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ADJUST  TO  MOST  SUITABLE 

DIRECTION  BY  HAND 

ANTENNA  MUST  NOT  DROOP 

(DIAGRAM  6) 

the  corners  of  the  room. 

Do  not  line  it  up  together  with  the  antenna 

cord  as  it  will  affect  sensitivity. 

NOTE: 

When  you  listen  to  an  AM  broadcast  (medium  wave  and  shortwave) 

using  a  short  antenna,  sensitivity  is  sharper  without  ground  connection. 

3. 

Player  Connections  (See  Diagram  1) 

(In  the  case  of  stereo  pickups) 

Crystal  Pickup:  Connect  the  set  of  two  lead  wires  from  the  player  to 
the  terminals  marked  "XTAL". 

Magnetic  Pickup:  Connect  the  set  of  two  lead  wires  from  the  player 
to  the  terminals  marked  "MAG". 

4.  Tape  Recorder  Connections  (See  Diagram  1) 

(Tape  Recorder  Equipped  with  RP  Cord) 

If  you  use  a  tape  recorder  equipped  with  a  RP  cord,  you  can  reproduce 
stereo  recording  merely  by  plugging  the  cord  into  the  socket  provided 
for  this  purpose. 

(Recording  with  a  tape  recorder) 

Connect  the  lead  lines  from  the 
LINE  IMPUT  terminals  of  the  tape 

recorder  to  the  terminals  marked 
"TAPE  REC". 

In  the  case  of 

monaural  recording,  either  one  (top 
or  bottom)  of  the  terminals  may  be 

used. 

(Playback  of  tape  recorder) 

Connect  the  lead  line  from  the 
LINE  OUTPUT  terminals  of  the 
tape  recorder  to  the  terminals 
marked  "AUX"  on  the  amplifier. 
In  the  case  of  monaural  reproduc­
tion,  either  terminals  may  be  used. 

FM  Stereo  Broadcast 

The  W 

-38 

provides  Receptacles  for 

a  FM  stereo  adaptor  so  that  you 

may  listen  to  FM  stereo  broadcasts 
by  simply  connecting  the  adaptor 

additionaly  with  this  amplifier. 

VINYL  LINE 

TYPE  W-38 

STEREO 

AMPLIFIER 

SOLDER 
TOGETHER 

GROUND 

GROUND  BAR 
!COPPER  BAR  OR 

mm 

SIZE  WIRE 

METER  LONG) 

(DIAGRAM  7) 

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Summary of Contents for W-38

Page 1: ...INSTALLATION AND OPERATING MANUAL DELUXE STEREOPHONIC AMPLIFIER AM AM FM SW Tuner Combination MODEL W 38 DISTRIBUTOR www hifiengine com ...

Page 2: ...joy on the spot listening by adjusting the Loudness Control 5 Rumble Filter Irritating low level motor rumbling disturbances can be filtered out with the Rumble Filter 6 RP Cord Tape Recorder Terminal The W 38 is equipped with a special socket of the kind agreed to among the major tape recorder manufacturers a RP cord terminal by which recording and reproduction are possible using only one connect...

Page 3: ... speaker midway between the two making the connections as shown in Diagram 2 By supplementing the volume in this way you can enjoy a very natural sterephonic reproduction RIGHT SPEAKER IMP SELECT LEFT SPEAKER RIGHT SP PHASE POSITION OF SPEAKER PHASE CENTER DIAGRAM 2 so won VOL CONT LEFT LEFT SPEAKER 3rd SPEAKER DIAGRAM 3 RIGHT SPEAKER If you decide to use three speakers first adjust the phasing of...

Page 4: ...MINAL DIAGRAM 4 DIAGRAM 5 IMPORTANT Do not place the antenna line near fluorescent lighting which causes disturbance in the form of a buzz Antenna for Listening to a FM Broadcast Connect the FM antenna to G and FM as shown in Diagram 1 Turn the horizontal part of the T shaped ant nna towards the direction in which you can receive optimum reception and then pin both ends to either the ceiling or wa...

Page 5: ...h a RP cord you can reproduce stereo recording merely by plugging the cord into the socket provided for this purpose Recording with a tape recorder Connect the lead lines from the LINE IMPUT terminals of the tape recorder to the terminals marked TAPE REC In the case of monaural recording either one top or bottom of the terminals may be used Playback of tape recorder Connect the lead line from the ...

Page 6: ...lockwise to boost 6 TREBLE CONTROL The treble tones of both the left and right speakers can be adjusted simultaneously Turn clockwise to boost 7 BALANCE CONTROL This knob is for the purpose of balancing the left and right speakers Turn counter clockwise to boost the volume of the left speaker and clockwise that of the right speaker 8 FM STABILIZER FM AFC OFF Select FM station with switch at this p...

Page 7: ...ereo and shortwave broadcasts 14 LEFT CHANNEL MAGIC EYE When you select the station with the TUNING 1 knob see that the magic eye expands to its maximum 15 RIGHT CHANNEL MAGIC EYE When you select the station with the TUNING 2 knob see that the magic eye expands to its maximum 16 SOCKET FOR TAPE RECORDER WITH RP CORD 17 RIGHT SPEAKER TERMINAL DIAGRAM 8 18 IMPEDANCE SWITCH Switch to correspond with ...

Page 8: ...ectricity is on 2 VOLUME CONTROL 3 LOUDNESS CONTROL 4 RUMBLE FILTER 5 BASS CONTROL 6 TREBLE CONTROL 7 BALANCE CONTROL 9 SPEAKER SWITCH 2 RECORD PLAYBACK WITH STEREO PICKUP 10 PHONO 11 STEREO or REV 3 PLAYBACK OF TAPE RECORDER 10 AUX 11 STEREO OR REV Stereo reproduction LEFT When the left input terminal is used for monaural listening 4 RECORDING WITH A TAPE RECORDER The exact sounds coming out the ...

Page 9: ...M2 11 STEREO or REV 12 FM Station Selection 13 AM Station Selection 8 Select FM station at OFF position and listen at ON 11 STEREO HEADPHONE USE 21 Plug in headphone jack 9 OFF To eliminate speaker sound ON To bring out the speaker sound DIAGRAM 9 V POINTERS 1 It takes approximately 50 seconds for the sound to emerge from the recorder after switching on the power A direct current flows into the fi...

Page 10: ...t hum 4 HOWLING When the record player is placed directly on top of the speaker case or close by it the sound from the speaker travels to the player pickup needle and causes howling It then becomes impossible to raise either the volume or boost the bass tones Adjusting the amplifier will not help since it is not responsible for the howling In order to avoid howling keep the player case and speaker...

Page 11: ...0dB 94Mc AM 46dB 1Mc Mag 3mV X tal 36mV input required for S N 20dB quieting AUX 225mV input required for 9 watt output SOc s f 10 5dB lOKc 8dB 1 8dB 8 5dB 50c s 8dB 20c s 15dB 50c s 15dB 10Kc 4dB Volume control at 30dB 14 watts per channel undistorted output 10 watts or 28 watts in total Harmonic Distortion less than 2 Within 20c s 50Kc 0 5dB output at 500mW RIAA MAG 30mV AUX 4mV volume maximum t...

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