McIntosh MC7106 Owner's Manual

McIntosh MC7106 Owner's Manual

Six channel power amplifier

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MC7106
SIX CHANNEL
POWER
AMPLIFIER

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  • Page 1 MC7106 SIX CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER...
  • Page 3 MC7106 SIX CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER...
  • Page 4 1. Read all instructions - Read the safety and operating instructions before operating the instrument. IMPORTANT 2. Retain Instructions - Retain the safety and operating instructions for future reference. 3. Heed warnings - Adhere to warnings and operating instructions. SAFETY 4.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Your Mclntosh Authorized Service Agency can expedite repairs when you provide the Ser- vice Contract with the instrument for repair. SERVICE CONTRACT TABLE OF INTRODUCTION CONTENTS HOW TO INSTALL THE MC7106 CUSTOM INSTALLATION DIAGRAM MC7106 OPERATING CONFIGURATIONS REAR PANEL FEATURES AND CONNECTIONS 7, 8, 9 AMPLIFIER/SPEAKER CONFIGURATIONS .
  • Page 6: Service Contract

    TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 3 YEARS OF CONTRACT SERVICE. . . FILL IN THE APPLICATION NOW. Your MC7106 Power Amplifier will give you many years of satisfactory performance. If you have any questions, please contact, Mclntosh Laboratory Inc. 2 Chambers Street...
  • Page 7: Introduction

    DOLBY SURROUND, PRO LOGIC and the Double "D" Symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, The MC7106 can be placed upright on a table or shelf, standing on its four plastic feet. HOW TO INSTALL The amplifier can also be custom installed in a cabinet of your choice. The mounting panel THE MC7106 cutout and amplifier dimensions are shown in the diagrams found on Page 6 of this manual.
  • Page 8: Custom Installation Diagram

    CUSTOM INSTALLATION DIAGRAM...
  • Page 9: Mc7106 Operating Configurations

    4. Three 320 watt channels, bridged (8 ohms). The Mclntosh HT, Home Theater Series loudspeakers are 4 ohm impedance. The Mclntosh MC7106 will deliver a total of 960 watts of power into these six loudspeakers when used in a Mclntosh Home Theater System.
  • Page 10 Connect a shielded 25 conductor Subminiature "D" male-to-female computer type cable from the 6 channel output connector on a Mclntosh C39 or MX130 to the MC7106 THX® input connector. This cable will supply all six output signals from the Control Center for surround sound operation.
  • Page 11: Amplifier/Speaker Configurations . 9 , 1 0 , 1

    4, BRIDGED terminal. 15. POWER CONTROL, IN/OUT The MC7106 AC power can be turned on and off by a control signal fed to the POWER CONTROL IN connector. This signal is available from a Mclntosh C39 or MX130 Control Center through the 25 conductor computer type cable, or directly from a Control Center POWER CON- TROL Output.
  • Page 12 SIX 100/160 WATT CHANNELS S P E A K E R S P E A K E R SPEAKER S P E A K E R S P E A K E R SPEAKER 100 WATTS 100 WATTS 100 WATTS 100 WATTS 100 WATTS 100 WATTS...
  • Page 13 TWO 100/160 WATT CHANNELS TWO 320 WATT CHANNELS, BRIDGED S P E A K E R SPEAKER SPEAKER SPEAKER THREE 320 WATT 100 WATTS 100 WATTS 300 WATTS 300 WATTS CHANNELS 3 AND 4 BRIDGED CHANNELS 1 AND 2 BRIDGED CHANNELS, BRIDGED SPEAKER...
  • Page 14: Mclntosh Home Theater Amplifier/Speaker Connections

    CINEMA 2, (THX®Audio), MODES. AC power control for the MC7106 is also fed through the 25 pin connector. The MC7106 AC power cable must be connected to a live AC wall outlet at all times. Set the MC7106 rear panel POWER switch to the OFF/REMOTE position.
  • Page 15 MclNTOSH HOME THEATER WITH SIX 160 WATT CHANNELS...
  • Page 16: Specifications

    0.005% maximum if instantaneous peak Mclntosh instrument. We promise you that power does not exceed twice the output when you purchase an MC7106 from a Mclntosh franchised dealer, it will be power rating. capable of performance at or better than RATINGS these limits.
  • Page 17: Technical Description

    However, if a short circuit or very low load im- pedance is connected to any of the MC7106 outputs, destructive current levels could be reach- ed if it was not controlled by the SENTRY MONITOR circuit- This circuit senses the dynamic operating time, voltage and current of the output stage, and controls it to safe operating limits.
  • Page 18 POWER GUARD* The MC7106 amplifier includes the unique patented Mclntosh POWER GUARD circuit. POWER GUARD eliminates the possibility of ever overdriving the amplifier into clipping. Clipping occurs when an amplifier is overdriven past its output design capabilities. An over- driven amplifier can produce both audible and ultrasonic distortion levels approaching 40%.
  • Page 19 The letters and numbers correspond to the paragraphs on pages 7, 8, and 9.
  • Page 20 04010100 BE022003...

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