How To Connect - McIntosh C33 Owner's Manual

How to Connect

Rear panel input jacks are provided for 2 stereo
turntables, PHONO 1 and PHONO 2; a stereo tuner,
TUNER; 3 stereo tape recorders, TAPE 1, TAPE 2,
and TAPE 3; and an auxiliary high level source, AUX.
Rear panel output jacks are provided to feed 3
stereo tape recorders, TAPE 1, TAPE 2, and TAPE 3;
and 3 stereo 2.5 volt listen program line outputs,
MAIN, OUTPUT 1, and OUTPUT 2. Two sets of jacks,
EXTERNAL PROCESSORS; LISTEN and RECORD,
are provided to connect noise reduction units or
other signal processing devices. Monitor amplifier
EXT INPUT jacks, OUTPUT jacks and speaker ter-
minals allow connecting to and from the monitor
amplifier.
CONNECTING TURNTABLES
Connect the cable from the left channel of the
turntable into the Left PHONO 1 INPUT jack. Con-
nect the cable from the right channel of the turn-
table into the Right PHONO 1 INPUT jack. For a se-
cond turntable, connect PHONO 2 in the same way.
The C 33 uses automatic shorting jacks for the
PHONO inputs. If the inputs are not connected,
shorting plugs are not needed.
CONNECTING A STEREO TUNER
Connect the cable from the tuner left channel out-
put to the Left TUNER INPUT jack.
Connect the cable from the tuner right channel
output to the Right TUNER INPUT jack.
CONNECTING TAPE RECORDERS
To Record:
Connect a cable from the Left TAPE 1 OUTPUT jack
to the left high level input of the tape recorder. Con-
nect a cable from the Right TAPE 1 OUTPUT jack to
the right high level input of the tape recorder. Con-
nect a second and third recorder in the same manner
to the TAPE 2 OUTPUT and TAPE 3 OUTPUT jacks.
To Playback/Monitor:
Connect a cable from the tape recorder left chan-
nel output to the Left TAPE 1 INPUT jack. Connect a
cable from the tape recorder right channel output to
the Right TAPE 1 INPUT jack. Connect a second and
third recorder in the same manner to the TAPE 2 IN-
PUT and TAPE 3 INPUT jacks.
Front Panel Tape Recorder Jacks:
TAPE 3 recorder input and output connections are
also available at the TAPE 3 IN-OUT jacks on the
front panel. When a plug is inserted in the front pan-
el TAPE IN jack the circuit to the rear panel TAPE 3
INPUT jacks will be disconnected. Inserting a plug in
the front panel TAPE OUT jacks does not disconnect
the rear panel TAPE 3 OUTPUT. Thus it is possible to
record from the front panel TAPE OUT jack and the
rear panel TAPE 3 OUTPUT jack at the same time but
it is not possible to listen from the corresponding
jacks at the same time. Metal shielded ¼ inch
stereo phone plugs may be used. Connections are
tip: left signal, ring: right signal, and sleeve: com-
mon ground.
CONNECTING AUX
Connect the left channel cable from any high level
source (tuner, TV set, tape recorder, etc.) to the Left
AUX INPUT jack. Connect the right channel cable to
the Right AUX INPUT jack.
CONNECTING EXTERNAL PROCESSORS
There are two sets of EXTERNAL PROCESSOR
jacks. One set is for LISTEN program lines and one
set is for RECORD program lines. These jacks are
used to connect to and from a noise reduction unit
or to and from any other signal processing device.
Be sure to match left to left and right to right chan-
nels when connecting external processors.
When connections are made to the EXTERNAL
PROCESSOR from jacks, the signal path is broken
within the C 33. THE PROCESSOR MUST BE TURN-
ED ON FOR THE PROGRAM TO PASS THROUGH
THE SYSTEM.
CONNECTING TO POWER AMPLIFIERS
Connect the MAIN OUTPUT jacks to the input of a
stereo power amplifier. The Left MAIN jack connects
to the amplifier left input jack. The Right MAIN jack
connects to the amplifier right input jack.
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