QUAD 66 User manual

66
FMTT]NER
INSTRUCTION
BOOK
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Brief
operatingInstructions
The
66FM tuner
is
designedtoworkonlywiththe66preamplifier
remote control panel .
Plug
thesuppliedACpower
supply
lead
andsignal
lead
into
the Quad 66preamplifier and 66 FM tuner (also an aerial).
O Switchon.
O PressradioontheQuad 66 remote control
panel.
O Choosethestation
preset
number
usingthetrack<> buttons.
O Totunea station
press
search<> to startautoscan.
Keep
pressing
until
therequired
station
isfoundthen
pressstoreforabout5 seconds
to putitintothe
tunermemory.
O Switchoffusingtheremote
controlstandbyfunction.
O Forotherfeatures
and
functionsrefer
tothe
main
instruction
booktext.
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
GUARANTEE
SERVICE
ACCESSORIES
SUPPLIED
Tuner
Remote
ControlPanel
ConnectingSockets
FRONTAND
REARVIEW
SPECIFICATION
STATIONREMINDER
CHART
page
2
4
5
5
5
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
CheckingtheACPower
Supply
Connecting
to the AC Power
Supply
AC PowerOut
Aerial
Positioning
theTuner
Connection
to the 66Preamplifier
OPERATION
Switching
On
and
Off
Selecting
Stations
Tuning
and
Storing
Stations
Stereo
andMonoSelection
Signal
Strengthlndication
SPECIAL
SEARCHFEATURE
Interstation
Noise
Suppression
MAINTENANCE
CONTROLFUNCTIONS
5
6
6
7
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INTRODUCTION
GUARANTEE
SERVICE
The
Quad
66FM
is
ahigh
quality
FM
(VHF)
tunerdesigned
to
complement
the
Quad
66seriesandisfullyremotecontrolled
viathe66preamplifier
control
panel.
Self
searchstationtuning
is
employed
andup
to19stationscanbestored
intothetunermemory..
When
thetuner
isswitchedonitreturns
tothelast
selected
preset
station
inuse whenthetuner
wasswitched
off.
Thedisplay
(LCD)
showsthe
presetposition
number,
thetuned
frequency,the
signalstrengthand
whetherthetunerisinthestereo
or
monomode.
Performance
of
the
Quad
66
FM
tuner
is
asaccurate
as
it
is
possible
to
achieve
bycarefuldesign,selection
ofcomponentsand
rigorous
test
procedures.
The Quad66 FM tuneris guaranteed
for twelve
months
fromthe dateof
purchase.
Withinthis
period
weundertake
to
supply
replacement
parts
freeof
charge
provided
thatthe failurewas not caused
by misuse, accident
or
negligence.Returnfreightandthird
party
labourcosts
are
not
covered
unless
bylocalagreement.
Within
theUK
this
guarantee
does
notlimit
your
statutory
rights.Aseparate
guarantee
card
isnot
supplied
and
your
guarantee
beginson
thedayofpurchase.
lfthetuner
needs
servicing
itshouldbereturned
tothesupplier,
thedistributor
forthecountryof
purchase
or
Quad
Electroacoustics
Ltd.
Pleaseencloseabrief
note
givingyour
name
and
addressandthe
reason
forreturning
it.
Quad
offerasameday
service
fromMondaytoFridayexcept
forBankholidays.
Please
contact
ustomakeanappointment.
How to Find us
lmportanf Retainthe originalcarton
andinternal
packing
in case thetuner
hasto be
returned
for
service.
page2

ACCESSORIESSUPPLIED
INSTALLATION
ACsupplylead
0.5m
long
Signal
lead
0.5m
long
Coaxialaerial
plug
(75O)
Baluntransformer
(75Q
-300Ct)
Type
No.
QSPESSB
Type
No.
QP2P2SA
Type
No.PPL734A
TypeNo.PP602BC
(optional
for
someoverseasmarkets)
Ghecking
the AG
PowerSupply
Connecting
to the
AC PowerSupply
Note
ACPower Out
Therating
plate
ontheback
of
your
tunershowstheAC
supplyvoltageforwhich
itis
set.lf
your
AC
supply
is
differentfrom
thatshown,ask
your
dealer
to
change
thevoltage
settingfor
you.
The tuneris suppliedwitha 0.5mlong
AC supply lead
alreadyfittedwith
standard
3-pin
Euro
connectorsfor
connection
betweenthe
66 FMtunerAC
power in andtheAC power ouf socket
fitted
onthebackof current
Quad
equipment.For
connectionto
otherequipment,
ordirecttothemains
supply,
your
dealercansupply
a longer leadtowhich
asuitable
plug
shouldbefitted,
asexplainedbelow:-
WARNING:
THISAPPARATUS
MUST
BEEARTHED
IMPORTANT
- Fitting
amains
plug.
The
wiresin
themainslead
arecoloured:
Brown = Live Blue = Neutral GreenMellow = Earth
TheBrown
wiremust
beconnected
totheterminalmarked
L
orcolouredRed.
TheBluewire
mustbe
connectedtothe
terminalmarkedN
orcolouredBlack.
The GreenfYellow wire must be connected
to the terminalmarkedE or
coloured
Greenor
Green/Yellow.
The
tunermust
be
protected
bya3A
fuse
when
a13A
plug
is
used,orifanother
typeof plugis used,by a 5A fuseeitherin the plug
or adaptor,
or at the
distributionboard.lfin
doubt
consultaqualified
electrician.
The
tunerisfittedwith
anunswitchedAC power
out socketforfeeding
other
unitsinthe
system.The
Quad
66CDplayer
and
Quad
power
amplifiers
are
provided
with
theappropriate
interconnecting
cables.
IMPORTANT
Donot
use
unshroudedIEC
connectors
with
thisequipment.
These
canbeincorrectlyinserted
into
moated
ACpower
outlet
sockets,
possibly
causing
a safetyhazard.
page3

Aerial
PositioningtheTuner
The
performance
ofan
FM
tunerdependsuponthe
quality
andstrengthofthe
signalsupplied
via
theaerial.Optimum
signalto
noise
ratio
(lowest
hiss)willbe
achieved
with
anaerialinputsignal
ofbetween
1mVand
100
mV,butnotin
excess
of500mV.
Agood aerialwillalways
give
the
best
results
and
your
localaerial
specialistor
Quad
dealer
will
beabletoadvise
on
which
aerial
system
is
bestfor
your
area.
lnmost
casesacorrectlyorientated
external
multi-elementarraywill
prove
most
suitable.
The
tuneris
designed
to
operate
from
standard
75O
coaxialcable.300f)
ribbon
cable
shouldonlybeusedwithacorrectly
designed
baluntransformer
(supplied
for
someoverseasmarkets).Availablefrom
Quad,
part
number
PP602BC.
Thetuner
canbe
positioned
free-standingorstacked
with
othercomponents.
Never
place
itinpersistent
directsunlightornearany
heat
source.
The
tunershouldnot
standdirectlyontopofa
high
output
power
amplif
ierwhich
generates
a substantialamountofheat.
ACPOWER
66PREAMPLIFIER
INPUT
SIGNAL
CONNECTIONS
VHF/FM
AERIAL
AC POWER
66CDPLAYER
oaooal
page 4
AC power and signal connectionsfor typical QUAD system

Note
Connection
to the
66 Preamplifier
Someelectronicequipment
(CD
players,
computersetc)
may
cause
interfer-
enceatsome
frequenciesif
operatednear
a tuner. lfthis occurs
then
either
switchoffthe
offending
item
ormove itfurtherawayfromthetuner.
Atthe
backof
thetuner
you
willfind
theaudio
out sockets
forthe
connecting
leadtothe
66
preamplifier.
lnsert
theWhite
plug
of
the
audioconnecting
lead
supplied
into
theL socket
(white
= left
channel)andtheRed
plug
into
theR
socket
(red
= rightchannel).
lnsert
boththe
plugs,
attheother
endof
thelead,into
the
radio
socketsof
your
66
preamplifier.
Make
surethatthe
plugs
are
pushed
fully
in,atbothends,toensure
good
connections.Poorconnectionwill
cause
hum.
Alltunerfunctions
arecontrolledfromthe
Quad
66
preamplifier
control
panel
using
theCD function buttons. PressIheradiobuttontoselectradioonthe
Quad
66preamplifier andtosettheremote
controltoitsradiofunction.
lfeitherthedisc or CD-play button
ispressed,
after
selecting
radio,then
all
thetunerfunctionswill
beinhibited
- if
thisoccurs
just
press
theradio button
again.
Press
thetuneron/off
button.
This
hasasequential
actionso
pressing
it
again
willswitchthetuner
off. Leave thetuner
switchedon. Innormal useitwill
be
switched
onandoffviathemaster on/off
switchonthe66
preamplifier,
orthe
standby buttonon the control panel.
As
soonas
thetuneris
switchedonitwillreturn
tothe
preset
stationinusewhen
lastswitched
off.
The
displaywillshowthe
presetposition
selected,the
preset
number
and
tuned
stationfrequency
(also
ifmonohadbeen
selected).
456789 1011 121314 151617 18
OPERATION
Note
SwitchingOn and Off
SelectingStations
2[0
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lln
FTEETfrI
Pressingthetrack<>buttonswillstepthrough
the
19
preset
station
positions.
Track> stepsupwards
andtrack <steps
downwards.
Thisis showninthe
displaybyaboxaroundthe
selected
preset
number
andanarrow
pointing
toit.
The
preset
number
and
the
station
frequency
is
alsodisplayed.
lf
eitherbutton
isheld
downstepping
will
continue
until
the
buttonis
released.
lf
astationhasalreadybeen
allocated
(stored)
into
anyof
the
presetpositions
then
itwill
beheard,after
a shortdelay.
Theactioniscyclic.When
steppingupwards
and
19isreached
stepping
willrestart
at1,converselywhen stepping
downwardsand
1isreached
steppingwill
restart
at19. This
avoidshavingtostepthroughall
preset
stationstochoosea preset atoneend
of
therange.
Note
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Example:The
quickest
wayfrom
preset
18topreset
2istostepupwards
through19and1
, eg; press
track
>
three
times.
TuningandStoringStations ThisisstraightfoMard.
The
basic
stepswhichhavetobecarriedoutforeach
station
you
want
toput
intothetuner
memoryare:-
4 a. Select
the
preset
number
towhich
you
wanttoallocate
(store)
a
particular
station,using
thetrack<>buttons.
Shown
bya box
around
the
presetposition
andanarrow
pointing
toit.
b. Putthetunerintoitssearch
mode
by
pressing
eithersearch
>
(ascending
2 3 4 frequency)orsearch
<(descending
frequency).
Theboxaroundthe
selected
preset
numberand
the
arrow
will
disappear
toconfirmthat
the
tuner
isinthesearch
mode,
but
the
preset
numberand
the
frequency
beingtuned
will
beshown
inthewindow
tothe
rightofthedisplay.
c. Thetuner
will
scan
thefrequencyband
andstop
ateachstation
being
transmitted.
lfitstopsata station
you
donotwant,
just
press
the
appropriatesearch
<> buttonagain.
d. When
you
have
found
thestation
you
want,
press
thesforebuttonand
holdit
down
forabout5seconds
to
put
itintothetuner
memory.
4e. Thiswill
be
confirmed,
in
thetuner
display,by
aboxaround
the
preset
position
and
anarrow
pointing
toit.
f. Repeattheabove
process
totune-inand
store
allthestations
you
want
to
receive
- upto19.
:l Example,'
Totune-in Radio3 (91.30
MHz,Wrotham)
andstore
itinto
preset
-'\- ^^sition
3:-
Press
appropriate
track
<>button until3isshown
inthedisplay
(3
fJ | -' -' Yvt
, i,:iLi alsoboxedandarrowed),
keep
pressing
search
<>buttons
untilthestation
is
MHz heardand91.30
MHzisdisplayed.
Finally
press
store
forabout5seconds
to
put
the
station
intothe
tunermemory.
Note Pressingsfopselects
preset
number
1
so
itmakes
sense
to
store
your
favourite
station
inthat
position.
Otherstations
canbe
stored
inorderof
frequency,or
in
any
orderwhich
you
findeasyto
remember.
Stereo
MonoSelection Most
stations
nowtransmit
in
stereo
allthe
time.
Thedisplay
willshowstereo
whena stereo
transmission
is
being
received.
lilTdNtrl lf
you
wishtolistento a particular
station
in
mono
(very
poor
signaland
noisy
background)
then
press
thepausebutton
to select
mono. Pressing
pause
again
willswitchbacktostereo.
Thestereo
or
monoindicator
willappear
inthe
tunerdisplay
to
show
howthetunerhasbeenset,
but
theboxaround
thechosen
preset
numberand
thearrow
will
disappear
to confirm
thatstore hasto be
pressed
if
you
want
tostore themodeselected.
GfiEEffir Notethat
thetuner
willnormallyrevert
to stereo
operation
whenchanging
stations
orswitchingoff
andon.
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SignalStrength
lndication
SPECIAL
SEARCH
FEATURE
Itis
possible
tostore
mono
operation
with
a
particular
station
byselecting
mono
(pressing
pause)
and
then
pressing
thesforebutton
for
about5seconds.
The
boxaroundthe presetposition andthe arrowappears
as confirmation.
lf
necessary,this
canbedone
wheninitiallytuningandstoring
the
station.
Tochangeastation
previously
storedas
mono
back
tostereo,
press
pauseto
selectstereoandthenthesfore button
tostore itagain.
The
approximate
signalstrengthis
shown
bythebar
graph
totheright of
the
display.
The
more
segmentslitthestrongerthesignaland
the
better
thetuner
performance.
ldeally
at
least
6segmentsshouldbe
litfora
good
signalto
noise
ratio
(minimum
backgroundnoise)with
stereo
transmissions.
The
diagram
showstheeffect
onthetuner
performance
depending
onthenumberof bar
segments
lit.
Topbarshowssignalstrengthtoohigh.Thiswilldegrade
the
performance
byoverloadingtheinputstages.Useanattenuator.
Middle
four
showsadequatetogood signalstrength.
Bottomthreeshows
poor
signalstrength.Checkaerial.
Select
mono
(to
reducenoiseinweakreceptionarea).
Forspecialtuning
requirements
eg;tuning
intoveryweakstations,storing
stations
whichare not transmitting
(provided
the transmitting
frequencyis
known)etc,tuningcanbecarriedout
in25kHz
steps
withtheinterstationmute
defeated.
Thedisplay
islimited
to50kHz
resolution
therefore
the
searchbutton
hastobe
pressed
twiceforeachchangeinthedisplay.
Thetunerwillautomaticallyswitchtothismodeifduringsearch
itis
allowed
to
return
to theinitialstartfrequencywithout astation
beingstored,eg; if 90.00
MHzwasdisplayedwhenselfseekingwasstarted
(search
<>pressed) then
if
this
frequencyisagainreached
(displayed),
withoulstorebeing
pressed,
the
scanningwillstopat90.00
MHz
and
f
urther
pressing
of
thesearch<
>buttons
willstepthrough
thetuning
band
in25kHz
steps
(two
presses
for
each50
kHz
displaychange).
The interstationnoisewill be quite severe
as in thismodethe automatic
interstation
noise
suppressioncircuit
is
switched
off.
lf
you
continue
toholddownthesearch<> buttonsthestepping
willoccurat
three
successively
faster
speeds;
for
the
firstfew
secondsslightly
fasterthan
normal,thenata
higher
speedand
finally
at
maximumspeed.
Thereforewhen
searching
fora stationbyprogramme content
(rather
thanby
frequency)itis
advisableto
releasethe
search
buttonatthatmomentsothatthesoundcanbe
usedasanaid
totuning.
Once
the
required
station
orfrequencyhasbeenfounditcanbe
put
intothetuner
memoryby pressing the storebutton.This switches
thetunerbackto the
normal
search
modesoif
you
needtotune-infurtherstations,
inthis
way,
you
will
again
havetoswitchthetunertoits stepping
mode.
page7

Thisisnotas
complicatedas
itsoundsand theinstructionsbelow
give
thebasic
steps
whichhave
tobecarriedouttoreachstation
you
wantto
put
intothetuner
memory,
usingthis
method
-
a, Selectthe
presei
numbertowhich
you
wanttoallocate
(stord a
particular
stationorfrequency,usingthetrack
<>buftons.
b. Putthetunerintoits
search
mode
by
pressing
eithersearctr>
(ascending
frequency)
otseerch
<(descending frequency).
c. Asthetuner
startstoscan
press
theothersearch
button;il search>
wasinitiallychosenthen
press
search<. Scanningwillimmediately
reverse
andstopatthefrequency at
whichitstarted.
d, Pressingthesearch<>buttonswillnowcausethetunertostepthrough
thefrequencybandin25kHz
steps
(two
presses
foreach50kHzdisplay
change).
e, When
you
havefoundthestation
or
lrequency
you
want,
press
theslore
butlonandholditdownforabout5secondstoout
itinto
thetuner
memory.
f. This
willbeconfirmed,inthetunerdisplay,byaboxaroundthe
preset
position
andanarrow
pointing
toit.
S, Repeattheabove
process
totune-inandstoreallthestationsor
frequencies
you
wanttoreceive.
Note Pressingthestopbuttonwill
set
the
tunerback
toitsnormalsearchmode
and
selectthenumber1station
position.
InterstationNoise
Suppression Innormaloperationinterstationnoiseismutedtoprovide
aquiet background
whentuning.lfrequired
thoughthisfunctioncanbedefeated
(eg,
fortuninginto
veryweak
stations),butsearchcanthenonlybecarriedoutin25kHzsteps
(see
SpecialSearchFeature).
MAINTENANCE Noroutinemaintenanceisrequired-lfnecessarythecasecanbecleanedwith
asoftbrushor,formorestubbornmarks,aslightlymoistenedlint-freecloth.In
thiscaseremovethemains
plug
fromthesupplysocket.Donotusecleaning
agents,solventsorabrasives.
Itis
possible
topower the
66
preamplifier
control
panel
fromthetuner.Thisis
usefulifareplacement
battery
isnot
readilyavailableor
if
you
wantthe
control
panelpermanently
sitedbythetuner.
To do thisslideoffthecontrol
panel
batterycompartment
lid,pulloutthe
connectinglead
and
plug
thisinto
theDC
power
supply
socketonthefrontright
handsideofthetuner.lfoperated in
this
wayremovethebattery.
pageI

CONTROL
FUNCTIONS Your
Quad
66FM
tunerisvery
easyto
operate
usingtheCDfunction
buttonson
the66 preamplifier
control
panel
butto help
youtheoperatingcontrols
are
described
below.Thefollowing
termsfor
buttonsetc,are
alsousedthroughout
thetext.
On/OffButton: For
switchingthetuner
onandoff,
Tuner
Remote
Control Panel
(supplied
with
66preamplifier)
ConnectingSockets
Radio:
Track < >:
Search
Store:
Pause:
Stop:
Aerial:
OutputUR:
AC PowerIn:
AC Power
Out:
DCPower
Out:
Selectstuner
operation.
Selects
astation
preset
number.Either
tolistento
astored
station
ortoaccepta different
station
prior
totuning:
-
track> steps
upwards
and
track<steps
downwards.
Tunes
stations.Press
tosearchfor
a station.When
a
stationisfoundtuningstopsunti|itisstoredorsearch<<>>
pressed
again:
-search>>
selects
ascending
frequency,
search<<
selects
descendingfrequency
scan.
Storesstationsinto
oneofthe19
presetpositions.
Selectsmono
operation.Mono
canbe
stored
with
a
particular
stationbyselecting
mono
before
pressing
store.
Selectsthenumber
1station
presetposition
andsetsthe
tuner
toitsnormal
searchmode
(cancels
steppingmode).
Fortheinput
from
your
aerial
system
(75O).
Audio
outputconnection
totheradio
input
of
your
Quad
66
preamplif
ier.
FortheAC
power
supplyinput
cable.
Anunswitched
ACpower
outletforfeeding
power
to
other
units
in
your
Quad
system.
AnoptionalDC
power
supplyforthe
66
preamplifier
control
panel.
page 9

FRONT
VIEW
REARVIEW
INFRARED
SENSOR
MAINS
ON.OFFBUTTON OPTIONAL
DCPOWER
SUPPLY
FOR
CONTROL
PANEL
AERIAL
SOCKET
(75f)COAXTAL) POWERFUSE
100mA
anti-surge
(100-240v)
SELECTEDSTATION
PRESET
NUMBER
ANDFREQUENCY
STATION
PRESETS
AND
STEREO/MONO
DISPLAY
SIGNALSTRENGTH
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SPECIFICATION TuningRange*:
Channelspacing:
Sensitivity:
(30
dB
quieting)
(50
dB
quieting)
Fulllimiting:
Signal/noise:
(lnput
signal
1kHz
at
1mV,
'A'
weighted)
Distortion: (at 1k{z +75
kHz
deviation)
(at
1kHz
+25
kHz
deviation)
Capture
ratio:
lFrejection:
AM
suppression:
lmagerejection:
Pilottone
suppression:
Crosstalk:
(at
1kHz)
Frequencyresponse:
Output
level:
(at
1kHzl30%modulation)
Source
impedance:
Minimumloadimpedance:
De-emphasis*:
Aerialinput:
Mainsvoltage:
Power
consumption:
Fuse:
Dimensions:
Weight:
87.5
- 108
MHz.
25kHz
(50
kHz
displayed).
Mono2.9
pV.
Mono
8.5
pV(8
dBf).
Stereo
25
pV(28
dBf).
.1 pV.
Mono76dB.
Stereo
70
dB.
Mono
O.1"/o.
Stereo0.15%.
Mono
0.05%.
Stereo0.1%.
1.5
dB.
100
dB.
60dB.
80
dB.
60dB.
-40
dB
(nominal
at1kHz).
+O
-1
dB,
20Hz
- 15kHz.
100mVrms.
1ko.
47 kO.
50
psor
75
prs.
75Qunbalanced.
100-120V
or
200-240V
(changed
bylinks
on
PCB)
50-60
Hz. See ratinglabel
on
back
oftuner.
6Wapprox.
100mA
anti-surge,
100-240V.
Width
321
mm;height
B0
mm;
depth255mm
(plus
connectors)
approx.
2.8kg
approx.
* Depends
oncountry
Therightis reseruedto alterperlormanceand specificationas required.
This
equipmentcomplieswiththeradiointerferencerequirements
as laid
downin EEC (EuropeanEconomicCommunity
) regulations.
page
11

STATION
REMINDERCHART The following
chart
isfor
you
tokeep
a recordofwhichstation
you
have
storedagainsteach
preset
number.We
suggest
you
usea pencil so
changes
canbemade easily,buttwo
columns
are
provided
for
convenience.
PresetNo. Record1 Record2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
page
12

ACCESSORIES Quad
accessories
aredesigned
tomatch
Quad
equipmentandtoprovide
thebest
possibleperformance.
Please
contact
your
dealer
or
Quad
direct
for
furtherinformation.
Item
Quad
rackfor66CD/66pre/66FM
Quad
pedestal
SignalleadPhono
(0.5m)
Signal
lead
Phono
(1m)
Coaxialaerial
plug(75O)
Balun
transformer
(75O
-300fl)
ACinterconnect
supplylead
Euro/Euro
(0.45m)
ACinterconnect
supplylead
Euro/Euro
(1m)
ACsupplyleadEuro/free
end
(2m)
ACEuro
outputconnector
Order No
QF6CDRK
QPEDASG
QP2P2SA
QP2P21A
PPL734A
PP6O2BC
QSPESSB
QSPESlB
QESOE2A
PPRO41
3

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