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Magnum Dynalab MD 208
DISCRETE AUDIO RECEIVER
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Page 1: ... 1 Magnum Dynalab MD 208 DISCRETE AUDIO RECEIVER INSTRUCTION MANUAL ...
Page 2: ...G ADDITIONAL SOURCES TO THE MD 208 7 SET UP THE MD 208 WITH AN EXTERNAL HOME THEATER PROCESSOR 7 HOOKING UP A SUBWOOFER TO YOUR SYSTEM 8 TAPE OUT LOOP 8 RC8 REMOTE CONTROL 9 FUNCTIONS OF THE RC8 REMOTE 9 IMAGE OF RC8 REMOTE 10 CONTROL FUNCTIONS 11 DISPLAY FUNCTIONS 11 DIAGRAM OF MD 208 12 TROUBLE SHOOTING 13 RECEPTION TECHNIQUES 14 FM RECEPTION AIDS AND ACCESSORIES 15 SAFETY SHEET 16 LIMITED WARRA...
Page 3: ... characterized by the simplicity of the circuit We use only high grade components ensuring that accuracy and realism of the music is the end result The power supply with its specially designed transformer is at the heart of the stability and dynamics that the MD 208 exhibits When using these high grade components a considerable length of time is required for the MD 208 to reach its full potential ...
Page 4: ...THE SHIPPER UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN ASKED TO DO SO DO NOT DISCARD THE PACKING MATERIALS AND CARTONS Should there be a necessity to return the unit for any reason it must arrive safely and suitably packaged in order for our receiver to accept it from the carrier Also if the unit has incurred damage as a result of improper packaging it is not likely that a claim for the damage against the carrier will b...
Page 5: ... a 300 to 75 ohm balun transformer Make sure that the center connector of the 75 ohm cable is properly inserted into the connector If you do not have an antenna now prepare the temporary straight wire antenna that is enclosed with the tuner Connect one end into the center of the antenna input connector on the rear of the tuner Please note that the piece of wire provided should only be used as a de...
Page 6: ...ill light up 2 Press the stereo mono button 5 on diagram to Stereo 3 Press the bandwidth button BW 1 button 6 on diagram and LED will illuminate 4 Press the Mute button 4 on diagram and LED will illuminate For normal operation of the tuner the mute switch should be off 5 Press the Signal Meter button 8 on diagram and LED will illuminate 6 Turn the Tuning Knob until sound is heard fine tuning the s...
Page 7: ...do not touch the dial when the receiver warms back up it will return to where it was last center tuned CONNECTING ADDITIONAL SOURCES TO THE MD 208 1 Using your RCA cables plug the other source into one of the inputs marked in the back of the receiver 2 Set the input on the receiver to match the input on the rear of the unit that the other source is plugged into 3 With volume set to zero power up t...
Page 8: ...d always turn off the main power to the MD 208 found on the rear panel of the MD 208 whenever any source component interconnect or loudspeaker is being changed in your system Be aware when activating Home Theater mode on input A4 the volume level on input 4 will be wide open Please make sure that the RED LED above the input button is not lit if a regular source is connected to input A4 HOOKING UP ...
Page 9: ...ter time until your center tune meter is centered 4 PRESETS Your Precision remote gives you the ability to store and scan up to 20 preset stations To program a preset station first tune to the desired station and then push STORE Then select the preset memory position you want to store this station in by selecting two digits For Presets 1 9 you must select 01 09 and for 10 directly enter the number...
Page 10: ... 10 IMAGE OF RC8 REMOTE ...
Page 11: ... adjacent channel interference is a factor 8 INPUT METER When the LED above the button is lit meter 10 will read the signal strength of the incoming signal the higher the better The signal meter is calibrated so that it will never reach 10 this is done to protect the meter mechanism When the switch is set up to multi path meter 10 will indicate the presence of multi path The unit should be tuned s...
Page 12: ...y from 87 5 MHz thru to 108 5 MHz This readout is controlled by the tuning control 13 CENTER TUNE METER Indicates the setting of the tuners front end in normal situations the tuner should be tuned so that the needle is in the center DIAGRAM OF MD 208 ...
Page 13: ...uner Turn on amp Signal strength is low Antenna not connected Wrong type of antenna Station too far away Antenna pointed the wrong way Check antenna hookup Check instruction manual for types of antennas Change your antenna Rotate the antenna to point at the station Reception is poor Antenna not connected Wrong type of antenna Cross talk from neighboring stations Multi path is occurring Check anten...
Page 14: ...is used Types of Antennas Multi element Yagi This is a unidirectional antenna capable of pulling in very distant stations due to its high gain the higher the gain the better These types of antennas are very directional and should be used with a rotor to get the maximum benefit of the antenna The directional feature helps eliminate multi path problems by allowing only the signal from the direction ...
Page 15: ... good folded di pole There are many styles of antennas but all of them are based on one of these types FM RECEPTION AIDS AND ACCESSORIES We have already alluded to the importance of a good quality antenna which has been designed and built with the reception of the FM bandwidth exclusively SHOULD YOU ENCOUNTER A SITUATION IN WHICH YOU REQUIRE MORE GAIN TO THE FM SIGNAL OR SITUATIONS WHERE YOU MAY N...
Page 16: ...ETE OUTLET 9 PROTECT THE POWER CORD FROM BEING WALKED ON OR PINCHED PARTICULARLY AT PLUGS CONVENIENCE RECEPTACLES AND THE POINT WHERE THEY EXIT FROM THE APPARATUS 10 ONLY USE ATTACHMENTS ACCESSORIES SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER 11 UNPLUG THIS APPARATUS DURING LIGHTNING STORMS OR WHEN UNUSED FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME 12 REFER ALL SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL SERVICING IS REQUIRED WHEN THE APPAR...
Page 17: ...ppropriate service depot The foregoing is in lieu of any other warranties expressed implied or statutory and the manufacturer neither assumes nor authorizes any person to assume for it any other obligation or liability in the connection with the sale of this product This warranty is not transferable except by written authorization from the manufacturer In order to qualify under the terms of the ab...
