McIntosh MB50 Quick Start Guide

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MB50 Quick Start Guide Sheet 1

STEP 1

REMOVE
AC CORD &
Wi-Fi ANTENNAS

REMOVE AC/DC
POWER SUPPLY

REMOVE UNIT
FROM CARTON

REMOVE
REMOTE
CONTROL

STEP 2 STEP 3

REMOVE PROTECTIVE COVER

COVER

INSTALL BATTERIES

REMOVE SCREW

RE-INSERT
SCREW

STEP 4 STEP 5

SUPPLIED Wi-Fi
ANTENNAS

Refer to pages 10 and 11 in the MB50 Owner’s
Manual for additional information.

CONNECT THE ANTENNAS

CONNECT THE SUPPLIED
AC CORD

WLAN ANTENNA
CONNECTORS

STEP 6

THE MB50 IS COMPATIBLE WITH BOTH APPLE
POWERED AND ANDROID POWERED MOBILE DE­VICES. THERE ARE OPERATIONAL DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN BOTH TYPES OF MOBILE DEVICES.

WHEN USING AN APPLE POWERED MOBILE DE­VICE, PROCEED TO STEP 7 ON SHEET 2 OF THIS
QUICK START GUIDE.

WHEN USING AN ANDROID POWERED MOBILE DE­VICE, PROCEED TO STEP 11 ON SHEET 5 OF THIS
QUICK START GUIDE.

CONNECT THE SUPPLIED
AC/DC POWER SUPPLY TO
THE MB50 CONNECTOR

McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New York 13903-2699 Phone: [phone] www.mcintoshlabs.com Part No. 04166300

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MB50 Quick Start Guide Sheet 2 (for Apple Powered Devices)

STEP 7

DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL THE PLAY-FI APP TO
YOUR APPLE POWERED MOBILE DEVICE

MOBILE DEVICE

The Play-Fi App for Music
Streaming and Remote Opera­tion of the MB50 is available at
the Web Site for download free of
charge:

STEP 8

ESTABLISH CONNECTION WITH A WIRELESS ROUTER

NOTE: If your Apple Powered Mobile Device is currently Wi-Fi Connected to your Wireless Router, proceed to STEP 9.

SELECT
SETTINGS

SELECT Wi-Fi
SETTINGS

SELECT YOUR
ROUTER

*

For Apple Powered Mobile Devices:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/play-fi/

id779245456?mt=8

PLAY-FI APP

NOTE:

The graphic illustration of this Apple Powered Mobile Device
may vary slightly from your Apple Mobile Device.

Wired Network

Router

WIRED NETWORK WITH
WIRELESS Wi-Fi ROUTER

USB to Ethernet Adapter

1

WLAN ANT 1

Wireless Network

Router

OR

WLAN ANT 2

WIRELESS NETWORK
Wi-Fi ROUTER

Wireless Network

Router

NOTES:

1

Refer to the MB50 Owner’s Manual, page 5, note 3 for additional information.

2

The term “Your Network” is used to refer to the name of the wired Network (with Wireless Router) connected to the MB50 or just a Network Wireless Router used with the MB50.

3

It is advisable, during the initial communications setup, to physically locate the MB50 and the Wireless Router in close proximity to one another.

4

If there is difficulty in establishing communications between the network Router, MB50 and/or the Mobile Device, temporarily switch Off other Wi-Fi devices connected to the same Router.

McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New York 13903-2699 Phone: [phone] www.mcintoshlabs.com