How To Operate The C2300 - McIntosh C2300 Owner's Manual

How to Operate the C2300

Power On
The Red LED above the STANDBY/ON Push-button
lights to indicate the C2300 is connected to AC Power.
To Switch ON the C2300, press the STANDBY/ON
Push-button on the Front Panel or the on the Remote
Control either the PWR(Power) or
Push-button. The title TUBE WARMUP will appear
on the Front Panel Alphanumeric Display after Turn-
On, with the Audio Outputs muted. Refer to figures
12, 13, 14 and 21.
Figure 12
Figure 13
Source Selection
Select the desired source using the INPUT Control or
Remote Control.
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Volume Control
Rotate the Front Panel VOLUME Control or use the
VOLume + or - Push-buttons on the Remote Control
for the desired listening level.
(Power On) Trim Functions
The C2300 has six different Trim Selections with Ad-
justments. The Trim Selections include Balance, Bass,
Treble, Tone Bypass, Input Level Matching and Meter
Illumination. The Trim Settings are stored in memory
independently for each Input Source Selected, the only
exception being Meter Illumination setting of On or
Off which is the same for all inputs.
BALANCE
Listening balance varies with different program sourc-
es, room acoustics and listening positions relative to
the Loudspeakers. Use the Balance (Trim Function) as
needed to achieve approximately equal listening vol-
Figure 14
ume levels in each Loudspeaker. To adjust the Balance
perform the following:
1. Rotate the Front Panel TRIM SELECT Control or
press the TRIM Push-button on the Remote Con-
trol until "BALANCE 00" appears on the Front
Panel Alphanumeric Display.
2. Rotate the TRIM ADJUST Control or press the
LEVEL + / - Push-buttons to emphasize the Left
Channel or the Right Channel. Refer to figure 15.
Figure 15
The Front Panel Display indicates the Balance changes
in steps from 0 to 107. After approximately 3 sec-
onds the Alphanumeric Display returns to indicate
the Source Selection and Volume Level. When the
Balance is set to favor either left or right channel, the
volume number indicated will have a "< or >" symbol
on either side of the number. Refer to figure 16. To
Figure 16
verify the Balance setting without changing it, use the
TRIM SELECT Control or TRIM Push-button and
select Balance.
BASS
The Intensity of the Low Frequencies in the music can
be increased or decreased by using the Trim Select
and Trim Adjust Controls. To make adjustment per-
form the following:
1. Rotate the Front Panel TRIM SELECT Control or
press the TRIM Push-button on the Remote Con-
trol until "BASS __" appears on the Front Panel
Alphanumeric Display.