User's Manual

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McINTOSH LABORATORY, INC.,
BINGHAMTON, NY
MCD550
SACD/CD PLAYER
HANDCRAFTED IN USA WITH US AND IMPORTED PARTS
POWER CONTROL IN receives
turn-on signals from a McIntosh
component and POWER CONTROL
OUT sends turn-on signals on to
another McIntosh Component
Connect the MCD550 power cord to
a live AC outlet. Refer to information
on the back panel of your MCD550
to determine the correct voltage for
your unit
IR IN for connecting an
IR Receiver
DATA IN receives control data
from a McIntosh Control Center
OPTICAL and COAXIAL DIGITAL
AUDIO OUTPUTS send a Digital
Audio Signal to a Preamplifier or
an A/V Control Center with a D/A
Converter or a decoder
OPTICAL and COAXIAL DIGITAL
AUDIO INPUTS receive a Digital Audio
Signal
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from an external source component
such as a Disc Player and uses the MCD550
internal D/A Converter to decode the signal
into analog audio
BALANCED VARIABLE
level AUDIO OUTPUTS
supply analog audio signals
to connect to Balanced In-
puts of other components
BALANCED FIXED
level AUDIO OUTPUTS
supply analog audio sig-
nals to Balanced Inputs
of other components
UNBALANCED VARIABLE level
AUDIO OUTPUTS supply analog
audio signals to Unbalanced Inputs
of other components
UNBALANCED FIXED
level AUDIO OUTPUTS
supply analog audio signals
to Unbalanced Inputs of
other components
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- For additional information Refer to page 4 “General Information”, note 4.
Rear Panel Connections
USB DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT
receives a Digital Audio Signal
from a computer connection