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causes speak problems in tuning. The Madrigal II Model ST300A interposer a special electronic circuit known as AFC (Automatic Frequericy Control) that overarms these problems and insures proper tuning even if the manna) tuning is not accurately dogw. Therefore AFC always keeps the statist In the center of the channel and Ohninates distortion mourn' by inaccurate tuning. It should be pointed out that AFC is not a mean to eliminate tuner drift. A fine piece of electronic equipment as the ST360A will not drill on any FM molt button position whether on FM or Fhl-Alt The following experimcmt will lead to an understanding of AFC, and the fuller °Musks of the ST300A tuner. Tone aeross fists FM band with the push button selector switch in the fildAFC position. Note how the nations "pop into plan:. New tune to any station, preferably one with a musical program. Defeat the ADC circuit by depressing the FM pushbutton, and time slowly through the station from kit to right. Notice there are three distinct points where tlw station sounds dos, Intetsposed with points of distorted sound. The middle clear-sounding point is the proper turning position for the best tone quality with minimum noise and 'Moderns& Dctune the station so that the sound Is glistened. Now depress the FM-AFC push button and notice how the sounds clear up. The tuning has been readjusted by the operation of the AFC circuit, which automatically suss the electronic circuits to the center of the station channel. In order to take advantage of the lene0ts of AFC. It is suggested that fine tuning be done with the T ht button selector in the FM pacifier*. When the push button selector is then . cased In the Fed-AFC position am automatic for(nosey control circuit wit improve your careful toning by a tuning factor of 10:I. The proeeduro Is especially secommended when a amok station is being tuned on a channel adjacent In a stronger one. This will prevent the AFC from reaching for the more powerful signal thereby skipping over the weaker one. Whenever a weak station is tuned. the AFC aim* shoold be defeated. ADJUSTMENTS In seine installations. hum may be encountered due to a voltage difference between the amplifies, tuner amt record player chant. lids may he eliminated by !evening one or all of the AC power cords. Simply reverse nne rat n time until improvement is experienced. It is recommender' to test the tubes of this tuner approximately evert twelve months. When a tube is changed it may be necessary to have the tuner realised to insure optimum Terroristic°. For: The ST300A is fused at the AC primary to prevent the damage of tubes or components. The value of the fine is 3A-3.AC and should by replaced only with one of the same rating. Replacing with a fuse of higher rating will not protect rim tuner. and may result in severe damage. which will not be coy. eyed by the factory warranty. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS If your tuner should not polies'properlyduring thefint year after date ofpoiclass, contact the factory for instnactions. Do not have it repaired locally without fint checking with Ilannan.KartIon. Authorized factory warranty stall/in arc located in most sake cities. For the address of the station nearest you, or for any other information concerning your tunes or other Hannan-garden products. please write directly to the Or:dome Service Departmmt, Ilannan.grualon. Inc. al Main Street. Westbroy, L I. New York. Be sure to Include the model number and serial number of the unit in question. A brief description of the oilier components in your high fidelity installation is often of help In answering your epsilons. We are always happy to he of service to you. WARRANTY POLICY We urge you to completely fill m you, wari.uity card and mail it to the factory without delay to protect your rights under warranty. The warranty cards ore carefulbr filed for reference and should yourself° information on tlw use of this high fidelity unit. or repair soviet. we will be able to immediately identify your set and reply quickly. NOTE: It is nocessaty to receive factory atithrnization before returning a set for warranty repair either to the factory or to on authorized station. Repairs are to he returned on an Rapreas Prepaid basis. A letter describing the exact dim. sky must be included with the set upon return. We warrant this instrument to be free from &deem in material and workmanship under normal use and service, and in accordance with the conditions herein below sot forth. for a period of one year from date of delivery to the original imrelsarer, and agree to replace or repair any part or pats, with the °smitten of tithes which are covered by manufacture's 00 day watranty. re. tunnel to us within said one year with imnsportation prepaid. and which our examination shall disclose to our satisfaction to have been thus defective. This warranty does not Include free labor, nor ft It applkable to any instrument which shall have been repaired or altered in any way so as in our judgment to affect its stability or reliability nor which has been subject to mime, neglect. abuse, negligence or accident, nor which has had the serial number altered, effaced nr removed. Neither shall this w.uranty apply to any instrument which has boot connected ethenvise than in accordance with the Mansions fianfisIsed by us. This warranty is expressly in lieu of all other warrtudier, express or implied, and of all other obligations or liabilities on our part and we Waller assure rem llUthefin! any representative or other person to ;MUM* for us any other liability in connection with the saki of this instniment.

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causes
speak
problems
in
tuning.
The
Madrigal
II
Model
ST300A
interposer
a
special
electronic
circuit
known
as
AFC
(Automatic
Frequericy
Control)
that
overarms
these
problems
and
insures
proper
tuning
even
if
the
manna)
tuning
is
not
accurately
dogw.
Therefore
AFC
always
keeps
the
statist
In
the
center
of
the
channel
and
Ohninates
distortion
mourn'
by
inaccurate
tuning.
It
should
be
pointed
out
that
AFC
is
not
a
mean
to
eliminate
tuner
drift.
A
fine
piece
of
electronic
equipment
as
the
ST360A
will
not
drill
on
any
FM
molt
button
position
whether
on
FM
or
Fhl-Alt
The
following
experimcmt
will
lead
to
an
understanding
of
AFC,
and
the
fuller
°Musks
of
the
ST300A
tuner.
Tone
aeross
fi
sts
FM
band
with
the
push
button
selector
switch
in
the
fild-
AFC
position.
Note
how
the
nations
"pop
into
plan:.
New
tune
to
any
station,
preferably
one
with
a
musical
program.
Defeat
the
ADC
circuit
by
depressing
the
FM
pushbutton,
and
time
slowly
through
the
station
from
kit
to
right.
Notice
there
are
three
distinct
points
where
tlw
station
sounds
dos,
Intetsposed
with
points
of
distorted
sound.
Th
e
middle
clear
-sounding
point
is
the
proper
turning
position
for
the
best
tone
quality
with
minimum
noise
and
'Moderns&
Dctune
the
station
so
that
the
sound
Is
glistened.
Now
depress
the
FM
-AFC
push
button
and
notice
how
the
sounds
clear
up.
The
tuning
has
been
readjusted
by
the
operation
of
the
AFC
circuit,
which
automatically
suss
the
electronic
circuits
to
the
center
of
the
station
channel.
In
order
to
take
advantage
of
the
lene0ts
of
AFC.
It
is
suggested
that
fi
ne
tuning
be
done
with
the
h
button
selector
in
the
FM
pacifier*.
When
the
push
button
selector
is
then
ca
.
sed
In
the
Fed
-AFC
position
a
m
automatic
for-
T
t
(nosey
control
circuit
wit
improve
your
careful
toning
by
a
tuning
factor
of
10:I.
Th
e
proeeduro
Is
especially
secommended
when
a
amok
station
is
being
tuned
on
a
channel
adjacent
In
a
stronger
one.
This
will
prevent
the
AFC
fr
om
reaching
for
the
more
powerful
signal
thereby
skipping
over
the
weaker
one.
Whenever
a
weak
station
is
tuned.
the
AFC
aim*
shoold
be
defeated.
ADJUSTMENTS
In
seine
installations.
hum
may
be
encountered
due
to
a
voltage
difference
between
the
amplifies,
tuner
amt
record
player
chant.
lids
may
he
eliminated
by
!evening
one
or
all
of
the
AC
power
cords.
Simply
reverse
nne
ra
t
n
time
until
improvement
is
experienced.
It
is
recommender'
to
test
the
tubes
of
this
tuner
approximately
evert
twelve
months.
When
a
tube
is
changed
it
may
be
necessary
to
have
the
tuner
realised
to
insure
optimum
Terroristic°.
For:
The
ST300A
is
fused
at
the
AC
primary
to
prevent
the
damage
of
tubes
or
components.
The
value
of
the
fi
ne
is
3A-3.AC
and
should
by
replaced
only
with
one
of
the
same
rating.
Replacing
with
a
fuse
of
higher
rating
will
not
protect
rim
tuner.
and
may
result
in
severe
damage.
which
will
not
be
coy.
eyed
by
the
factory
warranty.
MAINTENANCE
AND
REPAIRS
If
your
tuner
should
not
polies'
properlyduring
the
fi
nt
year
after
date
of
poi
-
class,
contact
the
factory
for
instnactions.
Do
not
have
it
repaired
locally
without
fi
nt
checking
with
Ilannan.KartIon.
Authorized
factory
warranty
stall/in
arc
lo-
cated
in
most
sake
cities.
For
the
address
of
the
station
nearest
you,
or
for
any
other
information
concerning
your
tunes
or
other
Hannan
-garden
products.
please
write
directly
to
the
Or:dome
Service
Departmmt,
Ilannan.grualon.
Inc.
al
Main
Street.
Westbroy,
L
I.
New
York.
Be
sure
to
Include
the
model
number
and
serial
number
of
the
unit
in
question.
A
brief
description
of
the
oilier
components
in
your
high
fi
delity
installation
is
often
of
help
In
answering
your
epsilons.
We
are
always
happy
to
he
of
service
to
you.
WARRANTY
POLICY
We
urge
you
to
completely
fill
m
you,
wari.uity
card
and
mail
it
to
the
fac-
tory
without
delay
to
protect
your
rights
under
warranty.
The
warranty
cards
ore
carefulbr
fi
led
for
reference
and
should
yourself°
information
on
tlw
use
of
this
high
fi
delity
unit.
or
repair
soviet.
we
will
be
able
to
immediately
identify
your
set
and
reply
quickly.
NOTE:
It
is
nocessaty
to
receive
factory
atithrnization
before
returning
a
set
for
warranty
repair
ei
ther
to
the
factory
or
to
on
authorized
station.
Repairs
are
to
he
returned
on
an
Rapreas
Prepaid
basis.
A
letter
describing
the
exact
dim.
sky
must
be
included
with
the
set
upon
return.
We
warrant
this
instrument
to
be
free
from
&deem
in
material
and
work-
manship
under
normal
use
and
service,
and
in
accordance
with
the
conditions
herein
below
sot
forth.
for
a
period
of
one
year
from
date
of
delivery
to
the
original
imrelsarer,
and
agree
to
replace
or
repair
any
part
or
pats,
with
the
°smitten
of
tithes
which
are
covered
by
manufacture's
00
day
watranty.
re.
tunnel
to
us
within
said
one
year
with
imnsportation
prepaid.
and
which
our
examination
shall
disclose
to
our
satisfaction
to
have
been
thus
defective.
This
warranty
does
not
Include
free
labor,
nor
ft
It
applkable
to
any
instrument
which
shall
have
been
repaired
or
altered
in
any
way
so
as
in
our
judgment
to
affect
its
stability
or
reliability
nor
which
has
been
subject
to
mime,
neglect.
abuse,
negligence
or
accident,
nor
which
has
had
the
serial
number
altered,
effaced
nr
removed.
Neither
shall
this
w.uranty
apply
to
any
instrument
which
has
boot
connected
ethenvise
than
in
accordance
with
the
Mansions
fianfisIsed
by
us.
This
warranty
is
expressly
in
lieu
of
all
other
warrtudier,
express
or
implied,
and
of
all
other
obligations
or
liabilities
on
our
part
and
we
Waller
assure
rem
llUthef
in!
any
representative
or
other
person
to
;MUM*
for
us
any
other
liability
in
co
nnection
with
the
saki
of
this
instniment.