Fisher X-100 - Tube Layout; Service Notes; Bias Adjust Control

TABLE
OF CONTENTS
INSTATTING
THE
X.IOO
CONNECTING
ASSOCIAIED
COMPONENIS
HOW
TO USE
THE CONTROTS
A SHORT
OPERATING
GUIDE
FOR
IHE
.MAN
IN A
HURRY'
STEP-BY.STEP
OPERATING
GUIDE
FOR THE
X.IOO
CUSTOM
INSTATTATION
TECHNICAT
SPECIFICATIONS
PAGE
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l2
l4
l6
bank
of
microphones
is then
led
to independent
channels
and
recorded
oii'disks
or
tape, or
transmitted
over
separate
channels
of a stereo-
phonic broadcast.
That is
why
two Eeparate
sound
channels
are
required
to
reproduce
a stereophoni;
,eco.ding
or
broadcast
in the
home.
The
stereo sound
output
;f a record
player, tape recorder
or
tuner
is Ied
to
two sepa'
rate
amplifier
"hannels,
which
in
turn drive
two
separate
speaker
sys'
tems,
Tirus,.
instruments
located
on the
left and
right
sides
oI
the
orchestra
are
heard
predominantly
in
the left
and
right speakers,
respectively;
while
instruments
located
in
the
center
appear
to
be
heard
mid-way
between
the
two speaker
systems.
The
result
is a start-
ling
sense
of
presence
realized
only at
a live
orchestral
performance'
INSTALIING
THE
X.TOO
TVflnxrxc: The
FISHER
X-IOO must
not be operated
before
con'
W
n""ting
loudspeakers,
or
equivalent
load
resistors'
to
the Speaker
Terminals
in each
channel;
otherwise,
serious
damage
to
the equip-
ment
may
result.
II
you
have not
yet
completed
your
stereophonic
system,
and are
temporarily
using
only
one
channel
of the
X-100,
use
iharrnel
A and
be sure
to connect
an equivalent
load
resistor
to
the
Speaker
Terminals
o{
the unused
channel.
See "speaker
Connectioits'"
This
unit may
be installed
in any
convenient
location
receiving
ade'
quate
ventilation,
This is
important
since
excessive
heat
will shorten
tie life
of any
electronic
instrument'
Do not
install
the X'100
above
other
heat-producing
equipment
or in a
totally
enclosed
area'
II
you
install
it in a cabinet,
leave
the
back
open and
at least
two inches
away from
the wall.
If
the cabinet
is
made
o{
wood,
provide
ventila'
tion
grilles
on top and
leave at
least
4 inches
of
space
between
the
top
o{
the tubes
and the
cabinet,
and' ar
least 2
inches
on
each
side.
Should
you
wish to
install the
X-100
in
your
own cabinet,
directions
and diagrams
are
provided
in
the last section
of this
booklet.
(Tw.o
FISHER
cabinets
are available
lrom
your
FISHER
dealer.
These
are
the
Model MC-2,
in metal, and
the
10-U in
rvalnut and
mahogany.