McIntosh MA6500 Owner's Manual

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How to Operate by Remote Control
The supplied remote control is capable of directly control-
ling the functions of contemporary McIntosh Source Com-
ponents connected to the MA6500. Earlier McIntosh source
components and other brand source components can be con-
trolled by the MA6500 Remote Control with the addition of
a McIntosh Remote Control Translator (RCT).
Note: Your McIntosh Dealer can assist you with the
installation and operation of the Remote Control
Translator (RCT).
Mute
Press the MUTE push-button to mute audio at the SPEAK-
ERS 1 and 2 and the MAIN OUTPUT Jacks. The TAPE
OUTPUTS and HEADPHONES output are not affected by
the MUTE function. The MUTE LED above the push-but-
ton will flash on and off to indicate that Mute is active.
Press MUTE a second time to unmute audio.
Mono
Press the MODE push-button to combine left and right Ste-
reo Signals to Mono at theSPEAKERS 1 and 2 and the
MAIN OUTPUT Jacks.
Trim
Press the TRIM push-button to active the Loudness Com-
pensations circuit.
Input Source Selection
Press any of the eleven input push-buttons to select a pro-
gram source. When one of the Audio/Video Inputs (SAT,
LV, TV, VCR, VCR2 and DVD) are selected by remote con-
trol, the MA6500 will automatically switch to the VIDEO
Input. If the Front Panel VIDEO Push-button is pressed, the
source device connected to the VIDEO INPUT Jacks will be
heard. When the optional McIntosh MVS Audio/Video Se-
lector is added, multiple Audio/Video Inputs Sources, such
as LV, TV, VCR, VCR2 and DVD (V-Aux), will become
available by just pressing the desired program source push-
button on the remote control.
CD/Tape Functions
Use these push-buttons to operate a CD player, CD changer
or tape recorder.
Numbered Push-buttons
Press push-buttons 0 through 9 to access tuner station pre-
sets or CD tracks/discs.
Disc and Track
Use the DISC and TRACK push-buttons when a CD player
or changer is being used.
Tuner Push-buttons
Press the AM or FM push-button to select the desired
broadcast band. Press and release the Channel UpS or
DownTpush-button to move from station to station. Press
and hold a Channel UpS or DownT push-button to move
continuously from station to station. Press +10 to start the
automatic brief audition of each of the presets stored in the
tuner memory. Press +10 a second time to stop on a station
preset and exit the Review process.
Volume
Press the Up or Down VOLUME push-button to raise or
lower the listening volume level.
Note: The TAPE OUPUTS are not affected by volume
changes.
Speaker Selection
Press 2ND Push-button followed by the OUTPUT 1 or 2
Push-buttons either separately or together, to activate the
Loudspeakers connected to the MA6500.
Acc On
Press ACC ON to turn the power ON to a McIntosh Disc
Player.
Acc Off
Press ACC OFF to turn the power OFF to a McIntosh Disc
Player.
Pause
Press to perform various functions on a variety of McIn-
tosh Components. It will also pause the playing of a disc or
tape player.
How to Operate by Remote Control

McIntosh MA6500 Specifications

Power Output

RMS Power Output at 8 ohms	120 W
RMS Power Output at 4 ohms	200 W
RMS Power Output at 2 ohms	250 W

Distortion and Noise

Total Harmonic Distortion	0.005%
Intermodulation Distortion	0.005%
S/N Ratio (A-Weighted) Power amp	110 dB below rated output

Input and Output

Maximum Voltage Output	8 V from 20Hz to 20kHz
Input Sensitivity High level	250 mV for 2.5 V rated output
Maximum Input Signal High level	10 V

Impedance and Gain

Output Load Impedance	2, 4, or 8 ohms
Input Impedance High level	22k ohms
Voltage Gain High level to tape	0 dB

Weight and Dimensions

Dimensions (h x w x d)	13.7 x 44.5 x 46 cm
Weight net	18.6 kg
Weight shipping	27.3 kg