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Customer Service
Technical Assistance
Please Take A Moment
Thank You
Copyright 2005, 2006 © by McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.
The serial number, purchase date and McIntosh Dealer
name are important to you for possible insurance claim or
future service. The spaces below have been provided for
you to record that information:
Your decision to own this McIntosh C1000 Controller to-
gether with the Preamplifier and/or Tube Preamplifier 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
musical 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.
If it is determined that your McIntosh product is in need of
repair, you can return it to your Dealer. You can also return
it to the McIntosh Laboratory Service Department. For as-
sistance on factory repair return procedure, contact the
McIntosh Service Department at:
McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.
2 Chambers Street
Binghamton, New York 13903
Phone: 607-723-3515
Fax: 607-723-1917
If at any time you have questions about your McIntosh
product, contact your McIntosh Dealer who is familiar with
your McIntosh equipment and any other brands that may be
part of your system. If you or your Dealer wish additional
help concerning a suspected problem, you can receive tech-
nical assistance for all McIntosh products at:
McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.
2 Chambers Street
Binghamton, New York 13903
Phone: 607-723-1545
Fax: 607-724-0549
Table of Contents
Safety Instructions ............................................................ 2
Thank You and Please Take a Moment ............................. 3
Technical Assistance and Customer Service ..................... 3
Table of Contents .............................................................. 3
Important Information and Connector Information ........... 4
Introduction ....................................................................... 4
Performance Features ....................................................... 5
Dimensions ..................................................................... 6-8
Installation ................................................................... 9-10
Connections:
C1000 Rear Panels .......................................................... 11
C1000 Controller Rear Panel Connections
(Separate Sheet) ......................................................... Mc1A
C1000 Preamplifier and Tube Preamplifier
Rear Panel Connections (Separate Sheet) ..... Mc2A, Mc2B
How to Connect the C1000 Controller and
C1000 Preamplifier ..................................................... 12-13
Connection Diagrams (Separate Sheet)......... Mc3A,
Μ Μ
Μ Μ
Μc
3Β3Β
3Β3Β
3Β
How to Connect the C1000 Controller and
C1000 Tube Preamplifier ............................................ 14-15
Connection Diagrams (Separate Sheet)......... Mc4A,
Μ Μ
Μ Μ
Μc
4Β4Β
4Β4Β
4Β
How to Connect the C1000 Controller, C1000 Preamplifier
and C1000 Tube Preamplifier ..................................... 16-17
Connection Diagrams (Separate Sheet)......... Mc5A,
Μ Μ
Μ Μ
Μc
5Β5Β
5Β5Β
5Β
How to Connect the C1000 with the Balanced Line Integra-
tor ................................................................................ 17-18
How to Connect the C1000 with Passthru Mode ............. 19
Front Panel Features:
C1000 Controller Front Panel Controls,
Displays and Push-buttons ............................................... 20
C1000 Preamplifier and C1000 Tube Preamplifier
Front Panel Displays and Jack ......................................... 21
Setup:
How to Operate the Setup Modes ............................... 22-33
Remote Control:
Remote Control Push-buttons .......................................... 34
How to operate the Remote Control ................................. 35
Operation:
How to Operate the C1000 ......................................... 36-40
Additional Information:
Photos ......................................................................... 41-43
Technical Description .................................................. 44-48
Block Diagrams (Separate Sheet) ................. Mc6A,
Μ Μ
Μ Μ
Μc
6Β6Β
6Β6Β
6Β
Specifications .............................................................. 49-50
Packing Instruction .......................................................... 51
Dealer Name
Purchase
Date
Model
Number
Serial
Number