Owner's Manual

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is connected. To de-activate the Front IR, enter the
Setup Menu. Select On or Off by rotating the Right
Knob.
Power IR and IR Input
The MCD85 can be controlled by another McIntosh
unit’s remote control using the DATA IN PORT.
This is convenient for using commands on the other
remote such as PLAY or NEXT, but it is possible
that you may not want Power commands or Input
commands sent by the connected unit to control the
MCD85.
If you wish to disable Power Commands coming
from the DATA PORT or from a connected external
IR sensor connected the IR IN, enter the Setup
Menu. Select On or Off by rotating the Right Knob.
If you wish to disable Input Commands coming
from the DATA PORT or from a connected external
IR sensor connected the IR IN, enter the Setup
Menu. Select On or Off by rotating the Right Knob.
Data Setup
Data Port connections allow the Remote Control
commands sent to the MCD85 to be sent to
components attached via the Data Ports. Data Setup
denes when to send that data based on the selected
Input. The default is “All” which will send data to
a connected component whenever data is received.
The options for when to send data are:
All (Default)
Coax 1
Coax 2
Opt 1
Opt 2
To select when Data will be send a component
connected to the DATA OUT PORT, enter the Setup
Menu. Rotate the Right Knob to select one of the
available options.
Input Setup
You have the ability to control which inputs appear
on the display when you rotate the Input (Right)
Knob. If you wish to remove an unused input or
restore a previously removed input:
Push and release the Left Knob to enter Setup
Rotate the Left Knob until the VFD displays
“Inputs (Hold)”
Press and Hold the Left Knob for two
seconds. “CD PLAYER” will appear in the
VFD
Rotate the Left Knob to select the input you
wish to display or hide
Rotate the Right Knob to select On or Off
Press and release the Left Knob twice to exit
the Setup Menu
Baud Rate Setup
The MCD85 can be controlled remotely via the
RS232 Jack. The settings for serial communications
are:
8 bit, No parity and 1 stop bit
The speed can be adjusted from the Setup Menu.
To adjust the BAUD rate, enter the Setup Menu.
Rotate the Left Knob until you reach “BAUD: …”
Rotate the Right Knob to select from the following
options:
9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200 (default).
FACTORY RESET
Use the FACTORY RESET option if you wish to
return all settings to factory defaults. All previous
setup changes will be lost.
To Factory reset the MCD85, enter the Setup Menu.
Rotate the Left Knob until “FACTORY RESET”
appears on the display. Hold the Left Knob down
until “In Progress” appears on the screen. When the
Factory reset is complete, the MCD85 will power
off.
Play a Disc
Rotate the Right Knob (INPUT) until CD
PLAYER appears on the Display
Press and release the OPEN/CLOSE button to
open the tray
Place the disc, label side up, on the tray
Press and release the OPEN/CLOSE button to
close the tray
“Reading” will appear on the Display
followed by Disc information
You may rotate the Left Knob (BACK NEXT)
to pick a particular track
Press and release the PLAY/PAUSE button to
Play; press again to Pause
Additional commands are available on the Remote
Control. See “Remote Control Buttons” on page 13.
The Program Playback feature allows the playback
of selected tracks in a chosen order. To use this
feature, Press the SHIFT button on the Remote
Control and then press the RANDOM button
twice. Use the numeric buttons to enter the desired
tracks. Press the Play button to begin playing the
programmed tracks.
Navigang CD-ROMs
The Remote Control buttons 2, 4, 6 and 8 can be
used for navigating up, down, left, right through
tracks/folders on a CD-ROM. The 5 button can be
used to Enter the folder or Play the track shown on
the Display.