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IntroductionThank you for purchasing the X-TONE. By using the X-TONE
to fine tune your system we sincerely hope that you gain many years
of musical pleasure from your Hi-Fi.
Installation Precautions
Your new X-TONE is designed and built to provide trouble-free
performance, as with all electronic devices it is however necessary to
observe a few precautions. Please ensure that you have complied
with these before you connect the power to your X-TONE. Retain
this guide for future reference.
n nDo not use the X-TONE near water.
n nKeep the X-TONE away from heat sources such as
radiators.
n nOnly use the mains adaptor provided. The use of
other adaptors could seriously damage your X-
TONE.
n nPlace all connecting cables where they are not likely
to bewalked on or trapped by items placed on them.
This Hi-Fi product has been tested to ensure that its operation
will not be adversely affected by normal background levels of R.F.I.
(Radio Frequency Interference). It is possible that if the unit is sub-
jected to abnormally high levels of R.F.I. the unit may not perform as
expected. In the unlikely event of this happening please contact
Musical Fidelity's service department.
Do not remove any covers, the X-TONE will not be covered
under warranty if it has been tampered with. There are no adjust-
ments within. Please refer all service work to an authorised Musical
Fidelity agent.
Operation
The X-TONE has been specifically designed as a fine adjust-
ment tone control module allowing you to tailor your systems
frequency response without affecting the important midrange fre-
quencies. This preserves the tone and timbre of music often lost with
less subtle tone controls.Both the Bass and Treble Controls have 3 different selectable
frequencies of operation. The Bass control can operate at 30, 60 or
120Hz (or be defeated) whilst the Treble control can operate at 5kHz,
10kHz or 15kHz (or be defeated). Both Bass and Treble controls
provide up to 9dB of boost or cut with a centre click indicating the
'flat' (i.e. no boost or cut) position.
In order to achieve the sound balance that you are looking for
we would suggest that you experiment with these controls both to
familiarise yourself with their operation and to find the optimum
settings which best suit your system.
Connections
All connections should be made before the mains adaptor is
plugged in.
The X-Tone can be used either to process the sound of an
individual component in your system or the overall sound of the
whole system. To process an individual component connect the X-
TONE between the component's output and your amplifier's input as
shown.
Alternatively to affect the overall system response you can
connect the X-TONE between Pre and Power Amplifiers, see below.
In some cases the X-TONE can also be inserted in the Tape
Monitor Loop of your amplifier. If you are in any way unsure of
whether the X-TONE can be suitably connected into your system
please consult you dealer who should be able to help and advise you.
For the best results we recommend that you use Musical Fidel-
ity X-LINX "No-Nonsense" interconnect cables for all connections.
The X-TONE has been designed to be left on indefinitely.
