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information appears, download the “McIntosh Audio
Windows Driver Installation and Operation Guide”
and “McIntosh USB Audio Windows Driver V_ . _”.
Follow the instructions in the Guide and after the USB
Driver is installed, connect the MA/MAC6700 to the
PC Computer.
Note: When computer application programs and vari-
ous computer hardware components conform to
the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
and Apple
®
Macintosh
®
standards, they should also work well when used
in conjunction with the MA/MAC6700 USB Input.
If you are experiencing difficulty with a specific
computer hardware component or computer ap-
plication program, contact the manufacturer of
the product.
The MA/MAC6700 Front Panel Display will indi-
cate the Bit and Sampling Rate of the incoming digital
signal. Refer to figure 88.
Reset of Microprocessors
In the unlikely event the controls of the MA/
MAC6700 stop functioning, the microprocessors can
be reset by performing the following:
1. Press the STANDBY/ON Push-button until the
STANDBY/ON Indicator switches Off.
2. When the MA/MAC6700 cycles On then Off,
release the STANDBY/ON Push-button.
3. When the STANDBY/ON LED is illuminated
press the STANDBY/ON Push-button, the MA/
MAC6700 will resume normal operation.
Note: This can be performed with the MA/MAC6700
On or in the Standby Mode.
The MA/MAC6700 OUTPUT 1 / OUTPUT 2 Front
Panel Push-buttons are active when in the Passthru
Mode. The other Front Panel Controls and Push-
buttons are deactivated as long as the Passthru Mode
is active.
USB Input Operation with a Computer
The MA/MAC6700 USB-D/A Input provides the ca-
pability to playback music from a computer, when the
computer is connected to the rear panel USB D/A con-
nector. The MA/MAC6700 USB Input is compatible
with both PC Computers using Microsoft
®
Windows
®
(XP with Service Pack 3, Vista with Service Pack 1
and Windows 7) and the Apple
®
Macintosh
®
Comput-
ers using OS-10.6 with the latest update.
When using a PC Computer with Windows, a spe-
cial McIntosh USB Audio Software Driver needs to be
installed on the PC Computer. The driver needs to be
installed before connecting the MA/MAC6700 USB
Input to an USB Port on the computer.
Note: If an Apple Macintosh computer is used with the
MA/MAC6700, no additional driver is required.
The McIntosh USB Audio Windows Driver and
Installation and Opera-
tion Guide are available for
download from the McIntosh
Web Site:
http://www.mcintosh-
labs.com/us/
support/Pages/
Manuals.aspx
Under “Product Cat-
egory” select Preamplifiers
and under “Model Num-
ber” select MA/MAC6700,
then click on “Select”. When the MA/MAC6700
separate power amplifier and the second pair to the
MA/MAC6700.
Refer to the MA/
MAC6700 Output
Connection Dia-
grams located on
the separate folded
sheet “Mc1B” and
figure 86.
Note: The MA/MAC6700 VOLUME Control will affect
the sound level of all the Loudspeakers.
Using Output 2
The MA/MAC6700 has provisions for connecting
an external Power Amplifier (to drive Loudspeakers
in another room) and an external sensor for remote
operation of the MA/MAC6700 from that room. With
an external Power Amplifier connected (as illustrated
on the McIntosh Connection Diagram separate sheet
“Mc1B”), press the Front Panel OUTPUT 2 Push-but-
ton or press on the Remote Control the 2nd Push-but-
ton followed by pressing the OUTPUT 2 Push-button
to switch On or Off the external Power Amplifier.
Passthru
When the MA/MAC6700 is connected together with
a McIntosh Multichannel A/V Control Center or
Surround Decoder and has the PASSTHRU Mode
activated, it will automatically turn-on when the A/V
Control Center or Surround Decoder is turned On. It
will indicate on the Front Panel Display “PASSTH-
RU”. Refer to figure 87.
How to Operate the MA/MAC6700, con’t
Figure 86
McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New York 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 www.mcintoshlabs.com
USB Audio Windows Driver
Installation and Operation Guide
Figure 88
SOURCE: USB-D/A
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