How To Operate The C50; Trim Functions - McIntosh C50 Owner's Manual

How to Operate the C50

Power On and Off
The Red LED above the STANDBY/ON Push-button
lights to indicate the C50 is in Standby mode. To
switch ON the C50, press the STANDBY/ON Push-
button on the Front Panel or the
Push-button on the Remote Control. The C50 will go
through a brief startup initialization with the Front
Panel Information Display indicating the last used
source and volume setting, this is followed by the
volume setting indication starting at zero and then
increasing to the last used volume setting. Refer to
figures 50, 51, 52 and 53. To switch OFF the C50 press
the STANDBY/ON Push-button on the Front Panel or
the OFF Push-button on the Remote Control.
Note: For an explanation of the Remote Control
Push-button functions, refer to pages 10 and 11.
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Source Selection
(Power On)
Rotate the INPUT Control to select the desired source
or press the appropriate push-button on the Remote
Control. Refer to figures 50 and 53.
Volume Control
Rotate the Front Panel VOLUME Control or use the
VOLUME Upp or Downq Push-buttons on the Re-
mote Control for the desired listening level. Refer to
figures 50 and 53.

Trim Functions

The C50 has seven different Trim Selections with Ad-
justments. The Trim Selections include Balance, Trim
15%
Level, Meter Backlight, External Processor, Equalizer
Mode, Mono/Stereo Mode and Digital Audio Display
Figure 50
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Figure 52
Info. The Trim Settings are
stored in memory indepen-
dently for each Input Source
Selected, the only exception
being Meter Illumination set-
ting of On or Off, which is the
same for all inputs.
BALANCE
Listening balance varies with
different program sources,
room acoustics and listening
positions relative to the Loud-
speakers. Use the Balance
(Trim Function) as needed to
achieve approximately equal
listening volume levels in each
Loudspeaker. To adjust the
Balance perform the follow-
ing:
1. Press the TRIM Push-
button repeatedly on the
Remote Control until
"BALANCE 0 dB" ap-
pears on the Front Panel
Information Display. Refer
to figure 54.
Note: The Front Panel TRIM
Push-button together
with the OUTPUT 1/
2 / ◄
OUTPUT MENU
►
Push-buttons may
also be used.
BALANCE:
Figure 54
Figure 53
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