Getting Started

Aerial Hookups

Overview

This section describes how to connect AM and FM aerials to the receiver. If you want to receive radio broadcasts with the receiver, complete these connections first, then go to the following pages. For specific locations of the terminals, see the illustration below.

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Connecting a ground wire

If you connect the receiver to an outdoor aerial, ground it against lightning as shown in the illustration in the left column. To prevent a gas explosion, do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe.

Where do I go next?

If you want to connect other components, go on to the next section. If you’re only planning to use the receiver to listen to the radio, go to “Speaker System Hookups” on pages 7 and 8.

What aerials will I need?

• FM wire aerial

• AM loop aerial

(supplied) (1)

(supplied) (1)

Hookups

FM wire aerial

Receiver

 

 

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AM loop aerial

 

 

After connecting

AM

 

 

 

the wire aerial,

y

 

keep it as

COAXIAL

 

horizontal as

 

FM

 

75Ω

 

possible.

If you have poor FM reception

Use a 75-ohm coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the receiver to an outdoor FM aerial as shown below.

Receiver

FM outdoor aerial

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AM

y

Audio Component Hookups

Overview

This section describes how to connect your audio components to the receiver. If you want to use the receiver as an amplifier, complete these connections. For specific locations of the jacks, see the illustration below.

CD

MD/TAPE

What cords will I need?

Audio cords (not supplied) (1 for CD player; 2 for each MD deck or tape deck)

White (L)

White (L)

Red (R)

Red (R)

Ground wire

(not supplied) FM

COAXIAL

75Ω

To ground

If you have poor AM reception

Connect a 6 to 15-meter (20 to 50 ft.) insulated wire (not supplied) to the AM aerial terminal in addition to the AM loop aerial. Try to extend the wire outdoors and keep it horizontal.

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