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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I - INTRODUCTION 1
1-1 GENERAL 1
1-2 WARRANTY 1
1-3 FACTORY SERVICE AND REPAIR 1
1-4 SPECIFICATIONS 2
SECTION II - INSTALLATION PROCEDURES 3
2-1 UNPACKING 3
2-2 PHYSICAL INSTALLATION 3
2-3 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION 3
2-4 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS 3
SECTION III - SETUP PROCEDURE 4
3-1 LEVEL ADJUSTMENT 4
3-2 VARIATIONS FROM STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES 4
3-3 GATED GAIN STABILIZER 4
3-4 FUNCTION SWITCH 5
3-5 LIMITED DYNAMIC RANGE APPLICATIONS 5
3-6 STEREOPHONIC OPERATION 6
SECTION IV - THEORY OF OPERATION 7
4-1 GENERAL 7
4-2 CIRCUIT OPERATION 9
4-3 GATED GAIN STABILIZATION 11
4-4 FUNCTION SWITCH AND METER 11
4-5 STEREOPHONIC ADAPTER 12
SECTION V - MAINTENANCE 18
5-1 GENERAL 18
5-2 SERVICING THE MAIN AMPLIFIER 18
5-3 SERVICING THE GATED GAIN STABILIZER 19
5-4 SERVICING THE LOGIC BOARD AND MEMORY UNIT 19
5-5 TRANSIENT PERFORMANCE 20
5-6 BULB REPLACEMENT 20
5-7 CIRCUIT BOARD INTERCONNECTIONS 21
SECTION VI - PARTS LIST 22
6-1 AUDIMAX III 22
6-2 STEREOPHONIC ADAPTER 28
ILLUSTRATIONS
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4-1 AUDIMAX III BLOCK DIAGRAM 8
4-2 FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM 10
4-3 STEREOPHONIC ADAPTER SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM 13
4-4 AUDIMAX III S/N 101 THROUGH 200, SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM 14
4-5 AUDIMAX III S/N 201 AND ABOVE, SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM 16
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