McIntosh MA6600 - Remote Control Functions; Power, Source, and Volume Controls; Trim, Mode, and Tuner Controls

TM2-10
MONO Push-button will illuminate.
Refer to figures TM2-16 and TM2-5
(on the next page).
Manual Tuning
The default Tuning Mode for the
MA6600 is STATIONS (Manual
Tuning). After having selected the
FM or AM Broadcast Band, rotate
the TUNE (TRIM ADJUST) Con-
trol clockwise or counterclockwise
to find the desirable radio station.
Refer to figure TM2-5. The Remote
Control may also be used for manual
tuning of stations by using the Up
or Down directional Push-buttons.
Refer to figure TM2-15.
The Signal Strength Indication
(to the right of “ST”) displayed on
the Front Panel Information Display
can assist in orienting the Antenna
for maximum signal. Refer to figure
TM2-18 (minimum signal strength)
and TM2-19 (maximum signal
strength).
Preset Tuning
The MA6600 allows for presetting 9
AM and 9 FM Radio
Stations into memory
for rapid recall with-
out having to manu-
ally tune through
unwanted stations.
Creating Presets
Tune to a station to be
entered into memory
either by Manual Tuning (STATIONS Tuning Mode) (see
above) or Automatic Tuning (SEEK Tuning Mode) and
then perform the follow steps:
Note: If there are no Presets Assigned and the MA6600
is in the PRESET Tuning Mode, the Front Panel
Information Display will indicate “NO PRESETS
AVAILABLE”. Refer to figure TM2-20.
2. Rotate the
TRIM AD-
JUST Control
or press the
LEVEL + / -
Push-buttons
to select either
the ANA-
LOG ONLY
or DIGITAL
ONLY Blend
Mode. Refer
to figures
TM2-9 and TM2-10.
AM or FM Band Selection
Rotate the MA6600 Front Panel INPUT Control to se-
lect either TUNER FM or TUNER AM. The AM or FM
Push-buttons on the Remote Control may also be used to
select the de-
sired broadcast
band. Refer to
figures TM2-11,
TM2-12, TM2-17
and TM2-5 (on
the next page).
Several seconds
after the AM
or FM Band is
selected the Front
Panel Informa-
tion Display will
change to indicate
the frequency the
tuner is currently
tuned to. Refer to
figures TM2-13 and TM2-14.
Stereo/Mono Mode
The MA6600 Tuner Module Automatically switches
between Stereo and Monaural Broadcasts. When a Stereo
Broadcast is received, the Front Panel Information Dis-
play indicates the Stereo Mode by the letters “ST” on the
right side. Refer to figure TM2-15. To change the recep-
tion mode to MONO press the Front Panel MONO Push-
button or the MODE Push-button on the Remote Control
to combine left and
right stereo signals to
a Monophonic signal.
The LED above the
How to Operate the MA6600 Tuner, con’t
Figure TM2-8
TUNER BLEND MODE:
AUTO
Figure TM2-9
TUNER BLEND MODE:
ANALOG ONLY
Figure TM2-10
TUNER BLEND MODE:
DIGITAL ONLY
Figure TM2-12
SOURCE: TUNER AM
15%
Figure TM2-11
SOURCE: TUNER FM
15%
Figure TM2-16
91.5-FM ¦
Figure TM2-15
91.5-FM ST ¦
Figure TM2-18
91.5-FM ST ¦
Figure TM2-19
91.5-FM ST ¦
Figure TM2-13
91.5-FM ST ¦
Figure TM2-14
1290-AM ¦
Figure TM2-17