Akai AT-2250 Owners manual

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.A'KAI FM aM arEFEô

WARNING:

This apparatus

prevent

IMPOBTANT: The wires

As the colours of the

coloured markings ident¡fy¡ng the terminals The wire which

is marked by the

The wire

or coloured black. The wire

is marked w¡th the letter L or coloured red.

must be earthed.

fire or shock hazard, do not

in this mains lead are coloured in accordance

Green-and-yellow:

is coloured

letter E

which

coloured

Earth,

wires in

the

green-and-yellow

or by the safety

must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the

blue

which

ruñER

Note:

expose

Blue: Neutral, Brown:

mains lead

is coloured brown

FM AM STEREO TUNER

Operator's

ar-226o

'r!,d-r

Th¡s manual ¡s also appl¡cable to

this appliance

this apparatus may not correspond

your plug, proceed

must be connected to the terminal

earth symbol

to rain or

w¡th

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following

the

Live

follows:

or coloured

must

be connected to the terminal

green

Marrunl

the black

moisture.

code:

the

green-and-yellow.

panel

with the

plug

which

letter

which

model.

240V,

FOR YOUR SAFETY

plug

earthed

outlet.

consult

only into

three-pin

regarding

quali-

1. lnsert this

effectively

plug-socket

2. lf any doubt exists

the earthing.

fied electrician.

3. Extension cords, if used,

must be three-core correctly

wired.

MANUFACTURED &

DISTRIBUTED BY AKAI ELECTRIC CO.,LTD./AKAI

TRADING CO.,LTD./AKAI AMERICA

LTD.

GOINTFIcILS

FM DIAL scALE

AM DIAL

SIGNAL STRENGTH

When tuning

t¡on as

Movement of the

rengt h.

FM CENTER TUNING

Turn Tuning Knob to

this meter. Tune the center of the

will

Lights when FM stereo

TUNING

Rotate this knob

POWER SWITCH

FM AUTO/MUTE:

FM MONO:

FM/AM SELECTOR Set to

AM FERRITE BAR AN iENNA

sr0ct illm¡-¡¡

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lt c¡13

lls¡lt tÉtúÍtoiGstttill-

Pull out

are not received with sufficient clarity, use an outdoor antenna and connect to the AM antenna terminal.

FM and AM

11.

lnformation).

12.

OUTPUT

Connects to

SCALE

in FM or AM broadcasts,

possible

far as

light

STEREO LAMP

MODE SWITCH

posit¡on

FM Stereo broadcasts

when

KNOB

position

for receiving

rear

'rom

ANTENNA

JACKS

inputs

METER

toward the

needle to left or

METER

select FM station while

until

the

meter. The Stereo

broadcasts are being received.

right end of the

ind¡cator needle comes to

for selection of desired

Will automatically receive any

broadcasts in

(Left

noise between FM stations

Cuts

and disturbances

For listening to FlVl stereo broad-

casts ¡n monaural. Left and right channels are mixed and

from

both left and

(When

FIV broadcast

too weak

MONO

audibility.

SWITCH

to receive FM broadcasts, and to

for stereo separation,

position

)

AM broadcasts.

panel

for AM reception. lf signals

TERMINALS

and Right) external

amplifier

'4r

for

tune

ìndica-

scale.

right indicates signal

observ¡ng

lndicalor Lamp

are

stereo

from

received.

being

broadcasts.

or monaural.

inputs.

weak

em¡tted

right speakers.

signals are

fac¡litates

(See

for

better

Antenna

playback.

ANTENNA INFORMATION

receiving

When

great

¡mportance.

important when receiving stereo broadcasts. lncorrect antenna

placement

channel separation.

When an FM or AM

use a l¡ghtening arrestor to

broadcast

often the cause of d¡stort¡on or

signals, the antenna

pos¡tion

The

antenna

of the antenna

placed

protect

the

FM ANTENNA

For FM

FM outdoor antenna ¡s most ideal, but when signals are

strong, the standard

according to the

Typical examples are:

(15

about a 60 km Antenna: For

stal

This model is equipped

antenna terminals:

coaxial cable from an outdoor

distance

3O0O di-pole

relatively strong.

* *

broadcast

variety

of antennas are available

mile) radius from

ron.

away from

lf in a remote atea, o( inside a concrete

multi-element outdoor antenna is

case, use

When using TV antenna feeder

w¡re ¡s suscept¡ble to

the

years.

Check

can cause sound

A TV/FM Antenna can

antenna.

recept¡on, the use of a

accessory

spec¡f¡c

area

lndoor Antenna:

the

(40

mile) radius from

a 80 km

about

with

75O Terminals:

un¡t;

the

antenna is

300 ohm

wire

terminals.

periodically

distorl¡on or

di-pole antenna

in which lhey

stat¡on;

both 75,Çù and

3OOfl Terminals:

the

For

3-Element

the

(5O

milel radius from the

Use to connect a 75fl

antenna

sufficient when

recommended. ln

wire,

corrosion and

be used in

also

keep in

as defective

increased noise.

stat¡on;

used is of

being

especially

insufficient

high in

un¡Î.

professional

the air,

will suffice.

market for use

to be used.

are about a

300o

the

bu¡ld¡ng, etc.,

lasts only a few

place

20 km

Anlenna:

S-Element

impedance

placed

The supplied

signals

m¡nd that

lead-in wire

of an

type

this

AM ANTENNA

The AM ferrite

adequate for normal AM recept¡on.

signal

when

bar antenna at the

strength is insufficient.

Use

rear of

antenna

the

terminals

un¡t ¡s

FM BROADCAST RECEPTION

Make connections as outlined in CONNECTIONS.

Turn on

2. Set Selector to

Set

MONO

4. Turn Tuning Knob to select desired

Lamp will

5. Tune until

and sible towards the

Adjust

AM BROADCAST

Make connections as outlined

1. Turn on Power

2. Set Selector to AM

3. Turn Tuning Knob 1o select desired station.

4. Ad¡ust

panel Tune

6. Adiust controls of the external amplif ier. *

As AM

Mode Switch is irrelevant-

Power

Switch.

posit¡on.

Mode

signal strength of

the

posrtion

the

controls of the external amplifier.

AM Bar Antenna as

and

until the Signal Strength Meter

possible

Switch

light

the

S¡gnal

Strength

RECEPTION Sw¡tch.

pos¡t¡on

towards the

broadcasts

to FM AUTO/MUTE or

the

recommended.

confirm FM stereo recept¡on).

Tuning Meter indicator ¡s

Meter

right

of the scale.

position.

for

are in monaural only,

required.

maximum

right

of the scale.

(FM

the center

from

out

position

MONO.

Stereo

of FM

desired stat¡on ¡s weak,

stat¡on

reg¡sters as strongly

CONNECTIONS.

Pull

fidelity.

registers as strongly

pos-

rear

For

are

COI\INEGTIGINS

Outdoor Antenna

parallel

300O di-pole antenna.

When using a 75S¿ coaxial cable

the

the the shielded terminal.

lf the

AT-2250

Connect

underground bar.

a deeply buried

Do no1 connect to a

l¡ne, etc.

gas

d¡stortion

term¡nals

Model

way as described

outdoor

FM outdoor anlenna. connect to

75S¿ antenna

AT-2250 and

ground

broadcast

use

exists,

instead of the

above.

B Speakers System

antenna or

terminal, and connect

wire

is nearby and

station

LOC antenna

the

DIST terminals

connect

from

ground

the

¡n the same

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