Fisher FUTURA 3 F 50 Owners Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS AND WARRANTY

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A THE FISHER

FUTURA III

MODEL F50
STEREOPHONIC RADIO-PHONOGRAPH

WORLD LEADER IN HIGH FIDELITY

PRICE $1.00

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WITH your purchase of a FISHER instrument you have completed a chain
of events that began many months ago. in our research laboratories. For
it is there that the basic concept of the equipment you have acquired came into
being-its appearance, its functions. its quality of performance.

But the end step-your purchase-is merely a beginning. For you and your
family, it will provide years of musical pleasure. The FISHER is from its
inception designed to give long and trouble-free service. Some of the instru-
ments we made twenty-three years ago are still in use today!

It is our continuing desire that your FISHER give you always the best per-

formance of which it is capable. If you need our assistance at any time toward
that objective, please keep in mind that we are always at your service.

IN CLOSING -
Many hours have been spent by our engineers and technical writers to create
this instruction book for your guidance and enjoyment. If you want the most
out of your FISHER, there is only one way to obtain it. With the equipment
before you, please read this booklet carefully. It will be time well»spent.

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1937

1931
1917

1918
1539
1939
1535
1545

1948
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1552
1952
1953

1953
1853
1554
1350
1955

1855
1955

hired a beam-power amplifier, inverse leedback,
acoustic speaker compartments iinlinlte battle
and bass reflex) and magnetic cartridges.

First exclusively high tidelity TRF tuner, featur-
ing broad-tuning 20,000 cycle fidelity.

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

First coaxial speaker system.

First Dynamic Range Expander.

First 3-way Speaker in a high tid 'ty system.
First Centervotchannel Tuning indicator.

First PreamplitierAEdualizer with selective pho-
nograph equalization.

First Dynamic Range Expander with feedback.
First FM-AM Tuner with variable AFC.

First Sit-Watt. sll-triode amplifier.

First selt«powered Master Audio Control.

First self-powered, electronic sharp-cut-olt iilter
system for high lidellty use.

First Universal Horn-Type Speaker Enclosure for
any room location and any speaker.

First FM-AM Receiver with a Cuscode Front End.
First low-cost electronic Mixer-radar.

First moderately-priced, prolessional FM luner
with TWO meters.

First Master Audio Control chassis with five-
position mixing lacilities.

Flrst Peak Power Indicator in high fidelity.
First correctly equalized. direct tape-head mas-
ter audio controls and seltvpowered preampllflen

1356
1956

1955
1956

1557
1557
1556

1859
1955

1950
1960

1980

1960

1900
1960
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1960

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Milestones in Audio History
Americas tirst high fidelity sound systems. Fea~ 1955 First to incorporate Power Monitor in a home

amplilier.

First Allairansistorirea Preamplifier-Equalizer.
First dual dynamic limiters in an FM tuner tor
home use.

First FMAAM tuner with TWO meters.

First complete graphic response curve indlcntor
for bass and treble.

First Golden Cascade FM Tuner.

First MicroRay Tuning Indicator.

First Stareophonic Radio-Fnonograph with Mag-
netic Stereo Cartridge.

First high-quality Stereo Remote Control System.
First complete Stereopnonic FM-AM Receiver
(FM-AM tuner, audio control. ISO-watt amplifier.)
First complete stereophonic FM-AM receiver with
60-watt power amplifier.

First stereophonlc receiver to use the new, revo~
lutionary Typev7591 power output tube. (Fea
lured ill the FISHER BOO.)

Smithsonian lnstitution,Washington,D.C..accepts
tor its collection America's first commercially
manutactured high lidelity radio-phonograph.
made by Avery Fisher in 1937.

First reverberation device. for use in high fidelity
equipment-The Fisher Dynamic Spacerpander.
First FM tuner with MieroTune.

First FM tuner with six I.F. stages.

irst FM tuner with five limiters.

First front panel antenna selector switch, 72-
300 ohm. Local

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