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McIntosh C2300 - page 1
McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 F AX: 607-724-0549 C2300 Owner ’ s Manual T ub e P re am pli f ie r ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 2
2 The lightning flash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “danger- ous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all war ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 3
3 Thank Y ou Y our decision to o w n t his McIntosh C23 0 0 T ube P rea mpli- f ier ra n k s y ou at the very t op among discr i mi nat ing music liste ners. Y ou no w have “The Best. ” T he Mc I ntosh dedica- tion to “Qu alit y , ” is assu r ance t hat you will receive many years of musi cal enj oyment f rom th is u nit. P lease t ake a sh ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 4
4 X LR Connectors Bel o w is the Pi n conf igu r ation for the XLR Bala nced I nput and O ut put Connec tors on the C2300. R ef er to t he dia- g ra ms for connect ions: P I N 1 : Shiel d /G round P I N 2: + Out put P I N 3: - Out put P ow er Control and T ri gger Connectors The C2300 P ow er Cont rol and T r igger Out put Jacks send P ow er On / O ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 5
5 Introduction C2300 Fe atures • Elect romagentic I npu t Sw itchi ng w ith Level T r i m Ad justment Digital L ogic integr ated ci rcuits d r ive E lect romag netic Switches on all Inputs a nd oper ati ng f u nctions for re liable , noise less, d istor t ion fr ee switch ing. All eight Input s on the C2300 can be m atched in leve l, so t here a ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 6
6 Dimensions Dimensions The foll owing di mensions can a ssist in dete r m in ing t he best locat io n for y ou r C23 00. Ther e is addit ional infor ma- tion on the next page per t ai ni ng to in sta lli ng the C23 00 into cabi nets. 17- 1/2 " 44.45cm 6- 3/8 " 16.19cm 7 - 5/8 " 19.37cm 16- 1/2 " 41.91cm 3/16 " 0.48cm 13 - ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 7
7 Installation Installation The C2300 can b e placed upr ight on a table o r shelf, stand - ing on its four feet. It also can be cu stom in stal led in a piece o f f u r n itu re or cabi net o f y our choice . The four feet may be remo ved from t he bot tom o f the C2300 when it is custom i nst alled a s outlined b el ow . The four feet together wi ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 8
8 Rear P anel Connections Rear P anel Connections The identi f ication o f Rear Panel Connec tions for the C23 00 T ube P rea mplif ier is located on a se par ate fo lded sheet contai ned in t he Ow ner’ s Ma nual Packet. Re fer to sepa rate sheet “ Mc 2A ” for the Rear Panel Connec - tions. C2 300 T ube P reamplif er Rear Pane l ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 9
9 How to Con nect t he C2300 How to Con nect t he C2300 The C2300 has t he ability t o automatically switch pow er On / Off t o Mc I ntosh Sourc e Components via t he P ow er Control con nections. T he Data Por t Conne ctions al lo w for the remote ope rat ion o f ba si c f u nctions u sing the C23 00 Remote Con t rol. W ith a n exter nal sen sor c ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 10
10 F ront Panel Displa ys, Con trols, Push-bu ttons and Jack IR Se nsor r eceives com ma nds f rom a Remote Cont rol ST A N DB Y /ON Pu sh-but t on switch - es t he C2300 ON or OFF (Stan dby ) a nd rese ts t he mic ropro - ces sors V OLUM E Cont rol ad- just s the l iste ni ng leve l for both cha n nels Con nec tion for lo w imp ed anc e dy- na mic ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 11
1 1 The C2300 f u nctionalit y is cont rolled b y inte r nal soft wa re that is k now as F ir mware. The V e rsion o f t he F i r mware in t he C23 00 ca n be identif ied at any ti me by utili zi ng the Set up Mode . 1 . Pre ss the SETU P P ush-butt on to acce ss the Set up Mode . 2. Rotate t he MEN U (I N PUT ) Control u ntil C23 00 V1 .00 or high ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 12
12 2. Pre ss the SETU P P ush-but ton to acce ss the Set up Mode . 3 . Rotat e the M EN U ( I N PUT) Cont rol unti l “T R IM T U N 0. 0” appea rs on t he F ront P anel Alphanu mer ic Display . Re fer to f igu r e 4. Note: I f nec essa r y, rotate the SELECT 1 ( TR IM SELECT ) Cont rol for “ TU N” an d rotate the S ELECT 2 (T R IM ADJ UST) f ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 13
13 Setup, con ’t P ower Control T r iggers The OUT PUT 1 ( A ) a nd OUTPUT 2 ( B) P ow e r Control Out puts a re rea ssignable to activate only when a giv en Input is selected. I n the follo w ing example , the Po wer Con- t rol O U T PUT 1 ( A ) Jack will b e set to f u nct ion as TR IG- GER A f or t he D V D Input. 1 . Pre ss the SETU P P ush-b ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 14
14 Remote Control P ush- Buttons Pr ess to Pow e r the C2300 ON or OFF Selects one of the n i ne available A udio Sou rc es Selects a D isc Play e r, M u sic Ser ver or T ape Rec order Fu nct ion and al so per for m s var ious f u nct ions on a var iet y of Mc Int osh Compone nts Use to select t u ner pr eset s, d isc t ra cks or a ny numbe red op ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 15
15 How to use the Remote Control How to use the Remote Control The sup plied Remo te Cont ro l is capable o f di re ctly con- t rolling t he f unc tions of con tempor ar y Mc I ntosh Sourc e Components con necte d to the C2300 T ube P reamplif ier . Input Source Select ion Pre ss the appropr iate Sou rce P ush-but ton to select the desire d progr a ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 16
16 How to Operate the C2300 P ow er On The Red LED abov e t he ST A N DB Y /ON Push-but ton lights to i ndicate the C2300 is con nected t o A C P ow er. T o Switch ON the C2 300, press the ST A N DB Y /ON P ush-but ton on the Fron t Panel o r the PWR ( Po wer ) Pu sh-butt on on the Remote Con t rol. The title TU BE W A R M U P wil l appea r on the ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 17
17 act iva te T one Bypa ss per for m the foll owing: 1 . Rotate the Fron t Panel TR I M SEL ECT Control or press the T R I M Pu sh-butt on on the Remote Con t rol until “TONE B YP ASS” appea r s on the F ront P anel Alpha- numer ic Display . 2. Rotate t he TR I M A DJUS T C ontrol or press the LEV EL + / - Pu sh-butt ons to act ivate the T one ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 18
18 MET ER ILLUM I NA TION The C2300 F ront P anel Meter Illu mi nat ion ma y be switched O n or Off by per for mi ng the fo llo wi ng: 1 . Rotate the T R I M SELE CT Control or press t he TR I M Pu sh-butt on on the Remote Con t rol until “ MET ER ON” appea r s on the F ront P a nel Alphanu mer ic Displa y . 2. Rotate t he TR I M A DJUS T Contr ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 19
19 How to Operate the C2300, con’t Out pu t 1 and 2 Pre ss the Fron t Panel O U TPUT 1 / OUT PUT 2 P ush-but- ton or by using the Remote Control and pressi ng the 2nd Pu sh-butt on f ollo wed by the O UT PUT 1 / OUT PUT 2 Pu sh-butt on to send audio to sepa rat e P o wer Amplif ier s con nected t o the rea r pa nel O U T PUTS 1 or 2 J acks. It al ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 20
20 The McIntosh engi neer i ng staf f has c reate d a T ube Pre - amplif ier without compromise, using t he most advanced Mc I ntosh cir cuit desi g n concepts. Ma ny mo nths of desi g n, test ing a nd measu r i ng w ere requ i red. Ext ensiv e c ontrolled liste ni ng test s, the ult im ate form of measu r i ng, w e re made bef ore the f in al desi ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 21
21 Control Circuit is u nacc ept abl e for use i n the C2300, as it does not match the classi c Mc I ntosh V olume Control Audio T aper . T he C23 0 0 i ncor por ates elect ronic circu itr y together with soph isticated f i r mware to produce elect roni- cally the classic M cI ntosh V o lume Cont rol A ud io T ape r , while mai ntai ni ng the cha n ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 22
22 Specif ications Specif ications Frequency Response + 0, -0.5dB f rom 20Hz t o 20 ,000H z + 0, - 1 d B f rom 1 0H z to 1 0 0, 00 0Hz T otal Har monic Di stort ion 0. 08% f rom 20H z to 20, 0 0 0Hz Rate d Output ( Mai n) 2.5V Unbalanced , 5V Balanced Max i mum V oltage Out put 8V RMS Unbalanced , 1 6 V R MS Balance d Sensit iv it y (for ra ted out ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 23
23 Packing Instructions In t he ev ent it is necessar y to re pack the equ ipment f or shipment, the e quipment must be packed exactly as sho w n belo w . I t is very i mpor t a nt that t he f our plast ic feet are at- ta ched to the bot tom of the equ ipment. This w ill e nsu re t he proper e quipment location on the bott om pad. F ai lur e to do ...
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McIntosh C2300 - page 24
The continuous improvement of its products is the policy of McIntosh Laboratory Incorporated who reserve the right to improve design without notice. Printed in the U.S.A. McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, NY 13903 McIntosh Part No. 04102700 ...
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