Antennas - Akai AT-93/L Operator's Manual

Antennas
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FM antennas
FM broadcasts give you
excellent sound quality,
but in order to enjoy this
quality, you must catch
the radio waves properly.
Therefore, we recommend
that you select an antenna
appropriate for your area.
T-shaped FM
antenna
The standard accessory
T -shaped FM antenna is
a simple one. Extend the
ends and move it around
to
find the best location,
or attach it to a wall, for
example.
* Unless the radio
waves are strong
enough, the antenna
can't deliver the full
body of the music, or
let the Akai Tuner
show its full capability.
Multi-element FM
outdoor antenna
Chose the number of ele-
ments according to how
far you are from the radio
station. The greater the
number of elements, the
more signals your anten-
na will receive and this in
turn will improve directivi-
ty and lessen multipath
distortion.
Where to install
the antenna
Keep the following in
mind when you install the
antenna.
• Make sure that the an-
tenna is not in the
shadow of a building
and is away from car
traffic and high voltage
wires .
• Tune in a station and
move the antenna
around until you obtain
the best reception.
T-shaped
Multi-element
Multipath
distortion
Multipath distortion
occurs when radio waves
reaching the antenna
directly and indirectly (re-
flected off buildings,
mountains, etc.) from the
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each other. This can
result in noise and inade-
quate channel separation.
AM loop antennas
This Akai tuner is
equipped with an AM loop
antenna. Attach this an-
tenna to a wall or to the
rear panel of the audio
rack. If good reception
cannot be obtained,
attach a wire antenna of
more then 5 m to the
LOOP ANT terminal along
with the AM loop antenna.
Grounding
You can tune in stations
without grounding, but by
grounding you can effec-
tively reduce noise such
as humming. Also, when
you use an outdoor anten-
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electric shock. Connect
one end of the ground
wire to one of the ground
terminals
(lh)
and the
other end to a deeply
buried underground bar
(must be made of lead).
Do not connect to a gas
line, etc. If you live in an
apartment that is equip-
ped with a community an-
tenna terminal, grounding
is not necessary.