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FUNCTION OF CONTROLS
© BASS and TREBLE tone controls
These knobs control the prominence of bass and tre-
ble
response.
Clockwise
rotation
increases
response;
counterclockwise
rotation
decreases
it.
Adjust
the tone
to the acoustic
condition
of the
listening room or to your preference.
When these tone controls are to be used, be sure to
first depress the TONE switch (= ON).
Each
number
in the text is keyed to that of the photo
and illustration on page 3.
Front panel
@ POWER switch
Turns the operating power on or off.
@ BALANCE
control
Governs
the amount
of sound
coming
from
each
@ Powerlstandby indicator
paired speaker to get optimum stereo effect.
When the power is turned on, the muting circuit ac-
tivates and the indicator blinks in red. The indicator
then lights up in green indicating that the unit is now
in standby.
The indicator wil! also blink in red when the protec-
tion circuit is activated.
@ SUBSONIC
filter switch
If subsonic
noise
components
created
by warped
records, etc. are present, the audible range frequen-
cies may
be modulated
and
cause
irritating
inter-
modulation
distortion.
In this
case,
depress
the
switch (o ON) to reduce unwanted noise components
in the program source. The filter will cut off any input
signals below 15 Hz at a 6dB-per-octave
rate. Press
the switch again to release it (cg. OFF).
© ATTENUATOR knob
Regulates the overall sound level.
Turning the knob toward 0 increases the volume and
turning it toward —
decreases the volume. Be sure
to lower the volume whenever you turn the amplifier
on or off.
@ AUDIO REC OUT SELECTOR
switch
Permits you to select the desired program source you
want to record.
For tape dubbing or video editing, set this switch to
appropriate position.
:
@ FUNCTION
buttons and indicators
Press to select the desired
audio or video program
source. Press another button to change the program.
The indicator lamp above the pressed button will light
up, indicating the program in use.
@® CARTRIDGE LOAD selector
Before you play a record, be sure to set the selector
as follows:
Moving-Magnet (MM) type cartridge
Set the CARTRIDGE
LOAD selector to MM.
Moving-Coil (MC) type cartridge
402:
for acartridge with an impedance of 40 ohms
or more.
3@:
fora cartridge with an impedance in the 3 to
40 ohms range.
@ HEADPHONES jack
Accepts
any
low or high
impedance
stereo
head-
phones.
For headphone monitoring only, set the SPEAKERS
selector to OFF.
@ SPEAKERS
selector
Select speaker system A or B (Type 1, 3, 4).
Select speaker system A or B, or both (for the Cana-
dian model of the TA-F555ESH and for Type 2 and 5
models of the TA-F444ESII).
For headphone
monitoring only, set the SPEAKERS
selector to OFF.
Rear panel
@® Ground terminal
To prevent hum, be sure to connect the ground wire of
the turntable system to this ground terminal. If hum
still exists, it may be helpful to connect the ground
@ TONE switch
terminal directly to earth via a ground rod.
Depress this switch (= ON) when you adjust the tone
controls or when you use the BASS BOOST switch.
Note
While you keep the switch released (a. DIRECT), the
tone
control
circuits
are
completely
disconnected
from the signal path and a flat frequency response is
obtained.
© BASS BOOST switch
Depress this switch (1 ON) when you are driving a
speaker
system
such
as a small
bookshelf
type
system, which has a weak bass response.
When the BASS BOOST switch is to be used, be sure
to first depress the TONE
switch (1a ON).
in some
particular
MM
cartridges,
the ground
for
signal is connected to the ground for cartridge body.
lf this type of cartridge should be installed to a metal
cartridge shelt, current will flow through the tonearm
ground
in a loop and will cause
hum
noise. In this
case, disconnect the turntable ground wire from the
mr terminal of the amplifier, or disconnect the ground
for cartridge body from the ground for signal.
ground for
cartridge body
ground for signal
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