Optical And Coaxial Digital Inputs; Usb Input Operation With A Computer; Reset Of Microprocessors - McIntosh ma5200 Owner's Manual

How to Operate the MA5200, con't
Decoder and has the PASSTHRU Mode activated, it
will automatically switch On when the A/V Control
Center or Surround Decoder is switched On. It will
indicate on the Front Panel Display "PASSTHRU".
Refer to figure 72.
PASSTHRU
Figure 72
The other Front Panel Controls are deactivated as long
as the Passthru Mode is active.

Optical and Coaxial Digital Inputs

on the MA5200 is selected the Front Panel Display
will indicate when a signal is present "2CH PCM".
Refer to figure 73. During the time there is no Digital
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Figure 73
Signal present the display will indicate "SILENT".
Refer to figure 74.
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USB Input Operation with a Computer

The MA5200 USB-D/A Input provides the capability
to playback music from a computer, when the com-
puter is connected to the rear panel USB D/A connec-
tor. The MA5200 USB Input is compatible with both
PC Computers using Microsoft
Service Pack 3, Vista with Service Pack 1 and Win-
OS-10.6 with the latest update.
When using a PC Computer with Windows, a spe-
cial McIntosh USB Audio Software Driver needs to be
installed on the PC Computer. The driver needs to be
installed before connecting the MA5200 USB Input to
an USB Port on the computer.
2CH PCM
Note: If an Apple Macintosh computer is used with the
MA5200, no additional driver is required.
The McIntosh USB Audio Windows Driver and
Installation and Operation Guide are available for
download from the McIntosh Web Site:
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Figure 74
® Windows ® (XP with
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Macintosh Computers using
http://www.mcintosh-
labs.com/us/
support/Pages/
Manuals.aspx
Under "Product Cat-
egory" select Preamplifiers
and under "Model Number"
select MA5200, then click on
"Select". When the MA5200
information appears, down-
load the "McIntosh Audio
McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New York 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 www.mcintoshlabs.com
Windows Driver Installation
and Operation Guide" and "McIntosh USB Audio
Windows Driver V_ . _". Follow the instructions in the
Guide and after the USB Driver is installed, connect
the MA5200 to the PC Computer.
Note: When computer application programs and vari-
ous computer hardware components conform to
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the Microsoft Windows and Apple
standards, they should also work well when used
in conjunction with the MA5200 USB Input. If
you are experiencing difficulty with a specific
computer hardware component or computer ap-
plication program, contact the manufacturer of
the product.
The MA5200 Front Panel Display will indicate the
Bit and Sampling Rate of the incoming digital signal.
Refer to figure 75.
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Figure 75

Reset of Microprocessors

In the unlikely event the controls of the MA5200
stop functioning, the microprocessors can be reset by
USB Audio Windows Driver
Installation and Operation Guide
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Macintosh
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