How To Operate The Ma8000; Power On/Off; Source Selection; Volume Control - McIntosh MA8000 Owner's Manual

How to Operate the MA8000

Power On and Off
The Red LED above the STANDBY/ON Push-button
lights to indicate the MA8000 is in Standby mode.
To switch ON the MA8000, Press the STANDBY/ON
Push-button on the Front Panel or press the
Push-button on the Remote Control. The MA8000 will
go through a brief startup intialization with the Front
Panel Displays indicating Power Guard is active, 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 MA8000,
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 14 and 15.
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Figure 51
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Source Selection

(Power)
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 MA8000 has various Trim Selections with Ad-
justments. The Trim Functions include Balance, Trim
15%
Level, Equalizer Mode, Mono/Stereo, Phono (MC),
Phono (MM), Display Brightness, Digital Audio and
Figure 50
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30%
Figure 52
Meter Backlight. The Trim
Settings are stored in memory
independently for each Input
Source Selected, except the
Meter Illumination and Digital
Audio Display settings of On
or Off, which are the same for
all inputs.
The selection and adjust-
ment of all Trim Functions
may be performed by first
pressing the Front Panel
INPUT/TRIM Control. Then
rotate the INPUT/TRIM Con-
trol to select the desired Trim
Function. This is followed
by rotating the VOLUME/
ADJUST Control to make a
change/adjustment in the Trim
Setting.
The Remote Control TRIM
Push-Button together with the
LEVEL + / - Push-button may
also be used. Refer to figures
50 and 53.
After approximately 5 seconds
the Display returns to indi-
cate the Source Selection and
Volume Level.

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-
Figure 53