McIntosh C30

How to Connect
Rear panel input jacks are provided for a stereo
turntable, PH; a stereo tuner, TUNER; a compact
disc player, CD; a laser video disc player, LASER; a
TV receiver, TV; a video cassette recorder, VCR; an
auxiliary high level source, AUX, and two stereo tape
recorders, TAPE 1 and TAPE 2.
Rear panel output jacks are provided to feed two
tape recorders, TAPE 1 and TAPE 2; three 2.5 volt
main outputs, MAIN, OUTPUT 1, OUTPUT 2; and a
line (headphone circuit) output, LINE. Two sets of
jacks, EXTERNAL PROCESSORS: (one set for MAIN
and one set for TAPE,) are provided to connect noise
reduction or other signal processing units to the
main and tape record circuits.
HOW TO CONNECT A TURNTABLE:
Connect the cable from the left channel of the
turntable to the left PH jack.
Connect the cable from the right channel of the
turntable to the right PH jack. The C 30 uses
automatic shorting jacks for the phono inputs. If the
inputs are not connected, shorting plugs are not
needed.
HOW TO CONNECT 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.
HOW TO CONNECT A COMPACT DISC PLAYER:
Connect the cable from the CD player left channel
output to the left CD INPUT jack.
Connect the cable from the CD player right chan-
nel output to the right CD INPUT jack.
HOW TO CONNECT A LASER VIDEO DISC PLAYER:
Connect the cable from the laser video disc player
left channel audio output to the left LASER INPUT
jack.
Connect the cable from the laser video disc player
right channel audio output to the right LASER INPUT
jack.
HOW TO CONNECT A TV MONITOR:
Connect the cable from the left channel TV audio
output to the left channel TV INPUT jack.
Connect the cable from the right channel TV audio
output to the right channel TV INPUT jack.
HOW TO CONNECT A VCR:
Connect the cable from the left channel video
cassette recorder audio output to the left VCR IN-
PUT jack.
Connect the cable from the right channel video
cassette recorder audio output to the right VCR IN-
PUT jack.
HOW TO CONNECT TAPE RECORDERS
TO RECORD:
Connect a cable from the C 30 left TAPE 1 OUT-
PUT jack to the left high level input of a tape
recorder. Connect a cable from the C 30 right TAPE 1
OUTPUT jack to the right high level input of a tape
recorder.
Connect a second tape recorder in the same man-
ner to the TAPE 2 OUTPUT jacks.
TO PLAYBACK OR MONITOR TAPE:
Connect a cable from a tape recorder left channel
output to the C 30 left TAPE 1 INPUT jack. Connect a
cable from a tape recorder right channel OUTPUT to
the C 30 right TAPE 1 INPUT jack.
Connect a second tape recorder in the same man-
ner to the C 30 TAPE 2 INPUT jacks.
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TAPE 2 input and output connections are also
available at the TAPE 2 IN-OUT jacks on the front
panel. When a plug is inserted in the front panel
TAPE IN jack, the circuits to the rear panel TAPE 2
INPUTS will be disconnected. Inserting a plug in the
front panel TAPE OUT jack does not disconnect the
rear panel TAPE 2 OUTPUT. Thus, it is possible to
record from the front panel TAPE OUT jack and the
rear panel TAPE 2 OUTPUT jack at the same time.
However, it is not possible to listen (or monitor) from
both the front and rear TAPE 2 INPUT jacks at the
same time. Metal shielded 1/4" stereo phone plugs
may be used. Connections are tip: left signal, ring;
right signal, and sleeve: common ground.
HOW TO CONNECT AUX:
Connect the left channel cable from any high level
source (tuner, TV set, recorder, etc.) to the left AUX
INPUT jack. Connect the right channel cable to the
right AUX INPUT jack.
FRONT PANEL TAPE RECORDER JACKS: