~ F To insure your enjoyment please read and carefully follow these instructions. The time spent will make it possible for you to enjoy thousands of hours of musical enjoyment. If you are in a hurry read page 4 first. This gives you a brief outline of what each control and indicator does. Reading time for this manual is 30 minutes. This is time well spent.
__ ','ll M'l f.A ;--~, ••~ The MAC 1500 is built in three sections. Each section built with maximum care and IS skill. Upon completion each section is ioined with others to make a complete unit. Each section's physical size is kept to a minimum. The result is a compact, easy to use stereo instrument. A stereo instrument that brings you the best in all types of stereo listening. The MAC 1500 is new and exciting.
f " ~ , ~ 11 'j. y-- . ~ ~ WJ ~ lnf'ut mH'l'Oli 9AtANrf ~ t4l(/~ .. JAPE Hl\ mtus 'I ••• MO' If BliSS MUT[NG lDUO Hf ·i VOlUM! lKfBlE 0' 0' 1<~AOtI;Olll (fl superb. The reason is simple. Pride of craftsmanship. In tuner design, one misplaced wire, one lead length too long, one capacitor out of place, can affect the performance of the tuner. Each MAC 1500 must pass 171 tests before it is ready for you. The tuner section uses six tubes and two transistors.
=""''''''''''''''~=='"'''====,'''--------~------- TECHNI FM TUNER AMPLIFIER (at 100 % modulation): 2.5uV SECTION: POWER OUTPUT: 60 watts continuous, channel, 85 watts total music power ards). 30 watts per (I.H.F. Stand- SIGNAL TO NOISE AND HUM RATIO: 65db. HARMONIC DISTORTION: Mono, less than .5 % Stereo, less than .8 % DRIFT: Less than 25KC FREQUENCY RESPONSE: Flat from 20 cps to 20KC with standard 75 fL second deemphasis and 19KC pilot frequency filter. REJECTION: Better than 60db.
IF YOU'RE IN A 1 Input Selector ... Aux ... for any device connected to the AUX inputs on back. FM MONO listen to FM mono broadcasts. FM AUTO ... listen to FM stereo broadcasts. Phono 1 for phonograph records. Phono 2 for phonograph records. Tape hd. for a tape playback unit without preamplifier. 8AlANCE I TAP£ FllT(f($ MUTING II II MON If flAS~ lOUD HF TREBL( O' \I) 2 Tune for center 3 Adjust system to desired on/off. 4 Tuning ... 5 Treble ... modifies to your taste. 6 Bass ...
CABINET INSTALLATION The MAC 1500 can be installed in furniture cabinets, built installations. top, mount it in the attractive Allow sufficient cabinet internal dimensions 13 % cabinet cabinet Proper ventilation MAC space inches deep, and should or custom If the unit is to be used on a shelf or table 15 WO cabinet. for air circulation. should be Minimum inches wide, 15'l'16 inches high. The back of the 51/4 be left as open as possible fer ventilation.
r On the back of the cabinet panel, scribe a vertical line through the exact center of the area to be cut out. 2 Place the template against the back of the panel. Match the template centerline with the scribed centerline. The bottom of the template must rest on the shelf. 3 On each side of the centerline of the template there are two holes marked "B." These are the "LOCATING HOLES." These holes are used to locate the front panel of the MAC 1500 with reference to the shelf behind the cabinet panel.
INSTALLATION CONNECTIONS TO YOUR MAC 1500 CONNECTING THE PHONO 1 POSITION for your main record player Connect the "left" channel to the "L" input of PH 1. Connect the "right" channel to the "R" input of PH 1. If your record player has a ground wire connect the ground wire to GND. CONNECTING THE PHONO 2 POSITION Phono 2 position can be used if two record players are used in a system. Connect the "left" channel to the "L" input of PH 2. Connect the "right" channel to the "R" input of PH 2.
Connect one wire to the C (common) on the left output, connect a second wire to the impedance that matches your loudspeaker. ,..'. Run these two wires to the "left" loudspeaker. Connect one wire to the C (common) on the right output, connect a second wire to the impedance that matches your loudspeaker. wires to the "right" loudspeaker. Run these two LEFT LQUOIPEAKER ANTENNA CONNECTIONS rO\O~O fBl~fBl~fBl A convenient flexible indoor FM dipole (300 ohm) antenna is supplied with the MAC 1500.
COMPLETE SYSTEM HOOK-UP TO MAC 1500 ~ J "'i- o If< LEfT TAPE (WITH SElF LOUDSPEAKER RECORDER CONTAINED ELECTRONICS) T.v.
19 KC 300 OHMS 75 OHMS / L/ a8-IOB // Me / ....t TAPE // // ..
1!()W ... ~~ Having completed the installation new world of musical enjoyment -..- .....•• - .•.. section gives you a detailed of your MAC 1500 a is yours. The following explanation of all the controls ... and their functions. It will tell you how to adjust your MAC 1500 for maximum enjoyment.
I TUNING DIAL SCALES-The MAC 1500 has two dial scales. The megacycle scale indicates the position of FM stations in the 88 to 108 megacycle FM band. The linear division of the 0-100 logging scale makes it easy to return to a station using a logging scale number. INDICATORS-The MAC 1500 has two indicators on the front panel. One is the tuning meter. When an FM station is correctly tuned the indicator will be in the black area of the meter.
,- HEADPHONE-The headphone jack is for use with low impedance headphones. There is a switch on the rear panel to control the loudspeakers. With the switch in the SPEAKER OFF position the loudspeakers will turn off when you insert your headphone jack. With the switch in the SPEAKER ON position the loudspeakers will remain in the system. onto the tape at the record head. The signal follows a difficult path ...
BALANCE Use the MAC 1500 unequal Left ... turning the control left channel by reducing output. I volume BALANCE control in the left and to balance right channels. to left accents the the right channel Right ... turning the control to the right accents the right channel by reducing the left channel output. I INPUT Select anyone of six program FM AUTO TUNER ... Use this position to listen to all FM broadcasts. The tuner will automatically switch to stereo on all stations broadcasting stereo.
SETTING YOUR CONTROLS .."" a stereo system The performance and enjoyment of your stereo system increases tem is balanced. There are two factors in balancing. loudness on the left and right channels of the program system balance. The control marked when the sys- One is unequal program source. The other is basic BALANCE on the MAC 1500 is used to cor- rect both of these problems. First balance the system.
YOUR SYSTEM f;,j"i#If LISTENING TO A STEREO RECORD Turn the INPUT SELECTOR to PHONO 1 or PHONO 2, whichever is connected to the record player you wish to hear. 2 Set the MONO I STEREO switch to STEREO. 3 Adjust the VOLUME control to the desired volume. LISTENING I TO MONOPHONIC RECORDS Turn the INPUT SELECTORTO PHONO 1, or PHONO 2, whichever is connected to the record player you wish to hear. 2 Turn the STEREOMONO switch to MONO. 3 Adjust the VOLUME control to the desired volume.
Your MAC 1500 stereo pleasant and satisfactory concerning the operation receiver will give you many years of performance. If you have any questions or maintenance of this receiver please contact: E CE Mcintosh Audio Company 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New York 13903 Our telephone number is 723-5491 The area code is 607 UARANTEE Mcintosh Audio Company guarantees this equipment to perform as advertised.
Precision craftsmanship and painstaking attention to finest accuracies make the MAC 1500 meet high standards. MCINTOSH AUDIO COMPANY 2 Chambers St., Binghamton, N. V. 13903 '\ ~ ~ ~ , ~ .. \..
