Akai AM-M77 User manual

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WARNING
To
prevent
f
ire
orshockhazard,donotexposethisappliance
to
rain
or
moisture. e
Manual
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ffifuWarning
Miseengarde
&
Power
requirements
Powerrequirements
forelectrical
equipmentdiffer from areatoarea.
Pleas ensurethatyourmachinemeetsthepower
requirements
in yourarea.
If indoubt,consult
aqualified electrician.
120V.
60Hzfor USA and
Canada
220V,50Hzfor Europe
exceptUK
240V,50Hzfor UK andAustralia
ll0V /120Vn20V lzrt0V, 50/60H2switchablefor orhercountries.
Voltage
conversion
Each
machineispreset etthefactoryaccordingto itsdesti-
nation,but some machines
canbesetto 110V,120V,
220Vor 2ll{)V
as
required.
lfyour machine'svoltage
canbeconverted:
Before
connectingthe power cord,tum theVOLTAGE
SELECTOR locatedon the rear panelwith ascrewdriver
until the correctvoltage
isindicated.Modelsfor USA,
Europe, Canada
andAustralia arenot equipp€d
with this
facility.
What
you
should
knowtoprotectyourself.
Watch oul! Youmlght got an oloctrlc shock.
r Nevertouchtheplug
with wethands.
. Alwayspul outbytheplugandneverthecord.
o Onlylet a qualified
professional
repairor reassemble
theAkai Amplifier.An
unauthorized
person
might touchtheintemalparts
andreceiveaseriouselectric
shock.
. Neverallowachild to putanything,especiallymetal,into theAkai Amplifier.
Lot's p.otoct th€ Akai Amplltler too.
. UseonlyahouseholdAC power
source.
NeveruseaDC power
source.
. Ifwater isspilledontheAkai Amplifier disconnectand
callyourdealer.
. Makesurethatthe Akai Amplifier iswell ventilatedandawayfrom directsunlight.
Becarefulnot1oblocktheside
ventilatorofthe Akai Amplifier.
o Werecommendtheuseof theAkai Audio Rack.
. To avoiddamages
to the internal circuitsandthe extemalsurface,keep
awayfrom
heat(stoves.
etc.)
. Avoid using
spray
typeinsecticide
neartheAkai Amplifier. It candamagethefinish
andmight ignitesuddenly.
. To avoiddamagingthe finish, neverusealcohol,paintthinner or other
similar
chemicals
tocleantheAkai Amplifier.
. Place
theAkai Amplifier onaflatandsolidsurface.
. lf you don't plan to uso the Akai Amplilior tor a long porlod ot time, dis-
connect tho poYver
cord.
The Akai Amplifier isnotequippedwithapower
switch.To compleatelytum off
theAkai Amplifier, pulloutthe power
cord.
To enjoythe Akai Amplifier foralongtime,please
read
thisoperator's
manualthor-
oughly.
Puissance
d'alimentation
La
puissance
d'alimentation
desappareils6lectriquesvarie
selonles
pays.
Veuillez
vousassurer
que
votre
appareil
estconformei lapuissance
d'alimentationde
votre
region.
Encasdedoute,mnsultezun6lectricien qualifi6.
120V,
60Hz
pour
lesEtats-Unis
etleCanada
220V,50Hz
pour
I'Europe
saufle
Royaume-Uni
2tl0V,
50Hz
pour
leRoyaume-Uni
etl'Australie
ll0V /120V1220V/240V, 50/50H2commutable pourlesautres pays.
Conversion
delatension
Chaque
appareilestpr6r6gl6
enusine
s€lonsadestfuration,
mais
certainsappareils
peuvent
6tre16916s
sur
Il0V,
120Y,
220Y
ou240V sin6cessaire.
Silatension
devotreappareil
peut6trechang6e:
Avant deconnect€rlecordonsecteur,toumezleselecteur
detension(VOLTAGE SELECTOR)situ6surlepanneau
arridreavec
untoumevisjusqu'i ceque
latension
correcte
soit
indiqu6e.
Lesmoddles
destin6sauxEtats-Unis,
d
I'Eu-
rope,
auCanada
eteI'Australie nesont
pas
6quip6sdece
dispositif.
Ce
que
vous
devez
savoir
pour
vous
prot6ger
Attentlon! Vous pourul€zrecevoir uned6charge 6lectrlqu€.
. Ne touchez jamais
laprise
avecdesmainshumides.
o D6branchez
I'appareilentenantlaprise
elle-m€meetnon
pas
lecordon.
. Nefaitesr6parer
ouremonterI'amplificateurAkaiquepar
untechniciendeservice.
Une personne
nonqualifi6epounait toucherdes
pieces
intemesetrecevoiruned6-
charge6lectriquedangereuse.
o Nejamais laisserun enfantmettrequelque
chose,
enparticulier enm6tal,dans
I'amplificateurAkai.
Prot6gez6galem€nt I'amplificat6ur Akai.
. N'utilisez quedessourcesdecourantsecteur.N'utilisezjamais
desourcesd'ali-
mentationCC.
. Au casoirdeI'eauestrenversee
sur
I'amplificateurAkai,d6connectez-leetprenez
contactavec
voue
concessionnaire.
o Assurez-vous
que
I'amplificateur
Akaiestbiena6r6ethorsd'atteintedesrayons
di-
rectsdusoleil. Faitesattention
denepas bloquer
lec6te ventilateur
de
I'amplifica-
teurAkai.
o NousrecommandonsI'utilisation durackaudioAkai.
. Gardez
I'appareil
irl'6cartdesourcesdechaleur
(fours,
etc.)
pour
6viterd'endom-
magerlasurfaceext6rieureoulescircuitsintemes.
. Evitezd'utiliser desinsecticidesdetypeaerosol
prds
deI'amplificateurAkai.Ils
pourraient
endommager
lafinition ets'enllammer soudainement.
. AIin d'6viter d'endommagerlafinition,n'utilisez
jamais
d'alcool,dediluantsou
autres
produits
chimiquessimilaires
pour
nettoyerI'amplificateurAkai.
o PlacezI'amplificateurAkaisur
une
suface
plane
et
solide.
o El6connectezl€ cordon socteur aivous penaozno pas utiliser I'amplifica-
teur Akal p€ndant longtomps.
L'amplificateurAkai n'est
pas
6quip6d'uncommutateurd'alimentation.Pour
mettrecompldtementhorscircuitI'amplificateur
Akai,d6branchezlecordon
secteur.
Veuillez
lirecemanueldanssonint6griteafind'appr6cierI'amplificateurAkaipendant
longtemps.
Thelightningflashwith thearrowheadsymbol
superimposed
across
agraphical
representation
ofa person,
withinanequilateral
triangle,
isintendedtoalertthe
user
tothe
presence
ofuninsulated
"dangerousvoltage"withintheproduct's
enclosure;thatmaybe
ofsullicientmagnitudetoconstituteariskofelectric
shock.
Theexclamation
point
withinanequilateraltriangleisintendedto
alertthe userto thepresence
of importantoperatingandmainte-
nance
(servicing)
instructions
in theliteratureaccompanyingthe
appliance.
A
/\
RISX OF ELECTRICSHOCK
OO NOT OPEN
CAUTION:TOREDUCETHERISK
OF
ELECTRIC
SHOCK,
DONOTREMOVE
COVER
(OR
BACK).
NO
USER-SERVICEABLE
PARTS
INSIDE.
REFER SERVICIN.G TO QUALIFIED SERVICE
PERSONNEL.
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G
W Precautions
JL
Elue
(Neutral)
(Neutral)
FOR
CUSTOMERS
IN
THE
UK
IMPORTANTFORYOUR
SAFETY
Theflex supplied with your machinewill have
eithertwowires or threeas
shownintheillustrations.
THREE
CORE
FLEXWARNING
THISAPPARATUSMUSTBEEARTHED
IMPORTANT creen/Yeilow
Thewires
inthismainsleadarecolouredinaccor- (Earth)
dance
withthefollowingmde:
Green-and-yellow:Earth
Blue:
Neutral
Brown:Live
As thecoloursof thewires
in themainsleadof
this apparatusmay not correspond with the
colouredmarkingsidentifying
theterminalsin
yourplug,proceed
asfollows:
Thewirewhich
is
coloured
green-and-yellow
mustbeconnected
to
theterminalin the
plug
which
ismarkedbythe
letterE or by the safetyearthsymbol * or
coloured
green
orcoloured
green-and-yellow.
Thewirewhichis
colouredbluemustbeconnect-
edto theterminal
which
ismarked
withtheletter
N orcoloured
black.
Thewirewhich
iscolouredbrownmust
be
con-
nectedto theterminalwhichis
marked
withthe
letterL orcolouredred.
TWO
CORE
FLEX
IMPORTANT
Thewires
in this
mainsleadare
colouredin accor-
dance
withthefollowing
code:
Blue:Neutral
Brown:
Live
As thecolours
of thewires
in themainslead
of
this apparatus
may not correspondwith the
coloured
markingsidentifying
theterminalsin
yourplug,
proceed
asfollows:Thewirewhichis
coloured
bluemust
beconnectedto theterminal
which
ismarkedwiththeletterN or coloured
black.
Thewirewhich
iscoloured
brownmustbecon-
nected
to theterminalwhich
ismarkedwiththe
letterL orcolouredred.
* Do notmnnectanywireto thelarger
pinmarkedEor * whenwiring
aplug. Ensure
thatall terminalsaresecurelytightened
andthatno
loose
strands
of
wire
exist.
(Live)
z*r
UseNo. l0 AWG (5.3
mm,)
copper,No. 8AWG (8.4mm,)
aluminum.No. 17AWG (1.0
mm2) copper-cladsteel or
bronzewire,orlarger,
as
ground
wlre.
Secure antenna lead-in and
ground wires to house with
stand-offinsulators
soacedfrom
4 feet
(1.22
m) to6'feet
(1.83
m)apart.
Mount antenna
dischargeunit as
closeaspossible to wherelead-in
entershouse.
I
2.
3.
5.
6
7
8
13.
14.
15.
16.
11.
18.
9.
10.
ll.
12.
SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
CUSTOMERS
IN
THE
U.S.A.
FIGURE
1
EXAMPLE OtrANTENNA
GROUNDING
ASPERNATIONAL
ELECTRICAL CODf,,INSTRUCTIONS
MAST+ ANTENNA
+LEAD INWIRE
b
I
TORECEIVEF
GROUNO
WIREa.b
GFOUND
CLAMPS
::DRIVENS'INTOTHE
- EARTH
(2.44
METERS)
ReadInstructions-All thesafety
andoperatinginstructions
shouldbe
read
beforetheequipmentisoperated.
RetainInstructions-The safety
andoperatinginstructions
shouldbe
retainedforfuturereference.
Heed
Warnings-All warnings
on theequipmentandin theoperating
instrucions
shouldbe
adhered
to.
FollowInstructions-All instructionsforoperatinganduse
shouldbe
fol-
lowed.
Water
andMoisture-The equipment
should
notbeusednearwater--
for example,neara bathtub, washbowl,
kitchensink,laundrytub, in a
wet
basement,orneara
swimming
pool,
etc.
CartsandStands-The
equipmentshouldbeusedonly
with
acartor
stand
thatisrecommended
by
Akai.
Wall
orCeilingMounting-Akai doesnotrecommendmounting
the
equipmentona
wall
oraceiling.
Ventilation-The equipmentshouldb€situatedso
thatitslocation
orpo-
sitiondoes
notinterfere withits
proper
ventilation.
Forexample,theequipmentshould notbesituatedonabed,sofa, rug,
orsimilarsurfacethatmayblocktheventilation
openingsior,placed
ina
built-in installation,
suchasabookcaseor cabinetthatmayimpedethe
flow
ofairthroughthe
ventilation
openings.
Heat-The equipmentshouldbesituatedawayfromheatsources
such
as
radiators,
heatregisters,stoves,or otherequipmentthat produces
heat.
PowerSources-Theequipment
should
beconnectedtoapower
supply
onlyof the typedescribedin the operatinginstructionsorasmarked
on
theequipment.
GroundingorPolarization-Precautions shouldbetakensothatthe
grounding
orpolarization meansoftheequipmentisnotdefeated.
Power-CordProtection-Power-supply
cordsshouldberouted
so
that
theyarenot likely to bewalkedonor pinched byitems
placed
uponor
againstthem,payingparticular attentiontocordsatplugs, convenience
receptacles,andthe
point
where
theyexitfromthe
equipment.
Cleaning-The equipmentshouldbecleanedonlyas recommended
by
themanufacturer.
Power
lines-An outdoorantennashouldbelocatedawayfrom power
lines.
OutdoorAntenna
Grounding-Ifan outsideantennaisconnectedtothe
receiver,besuretheantenna
system
isgrounded soasto provide
some
protection
againstvoltagesurgesandbuiltupstatic charges.Section810
of theNationalElectricCode,ANSI/ NFPA No. 70-1981,
provides
in-
formationwith respectto propergrounding
of themastand supporting
structure,
grounding
ofthelead-in
wire
toanantennadischargeunit,size
ofgrounding conductors,location
ofantenna-discharge unit,connection
to grounding
electrodes,
andrequirementslor thegrounding
eleatrode.
SeeFigure1.
NonusePeriods-Thepower
cordoftheequipmentshouldbeunplugged
fromtheoutlet when
leftunusedforalong
period
oftime.
ObjectandLiquidEntry-Care shouldbetakensothatobjectsdonotfall
and
liquidsarenotspilledintotheenclosurethroughopenings.
Damage
RequiringService-Theequipmentshouldbeservicedby
quali-
fiedservice
personnel
when:
A. The
power-supply
cord
orthe
plug
hasbeendamaged;
or
B. Objectshave fallen,
orliquidhasbeenspilled
into
theequipment;or
C. Theequipment
hasbeenexposed
torain;
or
D. The equipment
does
not appear to operatenormallyorexhibits a
markedchangeinperformance; or
E. The
equipmenthasbeendropped,ortheenclosuedamaged.
Servicing-The user
shouldnot attemptto servicetheequipment
beyond
thatdescribedin theoperatinginstructions. All otherservicing
shouldbe
referred
toqualified service
personnel.
l9

This
is
the
AkaiUoici
I'amplificateur
stdrfo
AM-M77
$tereointdgrfAM-M77
ftkai
lntegrated
l,mplifier
TheAkai AM-M77 isa stereo
integrated
amplifier.Use
the
AM-M77 in combinationwith theothercomponents
in the
ClaritySeries
and
youwill havean
excellenthi-fisystem.
AkaioriginalZero
drivecircuit.
Drastically
reduces
dynamic
(TIM, IIM) and
static
(Harmonic)
distortions
to"0".
Dual pole DC servo circuitfor clear
anddynamic
sound
reproduction.
Exclusive
lownoise
attenuatorICand
strain
gauge
sensorcom-
bination
electronically
changesthevolume
and
balancecontrol.
Interface
Autofunction
control
system.
Automatically
changes
theinput
source
selectoraccording
to
playback
sourceengaged.
DirectSynchroRecording
system.
Synchronises
the Akai HX-M77 andaselectedcomponent
for
automaticrecording
ofthedesiredmusic
source.
2 tone control
settingcan
bememorized
by theAcoustic
memory.
Microcomputer
controlled
tonecontrol
systemwithanexclu-
siveIC.
Lastmemory.
Memorizes
the position
of the various
controls
just before
the
power
isturned
off
Electronic
protection
circuit.
Large2-colored
FL display
showsmode
of theAkai AM-M77
ingraphic
form.
Microphone
mixingin playback
andrecording.
Direct
connectionfor simpleandconvenient
connection
to
othercomponents
oftheClaritySeries.
ThisistheAkaiAM-MTTStereolntegratedAmplifier
....... .. 3
Controls ...... 4
Makingtherightconnections ........ 5-8
Let'senjoythemusic .......9-10
Onthebalancecontrols. .......... l0
Tomemorizethesafetyvolume .......... l0
Tonecontroladjustment ..1l-12
How
tousetheacousticmemory. ......II- 12
Let'senjoymicrophonemixing ...... 13
Let'srecord ......14-15
Tapedubbing ..... 16
Onthespeakersystem ....... l1
Using
the
AkaiAM-M77
withoutthedirectconnection
plug
... l8
Problem?
Let'scheck. ....... l9
Specifrcations .. ... ... 20
iilffi.rr'',
Akai
Akai Le AM-M77 Akaiestun amplificateur
st6r6o
int6gr6.
Utilisez
le
AM-M77Akai
encombinaison
avecles
autreselements
delas6rie
ClarityAkai
et
vous
aurez
uneexcellentechaine
hautefid6lit6.
Caractiristiques
o Circuitd'entrainementz6ro
originalAkai.
R6duit
lesdistorsions
dynamique
(TIM,llM) etstatique
(har-
monique)d"0".
Servo-circuit
CC doublep6le
pour
unereproduction
sonore
claireetdynamique.
Combinaisond'un CI d'att6nuateurAfaible
bruitexclusif
et
d'un senseur
de
jauge
decontrainte
pourchanger
6lectronique-
ment
etdirectementlacommande
devolume
etd'6quilibre.
Systdme
decommande
defonction automatique
interfacecom-
mand6
par
micro-ordinateur.
Changeautomatiquement
les6lecteurdesourced'entr6een
fonction
dessources
de
reproduction
engag6es.
Systdme
d'enregistrement
synchronise
directcommand6
par
micro-ordinateur.
Synchronise
leHX-M77Akai
etun6lementselectionn6
pour
un
enregistrementautomatique
dela
source
musicale
desiree.
2r6glages
decaract6ristiques
decommandedetonalit6
peuvent
6trememoris6s
par
lamemoire
acoustique.
Systeme
decommande
detonalit6
par
micro-ordinateur
avec
unCIexclusif.
Dernidre
mdmoire
M6morise
laposition
desdiversescommandes
juste
avantla
mise
horscircuit.
Circuit
de
protection
electronique
Grandallichage
fluorescent
bicoloreindiquant
graphiquement
lemodeduAM-M77Akai.
Mixage
aumicrophone
dlareproduction
et
dl'enregistrement.
Prise
deconnexion
directe
pouruneconnexion
simpleetpra-
tiqueaux
autres
6lementsdelas6rieClarity.
Voicil'amplificateurst6r6ointdgreAM-M77Akai
............ 3
Commandes ........ . 4
Etablissementdesconnexionscorrectes .... 5-8
Appr6cionslamusique .... 9-10
Surlescommandesd'equilibre... ........ 10
Pour
m6moriserle
volume
desecurite. .... 10
Reglagedelacommandedetonalite. ..... 11*12
Commentutiliserlam6moireacoustique..... 1l-12
Mixageaumicrophone...... ........ 13
Enregistrement..... .... 14-15
Doublagedebande ....... 16
Surlesystdmed'enceintes. .-..... -.. 11
Utilisationdu
AM-M77Akai
sanslaorise
deconnexiondirecte.
Des
problemes?
V6riflez
Specifications
Features
a
a
a
oo
a
o
a
Table
ofcontents
Table
desmatibres
18
l9
20

G
WW
&Gontrols
Commandes 4
How
toturn
onand
offtheAkai
AM-M77.
TheAkaiClarity
systcm
isturnedonandofl
with
the
AkaiAT-M77/L's
"SYSTEM
ON/OFF" switch.
Therefore.theAkai
AM-M77
isnotequipped
with
anexclusive
oowerswitch.
Commentmettresous
tensionet
hors
circuit
leAM-M77Akai
LesystemeClarity Akaiestmissoustension
et hors circuit avec le commutateur
"SYSTEM ON/OFF" du AT-M77/L Akai.
Le AM-M77 Akai n'est
donc
pas
equipe
d'un commutateur
d'alimentation
exclusif.
VOL/BALbutton
Toselect themodeoftheDirectaccess
volume
panel
whenvolumeorbalance
control.
Touche
devolume/
(VOL/BAL)
Pour
s6lectionner
lemode
du
panneau
de
volume
daccdsdirectlorsdureglage
duvolume oude
l'6quilibre.
SAFETY
button
Tomemorize
maximumvolumelevelfor
safetyvolume
systemortoconfirmthe
memorized
safetyvolumelevel.
Touche
des6curit6
(SAFETY)
Pourm6moriserleniveau
maximumde
volume
pour
le
systdmede
s6curitedu
volumeou
pour
v6rifierleniveaude
volume
des6curite
m6moris6.
Direct
accessvolume
panel
Toadjustthevolumelevel
and
left
orright
channellevel.
Panneau
de
volumed direct
DIRECT
SYNCHRORECORDING
SYSTEM
buttons
To
automatically
set
theAkai
HX-M77R
recording
mode
accordingto
play
backthe
pressed
music
source.
Attention
These
buttons
arenotinput
sourceselector.
Touches
desystdme
d'enregistrement
synchronis6
direct
(Dl
RECT
SYNCHRO
RECORDINGSYSTEM)
Pourreglerautomatiquement
le
HX-M77R
Akai
surlemoded'enregistrement
en
fonctiondela
sourcede
musique
reproduite.
Attention
Cestouchesnesont
pas
uns6lecteur
desource
d'entr6e.
PHONES
jack
Forlisteningthroughheadphones.
Jackdecasque
(PHONES)
Pourun
ecoute
par
uncasque.
INPUT
SELECTOR
button
To manuallyselectasource
you wantto
listento.
Touche
dus6lecteur
d'entr6e
(INPUT
SELECTOR)
Pour
selectionner
manuellementla
source
que
vousvoules
6couter.
Tone
controls
Toadjust
thebassandtrebleresponses,and
tomemorizethe
tonecontrolcharacteristics.
Commandesde
Pourrdglerlesr6ponses
des
graves
etdesaiguds,
et
pour
m6moriser
lescaracteristiquesdela
commandedetonalit6.
MICMIXING
control
To
adjustthemicrophone
level
when
microphonemixing.
Commandedemixagemicrophone
(MIC
MIXING)
Pourr6glerleniveau
du
microphonelorsd'un
mixageaumicrophone.
MIC
jack
Tomicrophone
mixing.
Jackdemicro (MlC)
Pour
unmixageaumicrophone.
AUXjack
Toplay
back
withthe
cassette
player,
cassettedeckorradiocassette.Connect
jack
with
thestereoMini-plugcord.
JacK
AUX
Pour
une
reproduction
avecunlecteur
de
cassettes,
unmagn6tocassette
ou
une
radio-cassette.Connectez
lecordonst6r6o it
mini
-prise
dce
jack.
SPEAKERS
(A
and
B)
switch
Toturnonandoffthespeakersystem.
When
usingtheheadphones,set
these
switches
tothe
OFF
(r ) position.
Commutateur
haut-parleurs
(SPEAKERS)(A
et
B)
Pour
mettresous
tensionethors
circuitle
systdmed'enceintes.
Reglez
cecommutateursurarrCt
(OFF f )
lorsdeI'utilisationd'uncasque.
Pourr6glerleniveaudevolumeel
canaux
gauche
et
droit.
Centralized
FL
display
Affichage
fluorescent
centralis6.
leniveaudes
Shows
theeffect
ofthe tonecontrol and
acoustic
memory.
lndique I'effetde lammmande detonalit6etla
m6moire acoustique.
Showswhich
SPEAKERS
switch
is
engaged.
Indique
quel
commutateurhaut-parleurs
(SPEAKERS) estengage.
Shows
thattheACOUSTICMEMORY
buttonisengaged.
Indiquequelatouchede memoire acoustique
(ACOUSTIC MEMORY) estensasee.
Shows
the
VOLUME levelindBorleftand
risht channelbalance.
Indique
endBleniveaude
VOLUME ou
l'6quilibre
des
canaux
gauche
etdroit.
Showswhich
oneoftheACOUSTIC
MEMORY
buttonsis
engaged.
Showswhich
componentcanbe
played
back.
lndiquequelle
touchedememoire acoustique
(ACOUSTIC MEMORY) estengag6e.
lndiquequel
6lementpeut
61re
reproduit.
ShOWSthc
DIRECT
SYNCHRO
RECORDINGSYSTEMisengaged.
Indique
que
le
systdme
d'enregislrement
synchronisedirect
(Dl
RECTSYNCHRO
RECORDINGSYSTEM)estengag6.
Shows
the
SAFETY
VOLUMELEVEL
memorized.
lndique
que
leniveaudcvolume des6curite
est
memoris6.

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G
wMaking
theright
connections
Etablissement
des
connexions
correctes
Checkfirst
o Turn off all the components
beforecon-
necting.
. Connect
the
power
cordlast.
DIRECT
CONNECTION
When usingtheAkai AM-M77 with other
components
of theClaritySeries,
theDirect
Connection
Plugmakes
assembling
your
system
quick
andeasy.
Assurez-vous
tout
d'abord
. De mettre
tous
les
elementshors
circuit
avant
d'effectuer
lesconnexions.
o De connecter
le cordon
secteurender-
nierlieu.
CONNEXIONDIRECTE
Lors d'uneutilisation
du AM-M77 Akai
avec
d'autres
6l6ments
delas6rieClarity,
la
prise
deconnexion
directerend
I'assemblage
delachaine
simple
etfacile.
I
@
Raise
the directconnection
pluglocated
on
top
oftheAkaiAM-M77.
Oncein the
verti-
calposition,pushdown lightly andit will
lock in.position.(Use
thesame
procedure
for all componentswith thedirectconnec-
tion
plug.
Connect
yourAM-M77only
intheorder
il-
lustrated
by first aligningthe front panel
with that
of thecomponent
below.Then
carefully
setit downsothatthesocketon
the bottom of theAkai AM-M77 fitsover
the
extended
plug
oftheAkai
HX-M77R.
Place
theAkaiAT-M77/L or AkaiEA-M77
abovethe Akai AM-M77 in the
same
manner.
The
Akai AM-M77can
be
directlyconnect-
edto thefollowing
components
oftheClari-
tySeries:
Soulevez
la prise
deconnexion
directe
situ6esurlepanneau
sup6rieur
duAM-M77
Akai.Unefois
qu'elle
estenposition verti-
cale,
poussez-la
l6gdrement
etelle
seblo-
quera
en position.
(Utilisez
lamdmeme-
thode
pour
tousles
elements6quipes
d'une
prise
deconnexion
directe).
Ne connectezvotreAM-M77 Akai que
dans
I'ordre
illustre,enalignant
tout
d'abord
son
panneau
frontal
avecceluidel'6lement
situe
dessous.Puisd6posez-le
soigneusement,
de
sorte
que
ladouillesitueesurlepanneau
in-
fdrieur du AM-M77 Akai s'insdre
surla
prise
faisant
saillieduHX-M77RAkai.
Placez
le AT-M77
lL ouleEA-M77Akai au-
dessus
du AM-M77 Akai delamdme
ma-
nidre.
Le AM-M77 Akaipeut
6treconnect6
direc-
tementaux6lementssuivants
dela
s6rie
Claritv.

-"w
Before
connecting
o Make
surethat
youconnect
thewhitePIN-plug to theleft
(while)
jack
andthered
PIN-plug
tothe
right
(red)jack.
o Connect
everything
securely.
Loose
connectionscan
lead
to
distortion.
o Make sure thatthe power
cordsandthe connectioncordsdo
notget tangledwitheachother. This
canleadtodistortion.
. To prevent
damageto the cords,connectanddisconnectby
holdingthe
plug
andnotthecord.
PHONOiacks
Connectthe outputcordsof the Akai
AP-M77
(left
andright)to thePHONO
jacks
of
the
AkaiAM-M77(left and
right).
CONTROLjack
Connect the black Mini-plug to the
CONTROL
jack
ofthe
AkaiAM-M77.
Avant
d'effectuer
les
connexions
o Assurez-vous
deconnecter
laprise PIN blanche aujack
gauche
(blanc)
etla
prise
Pl
Nrougeau
jack
droit
(rouge)
.
. Connectez
tout fermement.Des connexionslAches
peuvent
provoquer
desdistorsions.
o Assurez-vous
quelescordons
secteur
et lescordonsdecon-
nexionne s'embrouillent
pas.
Cela
peutprovoquer
des
distorsions.
. Pour
6vitertout dommageauxcordons,effectuezles
con-
nexionset d6connexionsen tenantlaprise elle-m€me
et non
pas
le
cordon.
Jacks
PHONO
Connectez
lescordonsde sortie dela
AP-M77 Akai (gauche et droit) aux
jacks
PHONO (gauche
etdroit)
duAM-M77
Akai.
Jack de commande (CONTROL)
Connectezla mini-prisenoiredujack
CONTROLduAM-M77
Akai.
CD
jacks
ConnecttheOUTPUT
jacks
(left
andright)
of the Akai Compact
Disc
player
or other
component,to theCDjacks
(left
andright)
of
theAkaiAM-M77.
CONTROLiack
If your compact disc player has
"CONTROL" jack. Connect the
CONTROL
jack
of theCompact
disc
player
andthe Akai AM-M77 with theMini-plug
cord.
Jacks
CD
Connectezles
jacks
desortie
(OUTPUT)
(gauche
etdroit) du lecteurdecompacts
discs
Akaioud'un autre6lement,aux
jacks
CD (gauche etdroit)du
AM-M77
Akai.
Jack de commande (CONTROL)
Sivotrelecteur
decompactsdiscsest6quipe
d'un jack"CONTROL", connectezce
jack
auAM-M77 Akai aveclecordonirmini-
prise.
I
ffil t i.l-):-
l:, (
iilr o t
.t'
.j
r6x
3
.tJ
a

7
SPEAKER
terminals
Be
suretoconnect
the:
* wires
tothe* terminals
(red)
I
- wires
tothe
- terminals
(black);
Left speaker
to theLeft (L) terminals;
and
Right
speakertotheRight
(R)
terminals.
How
toconnect
the
speakers
I Stripoff I cm lengthof vinylcovering
from
theend
ofthespeakerwire.
2 Withthe
speakertab
inthe
open
(down)
position,
insert
thespeakerwirefully
into
theterminal.
Press
up
onthespeaker
tab
until
the
grip
onthewire
is
firm.Pull
thespeakerwiregently
to make
surethat
it issecure.
On
speakerimpedance
o USA,
Canada,
Europe,
UKand
Australia
When
usingtheA orB SPEAKERtermi-
nals:
usespeakers
of6 tol6 ohmsimpedance.
When
usingthe
A and B SPEAKER
termi-
nals:
usespeakers
ofI2 to16ohmsimpedance.
o Others
Whenusingthe
A or B SPEAKER
termi-
nals:
usespeakersof4
to16 ohmsimpedance.
When
usingthe
A andB SPEAKER
termi-
nals:
usespeakers
of
8
tol6ohmsimpedance.
* Refer
tothemarkings
ontherear
panel.
After
you
have
connected
everything
Connect
the power cord to the Akai
AT-M77's
the
"AMP"OUTLET.
Connected
thepower
cordof the Akai
AT-M77
lL toahouseholed
ACoutlet.
'1
Iffi
,iW \
U\
approx..l
cm
Bornes
haut-parleurs
(SPEAKERS)
Assurez-vous
deconnecter:
Les
fils* aux
bornes
* (rouges)
Lesfils
- aux
bornes
- (noires)
Lehaut-parleur
gauche
auxbornes
gauches
(L) etlehaut-parleur
droitauxbornes
droites
(R).
Comment
connecter
les
haut-parleurs
1 Denudez
I cm du boutdu fil de
haut-
parleur.
2 La languette
haut-parleur
6tantenposi-
tionouverte
(vers
lebas),ins6rezdfond
lebout
denudedufilhaut-parleur
dansle
borne.Appuyez
surlalanguette
haut-
parleur
jusqu'd
ce
que
lefil soitbien
coinc6.Tirez
doucement
surle fil haut-
parleurpourvous
assurer
qu'il estbien
connect6.
Sur
l'imp6dance
des
haut-parleurs
o Etats-Unis,
Canada,Europe,
Royaume-Uni
etAustralie
Lors
de
I'utilisation
de
la
bornehaut-parleur
A
ou
B
(A
ouB
SPEAKER):
Utilisezdes
haut-parleursde6 d 16
ohms
d'impedance.
Lors
deI'utilisation
desborneshaut-parleur
A
et
B(A
et
B
SPEAKER):
Utilisezdeshaut-parleurs
de
l2 d l6 ohms
d'impedance.
o Autres
Lors
deI'utilisation
de
la
bornehaut-parleur
A
ouB
(A
ou
B
SPEAKER):
Utilisez
deshaut-parleursde
4 d 16
ohms
d'imp6dance.
Lors
de
I'utilisation
des
bornes
haut-parleur
A
et
B
(A
etB
SPEAKER):
Utilisez
des
haut-parleursde8d 16
ohms
d'impedance.
* Reportez-vous
auxrepdres
dupanneau
arridre.
Aprds
avoirtoutconnect6
Connectez
lecordonsecteur
Ala
sortie
"AMP" duAT-M77/LAkai.
Connectezlecordonsecteur
duAT-M77/L
Akai
d
unesortiesecteurmurale.

I
Onthe
RESET
button
On the rear panel of theAkai AM-M77
thereis
aRESET button
which
setsthe
mi-
crocomputerinsidetheAM-M77 toafactory
set
'initial
mode'
when
it isdepressed.
Dep-
ress
this button when
problems
relating.to
insufficientback-up
powerproduce
symp-
toms
similartothefollowing.
o The Akai AM-M77 will not function
whena
buttonisdepressed.
If it is difficult
to depressthe RESET
button,usea
pointed
objectlikethe
point
of
a
pen.
When
theRESET
button
isdepressed with
theAkai AM-M77 turnedon, it will revert
tothefollowing
initialmode:
o Thetonecontrolwill
besettoflat.
o The
input
selector
will beset toTUNER
(@ ).
o The direct access
volumewill besetto
-42dB.
o The safetyvolumeandacousticmemory
will be cancelled.
Protection
circuit
When
theAkaiAM-M77isturned
on,nosignalwill beoutputto
thespeakers for afewseconds.Thisisdue
totheprotection circuit
which
prevents
outputof noise
when
theAkai AM-M77isturned
on.
The
protection
circuitalso
functions
during
playback
toprotect the
speakersfrom overloading
andto protect theamplifierfrom dam-
ages.
When
speakers
withlessthantheratedimpedance
areused,
theprotection circuitwill short-circuitthe
g,h, speaker
cords.
Therefore,
should
the
soundbecutduring
playback:
L Turn
offthe
AkaiAM-M77.
2. Checkforandcorrect
thecause.
3. Turn
onthe
AkaiAM-M77.
Surla
touchede
16initialisation
(RESET)
Une touche
dereinitialisation
(RESET)se
trouve sur lepanneau arridredu AM-M77
Akai. lorsqu'elleestenfonc6e,elle reglele
micro-ordinateur
quisetrouve
i I'int6rieur
duAM-M77Akai surun"modeinitial"d6-
termine
enusine.
Appuyez
sur
cettetouche
lorsque
desproblemes ayanttrait i une ali
mentation
desoutien
insuffisante
produisent
des
sympt6mes
commele
suivant.
. LeAM-M77Akai
nefonctionne
pas
lors-
qu'une
touche
estenclenchee.
S'ilestdifliciled'enfoncerlatoucheder6ini-
tialisation
(RESET),
utilisezunobjet
pointu
comme
unstylo.
Lorsquelatouche
dereinitialisation esten-
fonc6e,le
AM-M77Akai
6tant
sous
tension,
ilseracommut6sur lemodeinitial
suivant:
o Lacommandedetonalitd
sera
rdglee
sur
"plate".
Le selecteurd'entreeserareglesur
TUNER
( @ ).
Le volume d accdsdirect
sera
regle
sur
-42d8.
Touslesr6glages
de volume de securit6
etdem6moireacoustiqueserontannul6s.
Circuitde
protection
Lorsquele AM-M77 Akai est
missoustension,aucun
signalne
serasortiauxhaut-parleurs
pendantquelques
secondes.Celaest
d0 aucircuitdeprotectionquieviteunesortiedeparasites
lorsque
leAM-M77
Akai
estmissoustension.
Lecircuitde
protection
fonctionne
egalement
pendant
lareproduc-
tionafin
de
prot6ger
les
haut-parleursd'une
surchargeetde
prote-
ger I'amplificateur
detoutdommage. Lorsque
deshaut-parleurs
ayantuneimpedance
inf6rieuredI'impedance
nominale
sontuti-
lises,lecircuit
deprotection
court-circuiteralescordons
dehaut-
parleurs
+ et-. Au casofile
sonestcoupe
pendant
unereproduc-
tion:
l. Mettez
leAM-M77Akai
hors
circuit.
2. D6,celez
lacause
duprobldme
etremediez-y.
3. Mettez
leAM-M77Akai
soustension.

9 G Let's
enioythe
music
W APPrdcionslamusique
dt
Prepairfor
playback
Pr6parez-vous
dlareproduction
Tostartrecord
playback
Place
the recordyou want to play
backon
theturntable.
Pour
d6marrerlareproduction
d'undisque
Installezsur le plateau
le disque
quevous
voulez
reproduire.
Listening
toanFM orAMradio
station
Memorize
theAkaiAT-M77
lL with asta-
tion.
I YUNTNe l/SH|FT
FIEV Fvvtr'
Ecoute
d'unestationderadioFM
ou
AM
M6morisezle AT-MT7lL Akaiavecune sta-
tion.
To playback
acassettetape
Load
the
AkaiHX-M77Rwithapre-
recorded
cassettetape.
Pourreproduire
une
bande
cassette
Chargez
unebandecassette
pr6-enregistr6e
dans
le
HX-M77R.
Toplayback
acompactdisc
Load the Akai compact discplayer
with a
compactdisc.
Pour
reproduire
un
compact
disc
Chargezun compactdiscdans
le lecteur
de
compactsdiscs
Akai.
Step
2
Etape
2
Play
backthe
component
Press
theSTART/CUT
({+) buttonofthe
AkaiAP-M77.
Reproduisez l'616ment
Appuyez
surlatouche
d6marrage/arr€,t
(START/CUT{=)
de
laAP-M77Akai.
Pressthedesired
preset
channelbuttonof
theAkaiAT-M77
/L.
Appyez
surlatouche
destation
prereglee
desireedu AT-M77/L
Akai.
Presstheforward
( ) ) or reverse ( { ) PLAY
buttonto
play
back
a
tape.
Appuyezsur
la
touche
de
reproductionen
avance
( > ) ou
en
retour
( { ) pour
reproduireune
bande.
Pressthe
INPUTSELECTOR
until
theCD ( @ )is
displayed.
Pressthe
PLAY( > ) button
to
play
back
acompactdisc.
Appuyez
surleselecteur
d'entrde
(INPUT
SELECTOR)
jusqu'd
ce
que
CD ( EI ) soit
affich6.
Appuyez
sur
latouchede
reproduction
( ) ) pour
reproduire
un
compactdisc.