How To Make A Recording; Using A Separate Power Amplifier; Using Output 2 And Passthru - McIntosh MA8900 Owner's Manual

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How To Make a Recording

1. Select the desired signal source you wish to record
by using the Front Panel INPUT Control or the IN-
PUT Upp or Downq Push-button on the Remote
Control.
2. Adjust the record level using the recorder volume
control and proceed with the recording process.
3. To listen to the playback of the program source just
recorded select the Input the Recording Device is
connected to.
Note: The MA8900 FIXED OUTPUTS are not affected
by the VOLUME, BALANCE or EQUALIZER-
Controls Setting.

Using a Separate Power Amplifier

There are two different ways to use a separate power
amplifier with a MA8900. The first way is to use the
separate amplifier instead of the MA8900 built-in
Power Amplifier. Connect the Loudspeakers to the
separate Power Amplifier and remove the McIntosh
Jumpers that are located between the OUTPUTS 1
Jacks and the PWR AMP INPUT Jacks. Refer to
figure 73.
28
Jumpers
Note: The McIntosh Jumpers must be connected,
between the above mentioned jacks, when the
MA8900 Internal Power Amplifier is to be used.
The second way is to use both a separate Power
Amplifier and the MA8900 built-in Power Amplifier.
Connect one pair of Loudspeakers to the separate
Power Amplifier and the second pair to the MA8900.
Refer to the MA8900 Output Connection Diagrams
located on the separate folded sheet "Mc2B" and
figure 74.
Note: The MA8900 VOLUME Control will affect the
sound level of all the Loudspeakers.
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Figure 73
Jumpers Removed
Figure 74
Using Output 2
The MA8900 has provisions for connecting an exter-
nal Power Amplifier (to drive Loudspeakers in another
room) and an external sensor for remote operation of
the MA8900 from that room. With an external Power
Amplifier connected (as illustrated on the McIntosh
Connection Diagram separate sheet "Mc2B"), press
the Front Panel OUTPUT 2 Push-button or press on
the Remote Control, the BLUE (Setup) Push-button
followed by pressing the OUTPUT 2 Push-button to
switch On or Off the external Power Amplifier.
Passthru
When the MA8900 is connected together with a Mc-
Intosh Multichannel A/V Control Center or Surround
Decoder and has the PASSTHRU Mode activated, it
will automatically turn-on when the A/V Processor or
Surround Decoder is turned On. It will indicate on the
Front Panel Display "PASSTHRU". Refer to figure 75.
PASSTHRU
Figure 75
The MA8900 OUTPUT 1 / OUTPUT 2 Front Panel
Push-buttons are active when in the Passthru Mode.
The other Front Panel Controls and Push-buttons are
deactivated as long as the Passthru Mode is active.