UNPACKING YOUR MD 208................4 SETTING UP THE MD 208 ................5 SET UP OF THE INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER SECTION OF THE MD 208........... 6 SET UP OF THE TUNER SECTION OF THE MD 208 ..............6 CONNECTING ADDITIONAL SOURCES TO THE MD 208 ............7 SET UP THE MD 208 WITH AN EXTERNAL HOME THEATER PROCESSOR........
FM tuner will help ensure optimum performance as quickly as possible. Once again, thank you for including a MAGNUM DYNALAB product in your entertainment system. We are sure that you will have years of listening pleasure...
Carefully remove the MD 208 from the end caps and wrapping, inspect all sides. Pay special attention to the corresponding areas on the unit where damage was found to the shipping carton.
Please note that the piece of wire provided should only be used as a device to test the tuner, to obtain optimum benefit from this fine tuner a better antenna may be required. Magnum Dynalab offers a number of different antennas, these Reception Techniques antennas are discussed in the in the back of the manual.
(All numbers correspond to the product diagram on Page 11) 1. Now that you have positioned the MD 208 correctly and plugged it into the appropriate AC power supply, you are ready to hook it up to the speakers. Hook...
To Connect to a Home Theater Processor 1. Turn the power off to the MD 208 by the main power switch on the rear of the unit. 2. Connect your theater processor Main Left and Right interconnects into the MD 208 through the A4 input.
- 8 - 4. Power up the MD 208 by switching the main power rocker switch found on the rear of the MD 208, to the “ON” position. “Input” 5. Press and HOLD the button (found on the faceplate of the MD 208) for at least 3 seconds.
(left/right) compared to the other speaker. 7. VOLUME UP/VOLUME DOWN: Increase or reduces the volume level of the preamplifier section of the MD 208. 8. INPUT: Adjusts the selected source received by the preamplifier section of the receiver (i.e. Tuner, CD, Aux 1).
- 11 - CONTROL FUNCTIONS (Numbers correspond with product diagram on page 11) 1. VOLUME CONTROL – The digitally controlled precision volume control allows you to vary the volume from 0-50. Note that it is not a linear volume control – therefore volume changes will vary more as you turn the control at higher levels than at lower levels.
108.5 MHz. This readout is controlled by the tuning control. 13. CENTER TUNE METER – Indicates the setting of the tuners front end, in normal situations the tuner should be tuned so that the needle is in the center. DIAGRAM OF MD 208...
- 13 - TROUBLE SHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE POSSIBLE SOLUTION No sound, meter Power cord disconnected Connect power cord lights are not on Power off at source Check AC source Fuse blown Check rear panel fuse No sound, meter Interconnect not properly Check installation of lights on installed...
Magnum Dynalab offers two Yagi antennae, the MD 6 FM or MD 10 FM Vertical ½ Wave - This design offers ease of installation and operation. This type of antenna is omni-directional, which means that it picks up stations coming from all directions.
- 15 - Magnum Dynalab offers the MD ST-2, an excellent vertical ½ wave antenna Folded Di-Pole - This is the most common and simplest of all antennas, most people are familiar with the 79 cent piece of wire you received with most electronics gear (generally provided with a tuner or receiver).
- 16 - SAFETY SHEET IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS 2. HEED ALL WARNINGS 3. FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS 4. DO NOT USE THIS APPARATUS IN WATER 5. CLEAN ONLY WITH DRY CLOTH 6. DO NOT BLOCK ANY VENTILATION OPENINGS, INSTALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS.
LIMITED WARRANTY Register your product at www.magnumdynalab.com Magnum Dynalab Ltd. herein referred to as the “manufacturer” guarantees this product to be free of defect in both material and workmanship and agrees to remedy any such defect or replace any defective component at no charge for a period of two years from date of sale to the first end user.