Mclntoshhasearnedworldrenownforits
technologicalcontributionsforimprovedsound.
WhenyouboughtMclntosh,youboughtnotonly
hightechnology,youboughttechnologicalintegrity
provenbytime.TheMclntoshC 35SystemControl
CenteristhenewestevidenceofMclntosh
technologicalintegrity.
Musicreproducinginstrumentsthatcarrythe
Mclntoshnamehavealwaysbeendesignedfor
technologicalleadershipandtomaintainthe
Mclntoshreputationforbestsound,fordurability,
andforlonglife.Mclntoshhasalwaysearnedthe
foremostreputationforqualityperformance.
Mclntoshhasprovideduserorientedfacilitiesand
appearanceandMclntoshdesignalwaysprovidesfor
easeofmaintenanceorrepair.Thesefundamental
elementsareincorporatedintheMclntoshSystem
ControlCenter,yetitiseasytooperate.
YourMclntoshC 35SystemControlCenter,above
allotherswilldelivertoyouthebestsound,the
mostflexibility,andthegreatesteaseofuse.
TheC 35isa superbquality,highperformance
SystemControlCenter.WiththeMVS-1Video
Selector,itwillprovidebothaudioandvideo
control.
TheC 35hasmanyusefulfeaturestoenhanceyour
listeningandvideoenjoyment.Theyinclude:
Highlevelinputstoaccommodatethe
traditionalaswellasallthelatestaudiosources
suchascompactdiscplayersandthe
high-qualityaudiofromvideorecordersand
laservideodiscplayers.
Aspeciallydesignedlownoiseswitchingsystem
usesa pairofcascadedfieldeffecttransistors
(FET)tooperatetheinputs.Theinputleadsare
veryshort,one-twentieth(1/20)ofthelengthof
previousdesigns.Advantagesinclude,
source-to-sourceisolation,lowerdistortion,and
freedomfromhum,noise,andinterference
fromhigh-powerTVandradarsignals.
Anyoneofnineinputsourcescanbeselected
usingelectronicswitching.Theseinputs
identifiedasCompactDisc,LASERdisc,TV,
TUNER,PHONO,AUX1,AUX2,VCR/T1,and
VCR/T2.
Electronictapemonitorswitchesfortwoaudio
taperecorders,ortheaudiofromtwovideo
recorders,oroneaudiorecorderandtheaudio
fromonevideorecorder,alloweitherrecorder
tobeheardfromthemainoutput.
Volumeisadjustedbya motordrivenprecision
potentiometer.
Left/righttrackingaccuracyiscontrolledtoa
fractionofa dB.
SPEAKER
buttons
select
both
or
either
oftwo
setsofloudspeakers(whenusedwiththe
optionalSCR3 speakercontrolrelay)ortwo
additionalpoweramplifiers,whichcanprovide
programtootherlisteningareas.
Thesefacilitiesandmoremaybeselectedand
controlledbyeitherthebuttonsonthefront
panelorthehand-heldinfraredremotecontrol.
Additionally,remotecontrolcanbeextendedto
twoadditionallisteningareasbytheinstallation
ofMclntoshremotesensorswhichareeasily
connectedbyRG-59/Ucable.
Anactivecircuitloudnesscontroliselectrically
independentofthevolumecontrol.Close
conformitytotheFletcher-Munsonequal
loudnesscurvescanbeattainedregardlessof
thevolumesetting.
Afive-bandprogramequalizerpermitsthe
adjustmentandimprovementoftheloudness
contrastofthefivemostimportantfrequency
ranges.Musicalbalanceofsourcematerialcan
beadjustedtocompensateforroomrecording
differencesorlistenerpreferences.
Rearpanelsignalswitchingjacksprovideoutput
andinputfacilitiesforsignalprocessing
equipment.Processorsmaybeused
independentlytomodifya taperecordingor
thelistened-toprogram.
Abuilt-inheadphoneamplifierprovidespower
tothefrontpanelheadphonejack.Allfront
panelcontrolsareavailabletoinfluenceprivate
listeningonheadphones.
Electronicallyregulatedpowersuppliesmaintain
stableoperationduringperiodsofchangingline
voltage.
ProfessionalXLRconnectorsprovidebalanced
optimumsignaltonoiseratioindemanding
applications.
ThisoutstandingC 35SystemControlCenterwill
serveyoubestwhenyouunderstanditsfunctions
andwhatitisdesignedtodo.Sometimeinvestedin
readingthismanualwillbevaluableinobtainingthe
mostfromyourC 35.
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