McIntosh C41 - Manual (Page 12)

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Power On
Press the POWER switch to ON. The Red LED, above the
STANDBY/ON Pushbutton, lights to indicate the C41 is in
Standby Mode. To turn
on the C41 press the
STANDBY/ON push-
button. Refer to figure 1.
Note: You may also turn
on the C41 using
the remote control.
Source Selection
Select the desired listen-
ing source with the LIS-
TEN Switch.
PH/AUX Inputs
When using a phono player with a moving magnet car-
tridge connected to the PH/AUX inputs, set the PH-AUX
switch to the PH position.
When using an auxiliary
program source compo-
nent connected to the PH/
AUX inputs, set the PH-
AUX switch to the AUX
position. Refer to figure 2.
Volume Control
Adjust the VOLUME con-
trol for the desired listen-
ing level.
Loud Switch
Press the LOUD push-button to add loudness bass compen-
sation to the volume control for improved low level listen-
ing.
Balance Control
Adjust the BALANCE control as needed to achieve ap-
proximately equal listening volume levels in each loud-
speaker. Turn the BALANCE to the Left to emphasize the
left channel by reducing the level of the right channel. Turn
the BALANCE to the right to emphasize the right channel
by reducing the level of the left channel.
Bass and Treble Controls
Adjust the BASS and TREBLE controls to suit your listen-
ing preferences. The bass or treble intensity can be in-
creased with clockwise rotation and decreased with coun-
How to Operate the C41
terclockwise rotation. All tone control circuit elements are
removed from the signal path when the controls are in the
center or flat position.
Mono
Press the MONO push-button to combine left and right ste-
reo signals to mono at all MAIN, OUTPUT 1&2 and
HEADPHONES Outputs.
Mute
Press the MUTE push-button to mute audio in all Listen
outputs.
Output 1 and 2
Press OUTPUT 1 or 2 push-buttons to send audio to sepa-
rate power amplifi-
ers connected to the
rear panel OUT-
PUTS 1 or 2. You
can press either
push-button indi-
vidually or both to-
gether. Refer to fig-
ure 3.
How To Make A Tape Recording
The separate RECORD and LISTEN switches allow you to
make a tape recording from one program source while lis-
tening to another. You can also listen (monitor) to the re-
corded signal off the tape, a fraction of a second later, dur-
ing recording when a three head tape recorder is used.
1. Select the desired program source to record with the
front panel RECORD Selector Switch.
2. Adjust the record level using the tape recorder volume
control.
3. To listen to the tape playback of the program source just
recorded, turn the LISTEN switch to the desired input.
Note: The C41 RECORD OUTPUTS are not affected by the
VOLUME or BALANCE controls. To listen to a different
program source while recording, turn the LISTEN
switch to the desired source. The recording process will
not be affected and will continue.
Figure 1
Figure 3
Figure 2