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How to Operate the MA7200, con’t
the Front Panel OUTPUT 2 Push-button or press on
the Remote Control, the BLUE (Setup) Push-button
followed by pressing the OUTPUT 2 Push-button to
switch On or Off the external Power Amplifier.
Passthru
When the MA7200 is connected together with a Mc-
Intosh Multichannel A/V Control Center or Surround
Decoder and has the PASSTHRU Mode activated, it
will automatically turn-on when the A/V Processor or
Surround Decoder is turned On. It will indicate on the
Front Panel Display “PASSTHRU”. Refer to figure 75.
The MA7200 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.
Optical and Coaxial Digital Inputs
When a Digital Input (Optical or Coaxial Connection)
on the MA7200 is selected, the Front Panel Display
will indicate the sample rate when a signal is present
“48kHz”. Refer to figure 76.
During the time there is no Digital Signal present on
the selected input the display will indicate “______”.
Refer to figure 77.
Figure 75
Figure 76
COAX 1 30%
48kHz
Figure 77
COAX 1 30%
______
USB Input Operation and Driver Installation
The MA7200 USB Input provides the capability to
playback music from a computer, when the computer
is connected to the rear panel USB connector.
Note: The USB Input is for direct connection to a com-
puter only. To playback music from an USB Drive,
connect the USB Drive to another USB Port on
the computer and select the USB Drive with the
Media Playback Program.
The MA7200 USB Input is compatible with PC
Computers using Microsoft®, Windows 7 (SP1), Win-
dows 8.1 and Windows 10. It is also compatible with
Apple® Macintosh® Computers using OS-10.6.8 or
later.
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 MA7200 USB Input to
the USB Port on the computer.
Note: If an Apple Macintosh computer is used with the
MA7200, no additional driver is required.
The McIntosh USB Audio Windows Driver is
available for download from the McIntosh Web Site:
http://www.mcintoshlabs.com/us/Support/Pages/
Manuals.aspx
Under “PRODUCT CATEGORY” select “Pre-
amplifiers” then under “MODEL NUMBER” select
“MA7200”. Click on “SEARCH” then select “Mc-
Intosh-HD USB Audio Windows Drive D v1.0” and
download the PC Windows Driver. Follow the instruc-
tions below to install the McIntosh MA7200 Driver:
Purpose: To Install the McIntosh
USB Audio Windows Driver for use with
McIntosh Products with an USB-Digital
Audio Input.
Requirements: 1. A PC Computer with a functioning
USB Port.
2. Windows 7 (SP1 or greater),
Windows 8 (8.1) or Windows 10
Operating System.
3. An USB Cable with Type A to
Type B Connectors.
Installing the Software
It is important to first install the downloaded software
on your computer before connecting the McIntosh
Product to the computer. The USB Driver is included
in the downloaded software package.
Note: Before installing this software, please check to see
if the McIntosh Product(s) with the USB-Digital
Audio Input has the latest firmware version, if not
update the firmware first.
1. Unzip the downloaded McIntosh Windows USB
Driver Software Package.
2. Run “McIntoshHDSwPkg_20150814_v1p9p110p2.
zip”. Refer to figures 90 thru 97.
Figure 90
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Figure 93