How To Operate The Rs100 - McIntosh RS100 Operation Manual

STANDBY/ON Control
switches the RS100 ON or
OFF by pressing in the Con-
trol; rotate the Input Control
to select the AUX Input for Meter indicates the Output
listening of the Amplifier and other
operational changes
STANDBY/ON and
INPUT LED indicates
various operational
status by color. Refer
to the charts on this
page.
Standby/On and Input Indicator
Color Operation
Red Connected to AC Power and in Standby Mode
Yellow Sleep Mode
Green Play-Fi Input (Network Connection)
Blue Aux Input (Rear Panel Connection)
Rotate the Volume Control to increase or
decrease the listening level, press momentari-
ly in the Volume Control to Mute or Un-Mute
the sound. The word "VOLUME" above the
Volume Control will flash when minimum
or maximum listening level has been reached
and also flashes when Muting is active
Wi-Fi/NET LED Indi-
cates various stages of
the Network Commu-
nication process. Refer
to the chart below.
Wi-Fi Indicator
LED Operation
Green Indicates the initial start of the Network
(Rapid Flashing) Communication Process
Green Indicates the the Network Communica-
(Slow Pulsing) tion Process is proceeding
Green Indicates the the Network Communica-
(Steady On) tion Process has been established

How to Operate the RS100

Your McIntosh RS100 is factory configured for im-
mediate enjoyment of superb audio from a Mobile
Device via Play-Fi or an external Audio Compo-
nent Source connected to the AUX Input.
If you wish to make a Play-Fi Wireless Connec-
tion between the Mobile Device and the RS100,
please refer to "RS100 Quick Start" starting on
page 3 (step 4) for additional information.
Power On/Off
Momentarily press the STANDBY/ON - INPUT
Control on the RS100 Front Panel to switch it On.
To switch Off the RS100 Press and release the
STANDBY/ON - INPUT Control on the Front
Panel.
Notes: 1. The Sleep Mode (indicated by the LED yel-
low) allows for resumption of listening after
switching the RS100 back On.
2. The Standby Mode is activated by pressing
for five seconds and then releasing the
STANDBY/ON - INPUT Control. When
switching the RS100 back On from the
Standby Mode the wireless connection will
need to be re-established.
Power Mode
The RS100 incorporates an Auto Off Feature,
which automatically places it into one of three
Power Saving Modes. This occurs approximately
30 minutes after there has been an absence of audi-
ble audio signals on the selected input. To change
between the three different modes perform the
following:
Press and hold in simultaneously the STAND-
BY/ON - INPUT Control and the VOLUME
Control until the LED located below STAND-
BY/ON - INPUT Control flashes twice.
Note: The color of the LED when it flashes
indicates which of the three Power Saving
Mode the RS100 is now set to.
Power Mode Standby/On Momentary Indication
Red Power Save Mode Off
Green Power Save Mode On
(Network connection dropped)
Yellow Power Save Mode On
(Network connection maintained)
Source Selection
Select Play-Fi Input by pressing the Play-Fi Screen
Icon located on the Mobile Device used to estab-
lish Network Connection with the RS100. Refer to
Front Panel Controls, Display and How to Operate the RS100
"RS100 Quick Start" starting on page 3 (step 4) for
additional information.
Select the AUX Input Source by rotating the
STANDBY/ON - INPUT Control. The LED below
the Control will change from green to blue in color
to indicate the AUX Input Source has been select-
ed.
Note: The Mobile Device will pause the current
track playing when switching to AUX Input
Source on the RS100.
Volume Level
To increase the Volume Level, rotate the Front
Panel VOLUME Control clockwise. To lower the
Volume Level, rotate the Front Panel VOLUME
Control counterclockwise. When the maximum or
minimum volume level is reached the word "VOL-
UME" will flash rapidly.
Notes: 1. When the RS100 is in Play-Fi Mode, and
the Front Panel Volume Control Setting
is changed, the Mobile Device Volume
Adjustment Indicator will also indicate the
change.
2. When using a pair of RS100s in the Stereo
Mode of Operation, the Front Panel VOL-
UME Controls on the RS100 may be used
to alter the channel balance between the
Left and Right Channels. When the RS100s
are switched Off and back On, the previ-
ous Channel Balance adjustment made is
returned to the normal setting.
Mute
To mute the volume level, momentarily press in
on the Front Panel VOLUME Control. During
the time the sound is muted the Front Panel word
"VOLUME" will flash slowly. To un-mute and
return to the previous volume level, momentarily
press in on the Front Panel VOLUME Control.
When the Play-Fi Input is selected on the RS100,
the Mobile Device can also Mute and Un-Mute the
sound.
Note: When the RS100 is in Play-Fi Mode and
the Mute Function is engaged using the
Front Panel VOLUME Control, the Mobile
Device Mute indication will also indicate
the change.
Meter Illumination
If desired, the illumination of the OUTPUT LEV-
EL Meter may be switched Off by performing the
following steps:
1. Momentarily press the STANDBY/ON - IN-
PUT Control and VOLUME Control at the
same time and the Meter Illumination will
switch Off.
2. To switch On the Meter Illumination repeat
step 1.
Play-Fi
For Mobile Device specific information (Apple or
Android) go to the Play-Fi web site at https://play-
fi.com/
Notes: 1. If you have questions about the Play-Fi
App and its Operation refer to the Play-Fi
"Knowledge Base" for additional informa-
tion.
2. Some of the Internet Music Streaming Ser-
vices (available via the Play-Fi App) offer
the listener the ability to alter the sound
quality of music being streamed. Refer to
each of the Music Streaming Service's In-
ternet Web Site for additonal information
on how to make changes to their default
settings, if available.
Critical Listening Mode
The Play-Fi App supports the native sound resolu-
tion formats of the music played. When the sound
format is high resolution, the sound is normally
down-sampled to insure proper Wi-Fi Streaming
Capability with the most common wireless network
hardware. In the Play-Fi App there is a Critical
Listening Mode which keeps the original sound
resolution up to 96kHz/24Bit. This requires the
RS100 and Mobile Device be connected by high
performance network equipment. To activate the
Critical Listening Mode perform the following
steps using the Play-Fi App:
1. Select the "Hi RES Audio" Icon. Refer to
figure 1.
Hi RES Audio
Figure 1
2. Referring to figure 2 on the next page, select
the RS100 (in this example it is the "Living
Room").
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