Owner`s manual

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Your McIntosh MX151 has been factory configured
with default operating settings allowing for imme-
diate use. Refer to pages 18-21 for a listing of the
default settings. Changes to the default settings are
accomplished with the built-in Setup Feature using
On Screen Menus. Follow the sequence listed in the
INSTALLER MENU and the other SETUP Menus, as
some of these adjustments are interactive.
To assist in navigating the various On Screen
Menus please refer to the set of MX151 Setup separate
folded sheets contained in the Owner’s Manual Packet.
Note: One of the MX151 Zone A Video OUTPUTS must
be connected to the video input of a Monitor/TV
for viewing the On Screen Menus.
1. Press the STANDBY/ON Push-button on the Front
Panel or press the (Power) Push-button on the
Remote Control to switch On the MX151. Refer to
figures 1 and 7. The Front Panel Information Dis-
play will first
indicate “McIn-
tosh MX151”
followed by
“Initializing,
Please wait...”
and then the last
source selected and volume level setting. Refer to
figures 2, 3 and 4. The LED above the Front Panel
The Front Panel AD-
JUST p(up) or q(down),
BACK, SELECT, and
NAVIGATE  (left) or
 (right) Push-buttons
may also be used.
4. Access the desired Setup
Menu or Device Manage-
ment (Menu) by press-
ing the Upp or Downq
directional push-buttons.
The desired Menu item
will be highlighted with
black color text and light
gray background. Pressing
the SELECT Push-button
will then activate the high-
lighted Menu Item.
5. Return to the Installer
Menu by either selecting
the “Back” Menu choice
or by pressing the SET-
UP Push-button on the
Remote Control. To exit
the SETUP Mode press
the SETUP Push-button
again.
6. Proceed to page 22 to
enter information about
the Loudspeakers used in
Zone A.
Introduction to the MX151 Setup Mode
STANDBY/ON Push-button will flash during the
Initialization Process and then go out during the
time the MX151 is On.
2. Press and release the MX151 Front Panel SETUP
Push-button to enter the Setup Mode. The words
“Installer Menu” will appear on the Front Panel
Information Display and the Installer Menu
(main menu) will appear on the Monitor/TV
Screen. Refer to figures 5 and 6.
3. Navigating thru and making changes to the Setup
Menus is performed by using the HR070 Remote
Control directional Upp or Downq, Left or
Right, SELECT and the SETUP Push-buttons.
Introduction to the MX151 Setup Mode
Figure 3
Initializing
Please wait...
Figure 4
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Installer Menu 
Speaker and Room Setup
Source Setup
Audio Processing Setup
Zone B Setup
System Setup
Device Management
Exit
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Figure 6
Figure 7
Figure 1
Figure 2
McIntosh
MX151
Figure 5
Installer Menu