Fisher RS-2010 - Additional Components

ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS
CAUTION: Do not connect any additional components without first turning off the receiver.
STEREO RECORD PLAYER OR CHANGER
Connect a stereo record player or changer having a magnetic
cartridge exactly as shown in the INSTALLING section. If
the record player or changer has a ground wire with a spade or
hook lug at its free end, connect this lug to the slotted-head
ground screw near the receiver’s PHONO 1 jacks. This is im¬
portant for hum-free sound from your records. Usually, the
record player’s OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Manual will
tell you how to distinguish between the left- and right-channel
audio cables. If not, temporarily connect them at random and
connect the record player’s power cord to the switched AC
outlet at the rear of your receiver. Then check for correct
left-right stereo placement as follows: Turn on the receiver,
make sure that the MONO MODE button is out, and set
the FUNCTION switch to PHONO 1 or 2, depending on the
rear terminals to which your record player or changer is con¬
nected. Play a stereo symphonic or orchestral recording and
adjust the VOLUME control for a comfortable listening level.
Listen to the placement of the violins; if they seem to come
from - or near — the left speaker, as viewed from your listen¬
ing position, the cables are properly connected. If not, turn off
the receiver and reverse the connections of the audio cables.
AUXILIARY PROGRAM SOURCE
You may increase the versatility of the receiver by playing an
additional program source through the AUX jacks. If the
source plays through its own low-fidelity speaker(s) and am¬
plifiers), playing it through the receiver instead will improve
its sound quality.
The auxiliary source may be a short-wave or multiband radio
tuner, a TV set or sound-movie projector, or any other similar
device so long as it has at least one audio output jack. The
jack is generally marked LINE OUTPUT, TO AMPLIFIER, TO
TAPE RECORDER, or the like. If the device does not have
the required jack, a qualified service technician can install
one and, if necessary, add provisions for switching off its
built-in speakers. If the device is an AC/DC or “transformer¬
less” type, make sure that the technician eliminates shock
hazard and hum caused by a “hot” (electrically not isolated)
chassis. If you are in doubt about the safety characteristics of
the device, do not connect it to the receiver.
1) T urn off the receiver. Depending on whether the auxiliary
device is mono or stereo, connect it to the receiver as
follows:
• If the device is mono, connect its single output jack to the
receiver’s LEFT and RIGHT AUX jacks. (Use a shielded
“Y”-connector audio cable with the appropriate plug on
each of its three legs.)
• If the device is stereo connect its LEFT, L, A, or 1 output
jack to the receiver’s LEFT AUX jack, and its RIGHT, R,
B, or 2 output jack to the receiver’s RIGHT AUX jack.
(Use two shielded audio cables with the appropriate plugs
at their ends.)
2) Connect the device’s power cord to a convenient electrical
outlet. Keep the power cord away from all shielded cables.
3) Turn on the receiver and the auxiliary device, turn the
FUNCTION switch to AUX position, and set the receiver’s
VOLUME control to a comfortable level.
4) Turn the FUNCTION switch either to FM or AUX posi¬
tions, and compare the relative volume levels of the two
program sources. They should be approximately equal
without your having to readjust the VOLUME control
drastically each time you switch. If the auxiliary device has
any controls that affect its volume (as heard through the
receiver), adjust them to equalize volume levels.
EXTERNAL TAPE RECORDER OR DECK
Your receiver has provisions for connecting a tape recorder
or tape deck so that you may record any program source to
which you are listening. If the receiver’s AUX jacks are
presently unused, you may also connect the recorder to play
back the recording (or any previously recorded tape) through
the receiver at your convenience. In any event, the recorder
may be an open-reel, tape-cassette, or tape-cartridge type.
CONNECTING ONE RECORDER
The following instructions (and illustration in the INSTALL¬
ING section) will permit you to record any program source
to which you are listening, and then to play back the recording
(or any previously recorded tape) through the receiver at your
convenience. (If the recorder is specially equipped as de¬
scribed in step 5, the receiver will also permit you to
“monitor” the quality of the taped signal while recording.)
1) Turn off the receiver. The stereo recorder should have a
pair of high-level recording input jacks marked HIGH
LEVEL, LINE INPUT, or the like. Using two shielded
audio cables with the appropriate plugs at their ends,
connect the LEFT, L, A, or 1 jack to the receiver’s LEFT
TAPE-1 OUT jack, and the RIGHT, R, B, or 2 jack to the
receiver’s RIGHT TAPE-1 OUT jack.
2) The recorder should also have a pair of playback output
jacks marked PLAYBACK OUTPUT, CATHODE FOL¬
LOWER, LINE OUTPUT, MONITOR, EXTERNAL AM¬
PLIFIER, or the like. Using two more shielded audio
cables with the appropriate plugs at their ends, connect the
LEFT, L, A, or 1 jack to the receiver’s LEFT TAPE-1 IN
jack, and the RIGHT, R, B, or 2 jack to the receiver’s
RIGHT TAPE-1 IN jack.
3) Connect the receiver’s power cord to the unswitched AC
outlet at the rear of your receiver. Keep the power cord as
far as possible from all shielded audio cables.
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