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IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
THESEINSTRUCTIONSARETOPRO-
TECTYOUANDTHEMclNTOSHIN-
STRUMENT.BESURETOFAMILIARIZE
YOURSELFWITHTHEM.
1.Readallinstructions- Readthesafetyandoper-
atinginstructionsbeforeoperatingtheinstrument.
2.RetainInstructions- Retainthesafetyandoper-
atinginstructionsforfuturereference.
3.Heedwarnings- Adheretowarningsandoper-
atinginstructions.
4.FollowInstructions- Followalloperatinganduse
instructions.
WARNING:TOREDUCERISKOFFIREORELEC-
TRICALSHOCK,DONOTEXPOSETHISINSTRU-
MENTTORAINORMOISTURE.
5.PowerSources- Connectthepowersupplyonlyto
thetypedescribedintheoperatinginstructionsor
asmarkedontheunit.
6.Power-CordProtection- Routepower-supplycords
sothattheyarenotlikelytobewalkedonorpin-
chedbyitemsplaceduponoragainstthem,pay-
ingparticularattentiontocordsatplugs,conve-
niencereceptacles,andthepointwheretheyexit
fromtheinstrument.
7.Ventilation- Locatetheinstrumentforproperven-
tilation.Forexample,theinstrumentshouldnotbe
placedona bed,sofa,rug,orsimilarsurfacethat
mayblockventilationopenings;or,placed ina
built-ininstallation,suchasa bookcaseorcabinet,
thatmayimpedetheflowofairthroughtheven-
tilationopenings.
8.Heat- Locatetheinstrumentawayfromheat
sourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,or
otherappliance(includingamplifiers)thatproduce
heat.
9.WallorCabinetMounting- Mounttheinstrument
ina wallorcabinetonlyasdescribedinthe
ownersmanual.
10.WaterandMoisture- Donotusetheinstrument
nearwater- forexample,neara bathtub,
washbowl,kitchensink,laundrytub,ina wet
basement,orneara swimmingpool,etc.
11.Cleaning- Cleantheinstrumentbydustingwitha
drycloth.Cleanthepanelwitha clothmoistened
witha windowcleaner.
12.ObjectandLiquidEntry- Donotpermitobjectsto
kill and liquids to spill into the instrument through
enclosureopenings.
13.PowerLines- Locateanyoutdoorantennaaway
frompowerlines.
14.OutdoorAntennaGrounding- Ifanoutdoor
antennaisconnectedtotheantennaterminal,be
suretheantennasystemisgroundedtoprovide
someprotectionagainstvoltagesurgesandbuilt
upstaticcharge.
IntheU.S.A.,section810oftheNationalElectrical
Code,ANSI/NFPANo.70-1987,providesinforma-
tiononthepropergroundforthemastandsup-
portingstructure,groundforthelead-inwiretoan
antennadischargeunit,andsizeofgroundcon-
ductors,locationofantenna-dischargeunit,con-
nectiontogroundingelectrodes,andrequirements
forthegroundingelectrode.
Forgroundwire:
a)UseNo.10AWG(5.3mm2)copperNo.8 AWG
(8.4mm2)aluminum,No.17AWG(1.0mm2)
copper-cladsteel,bronzewire,orlargerasground
wire.
b)Secureantennalead-inandgroundwiresto
housewithstand-offinsulatorsspacedfrom4 feet
(1.22meters)to6 feet(1.83meters)apart.
c)Mountantennadischargeunitascloselyas
possibletowherelead-inentershouse.
d)UsejumperwirenotsmallerthanNo.6 AWG
(13.3mm2)copperorequivalentwhenseparate
antennagroundingelectrodeisused.
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15.NonusePeriods- Unplugthepowercordfromthe
ACpoweroutletwhenleftunusedfora long
periodoftime.
16.DamageRequiringService- Servicemustbeper-
formedbyqualifiedservicepersonnelwhen:
A.Thepowersupplycordortheplughasbeen
damaged;or
B.Objectshavefallen,orliquidhasbeenspilled
intotheinstrument;or
C.Theinstrumenthasbeenexposedtorain;or
D.Theinstrumentdoesnotappeartooperate
normallyorexhibitsa markedchangeinperfor-
mance;or
E.Theinstrumenthasbeendropped,orthe
enclosuredamaged.
17.Servicing- Donotattempttoservicebeyondthat
describedintheoperatinginstructions.Allother
serviceshouldbereferredtoqualifiedservice
personnel.
18.GroundingorPolarization- Donotdefeatthein-
herentdesignfeaturesofthepolarizedplug.Non-
polarizedlinecordadaptorswilldefeatthesafety
providedbythepolarizedACplug.
19.CAUTION:TOPREVENTELECTICALSHOCKDO
NOTUSETHIS(POLARIZED)PLUGWITHANEX-
TENSIONCORD,RECEPTACLEOROTHEROUTLET
UNLESSTHEBLADESCANBEFULLYINSERTEDTO
PREVENTBLADEEXPOSURE.
NotetoCATVsysteminstaller:
ThisreminderisprovidedtocalltheCATVsystem
installer'sattentiontoArticle820-22oftheNEC
thatprovidesguidelinesforpropergrounding
and,inparticular,specifiesthatthecableground
shallbeconnectedtothegroundingsystemof
thebuilding,asclosetothepointofcableentry
aspractical.
ATTENTION:POURPREVENIRLESCHOCSELEC-
TRIQUESPASUTILISERCETTEFICHEPOLARISEE
AVECUNPROLONGATEUR,UNEPRISEDE
COURANTOUUNEAUTRESORTIEDECOURANT,
SAUFSILESLAMESPEUVENTETREINSEREESA
FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE A
DECOUVERT.
Thelightningflashwitharrowhead,withinan
equilateraltriangle,isintendedtoalerttheuserto
thepresenceofuninsulated"dangerousvoltage"
withintheproduct'senclosurethatmaybeofsuffi-
cientmagnitudetoconstitutea riskofelectricshock
topersons.
RISKOFELECTRICSHOCK
DONOTOPEN
CAUTION:TOPREVENTTHERISKOFELECTRIC
SHOCK,DONOTREMOVECOVER(ORBACK).NO
USER-SERVICABLEPARTSINSIDE.REFERSERVICING
TOQUALIFIEDPERSONNEL.
Theexclamationpointwithinanequilateraltriangle
isintendedtoalerttheusertothepresenceof
importantoperatingandmaintenance(servicing)in-
structionsintheliteratureaccompanyingthe
appliance.
Theserialnumber,purchasedate,andMclntosh
LaboratoryServiceContractnumberareimportantto
youforpossibleinsuranceclaimorfutureservice.
Recordthisinformationhere.
SerialNumber
PurchaseDate
ServiceContractNumber
Uponapplication,MclntoshLaboratory
providesa ServiceContracttotheoriginal
purchaser.YourMclntoshAuthorizedService
Agencycanexpediterepairswhenyoupro-
videtheServiceContractwiththeinstru-
mentforrepair.
Copyright1987© byMclntoshLaboratoryInc.
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Contents
INTRODUCTION3
INSTALLATION4,5
HOWTOCONNECT6,7
HOOK-UPDIAGRAM8
FRONTPANELCONTROLS9,10
PERFORMANCELIMITS11
PERFORMANCECHARTS12
TECHNICALDESCRIPTION13,14
BLOCKDIAGRAM15
FMSTATIONLOG16
YourMR7082FM/AMTunerwillgive
youmanyyearsofsatisfactoryperform-
ance.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,please
contact:
CUSTOMERSERVICE
MclntoshLaboratoryInc.
2ChambersStreet
Binghamton,NewYork13903-9990
Phone:[phone]
MclNTOSHTHREEYEARSERVICECONTRACT
AnapplicationforA THREEYEARSERVICECONTRACTisincludedwiththismanual.
Thetermsofthecontractare:
1.Iftheinstrumentcoveredbythiscontract
becomesdefective,Mclntoshwillprovideallparts,
materials,andlaborneededtoreturnthe
measuredperformanceoftheinstrumenttothe
originalperformancelimitsfreeofanycharge.The
servicecontractdoesnotcoveranyshippingcosts
toandfromtheauthorizedserviceagencyorthe
factory.
2.AnyMclntoshauthorizedserviceagencywill
repairallMclntoshinstrumentsatnormalservice
rates.Toreceivethefreeserviceundertheterms
oftheservicecontract,theservicecontractcer-
tificatemustaccompanytheinstrumentwhen
takentotheserviceagency.
3.Alwayshaveservicedonebya Mclntoshauthoriz-
edserviceagency.Ifthe instrument ismodified or
damaged as a result of unauthorized repair the
service contract will becancelled. Damagebyim-
properuseormishandlingisnotcoveredbythe
servicecontract.
4.Theservicecontractisissuedtoyouasthe
originalpurchaser.Toprotectyoufrom
misrepresentationthiscontractcannotbetransfer-
redtoa secondowner.
5.UnitsinoperationoutsidetheUnitedStatesand
CanadaarenotcoveredbytheMclntoshFactory
ServiceContract,irrespectiveoftheplaceofpur-
chase.NorareunitsacquiredoutsidetheUSAand
Canada,thepurchasersofwhichshouldconsult
withtheirdealertoascertainwhat,ifany,service
contractorwarrantymaybeavailablelocally.
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TheMclntoshMR7082isa highqualityFM/AMTuner
whosedesignhasbeengovernedbyinsistenceonhigh
performancewithlonglife,greatflexibilityandsensitivity.
Youwillderivethegreatestenjoymentandmostsatis-
factionfromyourMR7082whenyouunderstandits
operationsandfunctions.Yourtimeinvestednowwill
returnaddedvaluetoyoubecauseyouwillgetthebest
resultsfromyourMR7082.
Mclntoshhasearnedworldrenownforitstechnol-
ogicalcontributionsforimprovedsound.Whenyou
boughtMclntosh,youboughtnotonlyhightechnology,
youboughttechnologicalintegrityprovenbytime.The
MclntoshMR7082Tuneriscontinuingevidenceof
Mclntoshtechnologicalsuperiorityandintegrity.
Musicreproducinginstrumentsthatcarrythe
Mclntoshnamehavealwaysbeendesignedfortechnol-
ogicalleadershipandtomaintaintheMclntoshreputa-
tionfordurability,longlife,andbestsound.Mclntosh
hashadtoearntheforemostreputationforquality
performance.Mclntoshhasprovideduser-oriented
facilitiesandappearance,andMclntoshdesignprovides
foreaseofmaintenanceorrepair.Thesefundamental
elementsareincorporatedintheMclntoshMR7082
FM/AMTuner,theeasiesttooperateyetwithextensive
usefulfeatures.
YourMclntoshMR7082,aboveallothers,willdeliver
thebestsoundandthegreatesteaseofusewitha high
degreeofflexibility.
SomeofthefeaturesthatsettheMR7082apartfrom
theordinaryare:
TheadvancedFM/AMtunerdesignoftheMR7082
displaysthestationfrequenciesdigitally.Stationsare
selectedeasilyinanyoneoftheseways:A.usethe
manualtuningknob,B.usetheSCANupordown
touchbuttons,C.usethepresetstationtouchbuttonsor,
D.usetheSEARCHwhichwillpreviewthepresetsta-
tionsfor5 secondseach.
ThesoundenhancingMONOPLUSaudioprocessor
presents,onAM,anauralpicturethatismore'stereo
like'inqualityanddimension.Onnoisy,weakFMsta-
tions,MONOPLUSprovidesreducednoiseandretainsa
broadstereo-likesound.
SIGNALLOCKEDLOOP(SLL)guaranteescenter
channeltuningatalltimesregardlessofanyvariations
ofthefrequencyofthebroadcaststation.
Oncetuned,AUTOMATICFREQUENCYLOCK
assuresrocksolidadherencetothecenterofthesta-
tion'sbroadcastingfrequencybytrackinganyvariations
thatmightoccuroneitherFMorAM.
VirtuallyautomatictuningonAM.TheeaseofFM
tuninghasbeenextendedtoAMwitha new,Mclntosh
exclusive,AMautomaticcentertuningcircuit.
AsinFM,whenusingthepresettouchbuttons,the
auto-tunecircuitsearchesforthecenteroftheAM
broadcastfrequency.Whenthere,AM-AFLlockstothat
centerpointfordrift-free,distortion-reducing,center
channeltuning.
TaperecordhighqualityFMbroadcastswithoutthe
interferencethatstereotransmissionscancause.
Carefullydesignedsuppressioncircuitseliminatethe
potentialforstereocarriernoisewhenmaking"offthe
air"taperecordings.
AuniquePhaseLockedLoopMultiplexdecoder
deliversSTEREOFMwithlowerdistortion,lowernoise,
andbetterseparation.
ThemostusefulandflexibleAMantennasystem
willsuityourparticularinstallation.InnoisyAMloca-
tions,a noisereducing,noisecancelling,shieldedloop
willprovideidealinputsignal.Ina remotelocation,a
conventional'longwire'antennacanbeused,andin
strongsignalareas,a simpleshortpieceofwire(6'long)
willbeadequate.
Arearpanelconnectorprovidesadaptabilityfor
completeremotecontrolwiththeadditionofa
MclntoshinfraredREMOTECONTROLsystem.
Allinall,yourselectionoftheMR7082willberein-
forcedbyyourday-to-dayuseofthissuperbinstrument.
Goodlistening.
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LOCATION
TheMR7082maybeinstalledina Mclntoshcabinet
orcustominstalledinfurnitureofyourchoice.Always
provideadequateventilation.Neverplaceitaboveheat
generatingcomponentssuchashighpoweredampli-
fiers.Provide1 ½ inches(3cm]ofspaceabovethe
tunersoasnottointerferewitha coolingairflow.
CONVENIENT,SIMPLEANDSECURE.
ThePANLOCsystemofinstallingequipmentconve-
nientlyandsecurely,isa productofMclntoshresearch.
BydepressingthetwoPANLOCbuttonsonthefront
panel,theinstrumentcanbelockedfirmlyinplaceor
unlockedsothatthechassiscanslideforward,giving
youeasyaccesstothetopandrearpanels.
Thetrouble-freelifeofanelectronicinstrumentis
greatlyextendedbyprovidingsufficientventilationto
preventthebuild-upofhighinternaltemperaturesthat
causedeteriorationofcomponentparts.Withadequate
ventilation,theinstrumentcanbemountedinanyposi-
tion.Whennotinstalledina cabinet,theplasticfeet
mustnotberemovedsothatadequateairflowispro-
videdthroughthebottomofthechasis.Youshould
allowenoughclearancesothatcoolaircanenteratthe
bottomofthecabinetandbeventedfromthetop.The
recommendedminimumspaceforinstallationis15in-
ches(38.1cm)deep,17inches(43.2cm)wide,and6
inches(15.2cm)high.
Toinstalltheinstrumentina Mclntoshcabinet,follow
theinstructionsthatareenclosedwiththecabinet.For
anyothertypeofinstallationfollowtheseinstructions:
1.UnpackfromCarton
OpenthecartonandremovethePANLOCbrackets,
hardwarepackage,andmountingtemplate.Removethe
unitfromitsplasticbagandplaceitupsidedownon
theshippingpallet,thenunscrewthefourplasticfeet
fromthebottomofthechassis.
2.MarktheCabinetPanel.
Placethemountingtemplateinpositiononthecabinet
panelwheretheinstrumentistobeinstalled,andtape
itinplace.Thebrokenlinesthatrepresenttheoutline
oftherectangularcutoutalsorepresenttheoutside
dimensionsofthechassis.Makesuretheselinesclear
shelves,partitions,oranyequipment.Withthetemplate
inplace,firstmarkthesixA andB holesandthefour
smallholesthatlocatethecornersofthecutout.Then,
jointhefourcornermarkingswithpencillines,using
theedgeofthetemplateasa straightedge.
3.DrillHoles
Usea drillwitha 3/16inch(5mm)bitheldperpen-
diculartothepanelanddrillthesixA andB holes.
Then,usinga drillbitslightlylargerthanthetipofyour
sawblade,drilloneholeateachoftwodiagonallyop-
positecorners.Theholesshouldbarelytouchtheinside
edgeofthepenciledoutline.Beforetakingthenext
step,makesurethatthesixA andB holeshavebeen
drilled.
4.SawthePanelCutout
Saw,carefully,ontheinsideofthepenciledlines.First
makethetwolongcutsandthenthetwoshortcuts.
Aftertherectangularopeninghasbeencutout,usea
filetosquarethecornersandsmoothanyirregularities
inthecutedges.
5.InstalltheMountingStrips
Inthehardwarepackageyouwillfindtwomounting
strips,andtwosetsofmachinescrews.Forpanelsthat
arelessthan1/2inch(12.7mm)thick,usethe3/4inch
(19.1mm)screws;forpanelsthataremorethan1/2
inch(12.7mm)thick,usethe1-1/4inch(31.8mm)
screws.
Startingattheright-handsideofthepanel,inserta
screwoftheproperlengthintothecenterholeinthe
panel,markedB onthetemplate.Onthebackofthe
panel,aligna mountingstripwiththeholesinthepanel
andtightenthescrewuntilthescrewheadispulledinto
thewood.
Repeatthisproceduretoattachthemountingstripto
theleftsideofthepanel.
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6.AttachthePANLOCBrackets
UsingtwoscrewsoftheproperlengthintheA holeson
eachside,attachthePANLOCbracketstothecabinet
panel;theshortflangeismountedagainstthefront
(face)ofthecabinetpanel.Thescrewspassthroughthe
PANLOCbracketflange,thecabinetpanel,andthen
throughthemountingstripspreviouslymounted.
7.InstalltheInstrument
GuidetheACpowercordthroughthepanelopeningto
thebackofthecabinet;then,slidetheinstrumentinto
theopeningcarefullysothattherailsonthebottomof
eachsideofthechassisengagethetracksonthe
mountingbrackets.Continuetoslidetheinstrumentin-
tothecabinetuntilitisstoppedbytheadjustposition
latches.Pressthelatchesinward,thispermitstheinstru-
menttoslideintothecabinetuntilitsfrontpanelis
flushwiththecabinetpanel.TurnthePANLOCbuttons
atthelowerleftandrightcornersoftheinstrument
panelclockwisetolocktheunitfirmlyinthecabinet.
TurnthePANLOCbuttonscounterclockwisetounlock
theinstrument.Itcanthenslideoutwardtopermitthe
removaloftheinstrumentfromthecabinet.
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Foldoutthephotographsontheinsideoftheback
cover.TheywillassistyouinconnectingtheMR7082
toyoursystem.Thenumbersonthephotographsrefer
totheparagraphsthatfollow.
ThebackpaneloftheMR7082hasconnectorslabel-
edAUDIOOUTPUT,infraredREMOTECONTROL,AM
antenna,75OHMFMantenna,andACpowerusedto
interconnectwithassociatedequipmentandtheAC
powerline.Useshieldedcablestoconnecttheoutput
signaltoa preamplifierorpoweramplifier.Tominimize
thepossibilityofhum,theshieldedcablesshouldbeof
parallelconstructionorlooselytwistedtogetherand
locatedawayfromthespeakerconnectingcablesand
ACpowercords.Becertaintousegoodqualityshield-
edcablesforallinterconnections.Yourdealercanad-
viseyouonthekindandlengthofcablesthatwillbest
suityourinstallation.
1.AUDIOOUTPUT
UsetheAUDIOOUTPUTjacksontherearpanel
tofeedprogramtoa stereocontrolpreamplifieror
otherequipmentwhichhasitsownvolumecontrol.
Theoutputlevelisa nominal1 voltfor100%FM
modulation.Thelowoutputimpedancepermits
longaudiocablestobeusedwithouta lossofhigh
frequenciesduetocablecapacity.
2.REMOTECONTROL
TheREMOTECONTROLconnectorisdesigned
forusewiththeMclntoshinfraredremotecontrol
systems.Withthesesystems,youcan,froma hand-
heldremotecontrol,turnonthetunerandthe
system,selectfromsevenpreprogrammedstations
oneitherFMorAM,searchsequentiallythepro-
grammedstationsonFMorAMandscantheentire
FMorAMband.
3.AMANTenna
TheAMantennainputontheMR7082isunusual
inthatitwillacceptalmostanytypeofantenna.
Ina locationofmoderatesignalstrengthandlittle
interference(fewflourescentlights,motors,TV
sets,etc.),a pieceofwireasshortas3 feetwill
givegoodperformance.Ina ruralarea,anoutdoor
longwiremightbedesirable.Thebestoverall
performancewillbeobtainedbyusinga shielded
loopantenna.
Ashieldedloopantennaismadefroma lengthof
singleconductorshieldedwire;microphonecable,
coaxialcable,etc.,arrangedina singleloop.For
bestreception,orienttheloopvertically.Itmaybe
attachedaroundtheframeofa windowbehinda
curtain,onthebackoftheequipmentcabinet,orin
somesimilarway,Signalstrengthisproportionalto
thesizeoftheloop;thelargertheloop,thegreater
thereceivedsignal.
Toprepareanantennafromtheshieldedcable,
strip3/4ofaninchofouterinsulationfromeachof
thecableends.Fromoneend,completelyremove
theexposed3/4"ofmeshshielding.Thenremove3/8
ofaninchofinsulationfromthecenterconductor.
InserttheexposedcenterconductorintotheAM
ANTpushconnector.Makesurethecutoffmesh
shielddoesnotcomeincontactwithanything.On
theotherend,leavethemeshshieldintactandstrip
%ofaninchofinsulationfromthecenterconduc-
tor.Onthisendonly,twisttheexposedcentercon-
ductorandthemeshshieldtogether.
Insertthetwistedshieldandcenterconductorinto
theground(GND)pushconnector.
4.FMANTenna
Theantennainputimpedanceis75ohmsdesign-
edtobefedbycoaxialantennacable.Theinput
connectorisa "TypeF"whichmateswithcable
companyfeedlinesandcoaxialcable.Interference
rejectionandlowsignallossareamongthebenefits
ofcoaxialcable.
AnyoneoffourdifferentFMantennasystemscan
beusedwithyourMR7082.1)anoutdoorFM
antenna,2)anall-channel(UHF-VHF-FM)antenna,
3)a cableinputfromyourlocalcablecompany,or
4)theindoordipolesupplied.
A75-ohmoutdoorantennadesignedforFM
receptionisrecommendedforoptimumperform-
anceinallareas.Infringeareas,bestresultswillbe
obtainedwitha highlydirectionalFMantennaused
witha rotator.Adjustthepositionoftheantenna
until thebestreceptionisobtained.
A75-ohmmatcheddipoleantennasuppliedwith
yourMR7082maybeusedinurbanorinhigh
signalstrength areas. The flexibility ofthe thin wire
assemblypermitsittobeplacedundera rug,
tackedbehindthestereo,orplacedinanyother
convenientlocation.Insomecases,itmaybe
necessarytopositiontheantennaforbestsignal
reception.Avoidlocatingthisantennanexttoother
wiresormetalobjects.Anindoorantennamaynot
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proveeffectiveinhouseshavingmetalsidingor
metalinsulation.
Althougha 75-ohmcoaxialfeedlineoffersthebest
noiseandmultipathrejection,manyantennasuse
300-ohmtwinlead.Inthiscase,usea matching
transformer(balum)toconverta 300-ohmantenna
tothe75-ohminputimpedanceofthetuner.
5.ACPOWER
PlugtheACpowercordintoa 120volt50/60Hz
walloutlet.Theplugbladesarepolarizedsobecer-
taintheplugisfullyinsertedintheoutlettoprevent
bladeexposure.
CAUTION:TOPREVENTELECTRICSHOCK,DO
NOTUSETHE(POLARIZED)PLUGONTHIS
UNITWITHANEXTENSIONCORD,RECEPTA-
CLE,OROTHEROUTLETUNLESSTHEBLADES
CANBEFULLYINSERTEDTOPREVENTBLADE
EXPOSURE.
ChargingTheElectronicMemoryBatteryPowerSupply
Averylonglife,rechargeablebatterypowersupply
providestheenergytotheelectronicmemorywhenthe
tuneristurnedoff.Whenfirstconnected,itiswiseto
assumethatthebatterieshavenotbeencharged.The
chargerateisdictatedbythe'on'timeofthetuner.To
bringthebatteriestofullcharge,operatethetunerfor
twentyfourcontinuoushours.Afterthebatteriesareful-
lycharged,usingthetunerforapproximatelyonehour
perweek,willmaintainthebatteriesina fullycharged
state.Whenfullycharged,thebatterieswillprovidethe
energytoretaintheprogrammedinstructionsformore
thansixmonthswiththetunerturnedoff.Batterylifeis
dependentonusage,storage,temperature,andtime.
DonotattempttoremovethebatteriesfromtheMR
7082.Batteryreplacementshouldonlybedoneata
Mclntoshauthorizedserviceagency.
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75ohm
ANTENNA
MAINAREA
SPEAKERS
TOMclNTOSH
INFRAREDREMOTE
CONTROL
PREAMPLIFIER
AMPLIFIER
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