McIntosh MC302 User Manual

13
How to Operate
How to Operate
Input Mode Switch
The Input Mode Switch, which is located on the Rear
Panel of the MC302, allows
selection of either the Bal-
anced or Unbalanced Input.
Refer to figure 11.
Power On
To have the MC302 automatically turn On or Off
when a control center turns on or off, rotate the power
switch to the Remote position. For manual operation,
rotate the power switch to the On
or Off position as desired. Refer to
figure 8.
Note: There must be a power
control connection between
the MC302 and the Audio
Preamplifier or A/V Con-
trol Center, in order for the
remote power turn-on to
function.
Meter Selection
Rotate the meter mode switch to select the meter
operation mode you desire.
Refer to figures 9 and 10.
Lights Off - Meter lights
are turned off
and the meter
will continue
to indicate
the power
output.
Note: When
Power Control Input of the MC302
is connected to a Audio Preampli-
fier or A/V Control Center with
Remote Meter Illumination Con-
trol, the Meter Illumination will
automatically be remotely con-
trolled (On/Off) with the METER
Switch set to the WATTS or HOLD
position.
Watts- The meters respond to all the musi-
cal information being produced by the
amplifier. They indicate to an accuracy
of at least 95% of the power output with
only a single cycle of a 2000Hz tone
burst.
Hold - The meter pointer is locked to the high-
est power peak in a sequence of peaks.
It is electronically held to this power
level until a higher power peak passes
through the amplifier. The meter point-
er will then rise to the newer higher
indication. If no further power peaks
are reached, the meter pointer will
very slowly return to its rest position
or lower power level. The decay rate is
approximately 6dB per minute.
Figure 8
Figure 9
Figure 10
Figure 11
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McIntosh MC302 Specifications

General

Damping factor	40
Amplifier class	-
Frequency range	10 - 100000 Hz
RMS rated power	600 W
Audio output channels	2.0 channels
Peak power per channel	300 W
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)	122 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)	0.005 %
XLR in	Yes
Speakers connectivity type	Binding post
Product color	Black
Connectivity technology	Wired
Maximum current	6.6 A
AC input voltage	110 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	558.8 mm
Width	444.5 mm
Height	239.7 mm
Weight	44450 g