McIntosh MA230 User Manual

FRONT PANEL INFORMATION
INPUT SELECTOR
Figure 1. MA230 Front Panel.
Select any of six program sources with the
MA230 INPUT SELECTOR switch.
1. AUX: Use the AUX position for any
auxiliary program source requiring flat ampli-
fication, such as a tuner or television sound,
connected to the back panel AUX input jacks.
2. TAPE: Use the TAPE position for a self-
contained tape recorder (tape recorder hav-
ing its own playback preamplifier), connected
to the back panel TAPE input jacks.
3. TUNER: Use the TUNER position for
any AM, FM, or FM stereo tuner connected to
the back panel TUNER input jacks.
4. PHONO 1: Use the PHONO 1 position
for any magnetic phono cartridge connected
to the back panel PHONO 1 input jacks.
5. PHONO 2: Same as PHONO 1. (For ex-
ample, PHONO 1 can be connected to a
record changer while PHONO 2 is connected
to a manual turntable.)
6. TAPE HD: Use the TAPE HD (Tape
Head) position for a tape deck that does not
have its own playback preamplifier. The Tape
Head leads are connected to the back panel
TAPE HD input jacks.
MODE SELECTOR
Use the MODE SELECTOR to:
Listen to normal stereo (see 4 following
and page 15);
Reverse the left and right arrangement of
musical instruments (see 3 following and
page 15).
Balance the amplifiers and loudspeakers
in a stereo system (see 6 and 7 following and
page 15).
Listen to monophonic sound (see 1 and 2
following and page 15).
Listen through both loudspeakers to
either channel of a stereo program source
(see 1 and 2 following and page 15).
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Figure 2. INPUT SELECTOR Switch.
Figure 3. MODE SELECTOR Switch.

McIntosh MA230 Specifications

General

Brand	McIntosh
Model	MA230
Category	Amplifier
Language	English