Fisher 450 T Owners Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

THE FISHER®

Stereophonic AM-FM Receiver

WORLD LEADER IN HIGH QUALITY STEREO

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CONGRATULATIONS!

FISHER FIRSTS

Milestones In the History of High Fidelity Reproduction

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First high-fidelity sound systems featuring a beam-

power amplifier. inverse feedback. acoustic speaker
compartments (infinite battle and bass reflex) and
magnetic cartridces.

First exclusively high-fidelity TRF tuner, featuring
broad-tuning 20-20000 cycle lldelity.

First two-unit high-fidelity system with separate
speaker enclosure.

" . First coaxial speaker system.

First high-fidelity tuner with amplified AVC.

First dynamic range expander.

- First 3-way speaker in a high-fidelity system.

" First center-of-channel tuning indicator.

First preamplifier-equalizer with selective phono-

graph equalization.
First dynamic range expander with icedback.
First FM-AM tuner with variable AFC.

First SO-walt all-triode amplifier.

-' First sell-powered master audio control.

- First self-powered. electronic sharp-cutoff filter sys-

tem for high-fidelity use.

First universal horn-type sneaker enclosure for any
room location and any speaker.

lirst FM.At.f receiver with a cascode front end.
First low-cost electronic mixer-lader.

First moderately priced professional FM tuner with
two meters

First peak power indicator in high iidelity.

.. First master audio control chassis with five-position

mixing facilities.

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First correctly equalized. direct tape-head preampli-
fier With self-powered master audio control.

First all-transistor preamplifier-equalizer.

First dual dynamic limiters in an FM tuner for home
use.

First performance monitor in a high-quality amplifier.
First GOLDEN CASCODE FM tuner.
First MicroRay tuning indicator.

First stereophonic radio-phonograph with magnetic
stereo cartridge.

First high~quality remote control system.
First complete stereophonic FM-AM receiver.

First high-compliance plus high-efficiency Free-Pis-
ton loudspeaker system.

First to use MicroRay for FM tuning and as a record-
ing audio level indicator.

Smithsonian Institution. Washington. D. 0.. receives
for its collection America's first commercially manu~

factured high-fidelity radio-phonograph, made by
Avery Fisher in 1937.

First reverberation device for use in high fidelity
equipment-the Fisher Dynamic Spacexpander'.

First stereo tuner With lvlicroTune.

First FM-Stereo multiplex adapter with STEREO
BEACON and automatic mono-stereo switching.

First complete FM-multiplex stereo receivers.

First FM-stereo tuners with STEREO BEACON and
STEREO BEAM.

First internal switching system to permit immediate
tape playback with use of all controls and switches.

First woofer wnth eddyturrent-damped veice coil.

First power amplifier to use oscilloscope-type fre-
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First FM Stereo Tuner with STEREOSCANJ'.

First peripherallydriven tweeter with soft dome.
First FM tuner with TUNE-O-MATiC'f? circuitry.
First Ail-in-One, All-Transistor 4-Gang Front-End.

First FET. front-end design with over 40 db of

Automatic Gain Control.
First FM tuner with Automatic RF Attenuator.

First FM tuner to achieve 0.6 db capture ratio-three
times better than the best previous achievement.

First FM Tuner to use a 10-megacycIe-wide Counter
Detector. eliminating distortion for the life of the set.

First FM Tuner with Clear Signal indicator.

First FM Tuner to incorporate a Power Amplifier
Circuit for high-quality. low-impedance headphones.

First time-division multiplex circuit to incorporate a
Four-Diode Coincidence Circuit.

First Receiver with Translsf-O-Gards protection.

First to introduce high lidelity equipment with seven
integrated circuits (lC's).

First loudspeaker System with 18" free-suspension
bass speaker.

First receiver with AUTOSCANH-totally silent elec-
tronic touch tuning-and TUNE-O-MATIC pushbut-
ton electronic tuning.

First and only FM tuner with a dual gate MOSFET.
achieving dynamic range. on signal strength. of
1.000.000 to 1.

First AM tuner with dual-transistor RF and mixer
stages to permit reception without overload of sig-
nals as high as 3 volts (3.000.000 uV).

First receiver with sequential AUTOSCANB signal
seeking.

First bookshelf speaker system with 15" tree-piston
woofer in a compact enclosure.