How To Operate The Ma352; Trim Functions; Balance - McIntosh MA352 Owner's Manual

How to Operate the MA352

Power On and Off
The Red LED to the left of the VOLUME Control
lights to indicate the MA352 is in Standby mode. To
switch ON the MA352, Press the VOLUME Control
on the Front Panel or press the
Remote Control. Refer to page 13 for information
about Switching Power On to the MA352. This is fol-
lowed by the Front Panel Display indicating the last
used source and the volume setting indication starting
at zero and then increasing to the last used volume
setting. Refer to figures 50, 51 and 52. To switch
OFF the MA352, press the VOLUME Control on the
Front Panel or press the Power Push-button on the
Remote Control.
Note: For an explanation of the Remote Control Push-
button functions, refer to pages 14 and 15.
Source Selection
Rotate the INPUT Control to select the desired source
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or push the INPUT Push-button on the Remote Con-
trol to select the Phono Input. Refer to figures 51 and
52.
Push-button on the
Volume Control
Rotate the Front Panel VOLUME Control or use the
or
desired listening level. Refer to figures 50 and 53.

Trim Functions

The MA352 has a variety of different Trim Selections
BAL 1 15%
125 2K
30 500
Figure 50
INPUT: BAL 1
15%
Figure 51
MM PHONO 15%
50pF
Figure 52
Push-buttons on the Remote Control for the
10K
with Adjustments. The Trim Selec-
tions include Balance, Input Trim
Level, Equalizer Mode, Mono/
Stereo Mode, Amplifier Meter
Lights, Display Brightness, and
when Headphones are connected,
HXD Mode. The Trim Settings are
stored in memory independently for
each Input Source Selected, except
the Meter Illumination and Display
Brightness settings of On or Off,
which are the same for all inputs.
Note: Selection and Adjustment of
all Trim Functions may be
performed by pressing the
Front Panel INPUT Trim
Control and then rotating it to
select the desired Trim Func-
tion. Then use the VOLUME
Adjust Control to change the
setting. Remote Control TRIM
Push-Button together with
the LEVEL UP / LEVEL DN
Push-button may also be used.
Refer to figure 53.

BALANCE

Listening balance varies with
different program sources, room
acoustics and listening positions
relative to the Loudspeakers. Use
the Balance (Trim Function) as
needed to achieve approximately equal listening vol-
ume levels in each Loudspeaker. To adjust the Balance
perform the following:
1. Press the TRIM Push-button repeatedly on the Re-
mote Control until "L BALANCE R, || " appears
on the Front Panel Display. Refer to figure 54.
Figure 53