Fisher FUTURA 5 F 59 Owners Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS AND WARRANTY

I THE FISHER

FUTURA V

MODEL F-59

Srereophonic Radio-Phonograph

PRICE .00

WORLD LEADER IN HIGH FIDELITY

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CONGRATULATIONS!

Wm; your purchase of a FISHER instrument you have com»
pleted a chain of events that began many months ago, in our
research laboratories. For it is there that the basic concept of the
equipment you have just acquired came into being-its appearance,
its functions, its quality of performance, its convenience of use.

But the end step-your purchase-is merely a beginning. A door

Remember always that we want this equipment to give you the best
performance of which it is capable. Should you at any time need
our assistance toward that objective, please write me personally.

AN IMPORTANT SUGGESTION

Many hours have been spent by our engineers and technical writers

has now opened, for you and your family, on virtually unlimited
years of musical enjoyment. Recognizing that one of the keys to
pleasurable ownership is reliability, we have designed this instru-
ment to give long and trouble-free service. In fact, instruments we

made over twenty» five years ago are still in use today.

to create this instruction book for your guidance and enjoyment.
If you want the most out of your FISHER, there is only one way
to obtain it. With the equipment before you, please read this book-
let carefully. It will be time well spent!

MY W Founder and President

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FISHER FIRSTS-Milestones in the History of High Fidelity Reproduction.

fit hl h-tidall sound 5 WIS llilllillls a 1950 First to use Power Monitor in a home amplltler. "60 First trout panel antenna selector switch, 72-
heam-pgwer srnyplitier, lyrlverse teedoacli, "5; "m All-Yransistorired Preampflflepfiqulllxgr. 300 chin, Locai»DIstantposltions.
acoustic sneaker cunnanments (lull-lite battle 1, ",5! mm dynamic mum in a m mg, '0, mi First Multiplex units with stanza BEACON and
and ooss reflex) and magneltic :arirldzcs. ' mm use. "'1 :riotmltlc lflzltchlflr Mitt: flawl-
First exclusivel III ii tldel liF tuner. on > - rs canine e receivers w u MK-
turlnz uraau-iuiinz'zomo grate fidelity. "5 Elfiiiirffii'fa'flflfi. 352'! '" ""h m mi First FM»Stereo-Multlpiex tuners with static
First twounit Iilgh tidelity system with rep. 1, m FM~AM tuner with Two meters. BFAM.
arato speaker tnqlosuitr Is." First Mme mm": response curve Indlca» Illl First Iouds eater system with traineless wooter
First coaxial speaker system. tor ,0, bass and treble. cone. elim hating all parasitic resonance. _
First high Iideilty tuner with amplltled Ave. 57 First Golden Cascade FM tuner. In" First Internal switching cistern to permit IIIIA
First arWay Speaker in a high fidelity system. "5-, Hm Mlmm Tuning "mm frigging: playback wit use of all controls
"is! Gemini-Channel Tum"! l'idlmai- me First Stereo honic Radio-Phonoaraph with Mas- - ' _
First Preamplifier-Equalizer with selective oho- ngtlc Stereo Cartridge. 1le 2:5: #3::my°s:;:ggmgl:fliimm'mfa
pfrgsrlargi "eacgirglfigogr; Expander with feedback "5! First hileiitaIity Stereo Remote aozflolnsystfm. panel cover, y IMMQIIfely accessible.
- 5 Flr om Iete Stereo honlc F - eco ver . .

2'5: gowmlml'fl [Wlih "dim "Cr 1. (Firm; tur'ier, audio cogtrol. Alt-watt amplifier) IIGZ 521:: clgfldspeaiier with eddy current me

'5 i v a l e "P 9" I95! First hi li-cum llancc Ius hi h-uttlclenc trec- .
First self-powered Master Audio Control. piston slpeaiioypsystem.ll E y ""2 :iiisnilni'ifisan?etiii:r' cm! combined mud
Flrsi sell-vuwnieiir electronic slim-cum" lll- 1960 First to use MicmRay ior FM luv-Inn and as a 1952 First rm Tuner Kit with separate d'Arsonvai
ter system tor high tideiity use. Recording Audio Level indicator. meter tor tuning and separate cathode ray
First Ulll'lflsal "Dill-1w! Speaker EHCll'iSiiiE ll" rm First complete stereo FM»AM receiver with 50- stereo broadcast indicator (SiEREO BEAM).
any room location and any sneaker. watt pawerarnplltlerarid new 7591 output tubes. in: first ste'gophgnlc m 1.".er Wm. Imago.
First FM-AM Recaiver with a Cascade Frnut Emit mo Smithsonian institution, Washington. n.c. Mime Motor tuning.
First low-cost electronic Mixer-Fader. accepts tor its collection America's Iirst coin- 1m Flrst Supersonic mm, Remote Control In a
First moderatelyprlced, protesslonal FM Tuner merclally manutactured lillih tideilty "le high Iidellty component.
with two meters. PMMWP": "ii by my 5" " 31 its: First to use 3411 tubes with unique cavity.
First Peak Power Indicator In high fidelity. "so 3:335:15"liliionFfiiielfefiiggriisi: iéipflzeuladnedlllrr anode deslgn,

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:ioi'ssltugI mixing 'agllfiolgzrol ch $55 with live "so First Sm tuner with Microiuno. in: First power amplifier to use oscilloscope type,

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First FM tuner with six IF stages.
First FM tuner with live limiters.

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First ampiltier ltlt with STRATABALANCE. visual
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THE FISHER FUTURA V

MODEL F-59

Slereophonic Radio-Phonograph

Youit new Future V is a product of the worlds In t highly
regarded manufacturer of high fidelity components. Fl. cr units,
long favored by music lovers of discriminating taste. have also
proven themselves in the demanding cnviromm-nts of laboratnr s.
broadcast studios and government agencies. Professional mus'cians.
mlnprising a significant number of Fisher patrons, join with musical
connoisseurs from all walks of life in praise of the wrisimilituth-
created by Fisher component-quality consolo.

All modes of high fidelity, both stereo- and monophonic are pro.
vided for in the circuits of your Future. The unusually sensitive
tuncr can be used for the reception of AM, FM, and multiplexed FM
stereo broadcasts: its multiplex circuits are fully integrated; not
merely electronic add-ens. The famous STEREO BEACON shows
whether or not a station is broadcasting in FM stereo and automati-
cally switches the instrument between storeophonic and monaural
modes of operation, as needed. The MICRO-RAY tuning indicator
makes precise tuning virtually automatic for anyone. Ten controls.
including a Speaker Selector, AM bandwidth switch, and Loudness
Contour switch, enable you to select any program source instantly.
and to adjust volume and tonal characteristics to your taste. Special
connections are provided for the FISHER SrAcExrANnnnJt and WS-l
Wide-SurroundE speakers. An aulomatic shut-off feature turns off
the entire instrument after the last record has been played. The new
transistorized 75-watt stereo power amplifier represents an important

advance in the design of high fidelity components By eliminating
the output transformers and matching the output circuits to the
rlraraetcristi ' of the two three-way speaker systems, a remarkably
true and clean reproduction of the most complex orchestral passages
is achieved.

Flawless circuitry. the use of costly, durable materials, and unbur-
riotl mauufaolurc-essontial constituents of quality which are too
often lost in mass productianall of these will contribute to years
of trouble-free operation and to your greater listening pleasure. These
are the attributes which have. for twenty-five years. created the world-
wide FISHER reputation.

WHAT IS STEREOPHONIC SOUND?

S'rsucoruomc souNu (stereo) is a method of reproducing sound by
means of two independent channels, left and right, so that a
spatial feeling of direction and depth is recreated. It is the extension
of high fidelity sound into three dimensions. in fact, it offers the
closest approach to true high fidelity (faithfulness to the original)
that modern technology has yet achieved. Thus, good stereophonie
sound is high fidelity in the best sense of the term

This feeling of dimension is lost with monophonic (single channel)
reproduction, because our ears help determine direction only if each