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MCD205
Five Disc
CD Changer
BALANCED AND
UNBALANCED OUTPUTS
Select balanced outputs for long cable
runs in a noisy environment with
optimum noise rejection, or
unbalanced outputs for short runs.
DATA INPUT FOR CONTROL
FROM A MCINTOSH PREAMP
OR CONTROL CENTER
A 1/8" mini jack is provided for control
data from the data output jack of a
McIntosh preamp or control center.
RS232 INTERFACE
An RS232 port is provided for control
and communication interface with
multi-room systems.
OPTICAL AND COAXIAL
DIGITAL OUTPUTS.
Use either with an
external D/A converter.
NON-VOLATILE
PROGRAM PLAY MEMORY
A playback program, once entered,
will not be lost if the power fails.
BLUE VACUUM
FLOURESCENT DISPLAY
The MCD205s display
presents disk, track, time
and play mode information.
CD-ROM style five disc MusicBank TMchanger
CD-R playback*
Low distortion 24-bit D/A converter
Balanced and unbalanced audio outputs
IR remote control with front panel sensor
Data input for remote control from
McIntosh preamps and control centers
RS232 interface
Optical and coaxial digital outputs
Non-volatile program play memory
Blue alphanumeric vacuum flourescent displayGold-plated input and output connectors
Low noise 1% metal film resistors
Power control in and out
Shielded R-core power transformer
*This unit can play CD-DA format audio CD-R discs.
It may not be able to play some CD-R discs due to
the condition of the recording.
MusicBank
TMis a registered trademark of Nakamichi
Corporation.
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
+0, -0.50dB from 5Hz to 20KHz
TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION
0.002% maximum
SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO
108 dB (IHF A)
MAXIMUM VOLTAGE OUTPUT
2.0V RMS at Balanced Outputs.
2.0V RMS at Unbalanced Outputs
OUTPUT SOURCE IMPEDANCE
600 Ohms Balanced
600 Ohms Unbalanced
DYNAMIC RANGE
100 dB
CHANNEL SEPARATION
105 dBSYSTEM
Compact disc digital audio
SIGNAL READOUT
Optical (semiconductor laser)
ERROR CORRECTION
CIRC
D/A CONVERTER
24-bit dual converters with
8 times oversampling digital filter
SAMPLING FREQUENCY
44.1 kHz
QUANTIZATION
16-bit linear
DISC ROTATIONAL VELOCITY
200 to 500rpm
(constant linear velocity)
WOW AND FLUTTER
Below measurement limits POWER REQUIREMENTS
100,120 or 230 VAC, 50-60Hz
25Watts
DIMENSIONS (H x W x D)
Inch: 5
3-8" x 17 1-2" x 15"
Cm: 13.7 x 44.5 x 38.1
Includes clearance for connectors.
Panel clearance required in front of
mounting panel is
3-4inch (1.9 cm)
Note: when a CD disc is inserted
or ejected, the panel clearance
required in front of mounting panel
is 3
3-4inches (9.5 cm)
Weight
21 lbs (9.5 Kg) net
35 lbs (15.9 Kg) shipping weight
FINISH
Front panel of black glass
Gold/teal illuminated nomenclature
Completely enclosed chassis
The MCD205
operates remotely
from the handheld IR
control with front
panel sensor.
9.02.MCD205.20k.MSP 35002100
The MCD205 allows you to
choose between balanced
and unbalanced outputs for
the left and right channels.
