McIntosh MAC 1500 Owners Manual

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~ F Toinsure yourenjoyment pleasereadandcarefully fol­ low these instructions. Thetime spent willmake itpossible for you toenjoy thousands ofhours ofmusical enjoyment. If you areinahurry readpage 4first. Thisgives youa brief outline ofwhat eachcontrol andindicator does. Reading timeforthis manual is30 minutes. Thisistime well spent. CONTENTS GENERAL DESCRIPTION 1 SPECIFICATIONS 3 IF YOU AREINAHURRY 4 CABINET INSTALLATION 5 INSTALLATION-CONNECTIONS 7 COMPLETE SYSTEMHOOK-UP 9 BLOCK DIAGRAM .....10 FRONT PANELINFORMA nON 12 BALANCING YOURSYSTEM 15 ENJOYING YOURSYSTEM 16 GUARANTEE .....Cover

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__','ll M'l f.A;--~,--~ The MAC 1500 isbuilt inthree sections. Eachsection IS built withmaximum careandskill. Upon completion each section isioined withothers tomake acomplete unit. Each section's physicalsizeiskept toaminimum. The result isacompact, easytouse stereo instrument. A stereo instrument thatbrings youthebest inall types of stereo listening. A product thatbrings youthebest ofboth worlds. Where tubesgivesuperior performance andlong life they areused. Where transistors giveimproved per­ formance andlong lifethey areused. Hereinone unit you have themost advanced solidstate preamplifier, the most advanced tubeandsolid statemultiplex cir­ cuitry, plusaconservatively ratedtubed power ampli­ fier. TheFMstereo tunercomes fromthesame engineers who make thetuner thatAUDIO magazine called "UNEXCELLED." The MAC 1500isnew andexciting. Forthe past three years theadvanced productsdesigndepartment worked onthis product. Everyavenue andapproach was searched. Newavenues weretried. Newtypes of circuits weretested. Allapproaches wereevaluated. The result isaproduct thatcomes toyou with anan­ cestry founded inthe most advanced technology. The stereo solidstatepreamplifier inthe MAC 1500 gives youfullsonic control ofyour listening room.Bass and treble controls have ± 18db ofboost andcut.This means youcancontrol howyour speakers willsound in DSCRIPTION The MAC 1500isastereo receiver. In onesmall con­ venient easytouse unit arethree topnotch stereo components. Asolid state preamplifier, apower ampli­ fier and anFM MPX stereo tunerarecombined togive you thebest performance possible.Transistors andsolid state circuit madetheMAC 1500possible. Transistors reduced thespace necessary tocombine astereo re­ ceT~~i:,;~ith apowerful poweramplifier. Solidstatecir­ bunted onmilitary specification printedcircuit s are mounted vertically. Thistakes lessspace. ~~.ce ~p~ved isused forlarge powerful outputtrans- .~ '!>.~.~., ..-.{'.~''''~<. 'c\i,t

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YourMAC 1500stereo receiver willgive youmany years of pleasant andsatisfactory performance. Ifyou have anyquestions concerning theoperation ormaintenance ofthis receiver pleasecontact: E CE UARANTEE Mcintosh AudioCompany guarantees thisequipment toperform as advertised. Wealso guarantee themechanical andelectrical workmanship andcomponents ofthis equipment tobe free of defects foraperiod of90 days fromdateofpurchase. Thisguar­ anteedoes notextend tocomponents damagedbyimproper use nor does itextend todamage incurredduringtransportation toand from Mcintosh AudioCompany. Mcintosh AudioCompany 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, NewYork 13903 Our telephone numberis723-5491 The area code is607 ERVICE CONTRACT Anapplication foraFree TwoYear Factory ServiceContract is included inthe packet withthismanual. TheFree TwoYear Factory Service Contract willbeissued byMcintosh AudioC<;>mpany upon receipt ofthis completely filledoutregistration form.Theterms of this contract aredefined inthe Two Year Factory ServiceContract. If this application isnot mailed toMcintosh AudioCompany, only the service offered underthestandard 90day guarantee willapply to this equipment. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF2 YEARS OF FREE FACTORY SERVICE BYFILLING INTHE APPLICATION NOW