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as

long

as

is

reasonably

practical.

It

must

be

kept

away

from

large

metal

objects,

power

lines

or

electrical

machinery

to

insure

reception

without

extraneous

noise.

Attach

external

antenna

to

rear

terminal

strip

marked

"AM."

The

loopstick

an-

tenna

may

be

swiveled

as

required

for

custom

and

bookshelf

installation.

If

the

metal

cage

is

used,

the

loopstick

should

be

moved

down

and

away

from

the

cage

to

prevent

cancellation

of

the

AM

signals.

FM

Antenna:

Due

to

the

exceptionally

high

FM

sensitivity

of

the

ST350,

the

48"

piece

of

wire

supplied

with

the

tuner

will

be

sufficient

antenna

for

all

but

the

most

difficult

locations.

One

end

of

this

wire

should

be

stripped

of

insulation

and

attached

to

the

rear

screw

terminal

marked

"FM"

on

the

Antenna

Terminal

Strip

located

on

the

rear

of

the

ST350

chassis.

The

other

end

of

the

wire

should

be

extended

hor-

izontally

along

the

cabinet

or

table.

Horizontal

placement

of

the

antenna

wire

offers

maximum

polarization

for

optimum

reception.

If

an

outdoor

antenna

is

required

to

"reach"

for

distant

stations

use

a

special

folded

dipole

or

Yagi

cut

specifically

for

the

FM

band.

A

homemade

300

ohm

"T"

type

antenna

is

not

entirely

satisfactory

and

should

not

be

used

as

a

substi-

tute

for

the

48"

piece

of

wire

supplied

with

the

tuner.

The

"T"

type

antenna

has

a

tendency

to

pick

up

extraneous

noise.

TV

antennas

are

rarely

satisfactory

as

they

are

not

cut

for

the

FM

band

and

have

a

tendency

to

introduce

ignition

noise

into

the

tuner.

They

are

not

recom-

mended

except

under

unavoidable

circumstances.

Usually

better

results

can

be

obtained

with

the

48"

piece

of

wire.

When

using

an

outdoor

antenna,

attach

the

300

ohm

lead-in

wire

(twisting

it

4-5

times

for

each

running

foot)

to

the

antenna

terminals

on

the

rear

of

the

ST350

marked

FM

and

G.

Grounding:

It

is

not

generally

recommended

to

separately

ground

the

ST350

tuner

to

your

companion

amplifier.

This

may

cause

a

ground

loop

and

induce

hum.

OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS

Front

Panel

Controls:

The

ST350

incorporates

the

following

operating

controls

located

on

the

front

panel.

Viewing

the

tuner

from

left

to

right

you

will

note

the

AM

TUNING

con-

trol,

PUSH

BUTTON

FUNCTION

SWITCH

(AM

Noise

Filter,

AM,

Stereo

AM

-

FM,

Stereo

Multiplex,

FM,

FM

—AFC,

Power

Off),

and

FM

Tuning

control.

To

Receive

Monophonic

AM

Broadcasts:

Depress

the

AM

push

button

to

turn

the

tuner

on

and

to

select

the

AM

broadcast

band.

Tune

to

the

desired

station

with

the

AM

TUNING

control.

To

insure

proper

tuning

a

unique

electronic

eye

tuning

indicator

has

been

incorpo-

rated

into

the

AM

circuit.

Tune

for

minimum

dark

space

between

the

green

bars.

To

receive

noisy

or

distant

AM

stations

depress

the

AM

NOISE

FILTER

push

button.

A

special

electronic

fi

lter

will

eliminate

the

interference

that

gen-

erally

accompanies

long

range

AM

reception.

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