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McIntosh C1000C Owner's Manual

McIntosh C1000C Owner's Manual

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Controller/Preamplifier/Tube Preamplifier
C1000
Owner's Manual
McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.
2 Chambers Street
Binghamton, New York 13903-2699
Phone: 607-723-3512
FAX: 607-724-0549

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  • Page 1 Controller/Preamplifier/Tube Preamplifier C1000 Owner’s Manual McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New York 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 FAX: 607-724-0549...

  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    The exclamation point within an The lightning flash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is in- equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of im- tended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” portant operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the litera- within the product’s enclosure that may...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    How to Operate the Setup Modes ....... 24-35 Customer Service Remote Control: If it is determined that your McIntosh product is in need of Remote Control Push-buttons .......... 36 repair, you can return it to your Dealer. You can also return How to operate the Remote Control .........

  • Page 4: Important Information And Connector Information

    PIN 3: - Signal Pin 3 cable, two required between Controller and Preamplifier. 4. The Main AC Power Cable going to the C1000C and any Main Power Control Connectors other McIntosh Component(s) should not be connected to The C1000’s Power Control Outputs provide a +5 volt sig- an AC Power Outlet until all the system components are nal.

  • Page 5: Performance Features

    There are provisions for connecting external sensors, which ing Coil Phono Cartridges and has selectable resistance allow for enjoying your McIntosh System from other loading. The second Phono Preamplifier is for Moving room(s) in your home via the remote control.

  • Page 6: Dimensions

    C1000 Tube Preamplifier. There is additional information on page 8 pertaining to installing the C1000 System into cabinets. " 44.45cm Front View " 5/16 6" of the 13.49cm 15.24cm C1000C " 31.12cm 17" 43.18cm Rear View " of the 11.75cm C1000C " 33.65cm "...
  • Page 7 Dimensions " " 44.45cm 44.45cm Front View Front View " " 5/16 5/16 6" 6" 13.49cm of the 13.49cm of the 15.24cm 15.24cm C1000P C1000T " " 31.12cm 31.12cm 17" 17" 43.18cm 43.18cm Rear View Rear View " " of the of the 11.75cm 11.75cm...

  • Page 8: Installation

    " 1/16 they are custom installed as outlined below. The 43.34cm four feet, together with the mounting screws should be retained for possible future use if the C1000C, Ventilaton Fan C1000C C1000P and C1000T are removed from the custom C1000P installation and used free standing.

  • Page 9: C1000 Controller Rear Panel Connections

    AC puts send Turn-On signals to other components Control Input receives outlet. Refer to informa- connected to the C1000C. The default setting a turn-on signal from tion on the back panel is for use with the Spkr1 and Spkr2 Remote...

  • Page 10: C1000 Preamplifier Rear Panel Connections

    Conductor Cable. This cable 21 Conductor Cable. This anced) connect to the Record Link RIGHT Channel Input on the connects to the C1000C cable connects to the LEFT Channel Input on the CD (6), CDR (5) and CD (6), CDR (5) and...

  • Page 11: C1000 Tube Preamplifier Rear Panel Connections

    Cable. This cable connects cable connects to the CD (6), CDR (5) and CD (6), CDR (5) and C1000P Preamplifier when the to the C1000C RIGHT C1000C LEFT CON- C1000P Preamplifier when the D/A (7) RIGHT D/A (7) LEFT Chan-...
  • Page 12 There are two Trigger Jacks (A Components with a Power Control Input Jack, connect the Power Control and B) on the Rear Panel of the C1000C and they Out Socket of the Audio/Video Player to can be customized to only activate when a certain...

  • Page 13: How To Connect The C1000 Controller And C1000 Preamplifier For Data, Power Control And External Sensor

    How to Connect the C1000 Controller / C1000 Preamplifier for Data, Power Control and External Sensor McIntosh Audio/Video Player McIntosh AM/FM Tuner McIntosh D/A Converter...
  • Page 14 There are two Trigger Jacks (A Out Socket of the Audio/Video Player to and B) on the Rear Panel of the C1000C and they the next component until all of them are can be customized to only activate when a certain connected in a similar manner.

  • Page 15: How To Connect The C1000 Controller And C1000 Tube Preamplifier For Data, Power Control And External Sensor

    WARNING: The Right Controller Output Connector C Terminals and Left Controller Output Connector D Terminals are hazard- ous live and present a risk of electric shock. Use only pre- assembled interconnect cables provided by McIntosh for connection of these terminals. McIntosh D/A Converter...

  • Page 16: For Data, Power Control And External Sensor

    Power Control In of a McIntosh Audio/ control components. There are two Trigger Jacks (A Video Player. and B) on the Rear Panel of the C1000C and they Notes: 1. If there are additional McIntosh Source Components with a Power Control...

  • Page 17: How To Connect The C1000 Controller With Both The C1000 Preamplifier And C1000 Tube Preamplifier For Data, Power Control And External Sensor

    How to Connect the C1000 Controller with both C1000 Preamplifier and C1000 Tube Preamplifier for Data, Power Control and External Sensor McIntosh Audio/Video Player McIntosh AM/FM Tuner McIntosh D/A Converter...

  • Page 18: How To Connect The C1000 Preamplifier Or C1000 Tube Preamplifier For Audio

    INPUTS Jacks. C1000P and C1000T Preamplifiers are connected 9. Connect Audio Cables from the Music Server to the same C1000C, refer to pages 20 and 21 for Left and Right Inputs to the C1000 Preampli- audio connections. fier Unbalanced SRVR (4) LEFT and RIGHT OUTPUTS Jacks.
  • Page 19 How to Connect Audio to the C1000 Preamplifier or C1000 Tube Preamplifier McIntosh Audio/Video Player McIntosh AM/FM Tuner McIntosh D/A Converter Turntable Right Left Left Right Processor Server...

  • Page 20: How To Connect The C1000 Preamplifier And C1000 Tube Preamplifier For Audio

    SRVR (4) LEFT and RIGHT OUTPUTS Preamplifier or the C1000T Preamplifier is con- Jacks. nected to the C1000C, refer to pages 18 and 19 for 10. Connect an XLR Cable from the C1000P audio connections. RECORD LINK LEFT INPUT to the C1000T...
  • Page 21 How to Connect Audio to both the C1000 Preamplifier and C1000 Tube Preamplifier McIntosh Audio/Video Player Turntable Right Processor Left McIntosh AM/FM Tuner McIntosh D/A Converter Left Server Right...

  • Page 22: How To Connect The C1000 With Passthru Mode

    Control Center Zone A Outputs Front Left and Right to the C1000P CDR (5) LEFT and RIGHT INPUT Balanced Connectors. Note: Any of the C1000C Inputs (except for the MM (8), MC (9) and Record Link Inputs) both Balanced or Unbalanced may be used for the Passthru Mode.

  • Page 23: Displays, Push-Buttons And Jack

    C1000 Preamplifier, C1000 Controller and C1000 Tube Preamplifier Front Panel Controls, Displays, Push-Buttons, and Jack METER indicates the METER indicates the Preamplifier’s Left Preamplifier’s Right Channel relative Channel relative Out- Output Level put Level HEADPHONE jack accepts DISPLAY indicates the Listen and Record dynamic headphones Sources, Listening Volume Level and...

  • Page 24: Setup

    Setup Feature is provided to customize the oper- Note: When in SETUP MODE, it may be necessary to Firmware Version Panel of the C1000C. Refer to page 12 for the rotate the Controls (BALANCE, RECORD and ating settings using the Front Panel Alphanumeric Display...
  • Page 25 1. Press the SETUP Push-button once to access the Setup non-McIntosh components when connected to the C1000C Controller Mode unless the C1000C is already in the might required a higher voltage to switch them On or Off. Setup Controller Mode.

  • Page 26: Remote Control

    “TRIAMP OFF” appears. Refer to figure 18. Figure 22 In the following step the memory of C1000C will be up- dated to reflect the assigment of active Digital Inputs on the MDA1000. This will prevent having to go through unused...
  • Page 27 4. The PHONO MM and PHONO MC Inputs Titles are fixed, however they may be switched On or Off. 1. Press the SETUP Push-button twice to access the Setup Preamp Mode unless the C1000C is already in the Setup Preamp Mode.
  • Page 28 1. Press the SETUP Push-button twice to access the Setup C1000 Controller allows the adjustment of levels for each Preamp Mode unless the C1000C is already in the of the Source Inputs, so that they have the same relative Setup Preamp Mode.
  • Page 29 Refer to figure 38. Controller are reassignable from their default setting of go- ing On and Off with the C1000C, to activating only when a given Input or Inputs are selected. To change either Trigger A or B from the default setting perform the following steps:...
  • Page 30 Input is selected. ers. Refer to figures 44a, 44b or 44c. 1. Press the SETUP Push-button twice to access the Setup Preamp Mode unless the C1000C is already in the Setup Preamp Mode. 2. Rotate the BALANCE (Menu) Control until the Alpha- Figure 44a numeric Display indicates “LPROC NONE”.
  • Page 31 Refer to figures 49a, 49b or 49c. purposes when that Input is selected. 1. Press the SETUP Push-button twice to access the Setup Preamp Mode unless the C1000C is already in the Setup Preamp Mode. Figure 49a 2. Rotate the BALANCE (Menu) Control until the Alpha- numeric Display indicates “RPROC NONE”.
  • Page 32 Mode or proceed to the next desired Setup Preamp 1. Press the SETUP Push-button twice to access the Setup Mode for adjustment. Preamp Mode unless the C1000C is already in the Setup Preamp Mode. 2. Rotate the BALANCE (Menu) Control until the Alpha- Passthru Mode numeric Display indicates “MM 50 PF”.
  • Page 33 Setup Settings Charts Default Trigger Listen Record Default Trim Passthru Number Data Data Select Processor Processor Title Title Level Input Port Port (A or B) (ON or OFF) (ON or OFF) C1000 Preamplifier (C1000P) TUNER SRVR C1000 Tube Preamplifier (C1000T) TUNER SRVR Additional Settings...
  • Page 34 Display Voltage Voltage Outputs Control (1-7) (ON or OFF) (% or dB) (5 or 12) (5 or 12) (On or OFF) (Trigger A or B) McIntosh MDA1000 and MCD1000 Settings MCD1000 Input Inputs Data Port Number (On or OFF) Number...
  • Page 35 Notes...

  • Page 36: Remote Control Push-Buttons

    Disc Selection on cer- tain McIntosh Disc Players Adjusts the volume level up or down Selects FM Tuner Op- erating Functions and Track Selection on certain McIntosh CD Players Mutes the audio Requires a Data Cable Connection between the C1000C and the MDA1000...

  • Page 37: How To Operate The Remote Control

    Pause Mono for the selected Listen Signal. Press Pause Pushbutton to perform various functions on a variety of McIntosh Components. It will also pause the Trim playing of a disc or tape player. The Pause Push-button Press the TRIM Push-button, followed by the LEVEL Up...

  • Page 38: How To Operate The C1000

    The display will indicate the se- Notes: 1. Dependent upon which Preamplifier (C1000P lected balance changes for approximately 3 seconds and and/or C1000T) is connected to the C1000C the then return to the volume display. Front Panel Alphanumeric Display will indicate The “L”...
  • Page 39 C1000 and allows customizing of the various Operat- Figure 66 ing Modes, Front Panel Alphanumeric Display and indica- Note: When the McIntosh MDA1000 is connected to the tion of the Firmware Version. The LED above the SETUP C1000 Controller (refer to pages 12 thru 21) and the Push-button will Illuminate.
  • Page 40 SPKR2. It also activates the TRIGGER Jacks The C1000’s Output Meters indicate the Output Voltage SPKR1 & SPKR2 Jacks on the Rear panel of the C1000C. available at the MAIN and SPKR OUTPUT 1 & 2 Jacks to Press the desired Push-button once to activate the Front drive Power Amplifiers.
  • Page 41 How to Operate the C1000, con’t Volume Level, Balance Level Adjustments, Stereo or Mono Mode, Speaker 1 On/Off, Speaker 2 On/Off, Display Brightness (1-7) , Meter Illumination On/Off , the Moving Magnet Phono Input Capacitance and Moving Coil Phono Figure 79a Input Resistance .

  • Page 42: How To Operate The C1000

    How to Operate the C1000, con’t How to use the Passthru Mode When the C1000 is connected together with a McIntosh Multichannel A/V Control Center or Surround Decoder and has the PASSTHRU MODE activated it will automatically Figure 87 turn-on when ever the A/V Control Center or Surround De- 1.

  • Page 43: Photos

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  • Page 46: Technical Description

    McIntosh Laboratory, the company who introduced the world’s first amplifier that could be called “High Fidelity”, has done it again. The McIntosh Engineering Staff has cre- ated a Preamplifier without compromise, using the most ad- vanced McIntosh circuit design concepts.
  • Page 47 So it is no surprise that vides 213 steps in 0.5dB increments and maintains the chan- McIntosh has devoted a substantial amount of time in pur- nel balance to within + suit of the “Perfect Volume Control System”.
  • Page 48 The actual improvements in this McIntosh design achieve a noise floor of 118 dB, refer to figure 99. The special control- ling circuitry for this dual volume control de- sign is known as the McIntosh “Dynamic...
  • Page 49 Alphanumeric Display. Refer to figure 102. When McIntosh audio sound waves amplified by one set of circuits. In a Source Components are connected to C1000C Data Ports, similar manner the negative going audio sound waves are basic command functions from the C1000 Remote Control amplified by another set of circuits.
  • Page 50 Power Control On/Off signals to McIn- locity move- tosh Source Components and Power Amplifiers. When the ment, the hu- C1000C is switched On, a digital “1” (+5V) signal changes man eye could the operational state of digital control circuitry and a DC not perceive voltage is sent to the Power Control Main Jacks.

  • Page 51: Block Diagrams

    C1000 Controller Block Diagram C1000 Controller - Power Supply, Display and Control Logic...
  • Page 52 C1000 Preamplifier Block Diagram C1000 Preamplifier - Left and Right Channels...

  • Page 53: Block Diagrams

    C1000 Tube Preamplifier Block Diagram C1000 Tube Preamplifier - Left and Right Channels...

  • Page 54: Specifications

    Phono MM, 4.5mV for 2.5V rated output Phono MC, 0.45mV for 2.5V rated output Phono MC, 0.45mV for 2.5V rated output Weight C1000C - 39.0 pounds (17.7 kg) net Input Impedance Input Impedance 61.4 pounds (27.9 kg) in shipping carton...

  • Page 55: Packing Instruction

    033725 Top Pad 034301 Bottom pad Note: Unless instructed otherwise, please return the McIntosh Custom Interconnect Cables along with the 034355 Protective blue cloth cover C1000 Preamplifier and/or C1000 Tube Preamplifier. Please do not return the Remote Controls or 017937...
  • Page 56 McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, NY 13903 The continuous improvement of its products is the policy of McIntosh Laboratory Incorporated who reserve the right to improve design without notice. Printed in the U.S.A. McIntosh Part No. 04094700...

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