Fisher FUTURA F 5593 Owners Manual

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\ CONGRATULATIONS! Withyourpurchase ofaFISHER instrument youhave com- pleted a chain of events thatbegan many months ago, inour research laboratories. For it isthere that the basicconcept of the equipment you havejustacquired cameintobeing-its appearance, its functions, itsquality of performance, its con- venience of use. But the end step-your purchase-is merely a beginning.A door has now opened,for youand your family,onvirtually unlimited yearsofmusical enjoyment. Recognizing that oneof the keys to pleasurable ownership isreliability, wehave designed this instrument to givelong and trouble-free service. In fact, instruments we made over twenty-sevenyears ago are still inuse today. Remember always thatwewant this equipment to give you the best performance ofwhich it is capable.Shouldyouat any time need our assistance towardthatobjective, please write mepersonally. ANIMPORTANT SUGGESTION II ~. Many hours have beenspent by our engineers andtechnical writers to create thisinstruction book foryour guidance and enjoyment. Ifyou want the most out of yourFISHER, thereis only oneway to obtain it.With the equipment before you,please read this bookletcarefully. It will betime wellspent: 1tu'lA.1(. il~ Founder and President FISHERFIRSTS-Milestones in the History of High Fidelity Reproduction. 1937 Firsthigh-fidelity. sound systems Ieaturinqabeam- 1956First performance m~nitor inahigh-quality amplifier. power amplifier, Inversefeedback, acousticspeaker 1956First FM-AM tunerWith two meters. compartments (infinite baffleandbass reflex) and 1956Firstcomplete graphic response curveindicatorfor magnetiC cartridges. .bass andtreble. 1937 First exclusively high-fidelity TRFtuner, teaturinq 1957First GOLDEN CASCODE FM tuner. broad-tuning 20-20,000 cycle fidelity.. 1957First MicroRay tuningindicator. 1937 First two-unit high-fidelity system Withseparate 1958First stereophonic radio-phonograph withmagnetiC speaker enclosure. stereocartridge. 1938Firstcoaxial s~eaker system... 1959First high-quality remote control system. 1938 First high-fidelity tuner WithamplifiedAVC. 1959First complete stereophonicFM-AMreceiver (FM- 1939 Firstdynamic range .expander... AMtuner, audio control, 40-watt amplifier). 1939 First 3-way speaker In a h,gh-f.,del,tysystem.1959First high-compliance plus high-efficiencyFree-Pis- 1939 Firstcenter-of~channel tuning!ndlcator. . ton loudspeakersystem. 1945 First preamplifier-equalizer With selective phono- 1960First to use MicroRay forFMtuning and asa record- graph equalIZation.. ingaudio level indicator. 1948 First dynamic range expander Withfeedback. 1960Smithsonian Institution, Washington,D.C., receives 1949 FirstFM-AM tuner. With variable AFC. for its collectionAmerica's firstcommerciallymanu- 1952 F!rst 50-watt ail-triode amplifier. facturedhigh-fidelity radio-phonograph, madeby 1952 Firstself-powered masteraudiocontrol. . AveryFisher in1937. 1953 First self-powered, electronic sharp-cutoff Illter.svs-1960First reverberation deviceforuse inhigh fidelity tem forhigh-fidelity use. equipment-theFisherDynamic Spacexpandere. 1953 First universal horn-type speaker enclosure for any1960First stereo tuner with MicroTune. room location andanyspeaker. 1960First front-panel antenna selector switch,72-300 1953 FirstFM-AM receiver With a cascode front end.ohm Local-Distant positions. 1954 First low-cost electronic mixer-fader. 1961.' .. 1954 Firstmoderately priced professional FM tuner with First FM-Stereo multiplex. adapter With STEREO two meters. BEACON andautomatic SWitching, monotostereo. 19S5 First peak power indicatorin high fidelity. 1961Firstcomplete FM-multlplex stereo receivers. 1955 First master audiocontrol chassis with five-position 1961First FM-stereo tuners With STEREO BEACON and mixing facilities. STEREO BEAM...... 1955 Firstcorrectly equalized, direct tape-head prearnpli- 1961FirstInternal SWitching system to permit Immediate lier with self-powered master audiocontrol. tapeplayback With use of allcontrols and SWitches. 1956 First all-transistor preamplifier-equalizer. 1962First simplified-operation control-amplifier,with in- 1956 Firstdual dynamic limiters in an FM tuner for home frequentlyused controls behind front-panel cover, use. yetimmediately accessible. COPYRIGHT 1966 FISHER RADIO CORPORATION All Rights Reserved 1962 First loudspeaker with eddy-current-damped voice coil. 1962 First FMtuner kit withseparate d'Arsonval meter for tuning and separate cathode raystereo broad- cast indicator (STEREO BEAM). 1963 First power amplifiertouse oscilloscope-type fre- quency-compensated input circuit. 1963 First amplifier kit withSTRATABALANCE® visual dynamic balancing system. 1964 First multiplex adapter with'flywheel synchroniza- tion.' Closely approaches theoreticallimitofnoise rejection, and of all spuriousresponses. 1964 First FM Stereo Tuner withSTEREOSCAN®. 1964 First peripherally-driven tweeterwithcotton, soft dome, 1964 First to use TUNE-O-MATlC® circuitryin an FM tuner. 1965First All-in-One, All-Transistor 4-Gang Front-End. 1966 First F.E.T. front-end design with over 40db of Automatic Gain Control(more than ten timesthat of the best prior solid-state techniques.) 1966 First FMtuner with Automatic FM AntennaSignal Attenuator. 1966 FirstFMtuner to achieve 0.6 db captureratio-three times better thanthe best previous achievement. 1966 FirstFMTuner to use a 10-megacycle-wide Counter Detector, eliminating alldistortion for thelife ofthe I tuner. 1966FirstFM Tuner with Clear SignalIndicator. 1966 First FMTuner to incorporate a Power Amplifier Circuit for high-quality, low-impedance headphones. 1966 First time-division multiplexcircuitto incorporate a Four-Diode Coincidence Circuit. 1966First all-transistor FMReceiver to use Overload Protection. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS-PAGE 2 Yournew console is anoutstanding example of the bold imagina- tion, sound design,andcare in manufacture which have madethe FISHER name synonymous with leadership in high-fidelity for over a quarter-century. Combining old-world artistryin furniture design and construction with thelatestadvances inelectronics and electro-acoustics, itexhibits thesuperlative FISHER performance long praised by professional musicians and musicalconnoisseurs. This unit is a complete high-fidelity stereo system featuring a transistorized AM-FM-stereo receiver, a precision four-speed automatic turntable,andtwomatched full-range speaker systems. (The receiver itself incorporates several design innovations, among them a revolutionary new FET front end,amultiplex de- coder with exclusive STEREO BEACON',and apower-amplifier section with the unique Transist-O-Gard" protective circuit.) The console's inherent flexibility permits you toplay AM,FM, and FM-stereo broadcasts, mono and stereo phonograph records of any size and speed, and anyone of a wide variety of auxiliary program sources of your choice. Whatever the program,youmay shape its sound characteristics to suit your personal tastes and listening conditions with the console'sversatilearray of controls and switches. These also permit you to listen either through the console's speakers or through optionally connected stereo head- phones and extension speakers. ApairofFISHER WS-2WIDE- SURROUND'> speakersmay also be connected forenhanced stereo 'spread', ifdesired. Special facilities are also inclu.ded for tape-recording the selected program whilelistening, for playing back the recording (or any prerecorded tape) through theconsole at your convenience, andforadding reverberation with the FISHER K-10 DYNAMIC SPACEXPANDER". The automatic turntablecan be quickly adapted either for auto- FUTURA® F-5593 Stereophonic Radio-Phonograph matic operation witha stack ofrecords or for single-play manual operation. Ineither case, accurate tracking is assured bya coun- terbalanced transcription-quality tone arm with stylus-pressure and antiskating adjustments and a high-compliance diamond- stylus cartridge. The built-incuelever may be used to lower the arm to any selected band onthe record without risking stylus or record damage. If desired, the turntablewillautomatically shut off the console after playing thelast record ina stack, permitting you toleave the set unattended when playingrecords. Each of the compound speakersystems contains separate speakers for the various segments of the audiblespectrumand a specially designed low-loss crossovernetwork.All speakers- custom builtto exacting standards with large-diameter voice coils and massive magnetassemblies-are precisely matched for the smoothest overall response and minimum distortion. As with any FISHER instrument,the mostimportant advantages of this console will become increasinglyapparentwiththepassage of time. These are the craftsmanship in construction, theuse of costly, more durable materials, andtherigid test procedures behind every FISHER unit which receivesthefinal stamp of approval. Beforeleaving the factory, your sethad to pass a com- prehensive series of stringentexaminations. In this way,we endeavor tomaintain our long-established world-widereputation for the very highest standards in performance and reliability. "The trademark, STEREO BEACON", signilies this model has the exclusiveconvenience feature that automatically switches to the stereo mode, signalsthe presence of the stereobroadcast,and automatically switches back to mono again-according to the typeofprogram being received. 0:11PatentPending