How To Operate By Remote Control - McIntosh MA6500 Owner's Manual

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The supplied remote control is capable of directly control-
ling the functions of contemporary McIntosh Source Com-
ponents connected to the M A6500. Earlier McIntosh
source components and other brand source components can
be controlled by the M A6500 with the addition of a McIn-
tosh Remote Control Translator (RC T).
Note: Your McIntosh Dealer can assist you with the
installation and operation of the Remote Control
Translator (RCT).
M ute
Press the M U T E push-button to mute audio at the SPE A K-
ERS 1 and 2 and the M A IN O U TPU T Jacks. The TAPE
O U TPU TS and H E A DPH O N ES output are not affected by
the M U T E function. The M U T E L E D above the push-but-
ton will flash on and off to indicate that Mute is active.
Press M U T E a second time to unmute audio.
Mono
Press the M O D E push-button to combine left and right Ste-
reo Signals to Mono at theSPE A K ERS 1 and 2 and the
M A IN O U TPU T Jacks.
Trim
Press the TRIM push-button to active the Loudness Com-
pensations circuit.
Input Source Selection
Press any of the twelve input push-buttons to select a pro-
gram source. When one of the Audio/Video Inputs (SAT,
LV, T V, V CR, V CR2 and D V D) are selected by remote
control, the M A6500 will automatically switch to the
V ID E O Input. If the Front Panel V ID E O Push-button is
pressed, the source device connected to the V ID E O INPU T
Jacks will be heard. When the optional McIntosh M VS Au-
dio/Video Selector is added, multiple Audio/Video Inputs
Sources, such as LV, T V, V CR, V CR2 and D V D (V-Aux),
will become available by just pressing the desired program
source push-button on the remote control.
C D/Tape F unctions
Use these push-buttons to operate a C D player, C D changer
or tape recorder.
Numbered Push-buttons
Press push-buttons 0 through 9 to access tuner station pre-
sets or C D tracks/discs.
Disc and Track
Use the DISC and TR A C K push-buttons when a C D player
or changer is being used.
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Tuner Push-buttons
Press the A M or F M push-button to select the desired
broadcast band. Press and release the Channel Up
Down push-button to move from station to station. Press
and hold a Channel Up or Down
continuously from station to station. Press RE V IE W to
start the automatic brief audition of each of the presets
stored in the tuner memory. Press RE V IE W a second time
to stop on a station preset and exit the Review process.
Volume
Press the Up or Down V O L U M E push-button to raise or
lower the listening volume level.
Note: The TAPE O UPUTS are not affected by volume
changes.
Speaker Selection
Press H O M E push-button followed by the SPE A K ER 1 or
2 push-buttons either separately or together, to activate the
loudspeakers connected to the M A6500.
Acc O n
Press A C C O N to turn the power O N to a McIntosh Disc
Player.
A cc O ff
Press A C C O F F to turn the power O F F to a McIntosh Disc
Player.
E
Press E to perform various functions on a variety of McIn-
tosh Components. It will also pause the playing of a disc or
tape player.
L ighting
Press and release the LIG H TIN G push-button to momen-
tarily illuminate the upper half of the remote control push-
buttons.
Note: While the LIG HTING push-button is being depressed,
the remote control will be unable to send a remote
command. When the LIG HTING push-button is released
the push-buttons will continue to stay illuminated for
approximately three seconds thus allowing you to send
the desired command. If any of the translucent push-
buttons are depressed, they will continue to stay
illuminated for approximately three seconds.
or
push-button to move
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