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McIntosh MVP841 Owner's Manual

McIntosh MVP841 Owner's Manual

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are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works. © 1992-1977
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.
This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims
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by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only
unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly
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McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New York 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 FAX: 607-724-0549
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  • Page 1 Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New York 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 FAX: 607-724-0549...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    5. The translucent Remote Control push-button, except for the Setup push-button, will illuminate for approximately 3 If it is determined that your McIntosh product is in need of seconds when activated. repair, you can return it to your dealer. You can also return 6.

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS! PLEASE READ THEM BEFORE OPERATING THIS EQUIPMENT. WARNING SHOCK HAZARD - DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to consti- tute a risk of electric shock to persons AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC -...
  • Page 4 McIntosh or have the same characteristics as the origi- 15. Route AC power cords so that they are not likely to be nal part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against electric shock, or other hazards.

  • Page 5: Introduction And Performance Features

    Introduction and Performance Features Introduction • Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Output The McIntosh MVP841 DVD/Video CD/CD Player offers The MVP841 provides either the Dolby Digital or the DTS the latest in audio/video technology to provide state of the Digital Output for an external decoder, both coaxial and art reproduction of digital video and audio program optical outputs are provided.

  • Page 6: Dimensions

    Dimensions MVP841 Dimensions The following dimensions can assist in determining the best location for your MVP841. There is additional infor- mation on the next page pertaining to installing the MVP841 into cabinets. " 44.45cm " 6" Front View of the MVP841 13.69cm 15.24cm 17"...

  • Page 7: Installation

    Installation Installation The MVP841 can be placed upright on a table or shelf, hind the front panel. Allow 1 inch (2.54 cm) in front of the standing on its four feet. It also can be custom installed in a mounting panel for clearance. When the DVD/CD tray is piece of furniture or cabinet of your choice.

  • Page 8: Rear Panel Connections And Switch

    POWER CONTROL IN supplies video sig- SELECTOR acti- receives turn-on signals nals to connect to a vates either the from a McIntosh compo- Composite Input of Composite Video / nent and POWER CON- an A/V Control Cen- S-Video Output or...

  • Page 9: How To Connect Control, Analog And Digital Audio

    McIntosh C39 or MX130 Control Center together with a 2. Connect a Data Cable from the MVP841 DATA IN CR12 Multizone Controller, then the following two addi- jack to the DVD DATA (11) jack on the McIntosh tional connections need to be made. MX132 A/V Control Center.

  • Page 10: How To Connect Video And Ac Power

    How to Connect Video and AC Power 1. Select either Component Video Output or the Compos- Note: If a McIntosh CR12 is not used then connect MVP841 Composite VIDEO OUTPUT to the MX132 DVD ite Video / S-Video Outputs with the VIDEO OUTPUT Composite DVD VIDEO INPUT.

  • Page 11: Front Panel Display, Indicators, Push-Buttons And Switch

    MVP841 Front Panel Display, Indicators, Push-Buttons and Switch Standby Power Opens and Closes the Disc Tray opens to load On Indicator disc tray for loading or and unload a disc unloading discs IR Sensor receives POWER switch turns commands from a all AC power com- remote control pletely ON or OFF...

  • Page 12: Remote Control Push-Buttons

    Remote Control Push-Buttons Use to temporarily stop disc play and advance a video frame at a time on a DVD Move forward or backward one Use to access the initial chapter at a time on a DVD or Settings Menu one track at a time on a CD Move forward or backward through a DVD or CD...

  • Page 13: How To Operate The Remote Control

    How to Operate the Remote Control How to Operate the Remote Control The Remote Control is capable of performing both basic Setup operating functions and setup options. Refer to the How to Press the SETUP push-button to access the Initial Setup Operate and How to Setup Sections of this manual for Menu.

  • Page 14: How To Operate The Setup Mode

    How to Operate the Setup Mode Your McIntosh MVP841 has been factory configured for default operating settings that will allow you to immedi- ately enjoy superb video and high fidelity audio from a DVD and also reproduce CDs with unparalleled sonic pu- rity.

  • Page 15: Default Settings

    SETUP Default Settings How to Set Disc Language The following listings indicate the factory default settings. This is to select the soundtrack language, subtitle language Refer to the listed page number for instructions on how to and the language used in title menus or DVD menus, which change a default setting.

  • Page 16: On-Screen

    If you wish to change the audio language, press 1 again to When a Subtitle option is selected, the Disc Languages access the audio language choice submenu. menu will reappear. Press 1 to select English. Press 2 to select French. On Screen Menu Language Press 3 to select Spanish.
  • Page 17 Movie discs have encoded rating levels that allow you to remember the password, please contact your set your MVP841 to prevent your children from viewing dealer or McIntosh Technical Support. inappropriate movies in your absence. A password pro- tected lock function, set by you, sets the rating limit for disc play.

  • Page 18: Password

    How to Set Menu Language This allows you to select the language used for the on screen messages such as PLAY, STOP and the Initial Setup Menu. Note: If a disc is loaded, the player must be in STOP mode before any SETUP operation can occur.
  • Page 19 SETUP, con’t How to Set FL Display 1. Press 1 to select On. The MVP841 front panel display, just below the disc tray, 2. Press 2 to select Off. can be adjusted to be Bright or Dim. Note: If a disc is loaded, the player must be in STOP mode before any SETUP operation can occur.
  • Page 20 How to Set TV Aspect Ratio This feature allows you to configure the player to provide TV screen. Refer to figure 16. 16:9 Aspect matches a wide the correct video mode to match your Monitor/TV. The screen TV or Monitor. width to height screen dimension of a 4:3 Aspect Ratio The screen will be filled Monitor/TV match the screen size requirements of videos...
  • Page 21 SETUP, con’t How to Set Digital Audio Output This allows you to configure the MVP841 Digital Audio Settings for A/V Electronics with a 2 Channel Digital to Output Mode to match the type of A/V Control Center and/ Analog Converter (DAC) or Decoder being used.

  • Page 22: Still Mode

    How to Set the Other Settings The Other Settings Menu provides access to four additional After a selection is made, the Other Settings Menu will re- operating function options to enhance your enjoyment of appear. If all setup adjustments are complete, press push- the MVP841.

  • Page 23: Range Compression

    SETUP, con’t Press push-button Number 4 to access the Range Com- pression Submenu. Press 1 to turn Dynamic Range Compression Off. Press 2 to turn Dynamic Range Compression On. After a selection is made the Other Settings Menu will reappear. Still Picture Mode The Still Picture Display Mode allows selection of three different Still Picture Image qualities.

  • Page 24: How To Operate The Mvp841

    How to Operate the MVP841 Your McIntosh MVP841 has been configured for default How to Load and play a DVD/CD Disc operating settings that will allow you to immediately enjoy 1. Press the OPEN/CLOSE push-button. The disc tray superb video and high fidelity audio from a DVD or CD will slide out disc.
  • Page 25 How to Operate the MVP841 after a CD has been loaded. It will not start push-button to temporarily stop play. After PAUSE has automatically. been activated, each additional time you press PAUSE 2. When the player is in Standby Mode, the power will the disc will advance one video frame at a time.
  • Page 26 On Screen Icon Display 2. To display the track number currently being played, Three sets of On Screen Icons are available to inform you press DISPLAY to access the first group of On Screen of current operating conditions and allow activation of tem- Icons for CD.
  • Page 27 How to Operate the MVP841, con’t memory. The On Screen Marker Icon Display will in- dicate the total number of Markers that have been stored in memory. 5. To start play at a Marker Icon Number, first press PLAY and then MARKER. With the left or right AR- ROW push-button move to the Marker Icon number where you wish play to start.
  • Page 28 How to Operate the MVP841, con’t To View or Change DVD Disc Language 3. Press a Left or Right ARROW push-button to turn the Many DVDs are encoded with more than one audio Sound Subtitle feature On or Off. Track Language. You have the ability to select your pre- Note: To turn the Subtitle feature On or Off, you must access the Icon with the Subtitle push-button.
  • Page 29 MVP841 Notes...

  • Page 30: Specifications

    Specifications Video Specifications General Specifications Signal System Digital Output NTSC Optical: -15dbm to -21dbm Coaxial: 0.5V p-p/75 ohm Component Video Output Level Y Output Level 1.0Vp-p (75 OHM) Digital Signal Format Output Level 0.7Vp-p (75 OHM) Sampling Frequency: 44.1kHz, 48kHz & 96kHz Output Level 0.7Vp-p (75 OHM) Transport S-Video Y Output Level...

  • Page 31: Packing Instruction

    If a shipping carton or any of the interior part(s) are needed, please call 017218 Plastic foot or write Customer Service Repair Department of McIntosh 100159 #10-32 x 3/4” screw Laboratory. Please see the Parts List for the correct part 104083 #10 x 7/16”...
  • Page 32 McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, NY 13903 McIntosh Part No. 040706...

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