McIntosh MVS-3 Owners manual

OWNERS

MANUAL

Audio/Video Source Selector

MVS-3

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

Thank You, Please Take A Moment

Thank You

For your decision to own this McIntosh MVS-3 Audio/
Video Source Selector ranks you at the very top among dis­criminating music listeners. You now have The Best. The
McIntosh dedication to Quality, is assurance that you will
receive many years of enjoyment from this unit.

Please take a short time to read the information in this
manual. We want you to be as familiar as possible with all
the features and functions of your new McIntosh MVS3.
This will ensure that you receive all the performance ben­efits this equipment can offer you, and that it will become a
highly valued part of your Home Entertainment System.

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Please Take A Moment

The serial number, purchase date and McIntosh dealer name
are important to you for possible insurance claim or future
service. The serial number is located on the rear panel of the
equipment. The spaces below have been provided for you to
record that information:

Serial Number:

Please Take A Moment cont,

Customer Service

Purchase Date:

Dealer Name:

Customer Service

If at any time you have questions about your MVS3 Audio/
Video Source Selector, please contact:

McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.
2 Chambers Street
Binghamton, New York 13903
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]

Copyright 1997 © by McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Thank You and Please Take a Moment .............................. 2

Customer Service ............................................................... 3

Table of Contents ............................................................... 4

Safety Instructions ............................................................. 5

Introduction, Performance Features and Installation ....... 10

How to Connect with a Surround Decoder ...................... 11

Front Panel Connections, Control, Display and Switch ... 14

How to Connect with a Control Center ............................ 15

How to Connect to a TV Antenna Input .......................... 18

How to Reassign Inputs ................................................... 20

How to Operate ................................................................ 21

Specifications and Packing Instruction ............................ 23

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NOTE: The MVS3 can be operated together with a McIntosh

Control Center or Surround Decoder with a Power
Amplifier. Please refer to the following listing of
instructions as a guide:

For use with a McIntosh Surround Decoder

How to Connect ............................................................... 11

How to Reassign Inputs ................................................... 20

How to Operate ................................................................ 21

For use with a McIntosh Control Center

How to Connect ............................................................... 15

How to Operate ................................................................ 21

IMPORTANT SAFETY

Safety Intructions

INSTRUCTIONS!

PLEASE READ THEM BEFORE

OPERATING THIS EQUIPMENT.

WARNING SHOCK HAZARD ­DO NOT OPEN.

AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ­NE PAS OUVRIR.

NO USER-SERVICEABLE

PARTS INSIDE. REFER

SERVICING TO

QUALIFIED PERSONNEL

General:

1. Read all the safety and operating instructions, contained
in this owners manual, before operating this equip­ment.

2. Retain this owners manual for future reference about
safety and operating instructions.

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Safety Instructions cont

3. Adhere to all warnings and operating instructions.

4. Follow all operating and use instructions.

5. Warning: To reduce risk of fire or electrical shock,
do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture.
This unit is capable of producing high sound
pressure levels. Continued exposure to high sound
pressure levels can cause permanent hearing
impairment or loss. User caution is advised and ear
protection is recommended when playing at high
volumes.

6. Caution: to prevent electrical shock do not use this
(polarized) plug with an extension cord, receptacle
or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted

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to prevent blade exposure.
Attention: pour pevenir les chocs elecriques pas
utiliser cette fiche polarisee avec un prolongateur,
une prise de courant ou un autre sortie de courant,
sauf si les lames peuvent etre inserees afond ans en
laisser aucune partie a decouvert.

7. For added protection for this product during a lightning
storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long
periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and dis­connect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent
damage to the product due to lightning or power line
surges.

8. Do not use attachments not recommended in this

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owners manual as they may cause hazards.

Installation:

9. Locate the equipment for proper ventilation. For ex­ample, the equipment should not be placed on a bed,
sofa, rug, or similar surface that may block ventilation
openings; or, placed in a built-in installation, such as a
bookcase or cabinet, that may impede the flow of air
through the ventilation openings.

10. Locate the equipment away from heat sources such as
radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other appliance (in­cluding amplifiers) that produce heat.

11. Mount the equipment in a wall or cabinet only as de-

scribed in this owners manual

12. Do not use this equipment near water; for example,
near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in
a wet basement or near a swimming pool, etc.

13. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand,
tripod, bracket, or table. The equipment may fall, caus­ing serious injury to a person, and serious damage to
the product.

Connection:

14. Connect this equipment only to the type of AC power
source as marked on the unit.

15. Route AC power cords so that they are not likely to be

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walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against
them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, con­venience receptacles, and the point where they exit from
the instrument.

16. Do not defeat the inherent design features of the polar­ized plug. Non-polarized line cord adapters will defeat
the safety provided by the polarized AC plug. If the
plug should fail to fit, contact your electrician to re­place your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety pur­pose of the grounding-type plug.

17. Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords or inte­gral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk
of fire or electric shock.

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Care of Equipment:

18. Clean the instrument by dusting with a dry cloth. Un­plug this equipment from the wall outlet and clean the
panel with a cloth moistened with a window cleaner. Do
not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners.

19. Do not permit objects of any kind to be pushed and/or
fall into the equipment through enclosure openings.
Never spill liquids into the equipment through enclosure
openings.

20. Unplug the power cord from the AC power outlet when
left unused for a long period of time.