McIntosh MR 75 User manual

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THEMR75AM/FMTUNER

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YourMR75AM/FMTuner
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satisfactoryperformance.Ifyou
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Contents
SERVICECONTRACTINFORMATION1
INSTALLATION2,3
HOWTOCONNECTAND
BACKPANELINFORMATION4-6
FRONTPANELINFORMATION
ANDUSEOFCONTROLS6,7
PERFORMANCELIMITS8
PERFORMANCECHARTS9,10
TECHNICALDESCRIPTION11,12
BLOCKDIAGRAM13
Copyright1981© byMclntoshLaboratoryInc.1
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asa resultofunauthorizedrepair,the
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THEMR75AM/FMTUNER
Installation
ThePANLOCsystemofinstallingequipmentcon-
venientlyandsecurelyisa directresultofMclntosh
research.BydepressingthetwoPANLOCbuttonson
thefrontpanel,theinstrumenteithercanbelocked
firmlyinplaceoritcanbeunlockedsothatthe
chassiscanslideforward,givingyoueasyaccessto
thetopandrearpanels.
Thetrouble-freelifeofanelectronicinstrumentis
greatlyextendedbyprovidingsufficientventilationto
preventthebuild-upofhighinternaltemperatures
thatcausedeterioration.Allowenoughclearanceso
thatcoolaircanenteratthebottomofthecabinet
andbeventedfromthetop.Withadequateventilation
theinstrumentcanbemountedinanyposition.The
recommendedminimumspaceforinstallationis15
inches(38.1cm)deep,17inches(43.2cm)wide,and6
inches(15.2cm)high.
Toinstalltheinstrumentina Mclntoshcabinet,
followtheinstructionsthatareenclosedwiththe
cabinet.Foranyothertypeofinstallation,follow
theseinstructions:
1.OpenthecartonandremovethePANLOCbrack-
ets,hardwarepackage,andmountingtemplate.Re-
movetheMR75fromitsplasticbagandplaceitup-
sidedownontheshippingpallet,thenunscrewthe
fourplasticfeetfromthebottomofthechassis.
2.Markthecabinetpanel
Placethemountingtemplateinthepositiononthe
cabinetpanelwheretheinstrumentistobeinstalled,
andtapeitinplace.Thebrokenlinesthatrepresent
theoutlineoftherectangularcutoutalsorepresent
theoutsidedimensionsofthechassis.Makesure
theselinesclearshelves,partitions,oranyequip-
ment.Withthetemplateinplace,firstmarkthesixA
andB holesandthefoursmallholesthatlocatethe
cornersofthecutout.Then,jointhefourcornermark-
ingswithpencillinesusingtheedgeofthetemplate
asa straightedge.
3.DrillHoles
Usea drillwitha 3/16inchbitheldperpendiculartothe
panelanddrillthesixA andB holes.Then,usinga drill
bitslightlywiderthanthetipofyoursawblade,drill
oneholeateachoftwodiagonallyoppositecorners.
Theholesshouldbarelytouchtheinsideedgeofthe
penciledoutline.Beforetakingthenextstep,make
surethatthesixA andB holeshavebeendrilled.
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4.SawthePanelCutout
Sawcarefullyontheinsideofthepenciledlines.First
makethetwolongcutsandthenthetwoshortcuts.
Aftertherectangularopeninghasbeencutout,usea
filetosquarethecornersandsmoothanyirregulari-
tiesinthecutedges.
5.InstalltheMountingStrips
Inthehardwarepackageyouwillfindtwomounting
stripsandtwosetsofmachinescrews.Forpanels
thatarelessthan½ inchthick,usethe¾ inch
screws;forpanelsthataremorethan½ inchthick,
usethe1 ¼ inchscrews.
Startingattheright-handsideofthepanel,inserta
screwofproperlengthintothecenterholeinthe
panel,markedB onthetemplate.Onthebackofthe
panel,aligna mountingstripwiththeholesinthe
panelandtightenthescrewuntilthescrewheadis
pulledslightlyintothewood.
Repeatthisproceduretoattachthemountingstrip
totheleftsideofthepanel.
6.AttachthePANLOCBrackets
UsingtwoscrewsofproperlengthintheA holeson
eachside,attachthePANLOCbracketstothecabi-
netpanel;theshortflangeismountedagainstthe
front(face)ofthecabinetpanel.Thescrewspass
throughthePANLOCbracketflange,thecabinetpan-
el,andthenthroughthemountingstripspreviously
mounted.
7.InstalltheInstrument
GuidetheACpowercordthroughthepanelopening
tothebackofthecabinet;then,slidetheinstrument
intotheopeningcarefullysothattherailsonthebot-
tomofeachsideofthechassisengagethetrackson
themountingbrackets.Continuetoslidetheinstru-
mentintothecabinetuntilitisstoppedbytheadjust
positionlatches.Pressthelatchesinward,thisper-
mitstheinstrumenttoslideintothecabinetuntilits
frontpanelisflushwiththecabinetpanel.Depress
thePANLOCbuttonsatthelowerleftandrightcor-
nersoftheinstrumentpaneltolocktheunitfirmlyin
thecabinet.DepressingthePANLOCbuttonsagain
willunlocktheinstrumentsothatitcanslideforward
totheadjustposition;ifyoupressinwardonthead-
justpositionlatchesthenyoucanremovetheinstru-
mentfromthecabinet.
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HowtoConnectand
BackPanelInformation
Refertothedrawingonpage5.
AUDIOOUTPUTS
UsetheFIXEDOUTPUTjacksontherearpanelto
feedprogramtoa stereocontrolpreamplifierorother
equipmentwhichhasitsownvolumecontrol.The
frontpanelVOLUMEcontroldoesnotaffecttheloud-
nessofthetunerattheFIXEDOUTPUTjacks.Theout-
putlevelisa nominal1 voltfor100%FMmodulation.
UsetheVARIABLEOUTPUTjackstoconnectto
equipmentsuchasa poweramplifierora taperecorder
wherecontrolofthevolumeatthetunerisdesired.The
outputattheVARIABLEOUTPUTjacksisa nominal2.5
voltsfor100%FMmodulation.Thereisnodifferencein
thesignalqualityateitherpairofoutputjacks.
BothpairsofOUTPUTjacksmaybeusedsimulta-
neously.Theoutputimpedanceatbothoutputsis
verylowsothatlongaudiocablescanbeusedwith-
outa lossofhighfrequenciesduetocablecapacity.
CONNECTINGANFMANTENNA
Oneofthreeantennasystemscanbeused:(1)an
outdoorFMantenna,or(2)anVHF-TVantenna,or(3)
theindoordipolesupplied.
Anoutdoorantennaisrecommendedforoptimum
performanceinallareas.Infringe(outlying)areas,
bestresultswillbeobtainedwitha highlydirectional
FMantennausedinconjunctionwitha rotator.Ifthe
antennausesa 300ohmlead,connectittothe
ANTENNA300FMpushconnectors.
Thecoaxialcableofanunbalanced75ohmantenna
connectstotherearpanelANTENNA75ftFMtypeF
coaxialconnector.
Anoutsideantennasystemshouldnotbelocated
inthevicinityofoverheadpowerlinesorotherelec-
triclightorpowercircuits,orwhereitcanfallinto
suchpowerlinesorcircuits.Wheninstallinganout-
sideantennasystem,extremecareshouldbetakento
keepfromtouchingsuchpowerlinesorcircuitsas
contactwiththemmightbefatal.
AVHF-TVantennacanbeeffectivewhenitis
designedforbothFMandTVreception.Connectthe
twoleadsfromtheVHF-TVantennatotheANTENNA
300ftFMpushconnectors.
Theflexiblefoldeddipoleantenna(300ohm)sup-
pliedwiththeMR75isforuseinurbanorhigh
strengthsignalareas.Connectthetwoleadsfromthe
dipoletotheANTENNA300FMpushconnector.
Theflexibilityofthetwinflatwireassemblypermits
ittobeplacedundera rug,tackedbehindthestereo
orplacedinanyotherconvenientlocation.Insome
cases,itmaybenecessaryto"position"theantenna
forbestsignalreception.Thisshouldbedonebefore
itispermanentlylocated.
Avoidlocatingtheantennanexttootherwiresor
metalobjects.Anyindoorantennamaybeineffective
inhouseshavingmetalsidingormetalfoilinsulation.
FMPRESELECTORSWITCH
FMreceiverscanbeoverloadedbyverylargeanten-
nainputsignalswhenthereceiverislocatedvery
neartoa FMbroadcastingstationorwhena highgain
directionalantennaisusedina metropolitanarea.An
exampleofoverloadiswherea FMstationcanbetun-
edinattwoormoreplacesonthedial.A preselector
tunedcircuitisbuiltintotheMR75toprevent
overload.
Thepreselectormaybeswitchedintooroutofthe
FMRFcircuitbya slideswitchlocatedontherear
panel.
WerecommendtheFMPRESELECTORswitchbe
usedinthe"out"positionforallFMlisteningcondi-
tionsexceptwherethereisevidenceofoverloadby
strongstations.Inthatcase,the"in"positionwill
protectagainstoverload.Formoststationstherewill
benolisteningdifferencebetweenthetwoswitch
positions.
AMANTENNA
ForlocalandmostmoderatelydistantAMrecep-
tion,thebuilt-inferriteloopstickantennamaybe
used.TheAMloopstickantennaisona swivelbase
andmustbeadjustedawayfromthechassisforbest
reception.Theillustrationatthetopofpagesix
showsexamplesofthemanypositionstheAManten-
namaybeplacedin.Tryseveralpositionsuntilyou
locatethebestperforminglocationforyourlistening
area.
Distantreceptioncanbeimprovedwiththeuseofa
copperantennawire50to150feetinlength.Suspend
thewireina straightlineashighaspossible.Attach
thewireateachendwithsuitableglassorceramicin-
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ALTERNATE
AMANTENNA
TO
EXTERNAL
GROUND
FMANTENNA
OPTIONAL
75ANTENNA
LEAD-IN
TOAC
POWER
SOURCE
MAXIMUMPERFORMANCE
INDICATOR
OR
OSCILLOSCOPE
LEFTSPEAKER
PREAMPLIFIER
RIGHTSPEAKER
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POWERAMPLIFIER

sulators.Connecta lead-inwireatanyconvenient
pointontheantenna.Itisrecommendedthata
lightingarresterbeusedwithanoutdoorAMantenna.
Thearrestershouldbewellgroundedtoa groundrod
orcoldwaterpipe.
CONNECTINGA MAXIMUM
PERFORMANCEINDICATOR
Thescopeverticalandhorizontaljacksontherear
panelareusedtoconnecta Mclntoshmaximumper-
formanceindicatororanoscilloscope.Followdirec-
tionsoutlinedinthemaximumperformanceindicator
owner'smanual.Themaximumperformancein-
dicatorgivesa displayofsignalstrengthversusfre-
quencyandallowsadjustinga directionalantennafor
thebestmultipathfreeFMreceptioncondition.
UNSWITCHEDACPOWEROUTLET
Thisoutletmaybeusedtopowerauxiliaryequip-
mentsuchasanantennarotatorora maximumper-
formanceindicator.Powerisavailablewheneverthe
MR75isconnectedtoa powersource.
FUSE
A0.5AMPfuseprotectstheMR75circuits.The
fusedoesnotprotectadditionalequipmentcon-
nectedtothebackpanelACoutlet.
FrontPanelInformationand
UseofControls
TheMR75Tunerhasa flexiblecontrolsystem.Pro-
peruseofthesecontrolswillyielda highlevelofper-
formance.
INPUTSELECTOR
Thetwopositioninputselector
functionsasfollows:
AM:ConnectstheAMtunercir-
cuitsforAMreception.
FM:ConnectstheFMtunercircuits
forFMstereoormonoreception.
MODE:
Themodeswitchhastwoposi-
tions:STEREO- Inthisposition
thetunerautomaticallyswitches
fromFMmonotoFMstereode-
pendingonthetypeofbroadcast
beingreceived.MONO- Inthis
positionofthemodeswitch,all
broadcastsarereceivedmonophonically.
MUTE:
Themuteswitchhastwoposi-
tions:ON-backgroundnoiseand
hissheardbetweenFMstations
issuppressed.OFF-inter-station
mutingisdefeated.
VOLUMECONTROLAND
ACPOWERSWITCH
TheVOLUMEcontrolhasbeen
precisiontrackedthroughoutthe
listeningrange(0to-65dB)for
accuratestereobalance.Itsets
theoutputleveloftheVARIABLE
OUTPUTjacksandthefrontpanel
HEADPHONEjack.TheFIXEDOUT-
PUTjacksarenotaffectedbythepositionofthe
VOLUMEcontrol.TheACpowerswitchispartofthe
VOLUMEcontrol.TurningtheVOLUMEcontrolfully
counterclockwiseturnstheACpoweroff.
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FRONTPANELINDICATORS
TheMR75hasthreedialscales:1.AM- marked550
to1600kHz;2.FM- marked88to108MHz;3.Logging
scale0 to100.
Asthetuningknobisturned,thepointermoves
acrossthedial.TherearetwoLEDsonthepointer.
WhenyouhaveselectedFM,oneLEDglowsbehind
theFMscale,onAMtheotherglowsbehindtheAM
scale.
TheLoggingScaleisusefulforretuningtoyour
favoritestationwithgreataccuracy.
TUNINGKNOB
TheTuningKnobselectsAMorFMstations.AnAM
stationistunedincorrectlywhentheverticalcolumn
signalstrengthindicatorshowsa maximum.AnFM
stationiscorrectlytunedwhenthecenterbarin-
dicatoratthebottomofthesignalstrengthcolumnil-
luminatesandthesignalstrengthdisplayisata max-
imum.Thereareindicatorsmarked+ and- oneach
sideoftheFMcenterbar.Theselightasyouap-
proachFMstationsandindicateifyouareabove( + )
orbelow(-)thestation.Whenthecentertuningbar
lights,theFMAFL(automaticfrequencylock)circuit
isactiveandthetunerislockedtotheFMstation.
ThislockedconditionwillgivethebestFMreception
withlowestbackgroundnoise,lowestdistortionand
beststereoseparation.
BecauseofthelockingactionoftheAFLcircuit,
theTuningKnobcanbetunedmechanicallyslightly
awayfromthefrequencyoftheFMstationwithout
detuningtheMR75.ThismakestuningtheMR75very
easybutcancausetheMR75tonotreturntotheFM
stationwhenpoweristurnedoffandonagain.This
conditioncanbeavoidedif,whentuningina station,
youstopturningtheTuningKnobassoonasthe
centerbarindicatorlights.ThentheMR75willreturn
tothesamestationwhenpoweristurnedonagain.
INPUTINDICATORS
Atthebottomrightofthetuningdialareaarethree
LEDlamps;twoindicatethestatusoftheSELECTOR
switch.TheilluminatedLEDindicateswhetherAMor
FMisselected.
TheremainingLEDmarked"mute"indicateswhen
themuteswitchisinthe"on"position.
SOLIDSTATETUNINGINDICATOR
TheMR75utilizesanallsolidstatetuningin-
dicator.FourteenLEDsmakeupthedisplay,which
consistsoffourbarsand10smalldots.
Thebaratthetopindicatesreceptionofa FM
stereomultiplex(MPX)station.The10littledotsar-
rangedina verticalcolumnindicaterelativestation
signalstrengthforAMorFM.Thethreebarsatthe
bottomofthedisplayindicate ifyouaretunedabove
(+),below(-),orrighton-stationwhenreceivingFM.
Whentuninga FMstation,theproperadjustmentis
whenonlythecenteron-stationverticalbarindicator
lights.
HEADPHONEJACK
AHEADPHONEjackisprovidedtodrivelowim-
pedancedynamicheadphonesfromaninternalpower
amplifier.
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PerformanceLimits
Performancelimitsarethemaximumdeviationfrom
perfectionpermittedfora Mclntoshinstrument.We
promiseyouthatwhenyoupurchasea newMR75
froma MclntoshFranchiseddealeritwillbecapable
ofperformanceatorexceedingtheselimitsoryou
canreturntheunitandgetyourmoneyback.
Mclntoshistheonlymanufacturerthatmakesthis
statement.
FMSECTION
Tuning
88to108MHz
AntennaInputs
One300ftbalancedandone75unbalanced.
IntermediateFrequency
10.7MHz
UsableSensitivity
2µM(11.2dBf)IHF
QuietingSensitivity
5µV(19.1dBf)IHF-50dB(Mono)
50µV(39.5dBf)IHF-50dB(Stereo)
SignalToNoiseRatio
70dBIHFminimumbothMonoandStereo
HarmonicDistortion
0.18%(Mono)IHFmaximum
0.38%(Stereo)IHFmaximum
AlternateChannelSelectivity
75dBIHFminimum
ImageRejection
100dBIHFminimum
StereoSeparation
45dBminimumat1 kHz
AudioFrequencyResponse
20Hzto15kHz+0,- 1 dB
CaptureRatio
1.8dB
SpuriousRejection
100dBIHFminimum
SCARejection
60dBminimum
AMSECTION
Sensitivity
75µVIHFwithexternalantenna
SignalToNoiseRatio
45dBminimumIHFor55dBat100%modulation
FrequencyResponse
+0 - 6 dBfrom20Hzto3500Hz
HarmonicDistortion
0.8%maximumat30%modulation
AdjacentChannelSelectivity
30dBminimumIHF
ImageRejection
65dBminimumfrom550kHzto1600kH
GENERALINFORMATION
AudioOutput
Variable:2.5Vinto5k
Fixed:1Vinto5k
AudioHum
75dBdownfrom100% modulation
PowerRequirement
120Volts50/60Hz,20Watts
SemiConductorComplement
22BipolarTransistors
4FieldEffectTransistors
23SiliconDiodes
15IntegratedCircuits
19LED's
2BridgeRectifiers
MECHANICALINFORMATION
SIZE:
Frontpanelmeasures16incheswide(40.6cm)by5
7/16incheshigh(13.8cm).Chassismeasures143/4
incheswide(37.5cm)by4 13/16incheshigh(12.2cm)
by13inchesdeep(33cm),includingconnectors.
Knobclearancerequiredis1 1/4inches(3.2cm)in
frontofmountingpanel.
FINISH:
Frontpanelisanodizedgoldandblackwithspecial
gold/tea!nomenclatureillumination.Chassisisblack.
MOUNTING:
ExclusiveMclntoshdevelopedprofessionalPANLOC.
WEIGHT:
23pounds(10.43kg)net,35pounds(15.88kg)in
shippingcarton.
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