McIntosh MA5300 Amplifier

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Note: For an explanation of the Remote Control
Push-button functions, refer to pages 14 and 15.
Source Selection
Rotate the INPUT Control to select the desired source
or press the INPUT Upp or Downq Push-button on
the Remote Control. Refer to figures 50 and 53.
Volume Control
Rotate the Front Panel VOLUME Control or use the
VOLume Upp or Downq Push-buttons on the Re-
mote Control for the desired listening level. Refer to
figures 50 and 53.
Trim Functions
The MA5300 has various Trim Selections with Ad-
justments. The Trim Functions include Balance, Input
Trim Level, Tone Controls, Bass, Treble, Mono/Stereo,
Meter Backlight, Display Brightness and HXD Mode
(when Headphones are connected). The Trim Settings
are stored in memory independently for each Input
Source Selected, except the Meter Illumination and
Digital Audio Display settings of On or Off, which are
the same for all inputs.
Power On and Off
The Red LED above the STANDBY/ON Push-button
lights to indicate the MA5300 is in Standby mode.
To switch ON the MA5300, Press the STANDBY/ON
Push-button on the Front Panel or press the (Power
- Green) Push-button on the Remote Control. The
MA5300 will go through a brief startup initialization
with the Front Panel Display indicating Power Guard
is active, last used source and volume setting. This is
followed by the volume setting indication starting at
zero and then increasing to the last used volume set-
ting. Refer to figures 50, 51, 52 and 53. To switch OFF
the MA5300, press the STANDBY/ON Push-button on
the Front Panel or the (Power - Red) Push-button on
the Remote Control.
Note: Selection and Adjustment of
all Trim Functions may be
performed by pressing the
Front Panel INPUT Trim
Control and then rotat-
ing it to select the desired
Trim Function. Then use the
VOLUME Adjust Control to
change the setting. Remote
Control TRIM Push-Button
together with the LEVEL UP/
Down Push-button may also
be used. Refer to figures 50
and 53.
After approximately 5 seconds
the Display returns to indicate
the Source Selection and Volume
Level.
BALANCE
Listening balance varies with
different program sources, room
acoustics and listening positions
relative to the Loudspeakers. Use
the Balance (Trim Function) as
needed to achieve approximately
equal listening volume levels in
each Loudspeaker. To adjust the
Balance perform the following:
1. Press the TRIM Push-button
repeatedly on the Remote Con-
trol until “L BALANCE R,
|| ” appears on the Front Panel
Display. Refer to figure 54.
Note: The Front Panel INPUT/Trim Control may also
be used.
How to Operate the MA5300
Figure 50
Figure 51
BAL 15%
Figure 52
COAX 1 30%
48kHz
Figure 53
USB 35%
DSD256
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