McIntosh MX123

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• Standard- best choice for most living room
environments
• Movie- best suited for watching movies in a
darkened room (such as a theater room)
• Vivid- brightens images, suitable for gaming
• Streaming- designed for watching low bit
video sources
• Custom- allows manual picture quality
adjustments. Contrast, Brightness, and
Saturation can be adjusted on a scale of -50 to
+50. Video Noise Reduction can be changed
from its default of O to Low, Medium or
High. Enhancer emphasizes picture contours
and is set on a scale from a default of 0 to 12
HDMI Setup
Setup Menu>Video>HDMI Setup
HDMI Setup provides options for HDMI Audio
Out, HDMI Pass Through and HDMI Control
settings:
• HDMI Audio Out setting is available only
when the HDMI Control is set to o. This
setting channels the HDMI Audio Output
HDMI to either AVP, which would be
speakers controlled through the MX123, or
TV which would use the TV’s speakers
• Vertical Stretch- The abiltiy to stretch the
video signals vertically can be toggled On or
O
• HDMI Pass Through can be toggled On
and O. HDMI Pass Through transmits the
selected HDMI Input through this unit’s
HDMI Output while the unit is in standby
power mode. If HDMI Pass Through is On,
a Pass Through Source can be selected.
Source choices are the seven HDMI Inputs
listed under their assigned names. The default
source is CBL/SAT. If you choose Last as the
source, the last used HDMI source will be
the one used in Standby mode. RC Source
Select tells the MX123 how to respond, when
in Standby Mode, to a Source command from
the Remote Control. If the default Power On
+ Source option is selected, pressing a source
button on the Remote Control will turn the
MX123 on and select that Input source. With
the Source Select Only option, the HDMI
Input will change, but the MX123 will remain
in Standby
• HDMI Control can be toggled On and O
to allow a connected CEC compatible TV
connected to HDMI MONITOR 1 to send
control functions over the HDMI cable. CEC
(Consumer Electronics Control) is an addition
to the HDMI standard which allows control
signals from one device to communicate
with another device via an HDMI cable
connection. If you change HDMI Control
settings, reset power to connected devices.
Make sure CEC is enabled on all devices
The table below shows additional options for
HDMI Control:
Options HDMI
Control
On
HDMI
Control
Off
ARC (Audio Return
Channel)
On On/Off*
(*Default)
TV Audio Switching-
automatically select a
TV Audio Input when
receiving a command
from the TV
On/Off Not
Available
Options HDMI
Control
On
HDMI
Control
Off
Power Off Control-
MX123 will enter
Standby Mode when a
connected TV is turned
off regardless of Input
source for All, and for
HDMI, COMP and
VIDEO Input sources
with Video selected
All/Video/
Off
Not
Available
Power Saving- use
Power Saving functions
when enabled
On/Off Not
Available
Output Sengs
Setup Menu>Video>Output Settings
In this section, adjustments can be made to the video
Output.
HDMI Video Output
Setup Menu>Video>Output Settings> HDMI
Video Output
HDMI Video Output selects the HDMI monitor to
be used. Options are:
Auto (Dual) The presence of a TV connected
to the HDMI MONITOR 1 or
HDMI MONITOR 2 connector is
detected automatically, and that TV
connection is used
Monitor 1 A TV connected to the HDMI
MONITOR 1 connector is always
used