Page 3 of C200 Audio Control Center by McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.

c200 companion products the mcintosh products shown at right are logical companions for the c200 separate literature is available check with your mcintosh dealer for any late additions mc1201 power amplifier mda700 d/a converter and mcd751 cd transport the mc1201 double-balanced power amp and the c200 both hail from the no-compromise school of design add the mda700 converter with balanced output plus the mcd751 transport for a totally balanced audio system without peer mr85 am/fm tuner with dual tuners ideal for multiroom systems the mr85 is available with a second tuner the tm1 module that operates independently a thoroughly engineered broadcast monitor the mr85 reveals the upper limits of am and fm performance the supplied raa1 am antenna can be positioned away from sources of interference e.g tv sets fluorescent lights for greatly improved am quality rct4 remote translator the translator allows non-mcintosh components to be operated with a mcintosh handheld remote or keypad controller it connects to the data outputs on the c200 pc4 ac power controller the pc4 provides five ac outlets four switched for turning nonmcintosh components on and off automatically when it is connected to the power control output of a control center or integrated amplifier r649 ir sensor with switching for three additional stereo power amplifiers and a connector for an external ir sensor the c200 can supply music to other areas with remote operation via the r649 wall-mount ir sensor academy series loudspeakers the academy speakers satisfy the often contradictory demands of pure music versus movie sound all academy loudspeakers use the acclaimed ld/hp ® driver ­ which significantly reduces bass distortion while increasing power handling the compact ht5 has a footprint less than 10 inches square the ls320 ls340 and ls360 feature arched bridge truss construction that is virtually immune to vibrations that distort sound a special tweeter plate in the ls320 and ls340 reduces edge diffraction cancellation while the five tweeters in the ls360 are wired in a bessell function array that acts as a point source the ws320 is the wall-mount sibling of the ls320 and comes in a paintable white finish at 400 watts the ps112 is mcintosh s most powerful amplified subwoofer it features arched bridge truss construction and a black glass control panel mc1201 monoblock power amp mda700 d/a converter mcd751 cd transport mr85 am/fm tuner rct4 remote translator featured technologies cont d variable rate volume vrv digitally controlled attenuator if mcintosh electromagnetic switching brings the switch to the input then the c200 s volume control brings the attenuator to the input the volume knob actually operates an optical rotary encoder with 213 steps it sends instructions at the speed of light to the digitally controlled attenuator located near the inputs together they provide 0.5db resolution with 0.05db accuracy more details in sidebar below programmable source trim a traditional mcintosh feature that allows matching the output levels of different source components source trim in the c200 establishes new standards for audio purity and operating convenience instead of adjusting individual potentiometers the trim for each input is stored electronically as a volume offset advanced phono section phono inputs are provided for both moving magnet and moving coil phono cartridges the mc inputs have a dedicated riaa preamplifier and double mu-metalshielded step-up transformers wound with silver wire control data outputs to facilitate system integration the c200 outputs control data for source components this allows remote operation of non-mcintosh components either by direct connection to compatible data inputs or via a mcintosh remote translator balanced connections balanced connections guard against induced noise a balanced connection between the c200 and the mc1201 amp provides 40db more noise protection than would an unbalanced single-ended connection remote power control the c200 has four individual remote power jacks one main one accessory switched 1 switched 2 that enable it to turn connected power amps on/off ps112 ls320 ls340 r649 ir sensor pc4 ac power controller fast one turn of the knob traverses the entire dynamic range vrv the level rate changes as the control is turned vrv results in a volume curve that equals that of a normal volume potentiometer one of two different balance modes can be selected from the c200 s setup menu slow each knob click equals 1db of offset vrb the rate of offset change is determined by the speed of knob rotation turn the knob slowly for 1db steps or rapidly for larger steps the c200 also includes a pass-through mode that disables the volume and balance circuits when passthru is on the selected input is passed directly to the main and 1&2 outputs at unity gain this is done so that the front left and front right audio signals from a home theater processor can be fed directly to the amps and speakers connected to the c200 they would then become part of the home theater system passthru mode is triggered by a signal received through a rear panel jack this signal can be the power on command from the mcintosh mac-3 msd-4 or mx132 processors.

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