Fisher 800-B Owners manual

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purchase

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pleted

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equipment you

its

functions,

But

the end

has

now

years

a

chain

Inhoratories.

step-your

opened,

of

musical

have

its

quality

for

enjoyment.

pleasurable ownership
ment

to

give

long

made

over twenty-three

1937

First

high-fidelity sound systems featuring a

-

power amplifier, inverse feedback, acous-

beam
tic speaker
bass reflex) and

1931

First exclusively high fidelity TRF tuner, featur
ing broad-tuning

1931

First
speaker
First coaxial speaker system.

1938

First high fidelity

1938

First Dynamic Range Expander,

1939

First 3

1939

First

1939

First Preamplifier

1945

nograph equalization.

1948

First Dynamic Range Expander with feedback.

1949

First FM
First 50-Watt, all-triode amplifier.

1952

First self

1952

First self

1953

system for high fidelity use.

compartments (infinite baffle and

magnetic cartridges.

two-unit high fidelity system with separate

Prtclosure.

-

Way Speaker in a high fidelity system.

Center-of-Channel Tuning indicator.

-

AM Tuner with variable

-

-

20,000

tuner with amplified

-

Equalizer with selective pho

powered Master Audio Control.

powered, electronic sharp-cut-off filter

of

of

events

For

just

acquired

purchase-is

you

is

and

trouble-free

years

cycle fidelity.

of

and

reliability,

a

FISHER

in\trument

that began

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performance.

merely

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convenience

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beginning.

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virtually unlimited

that

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designed

In

fact, instruments

in

use

today.

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Milestones

1953

1953
1954

1954

1955

1955
1955
1956

1956
1956

1956
1956

1956

1957
1957

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appearance.

of

the

com

ago,

in

our

of

the

of

use.

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door

keys

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we

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In

First

Universal Horn-Type Speaker Enclosure for

any room location and any speaker.

-

First FM
First
First moderately
with TWO meters.
First Peak Power
First Master

position mixing facilities.

First correctly equalized, direct tape
ter audio controls and self-powered preamplifier.
First
First All-Transistorized Preamplifier-Equalizer.
First dual
home use.
First
amplifier for home use.
First FM
First complete graphic response curve indicator
for bass and treble.

First Golden Cascode FM Tuner,

First

AM Receiver with a Cascode Front End.

low-cost

to

MicroRay Tuning Indicator. ohm, Local-Distant positions.

electronic Mixer-Fader.

-

priced, professional

Audio

use Power Monitor in a home amplifier.

dynamic limiters in an FM tuner for

Performance Monitor in a high quallty

-

AM tuner with TWO meters.

Remember

performance

our

assistance

Many

to

create

If

you

to

obtain

let carefully.

the

History

Indicator

in

Control Chassis with five-

high fidelity.

hours

this

want

it.

FM

-

head mas

always

With the

of

that

of

which

toward

AN

IMPORTANT

have

been

instruction

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High

Tuner

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we

want

this equipment

it

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capable.

that objective,

spent

by

our

book

for

out

of

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equipment

time

before

well spent!

Fidelity

First Stereophonic Radio-Phonograph with

1958

netic Stereo Cartridge.

First high

1959

First complete

1959

AM

First high

1959

piston speaker system.

First

7

960

Recording Audio Level Indicator.

First complete stereo

1960

watt power amplifier and new

Smithsonian Institution, Washington,

1960

for
manufactured high fidelity
made

First reverberation device.

1960

equipment - The Fisher Dynamic Spacexpander.

First stereo tuner with MicroTune.

1960
1960

First FM tuner with six

1960

First

1960

First front panel antenna selector switch,

to

give

Should

please

you the

you

at any time need

write me

personally.

best

SUGGESTION

engineers

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quality Stereo Remote Control System.

tuner, audio control, 40-watt amplifier).

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Stereophonic FM-AM Receiver

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use

MicroRay for

collection America’s first commercially

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tuner with five limiters.

Fisher

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7591

radio-phonograph,

in

1937.

for

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CONTENTS

HURRY’

INSTRUCTIONS

SPECIFICATIONS

PAGE

3

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NOTE

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fidelity

offers

becaiise

direction

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produced

ing

to

ever. utilize two separate banks

and

right sections

phones detect

two

ears

phones
tape,
broadcast.

To reproduce stereophonic
channel.;
sound

sepnrate
q-stems-.
are

hcarti

the right

to

pour right:
heard midway between the two speaker systems. The
tling

sense

orchestral performance.

music

a distinct

of

two

and

in

nionophonic

over

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a listener.

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reproduction. This unique dual-channel system

ad\

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iniportant audio characteristics:

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single

with one

of

the

musical sounds

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to

required

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rer*ord player, tape recorder or tuner

c.hannel\.

instruments

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the

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presence

STEREOPHONIC

is a ginnt step forwutd in the history

over

monophonic

These

live sound qualities are

systems

channel.

ear.

the orchestra.

The

independent channels and recorded

ovCr

to

orchestra are heard predominantly in

instruments

such

because recoidings are made and

This

is

Stereophonic recording techniques,

of

microphones,

In

in

sound picked up by

scporote channels of

realism

achieve

which in turn drive two separate speaker

lorated

in

the speaker

as

in the home,

the stereophonic effect.

on

located

is

normally experienced

(single-channel) systems

the

somewhat analogous to listen

positioned

this arrangement, the

much

the

same

each

two

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to

your

in

side

left: instruments

the

center

SOUND

dimensions

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the most part

in

manner

bank

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a

stereophonic

separate

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fed

of

the

orchestra

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appear to

result

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only

of

high

of

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how

the left

micro

as

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micro

disksor

sound

stereo

to

two

on

speaker

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star

at a live

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to

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iicling

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or

”16”

SPEAKERS:

area)

from the chassis

lug

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to

the terrniiial

speakcr

as

a

geiirral

rcsuiting from

.

of

the

connections:

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rising

SPKR

on
on

terminal

power

to

rated

the

Left

the

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speaker

lug+

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loud*pr~,ihers has been decided

only

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cold

or

50

feet in length. Then con

at

a

Speaker

011

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on each speaker terminal strip), Detertiiiiie the impedance

speaker

to

Selector terminal
to the Right Speaker terminal strip,

“S”,

Ordinary power cord

50

and

ronnert

tlie corresponding terminal

strip.

the

The

short

lug

speaker

wire

oti

on

pt‘otr

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your

t~ctween the

“8”,

or

“16”

lug,

depending

or

heavy-duty

on

the impedance

TV

feet in length may be used for these connections.

stereophonic sound

ti’nis

are

used. Although

still

t

ing point in placing

that

yoit

experiment with

on n final placement.

niture arrangement and

ii~iorthodox placement of

oiic

speaker teniporarily,

(one on each speaker

heavy-duty

iiiiiiimum

4iuuld

TV

antenna

of

10

watts to

lug.

The

lie connected to

Impedance Selector

of

your loudspeaker,

your left (as viewed from

LEFT

SPKR

uding

hit

right

from the
Speaker Impedance
should

GND

of

be

lug and the

the speaker.

(one

of

your

chassis

connected

antenna twinlead up to

-

should

distaiicv applications.

and

downward

sliip1)in~

the

800-B

wiiirh

long

wirt.

acros

the long wire

A

folded dipole

arms

of

metal
is used in close prosimity
two wires

minals

will

prevent such stations from overloading the sensitive input
stages
nearby, the
been connected
be rotated horizontally,
tion.

In

tural

close to
antenna
ductors running along each edge of the antenna wire and avoid
fastening the antenna directly to
may he placed under
improves as
should never

FM

ordinary monophonic programs. You may find, therefore,

Antennas

‘The

800-8

is supplied with a hilt-in ferrite loop antenna for

reception. ‘This antcnno provides

supcrior

rcjcction

of

noise and static

AM

*merit

reception.

rooftop antenna or even

prove morc than adeqiiate

Thc3

for

best reception.

only.

chassis

proVide+

antenna

the

AhI

Sincc this

should

the

(‘an

:Intenria terminals

to

the left terminal.

FM

type

be rotated to deterrninr the orientation

[Jest reception.

be

added to the

antenna

antenna

of

on

is

included with the

for

shoi1ld

Tlie

foi

antenna

For

800-B

the

all but extreme long-

be

moved to the rear

ward

position

is

somewhat directional,

is

used

long-distance reception, a

by removing the strap

rent

panel and connecting

800-B.

The

this antenna should be horizontal and away from all large

objects

on

of

and

electrical wiring for best results.

from

this antenna should

the

FM

AntenIw terminal strip on the rear panel.

the

800-B

FM

DIST

terminals should be used. After the antenna has

and

the

to

one or more powerful

be

connected to

tuner.

800-€3

to

If

an

Fhl

put in operation,

determine the orientation

If

the

Fhl

stations, the

the

LOC

station is not located

the

antenna

for

best

apartment Iiuildings and other Luildings using steel struc

supports. reception

n

window.

in

p1ac.e. be sure that they do not contact

tlie height

be folded

multiples requires stronger signals

of

the antenna may

In

some cases, especially in fringe areas, an outdoor

If

can

tacks

a

of

or

carpet,

have

a

be

improved

or

staples are used to fasten the

a

wall.

but

as a general rule, reception

the antenna

is

coiled,

to be improved

highly directional

by

placing the antenna

the

two con

If

necessary. the antenna

increased. The antenna

for

low

noise

levels than

that

for

good multiplex

yngi

type may

for

two

800-B

ter

This

should

recep

place-

be

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