashonandoffwhichindicatesthenumerickeypad
TRACKselectionisconnectedtothememoryinput.
TouchSELECTtwicewhichcausestheINDEX
indicatortoflashandwhichconnectsthenumeric
keypadINDEXselectiontothememoryinput.
TouchSELECTthreetimesandtheMINutesflash
forprogrammingbyanygivenminuteina track.
WhenSELECTistouchedfourtimesprogramming
canbestartedonthesecond.Supposeyouwishto
heartrack7 at4 minutesand18seconds.Touchin
sequence SELECT, the TRACK indicator will flash,
touch7,thentouchSELECTtwotimes,theMINutes
indicatorwillflash,touch4,thentouchSELECTonce,
theSECondsindicatorwillflash,touch1,then8,and
PLAY. The disc will starttrack 7 at4 minutes and18
secondsandplaytocompletion.
Programminginprogressivenumericsequenceby
TRACKiseasilydonewhentheSCANbuttonisused
tostarttheplaysequence.Asa TRACKnumberis
displayedinthemessagecentera touchonthe
STORE button will insert, the displayedtrack into the
memory.Thedisplaywillimmediatelyswitchtothe
nexttrack.Upto20TRACKScanbestored.
ToprogramTRACKsinrandomsequenceusethe
0-9keypad.Twentytracksinanyorderfrom1 to99
canbeinsertedinthememory.Whenthe20tracks
havebeenprogrammedfillingallunitsofmemory,
furtherentries will notbe stored andthered ERROR
indicatorwilllightfora fewseconds.Twentyunitsof
memoryprovideprogrammingbydirectTRACK
input,TRACKandINDEXTRACKANDTIME,TRACK,
INDEXandTIMEandanycombinationsofthefour,
theSTOREandtheSELECTbuttons.EachTRACK
enteredusedoneunitofmemory;eachTRACKand
INDEX,usestwounitsofmemoryandeachTRACK
andTIMEentry,fiveunitsofmemory.Upto20
TRACKSonlymaybeprogrammed,upto10TRACKS
withINDEXor4 TRACKandTIMEentries.
ToarrangeTRACKinthesequenceofyourchoice,
usethe0-9keypadandSTOREbutton.Whenthe
discdrawerhasbeenclosedbyusingtheLOAD
button,themessagecenterwilldisplaythenumberof
tracksandthetotalrecordedtimeonthedisc.On
the0-9keypadtouchthetracknumberandthen
touchSTOREtoprogramthesequenceyoudesire.
Thememorywillbeupdatedandthedisplaywill
showthenumberofentriesmadeandthetotaltime
oftheseentriesandthePROGRAMwilllight.
ToprogrambyTRACKandINDEX,the0-9keypad,
theSELECTandSTOREbuttonsareused.First,close
thediscdrawerusingtheLOADbutton.Enterthe
desiredtrackbyusingthekeypad.Uponentering
thetrack,thewordTRACK,underthedigits,will
flash.MovetheflashingsymboltotheINDEXspace
bytouchingSELECT.WhenthewordINDEXbegins
toflashenterthedesiredINDEXnumberbyusing
thekeypad,followedbytouchingtheSTOREbutton.
ThePROGRAMblockwilllightinthemessagecenter
andTRACKwillswitchtoshowthenumberof
entriesmadetothememory.TheTIMEindicatorwill
showonlyzeros.
DISCMAINTENANCE
Forthebestresults,applythesamecareinstoring
andhandlingtheCompactDiscaswithconventional
records,Eventhoughthemusictrackinthediscis
coveredbya protectivelayer,treatthedisccarefully.
Alwayspickupdiscsbytheedge,andputthem
backintheirprotectivecasesimmediatelyafteruse.
Wipefingerprints,dustordirtoffwitha soft,
lint-freecloth.Wipeina straightlinefromcenterto
edge.Youcanbreatheonthediscfirstifnecessary.
Cleaningagentsforconventionalrecords,detergent
orabrasivecleanersmustneverbeused.
Neverwriteonthelabelsideofthedisc.Writing
willembossthediscanddestroythedigitaldata.If
youfollowthesesuggestions,theCompactdiscwill
providea lifetimeofpurelisteningenjoyment.
PLAYERMAINTENANCE
Theplayermechanismhasself-lubricatingbearings,
andmustmotbeoiledorgreased.Thediscdrawer
shouldbekeptfreeofdust.
OPERATION13

Thegreatestcarehasbeentakeninthe
manufactureofyourMclntoshCompactDiscplayer.
Incaseofoperationaldifficultiesandtosaveyou
unnecessaryservicecalls,hereisa listoftheir
possiblecausesandsuggestedsolutions.Shouldyou
needfurtherguidance,contactyourdealer.Hewill
beabletoadviseyou.Undernocircumstances
shouldyouopenuptheplayer.Todosocanvoid
theservicecontract.
1.AftertouchingPOWER,thetrackindicatordoesnot
light.
•TouchthePOWERbuttonagain.POWERwasnot
pressedinfarenough.Theyrequireonly.007"
movementtoengage.
•Theplayerisnotproperlypluggedintothe120V
ACsupply.
•Thereisno120VACsupply.Pluginanother
electricalapplianceandseeifitfunctionsinthe
sameoutlet.
2.AftertouchingLOAD,thediscdrawerdoesnotslide
out.
•Theplayerisnotswitchedonandthemessage
centerdatawillnotlight.
•Themicroprocessorhasnotreceivedthe
commandcorrectly.TouchSTOPandthentouch
LOADagaintoseeifthedraweropens.
•Thedrawerdriveisnotfunctioning.Youcannot
correctthisyourself.Ifa discisinposition,
removeitbypullingthedraweropencarefully,
thenpushthedrawerintocloseitagain.
3.AftertouchingLOAD,PLAYorSCAN,thedisc
drawerdoesnotslidein.
•The120VACsupplyhasbeendisconnectedand
thetrackindicatorwillnotlight.
•Themicroprocessorhasnotreceivedthecorrect
command.TouchSTOPandthentouchLOAD,
PLAYorSCANagaintoseeifthedrawercloses.
•Thedrawerdriveisnotfunctioning.Youcannot
correctthisyourself.Ifa discisinposition,
removeit,thanpushthedrawerincarefullyto
closeit.
4.AfterclosingthedrawertheMessageCenterData
showsthe'OoOoo' andtheDISCandERRORlight
andnothingfurtherhappens.
•Thetransportscrewshavenotbeenremoved.
•Thediscisnotinsertedlabeluporthereisn'ta
discinthedrawerandyouhavemissedthe
ERRORDISCsign.
•Thediscisdirty.Cleanthedisc,oruseanother,
cleandisc.
•Thediscisdefective.Seeifanotherdiscclearsthe
problem.
•Thereisanunwantedobjectinthediscdrawer,
suchasa pieceofpaperora remnantofthe
packaging.
•Theplayerisnothorizontal.
5.Thediscisbeingplayedasshownbythetimeelaps-
edindicator,butthereisn'tanysound.
•Themicroprocessorhasnotreceivedthecorrect
command.CheckiftouchingSTOPandthenre-
startingclearstheproblem.
•Thepreamplifierisnotswitchedon.
•Thepreamplifiersourceselectorisnotturnedto
theinputtowhichtheplayerisconnected.
•Thepreamplifier,amplifierortheloudspeakers
connectedtoitarenotworking.Checkwith
anothersoundsource.
•Theconnectionbetweentheplayerandthe
preamplifierisbroken.
•Theinputtowhichtheplayerisconnectedis
defective.Checkbyconnectingtheplayerto
anotherinput.
•Volumecontrolisturneddown.
•PlayerinPAUSEmode
6. Thesoundis pooror distortedor youcanhearonly
onechannel.
•Thetransportscrewshavenotbeenremoved.
•Thediscisdirtyorbadlyscratched.Cleanthedisc
oruseanotherclean,scratch-freedisc.
•Thereisanunwantedobjectinthediscdrawer,
suchasa pieceofpaperora remnantof
packaging.
•Thepreamplifierortheloudspeakersconnectedto
itarenotworkingproperly.Checkwithanother
soundsource.
•TheplayerisconnectedtothePHONOinputnot
theCD,AUX,orotherhighlevelinputofthe
preamplifier.
•Oneoftheplugsoftheconnectingcableiseither
notconnectedornotproperlyconnected.
•Theplayerisnothorizontal.
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7.Programmingisnotworkingproperly.
•Thediscisdirtyorbadlyscratched.Cleanthedisc
ortryprogrammingwitha scratch-feedisc.
•Themicroprocessorhasnotprocessedthe
commandsproperly.Cleartheprogramby
touchingSTOPandstoreitagain;re-startplay.
•All20memoryplacesarealreadyprogrammedand
youhavemissedtheERRORsignthatshowsthis.
CheckbytouchingtheREVIEWbuttontoensure
theprogrammemory.
8.Thefollowingproblemscanbecausedbythesame
circumstances:
Playbackdoesnotbeginwiththefirsttrackon
thediscoroftheprogram,butwithanothertrack.
Playbackstopsbeforetheendofthediscorthe
program.
•Themicroprocessorhasnotprocessedthe
commandcorrectly.TouchSTOPandre-startto
clearthememory.
•Thediscisdirtyorbadlyscratched.Cleanthedisc
oruseanother,clean,scratch-freedisc.
•Thediscisdefective.Tryanotherdisc.
•Thereisanunwantedobjectinthediscdrawer
suchasa pieceofpaperora remnantof
packaging.
•Theplayerisnothorizontal.
9.Theplayerdoesnotreacttocommandsfromthe
remotecontrol.
•Thebatteriesarelowandthedistancetothe
playeristoogreat.Aiminthedirectionofthe
player.
•Directsunlightorhighintensityroomlight
shiningontheremotesensor.Shadethesensor
fromsunlight.
•Thebatteriesaredead.
HELPFULHINTS15

TYPICALAUDIOPERFORMANCE
NUMBEROFCHANNELS
2,leftandright
FREQUENCYRESPONSE
20-20,000Hz,+0,-0.3dB
DYNAMICRANGE
96dB (114 dB EIA)
SIGNAL-TO-NOISERATIO
107dB(A)
CHANNELSEPARATION
102dB(at 1000 Hz)
TOTALHARMONICDISTORTION
0.0012%(at1000Hz)
WOWANDFLUTTER
Quartzcrystalprecision
SAMPLINGRATE
176.4 kHz
D/ACONVERSION
Quadrupleoversampling(176.4kHz)withdigital
filterandtwo16bitD/Aconverters
ERRORCORRECTIONSYSTEM
CrossInterleaveReedSolomonCode(CIRC)
AUDIOOUTPUTLEVEL
2.5V
IMPEDANCEHEADPHONES
8-1000ohms
DIGITALOUTPUT
Outputfordigitalsignalprocessing
OPTICALREADOUTSYSTEM
LASER
Semi-conductorAIGaAs
WAVELENGTH
780nm
SIGNALFORMAT
SAMPLINGFREQUENCY
44.1 kHz
QUANTIZATION
16bitlinear/channel
DISC
DIAMETER
120mm
THICKNESS
1.2mm
ROTATION(seenfromreadingside)
Counter-clockwise
SCANNINGVELOCITY
1.2-1.4m/s
ROTATIONSPEED
500-200rpm
PLAYINGTIME(maximum)
74minutes(stereo)
TRACKPITCH
1.6um
MATERIAL
Plastic
BUTTONS
PowerLoad
Scan*Play*
AB*Rev*
ReviewFF
SelectRepeat*
Store*Pause*
ClearStop*
0thru9 Time
Volume*BackTrack*
Volume* NextTrack*
*alsoprovidedonHR7007RemoteControlTransmitter.
CONTROLS
LevelforHeadphones
HeadphoneJack
SPECIALFEATURE
DamagedDisc/MuteErrorCorrectionIndicator
POWERSUPPLY
120V,50/60Hz,30watts
MECHANICALINFORMATION
SIZE
Frontpanelmeasures161/8incheswide(41cm)by
57/16incheshigh(13.8cm)by13inchesdeep
(33cm),includingconnectors.Knobclearance
requiredis3/4inches(1.9cm)infrontofmounting
panel.
FINISH
Frontpanelisglasswithgold/tealnomenclature
illuminationandanodizedgoldandblackaluminum.
Chassisisblack.
MOUNTING
ExclusiveMclntoshdevelopedprofessionalPANLOC.
WEIGHT
18pounds(8.2kg)net,30pounds(13.6kg)in
shippingcarton.
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THELOCATIONOF
CONTROLSANDBUTTONS
Thenumbersandletterscorrespondtotheparagraphsonpages6 thru13