Owner`s manual

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How to Operate
How to Operate
Input Mode Switch
The Input Mode Switch, which is located on the Rear
Panel of the MC601, allows selection of either the
Balanced or Unbalanced Input.
Refer to figure 11.
Power On
To have the MC601 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 MC601 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 op-
eration mode you desire. Refer to figures 9 and 10.
Lights Off - Meter illumination is switched Off and
the meter will continue to indicate the
power output.
Note: When Power Control Input of the MC601 is
connected to a Audio Preamplifier or A/V
Control Center with Remote Meter Illumi-
nation Control, the Meter Illumination will
automatically be remotely controlled (On/Off)
with the METER Switch set to the WATTS or
HOLD position.
Watts- The meter responds to all the musical
information being produced by the am-
plifier. It indicates 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.
Note: The MC601 Power Output Meter
indicates the actual power delivered
to the loudspeakers by responding
to the combination of current and
voltage output.
Figure 8
Figure 9
Figure 10
Figure 11