Fisher 800-B, Operating Instructions And Warranty, Page: 6 / 19

I t
found the of stereophonic sound
enhanced used. Although
a t point in placing
t h a t
with
final placement.
effects arrangement and
irregularities i n dimensions may placement of
u
k
.
After the of the has been decided
upon, make the connections:
ONE SPEAKER: If
speaker
it to the
LEFT SPKR
terminal ( o n e on speaker
terminal strip
with ordinary
or heavy-duty
TV
antenna
twinlead. cables be up to
50
feet in length. T h e n con-
nect to resistor
at
a of 10 watts to
the lugs on the Right terminal lug. T h e
4
short from the chassis connected to
o r
lug on the Left Speaker Impedance Selector
terminal strip. depending on the
of
your loudspeaker,
TWO SPEAKERS: your left ( a s viewed from
the listening a r e a ) the
LEFT S P K R
on each speaker terminal s t r i p ) , the impedance
of
your
speaker
the short wire from the chassis
to
corresponding terminal lug Speaker Impedance
Selector terminal strip.
The
speaker
on your
should
be
connected
to the Right Speaker terminal strip, the
G N D
lug and the
or lug, depending on the impedance of the speaker.
Ordinary power cord or heavy-duty antenna twinlead u p to
feet in length may be used for connections.
is supplied with a h i l t - i n ferrite loop antenna f o r
A M
reception. provides of noise and static
should prove than for all but extreme
applications. antenna be moved to the rear
downward
for best reception.
ward
position
is
used
for
only. this of antenna is somewhat directional,
the chassis should be rotated to the orientation
reception. For long-distance reception, a
long antenna added to the
800-B
removing the strap
t h e
terminals on the panel and connecting
the long wire to left terminal.
A
folded dipole
FM
antenna is included with the
The
two
arms of this antenna horizontal and away from all large
metal
objects
and electrical wiring for best results.
If
the
is used in close to one or more powerful stations, the
two wires from this antenna should be connected to the
LOC
ter-
minals on the
FM
terminal strip on the rear panel.
This
prevent such stations from overloading the sensitive input
stages
of the
FM
tuner.
If
a n station is not located
nearby, the
DIST
terminals should be used. After the antenna has
been connected and the put in operation, the antenna should
be rotated horizontally, to determine the orientation for recep-
tion.
In
apartment and other using steel struc-
tural supports.
reception improved by placing the antenna
close to
window. If
tacks or staples a r e used to fasten the
antenna
i n
sure that they do not contact the two con-
ductors running along each edge of the antenna wire a n d avoid
fastening the antenna directly to
a
wall. If necessary. the antenna
may he placed under a carpet, but as general rule, reception
improves a s height of the antenna
is
T h e antenna
should never folded
or
coiled,
multiples requires stronger signals for low noise levels than
ordinary monophonic programs. You may find, therefore, that
of the antenna may to be improved for good multiplex
reception.
I n
some cases, especially in fringe areas, a n outdoor
rooftop antenna or even a highly directional type may be