Mode; Mono; Stereo; Hall - McIntosh MX130 Owner's Manual

recording session. Always press the REC (Record) LOCK pushbutton to disable all Area
FRONT PANEL
"B" remote sensors or keypads to avoid accidental recording disruption.
CONTROLS,
C.
SWITCHES
AND
LEFT FRONT, RIGHT FRONT Balanced, Unbalanced and the corresponding 6 CHANNEL con-
PUSHBUTTONS
nector outputs. The combined Mono signals of 80Hz and lower are also fed to the SUB-
WOOFER Output. The Subwoofer can be turned ON or OFF in MONO mode with the rear
panel SUB WOOF switch (28).
CENTER FILL Switch (27), to the ON position. This allows a Center channel loudspeaker to
be used during MONO operation.
Balanced Outputs. Right channel signals are fed to the RIGHT FRONT Unbalanced and the
RIGHT Balanced Outputs. The Left and Right signals of 80Hz and lower are also combined
and fed to the SUBWOOFer Output. The Subwoofer can be turned ON or OFF in STEREO
mode with the rear panel SUB WOOF switch (28).
signals can be activated by setting the rear panel CENTER FILL Switch (27), to the ON posi-
tion. This allows a Center channel loudspeaker to be used during STEREO operation.
LEFT FRONT Unbalanced and LEFT Balanced Outputs. Right channel signals are fed to the
RIGHT FRONT Unbalanced and RIGHT Balanced Outputs. The Left and Right signals of 80Hz
and lower are also combined and fed to the SUBWOOFer Output. The Subwoofer can be turned
ON or OFF in HALL mode with the rear panel SUB WOOF switch (28). The combined Left
and Right audio signals are also fed to a digital processor, time delayed, and then fed to the
LEFT SURround and RIGHT SURround Outputs. The time delay can be adjusted by the front
panel DELAY (ms) Switch.
CENTER FILL Switch (27), to the ON position. This allows a Center channel loudspeaker to
be used in the HALL operating mode.
Pro Logic processing and decoding circuits which produce the following different outputs.
Right audio signals are fed to the RIGHT FRONT Unbalanced and RIGHT Balaned Outputs.
The Dolby Pro Logic processing circuits also decode the center channel signals which in-
clude dialog, and feed them to the Unbalanced CENTER Output. (For information on the three
optional modes of Center speaker operation, refer to the manual section describing the rear
panel CENTER SPEAKER switch.) The Dolby Pro Logic processed monaural surround sound
signals are fed to the LEFT Surround and RIGHT Surround outputs.
and fed to the SUBWOOFer Output. The Subwoofer output is always ON in CINEMA 1 mode,
and is not affected by the rear panel SUB WOOF Switch.
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MODE (Selects the operating configuration)
MONO: All left and right channel signals are combined for Mono operation and fed to the
The Unbalanced CENTER Output can be activated in MONO by setting the rear panel
STEREO: Left channel signals are fed to the LEFT FRONT Unbalanced and the LEFT
The Unbalanced CENTER Output, which contains the combined left and right channel
HALL: ENHANCES TWO CHANNEL AUDIO SIGNALS. Left channel signals are fed to the
The Unbalanced CENTER Output can be activated in HALL mode by setting the rear panel
CINEMA 1: REPRODUCE DOLBY SURROUND, PRO LOGIC DECODED MOVIE
SOUNDTRACKS
Audio signals from a Dolby Surround encoded movie soundtrack are fed to the MX 130 Dolby
Left audio signals are fed to the LEFT FRONT Unbalanced and LEFT Balanced Outputs.
The Left, Right and Center signals of 80Hz and lower are also combined by the MX130
The Dolby Pro Logic Indicator on the MX130 front panel lights when the MODE Switch