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- Page 1 THE MclNTOSH MX113 FM/FM STEREO-AM TUNER-PREAMPLIFIER Price $1.25 Reading Time: 45 Minutes...
- Page 3 Your MX 113 AM-FM/FM stereo tuner CONTENTS stereo preamplifier will give many years of pleasant satisfactory performance. If you have questions Service Contract please contact— Installation 2, 3 CUSTOMER SERVICE How to Connect 4, 5 Mclntosh Laboratory Inc. What the Controls Do 2 Chambers Street And How to Use Them 6, 7...
- Page 4 If the cutout is to be located from the front of the panel, begin at 2. If the cutout is to be located from the rear of the panel, begin here. 1. On the back of the cabinet panel, scribe a vertical cen- terline through the exact center of the area in which the cutout is to be made.
- Page 5 Insert the power cord through the opening. Carefully IMPORTANT: DRILL THE 6 HOLES BEFORE MAKING THE CUTOUT. slide the MX 113 into the opening so the rails on the bot- tom of the equipment slide in the track of the mounting Accurately drill the three holes on each side of the cut- brackets.
- Page 6 How to Connect With the MX 113 one of three antenna systems can be used: (1) the indoor dipole supplied with the MX 113, (2) an outdoor FM antenna, or (3) an all channel (UHF-VHF- FM) antenna. In fringe areas best results will probably be CONNECTING A RECORD PLAYER TO PHONO 1 obtained with the use of an outdoor FM antenna.
- Page 7 TURNTABLE TAPE RECORDER FM A N T E N N A AM A N T E N N A TO 120V AC OUTLET POWER A M P L I F I E R RIGHT SPEAKER LEFT SPEAKER...
- Page 8 What the Controls Do and How to Use Them TREBLE INPUT SELECTOR The TREBLE is a concentric control. The outer knob con- Select any one of five program sources: trols the high frequency response in the right channel. The center knob controls the high frequency response in the AUX: Connects the output from any high level program left channel.
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Page 9: Using The Pushbuttons
more rapidly than its response to pitch centered in the mid- TAPE tonal range. The LOUDNESS switch converts the volume The TAPE pushbutton allows instantaneous comparison control to a loudness compensated control. Use LOUDNESS- of recorded material and the program source. With the push- IN to listen at low volume and still hear full-frequency range. - Page 10 Balancing Your Stereo The performance and enjoyment of a stereo system is greatly increased when the sound is properly balanced. The balance of the stereo system is affected by many things including room acoustics, furniture placement, room shape, small differences in loudspeakers, etc. To assist you in balancing your stereo system in your room, here is the procedure to determine correct phase and program loudness.
- Page 11 Listening to Your Stereo The recording process continues as usual. When the TAPE pushbutton is at the OUT position the program being re- corded is heard. LISTENING TO A STEREO RECORD LISTENING TO AM Turn the INPUT SELECTOR to PHONO 1 or PHONO 2, Turn the INPUT SELECTOR to AM.
- Page 12 Performance Limits and Ratings Performance limits are the maximum deviation from perfection permitted for a Mclntosh instrument. We promise you that the MX 113 you buy must be capable of perform- ance at or exceeding these limits or you get your money back.
- Page 13 10 millivolts produces 1.2 volts output. FM and WEIGHT: 26 pounds (11.79 kg) net, 38 pounds (17.24 kg) will produce 1.2 volts output at 100% modulation. in shipping carton. FINISH: Front panel: Anodized gold and black with special L + R: 2 volts with rated input gold/teal panel nomenclature illumination.
- Page 14 FM SIGNAL PERFORMANCE Performance Charts RF INPUT SIGNAL IN MICROVOLTS ACROSS 300 OHMS FM-IF CHARACTERISTIC FM HARMONIC DISTORTION 1000 10000 FREQUENCY IN HERTZ -100 FREQUENCY IN KILOHERTZ...
- Page 15 AM FREQUENCY RESPONSE 1000 10000 20000 FREQUENCY IN HERTZ AM SELECTIVITY AT 1000 kHz -100 1030 1020 1010 1000 FREQUENCY IN kHz...
- Page 16 PHONO EQUALIZATION 1000 10000 20000 FREQUENCY IN HERTZ TONE CONTROLS 1000 10000 20000 FREQUENCY IN HERTZ LOUDNESS AND FILTER CHARACTERISTICS 1000 10000 20000 FREQUENCY IN HERTZ...
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Page 17: Technical Description
Technical Description signal to two double-tuned transformers, a ceramic filter network, and a single-gate MOS-FET. The sides of the IF curve are compressed by this circuit narrowing the IF band- pass. In this mode of operation weak stations adjacent to TUNING MECHANISM AND DIAL DRIVE strong stations can be tuned with surprising clarity. - Page 18 the recovered information with the L + R carrier signal. A high-quality loopstick antenna is provided. It can be This yields the left and right program output with maximum rotated for maximum performance, optimum signal recep- tion or minimum interference. In each MX 113 the loop- separation.
- Page 19 directly to the volume control. A loudness circuit is con- nected to a tap on the volume control to provide loudness compensation. Compensation can be switched in or out. The high level signal then feeds to a pair of transistors connected as high gain amplifiers.
- Page 22 STATION LOG CALL ANTENNA CALL ANTENNA FREQUENCY LOCATION FREQUENCY LOCATION LETTERS DIRECTION LETTERS DIRECTION...
- Page 24 MclNTOSH AUDIO DIVISION 2 CHAMBERS ST., BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 13903 607-723-3512 Design subject to change without notice. Printed in U.S.A. 038-876 BE022003...