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MFJ-616 Speech Intelligibility Enhancer

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 Instruction 

Manual 

 

JACKS AND CONTROLS 

 

Front View: 

 

Volume

Balance

300 Hz

600 Hz

1200 Hz

2400 Hz

Bypass

Input A/B

Speaker

Phones

Power

A
B

A

B

A
B

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1. Volume: 

 Adjusts overall loudness of both channels. 

2. Balance:

  Establishes central balance between right and left speakers. 

3. 300 

Hz:

  Cuts or emphasizes lowest speech frequencies. 

4. 600 

Hz:

  Cuts or emphasizes mid-range speech frequencies. 

5. 1200 

Hz:

  Cuts or emphasizes upper-range speech frequencies. 

6. 2400 

Hz:

  Cuts or emphasizes syllabant sounds and adjacent channel "chatter".  

7. Bypass:

    Turns 

Speech Intelligibility Enhancer

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 function on and off for comparative 

listening. 

8. Input 

A/B:

  Selects between two sources. 

9. Speaker:

  Disables speakers--used when monitoring with headphones. 

10. Phones:

  Accepts 1/4" stereo headphone plug, normally attenuated for phones (attenuation 

deactivated internally). 

11. Power:

  Selects between unamplified and amplified signals.   

 

Rear View: 

 

+12VDC

Right

Speaker

Left

Speaker

Stereo

Speaker

Input

A

B

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2

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4

5

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MFJ ENTERPRISES, INC 

STARKVILLE, MS USA

 

 

1. Power:

  Accepts 2.1-mm power plug to supply 12-15 Vdc to the unit. 

2. Right 

Speaker:

  Accepts 3.5mm mono phone plug for right-hand monitor speaker. 

3. Left 

Speaker:

  Accepts 3.5-mm mono phone plug for left-hand monitor speaker. 

4. Stereo 

Speaker:

  Accepts 3.5-mm stereo plug for computer-style speaker pairs. 

5. Input 

A:

  Accepts RCA plug from first radio (auxiliary audio or speaker line).  

6. Input 

B:

  Accept RCA plug from second radio (auxiliary audio or speaker line). 

Summary of Contents for MFJ-616

Page 1: ...el Balance control aligns speakers for dead center positioning regardless of speaker placement or differences in ear sensitivity Easy to Operate Large knobs easy to access switches and a wide open pan...

Page 2: ...on and off for comparative listening 8 Input A B Selects between two sources 9 Speaker Disables speakers used when monitoring with headphones 10 Phones Accepts 1 4 stereo headphone plug normally atten...

Page 3: ...bes solar panels etc may damage your unit Never apply more than 15 volts Headphones Use stereo headphones rated at 8 40 Ohms impedance The front panel headphone jack accepts a standard 1 4 stereo plug...

Page 4: ...ecessary to drive the Station Master In many cases this condition is desirable the higher setting may over ride residual amplifier noise and provide better signal to noise performance 3 External Speak...

Page 5: ...settings 300 600 1200 2400 to preference Use the Bypass switch to gauge the effectiveness of each control as you adjust it 5 Headphones Plug in a stereo headset and turn the Speaker switch off out Th...

Page 6: ...quencies contribute 48 of intelligibility but has only 4 of speech energy Do this by turning the 1200 and 2400 knobs fully clockwise You may want to experiment with less levels of boost with the knobs...

Page 7: ...U1B Spkr Spkr Phones Balance Bypass U1C U1D U6 U7 U3 12 Vdc 8 V Reg Power AF Speaker A B Attn Power SW1 SW3 SW5 SW2 Left Right R21 R20 Transceiver sources are fed to inputs A and B at line level SW1...

Page 8: ...condition Insufficient Gain Check for low receiver AF output check impedance of source Controls Don t Function Check Power switch should be On TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE If you have any problem with this u...

Page 9: ...MFJ 616 Speech Intelligibility EnhancerTM Instruction Manual 9 SCHEMATIC...

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