Creek T-43 Owners manual

Thank you for purchasing the T43. You are now in possession of a State of the art
AM/FM tuner. The T43 is a matching tuner for the 42, 43 and 52 series Creek product
range, although it will work very well with any other manufacturers amplifiers.

The functions and operation of the T43 are deceptively
simple for the many features that it offers, which can
also be remotely controlled. The following notes are
provided to explain all aspects of its design and use.

T43 FUNCTIONS
Front panel controls

1. Tuning or Pre-set station selection, by rotary control
knob, is toggled by the Mode selector.

2. Band push button selects FM, MW and LW for
Europe, or AM/FM for North America. Custom fre­quencies and bands for other locations are factory
set, but Creek dealers can re-program them if you
have to move to a different zone.

3. Search Up / Down push button tunes up or down
automatically, stopping on each usable station and
rolling over at band ends.

4. Mono push button reduces noise on distant stations
and changes the mute threshold to allow fringe sta­tions to be received more easily.

5. Store allows selected stations to be memorised by
the tuner in pre-set channel locations, separately on
each wavelength.

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Creek Audio Ltd

2 Bellevue Road, Friern Barnet, London N11 3ER, England

Tel: 00 44 + (0)181-361 4133 Fax: 00 44 + (0)181-361 4136
E-mail: [e-mail] Internet: www.creekaudio.co.uk

Designed and made in the UK.

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6. Mains On / Off switches power from the mains.

7. Infra-Red sensor can receive remote control (RC5) instructions of all functions
(except Mono), plus direct channel access through numeric keys from the tuner
remote handset.

8. LCD display contains frequency, channel, centre tuning and signal strength
information, together with all other function status in a highly visible green display.

Rear Panel connections

1. 75 ohm coax FM aerial socket

2. 300 ohm balanced FM aerial screw terminals.

3. Wire AM aerial screw terminal.

4. Screw terminal chassis ground.

5. Stereo (RCA) phono sockets for analogue audio output.

CONNECTING THE T43
Power supply requirements

To operate the tuner it is necessary to first connect the unit to the mains supply via the
power cord supplied. There is an IEC mains connector on the rear panel that contains a
protection fuse. The power cord should be connected to it and to a domestic mains
socket carrying 220-240V AC 50Hz or 110-120V AC 60Hz, depending on country of use.

Should it be necessary to replace the fuse, ensure that you use the same type as
specified on the rear panel. i.e: 5 x 20mm cartridge type T 500 mA surge resisting

for 220-240V 50Hz AC, T 1 A surge resisting for 110-120V 60Hz AC or a T 1A
surge resisting for 100V (Japan).

Antenna requirements

To obtain the best quality FM signal, in stereo with low background noise, it is neces­sary to use a good antenna (aerial), preferably mounted on a roof of a building, or in
an attic or loft. A 75 ohm co-axial cable should be used to bring the radio signal to the
tuner. Use a good quality 75 ohm co-ax plug to connect the radio signal into the rear
panel socket marked: FM antenna 75 ohms. In some parts of the world 300 ohm bal­anced feeder cable is more popular, in which case it should be connected to the 300
ohm screw terminals only.

If it is not possible to use an outdoor aerial, a balanced 300 ohm indoor T-antenna will
give reasonable results when connected to the 300 ohm terminals. Note that the
direction of the T-piece with respect to the transmitter site will affect the strength and
quality of reception, giving more or less noise, especially on stereo signals.

The AM part of the radio will work very well using a single wire from one side of the
300 ohm aerial terminal, or just from a 300 ohm T-antenna. Place the provided 2M
length of thin stranded wire behind the equipment and adjust its position with respect
to the direction of the transmitter to improve reception.

Output from the tuner

To connect the audio signal from the tuner to an amplifier it is necessary to use a pair
of cables terminated with (RCA) phono plugs. Shielded types of interconnect are bet­ter for reducing hum or other interference pick-up. Dont sacrifice quality for price in
this important area.

OPERATING THE T43
Manual and Pre-Set tuner operation

The large control knob on the right side of the panel has two functions. First, it will
manually tune the radio up and down smoothly to receive stations on AM or FM.
The second function is to select Pre-Set stations from the tuners memory.
To distinguish between these two functions, the LCD display has both frequency and
channel number indication on the right (see diagram below).

The frequency of the station will always be displayed, but the Pre-Set channel will only
show when the tuner is in Pre-Set mode, selected by the MODE select button. The
button toggles between one state and the other. The T43 will remember the last tuned
frequency or pre-set after switching off, so it can be restored when switching back on.

FM

AM
MW
LW

MEMORYSTEREOMONO

CH

MHZ

KHZ

AUTO

FREQUENCY RANGES AVAILABLE FOR EUROPEAN MODEL:

FM 87 - 108 MHz 50 kHz increments manual, 100 kHz scanned

MW 522 - 1611 kHz 9 kHz increments

LW 144 - 288 kHz 9 kHz increments

FREQUENCY RANGES FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN MODEL:

FM 87 - 108 MHz 50 kHz increments manual, 100 kHz scanned

AM 530 - 1710 kHz 10 kHz increments

FREQUENCY RANGES FOR JAPANESE MODEL:

FM 76 - 90 Mhz 50 kHz increments manual, 100kHz scanned

AM 522 - 1611 kHz 9 kHz increments

FREQUENCIES AVAILABLE ON MODEL FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD:

FM 87 - 108 Mhz 50 kHz increments manual, 100kHz scanned

AM 522 - 1611 kHz 9 kHz increments

Tune

Pre-set

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