USING
YOUR
LISTENING TO A STEREO RECORD
1. Turn the INPUT SELECTOR to PHONO 1 or
PHONO 2. whichever is connected to the record
player you wish to hear.
2. Make certain the MODE PUSHBUTTON is in the
OUT or STEREO position.
3. Adjust the VOLUME control to desired volume.
LISTENING TO A MONOPHONIC RECORD
1. Turn the INPUT SELECTOR to PHONO 1 or
PHONO 2, whichever is connected to the record
player you wish to hear.
2. Push the MODE pushbutton IN to MONO.
3. Adjust the VOLUME control to desired volume.
LISTENING TO A STEREO TAPE RECORDER
The TAPE input is used:
1. Turn the INPUT SELECTOR to TAPE.
2. Set the MODE pushbutton to STEREO or MONO,
depending on the program on the tape.
3. Adjust the VOLUME control to desired volume.
To monitor while recording, the tape recorder
must have separate record and playback heads.
The TAPE pushbutton permits monitoring the
tape recordings while in the process of record-
ing. When the TAPE pushbutton is in the IN
position it will play the sound from the tape as it
passes the playback head, a moment after it is
recorded. The recording process continues as
usual. When the TAPE pushbutton is in the OUT
position the program being recorded is heard.
LISTENING TO FM
or
FM STEREO
1. Turn the INPUT SELECTOR to FM.
2. Adjust the volume to a comfortable level.
3. Rotate the tuning knob to the station of your
choice.
The MX 114 uses a new Mclntosh devel-
oped automatic mono-stereo switching cir-
cuit. The switching is electronic without
switching clicks or transients.
The circuit switches smoothly and silently
when the 19KC multiplex carrier is present.
When the STEREO indicator is lit, the sta-
tion is broadcasting a 19KC carrier. This
signal causes the automatic circuit to
switch the MX 114 to stereo. If a station
is broadcasting monophonic FM program,
the STEREO indicator will remain off and
the tuner will automatically switch to
mono. The ultrasonic muting circuit sup-
presses all noise between stations. It sup-
presses all weaker stations not strong
enough to override the background noise.
The muting threshold setting determines
the strength of the signal which can be
heard with muting in operation. The muting
threshold is carefully adjusted to optimum
at the factory. Casual adjustment of the
muting threshold is not recommended.
While tuning you may notice that the tun-
ing indicator will show a station yet no pro-
gram is heard from the speakers. The mut-
ing circuit in the tuner is rejecting the sta-
tion because there is objectionable noise
with the weak signal from the station. Push
the MUTING pushbutton to the OUT posi-
tion and the station will be heard. Most
programs that can be tuned in this manner
are of poor quality due to interfering noise.
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USING YOUR STEREO
