Sherwood R 525 Owners Manual

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READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT FOR U.S.A. AND CANADA .......................................... 120 V Units shipped to the U.S.A. and Canada are designed for operation on 120 V AC only. Safety precaution with use of a polarized AC plug. However, some products may be supplied with a nonpolarized plug. CAUTION : To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert. ATTENTION : Pour eviter les choc electriques, introduire la lame la plug large de la borne correspondante de la prise et poussre jusqu'au fond. INTRODUCTION UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION Congratulations on Your Purchase! Your new high fidelity Receiver is designed to deliver maximum enjoyment and years of trouble free service. Please take a few moments to read this manual thoroughly. It will explain the features and operation of your unit and help ensure a trouble free installation. Please unpack your unit carefully. We recommend that you save the carton and packing material. They will be helpful if you ever need to move your unit and may be required if you ever need to return it for service. Your unit is designed to be placed in a horizontal position and it is important to allow at least two inches of space behind your unit for adequate ventilation and cabling convenience. To avoid early damage, never place the unit near radiators, in front of heating vents, in direct sunlight, or in excessively humid or dusty locations. Connect your complementary components as illustrated in the following section. 2 CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. Caution : Do not block ventilation openings or stack other equipment on the top. FOR U.S.A.I

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INSTALLATION Please make the following connections (where applicable). Notes! -“ SWITCH OFF THE RECEIVER BEFORE MAKING ANYCONNECTIONS. -“ Do not connect the receiver to the wall socket when making connections. -“ Be sure to connect the white plugs to the L (left) and the red plugs to the R (right) jacks when making connections. CONNECTIONS 1. FM INDOOR ANTENNA Connect the supplied antenna to the FM antenna terminals, as shown. Change the position of the antenna until you get the best reception of your favorite FM stations. FM OUTDOOR ANTENNA A 75-„¦ outdoor FM antenna may be used to further improve the reception. Disconnect the indoor antenna before replacing it with the outdoor one. 2. AM LOOP ANTENNA Tune in your favorite AM station and position the loop antenna for best reception. Try other stations and find the position that gives best overall reception. When this unit is mounted in a rack or placed on a shelf with insufficient space behind, hang the antenna on a wall in the direction which gives best reception. 3. SYSTEM GROUND TERMINAL When using a PHONOGRAPH, connect the ground lead from your PHONOGRAPH to this terminal. 4. AUDIO IN/OUT -“ PHONO IN -“ input jacks for connecting a phonograph. I Connect these jacks to the output jacks of a phonograph with MM (Moving Magnet) type cartridge. -“ CD IN -“ input jacks for connecting a Compact Disc player. I Connect these jacks to the OUTPUT jacks of the CD player. -“ AUX/TV IN -“ input jacks for connecting the fixed audio output jacks of a TV set or any other source you want to hear; an additional CD player or a cassette deck, etc. -“ TAPE 1 PLAY/REC AND TAPE MON 2 PLAY/REC -“ PLAY and REC jacks for connecting a cassette deck, a Digital Compact Cassette deck or another digital recording device. I Connect the PLAY jacks to the PLAY or LINE OUTPUT jacks of the deck. I Connect the REC jacks to the REC or LINE INPUT jacks of the deck. These TAPE 2 MONITOR PLAY/REC jacks may also be connected to the LINE OUTPUT/INPUT jacks of an audio processor such as an optional graphic equalizer or a Digital Signal Processor. -“ LDP IN -“ input jacks for connecting the audio output jacks of a Laser Disc Player. I Connect these jacks to the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks of LDP. -“ VCR 1 PLAY/REC -“ PLAY(input) and REC(output) jacks for connecting the audio OUTPUT and INPUT jacks of a Hi-Fi stereo VCR. I Connect the PLAY jacks to the AUDIO PLAY or OUTPUT jacks of the VCR. I Connect the REC jacks to the AUDIO REC or INPUT jacks of the VCR. Note : The audio and video inputs and outputs of the VCR must be connected to allow the VCR 2/CAMCORDER inputs on the front of the receiver to be used for recording input. 3 ENGLISH Important note for connecting equipment that does not have IN/OUT markings on the input and output jacks: R-525 Device to be connected, e.g. cassette deck. PLAY