Table Of Contents; Thank You; Please Take A Moment; Customer Service - McIntosh C100 Owner's Manual

Thank You

For your decision to own this McIntosh C100 Preamplifier/
Controller ranks you at the very top among discriminating
music listeners. You now have “The Best.” The McIntosh
dedication to “Quality,” is assurance that you will receive
many years of musical enjoyment from this unit.
Please take a short time to read the information in this
manual. We want you to be as familiar as possible with all
the features and functions of your new McIntosh C100.
This will ensure that you receive all the performance ben-
efits this equipment can offer you, and that it will become a
highly valued part of your home entertainment system.

Please Take A Moment

The serial number, purchase date and McIntosh dealer name
are important to you for possible insurance claim or future
service. The serial number is located on the rear panel of the
equipment. The spaces below have been provided for you to
record that information:
Serial Number:
Purchase Date:
Dealer Name:

Customer Service

If at any time you have questions about your C100 Pream-
plifier/Controller, please contact:
McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.
2 Chambers Street
Binghamton, New York 13903
Phone: 607-723-3512
FAX: 607-724-0549
Copyright 1998 ã by McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.
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Thank You, Please Take A Moment,
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Table of Contents

Thank You .......................................................................... 2
Please Take a Moment ....................................................... 2
Customer Service ............................................................... 2
Table of Contents ............................................................... 2
Safety Instructions ............................................................. 3
Introduction ........................................................................ 4
Performance Features ........................................................ 4
Installation ......................................................................... 5
C100C Rear Panel Connections ......................................... 6
How to Connect the C100C ............................................... 7
C100P Rear Panel Switches and Connections ................... 8
How to Connect the C100P with Balanced Connections ... 9
How to Connect the C100P with Unbalanced
Connections ...................................................................... 10
C100P Front Panel Display and Connection .................... 11
C100C Front Panel Controls, Displays, Push-Buttons,
and Switches .................................................................... 12
How to Trim Input Volume Levels ................................... 13
How to Operate the C100 ................................................ 14
HR-100 Push-Buttons ...................................................... 16
How to Operate by Remote Control ................................. 17
Specifications ................................................................... 18
Packing Instruction .......................................................... 19
NOTES:
1. The C100 Preamplifier/Controller consist of two
separate chassis. The C100 Controller chassis will
be referred to as the C100C through out this
owners manual. In a similar manor the C100
Preamplifier chassis will be refereed to as the
C100P through out this owners manual.
2. “dB” is an abbreviation of the word decibel, which
is a unit measure of sound intensity.
3. Balanced and Unbalanced Inputs and Outputs can
be mixed. For example, you may connect signal
sources to Unbalanced Inputs and feed signals out
from the Balanced Outputs. You can also use
Balanced and Unbalanced outputs simultaneously,
connected to different power amplifiers.
4. Due to regulations in certain countries, the C100C
may not include rear panel AC outlets.