McIntosh MC252 - Manual (Page 15)

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How to Operate
How to Operate
Power On
To have the MC252 automatically turn On or Off when a
control center turns on or off,
rotate the power switch to the
remote position. For manual op-
eration, rotate the power switch
to the On or Off position as de-
sired. Refer to figure 10.
Note: There must be a power
control connection
between the MC252 and
the McIntosh Control
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 11 and 12.
Lights Off - Meter lights are
turned off and
the meter will
continue to indi-
cate the power
output.
Watts- The meters re-
spond to all the
musical informa-
tion being pro-
duced by the am-
plifier. 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 highest
power peak in a sequence of peaks. It is elec-
tronically held to this power level until a
higher power peak passes through the ampli-
fier. The meter pointer will then rise to the
newer higher indication. If no further power
peaks are reached, the meter pointer will very
Figure 10
Figure 11
Figure 12
Figure 13
slowly return to its rest position or lower
power level. The decay rate is approximately
6dB per minute.
Mode Switch
The STEREO/MONO BRIDGED/MONO BI-AMP (Paral-
lel) Mode Switch, which is lo-
cated to the left of the R/MONO
BALANCED INPUT (XRL Con-
nector) on the Top Rear Panel of
the MC252 and allows selection
of either Stereo or two different
Mono Modes of Operation. Refer
to figures 13.
Note: There is additional
information for connecting
the MC252 and pertaining to all modes of operation:
“How to Connect for Stereo” on pages 8 and 9.
“How to Connect for Mono Bridged” on pages 10
and 11.
“How to Connect for Mono Bi-Amp (Parallel)” on
pages 12 and 13.