Display Brightness; Power Control Triggers; Accessory Power Control; Tube Led - McIntosh C2300 Owner's Manual

Display Brightness

The Front Panel Alphanumeric DISPLAY Brightness may
be varied from a setting of 1 (Dim) to 7 (Bright). Follow
the steps below for reducing the Display Brightness.
1. Press the SETUP Push-button to access the Setup
Mode.
2. Rotate the MENU Control until the word DISPLAY 7
appears.
3. Rotate the SELECT 2 Control until the Front Panel
Alphanumeric Display indicates "Display 3".
4. Press the SETUP Push-button to exit the Setup Mode.

Power Control Triggers

The OUTPUT 1(A) and OUTPUT 2(B) Power Control
Outputs are reassignable to activate only when a given
Input is selected. In the following example, the Power Con-
trol OUTPUT 1(A) Jack will be set to function as TRIG-
GER A for the DVD Input.
1. Press the SETUP Push-button to access the Setup
Mode.
2. Rotate the MENU Control until "TRIG TUNER >
- - " appears on the Front Panel Alphanumeric Display.
Refer to figure 8.
3. Rotate the SELECT 1 Control until the display indi-
cates "TRIG DVD > - - ".
4. Rotate the SELECT 2 Control until the display indi-
cates "TRIG DVD > A ". Refer to figure 9.
5. Press the SETUP Push-button to exit the Setup Mode.

Accessory Power Control

The ACC (C) Power Control Output is reassignable from
the default setting of going ON/OFF with the C2300
(Main), to being controlled by the Remote Control ACC
ON/OFF Push-buttons. To reassign it perform the follow-
ing:
1. Press the SETUP Push-button to access the Setup
Mode.
2. Rotate the MENU Control until "ACC < C > MAIN"
appears on the Front Panel Alphanumeric Display.
3. Rotate the SELECT 2 Control until the display indi-
Figure 8
Figure 9
cates "ACC< C > ON". Refer to figure 10.

Tube LED

To swich Off the Tube LED green illumination perform the
following:
1. Press the SETUP Push-button to access the Setup
Mode.
2. Rotate the MENU Control until "TUBE LED ON" ap-
pears on the Front Panel Alphanumeric Display.
3. Rotate the SELECT 2 Control until the display indi-
cates "TUBE LED OFF".
4. Press the SETUP Push-button to exit the Setup Mode.

Passthru

The C2300 can be part of a Multichannel Sound System
for SACD, DVD-Audio and Home Theater. The Right and
Left Front Channels from a McIntosh A/V Control Center
or Surround Decoder can "Passthru" the C2300 and onto
its associated Power Amplifier(s). The Setup Mode allows
the activation of the Passthru Mode and the Selection of
the C2300 Input (Input numbers 3 - 8 on the Rear Panel)
that will be used for the Right and Left Front Channels. In
the example below, the Right and Left Front Channels from
the Multichannel Processor/Decoder will be connected to
the CDR (7) Input Jacks on the C2300. Refer to page 9 for
additional connection information.
1. Press the SETUP Push-button to access the Setup
Mode.
2. Rotate the MENU Control until "PASSTHRU OFF"
appears on the Front Panel Alphanumeric Display.
3. Rotate the SELECT 2 Control until the display indi-
cates "PASSTHRU 7 ". Refer to figure 11.
4. Press the SETUP Push-button to exit the Setup Mode.
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Figure 10
Figure 11
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