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tional

outdoor

antenna

may

be

necessary.

This

should

consist

of

a

single

wire,

as

long

as

is

reasonably

practical.

It

must

be

kept

away

from

large

metal

objects,

power

li

nes

or

electrical

machinery

to

insure

reception

without

extraneous

noise.

Attach

the

external

antenna

to

the

rear

terminal

strip

marked

AM.

Connecting

Your

Stereo

Record

Player:

A

stereophonic

cartridge

uses

two

output

plugs.

Provision

has

been

made

on

the

Stereo

Recital

to

accommodate

any

of

the

three

types

of

phonograph

pickups

available

on

the

market.

MAGNETIC

CARTRIDGE:

Connect

your

magnetic

stereo

cartridge

to

the

LEFT

and

RIGHT

PHONO

LO

input

receptacles

located

on

the

rear

of

the

receiver

chassis.

CERAMIC

CARTRIDGE:

Connect

the

two

outputs

of

your

ceramic

cartridge

to

the

LEFT

and

RIGHT

PHONO

HI

input

receptacles

on

the

rear

of

the

chassis.

Note:

There

are

several

stereo

ceramic

cartridges

available

that

must

be

con-

nected

to

the

PHONO

LO

input

receptacles

instead

of

the

usual

high

level

(PHONO

HI)

inputs.

Follow

the

cartridge

manufacturer's

recommendations.

CRYSTAL.

CARTRIDGE:

Connect

the

two

outputs

of

your

stereo

crystal

cartridge

to

the

LEFT

and

RIGHT

PHONO

HI

input

receptacles.

Connecting

A

Monophonic

Record

Player:

A

monophonic

record

player

uses

one

connecting

plug.

If

you

are

using

a

low

output

magnetic

cartridge

connect

it

to

either

the

LEFT

or

RIGHT

PHONO

LO

input

receptacle.

IMPORTANT:

When

the

TA224

is

used

only

for

monophonic

operation

(

and

stereo

is

to

be

added

at

some

later

date)

it

is

essential

that

both

speaker

output

terminals

are

terminated

into

speakers

or

into

a

speaker

and

resistive

load.

For

example,

if

you

have

only

one

speaker,

attach

it

to

the

Left

Speaker

Output

connections

and

connect

an

8

or

16

ohm

25

watt

wirewound

resistor

to

the

Right

Speaker

Output

connections.

This

will

assure

proper

loading

of

the

output

stage

and

will

prevent

damage

to

the

output

tubes.

A

more

satisfactory

solution

would

be

to

connect

an

additional

speaker

for

monophonic

listening

instead

of

the

8

or

16

ohm

resistor.

Refer

to

Diagram

B.

Connecting

Your

Stereo

Tape

Deck:

A

stereophonic

tape

deck

utilizes

two

playback

heads

usually

contained

in

one

head

assembly.

Each

head

has

its

own

output

plug.

Connect

both

plugs

to

the

LEFT

and

RIGHT

TAPE

HD

input

receptacles

located

on

the

real

panel.

Connecting

Your

Monophonic

Tape

Deck:

Attach

the

shielded

lead

from

the

monophonic

tape

head

to

either

the

LEFT

or

RIGHT

TAPE

HD

input.

Connecting

Your

Stereo

Tape

Recorder:

Since

most

stereophonic

tape

recorders

have

their

own

preamplifiers,

it

is

not

desirable

to

connect

the

output

of

the

recorder

into

the

low

level

PHONO

LO

inputs.

This

could

result

in

overloading

of

the

input

stage

and

cause

distortion.

Connect

one

tape

recorder

output

cable

to

the

LEFT

AUX

input

and

the

other

output

lead

to

the

RIGHT

AUX

input.

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