Musical Fidelity A5 - Manual (Page 6)

Issue 1 : Wednesday, 01 March 2006 A5 DAB/FM Tuner Instructions for use Page 6 of 12
INTRODUCTION / INSTALLATION
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of an
A5 DAB/FM Tuner and remote control.
This tuner is is designed to bring DAB into the
realms of hi fidelity sound reproduction with
the smooth sound of valves to complement the
very latest technology DAB/FM receiver
circuit. To this end, a pair of 6922 dual triodes,
(one per channel) are incorporated into the
LINE OUT stages which themselves have
vanishingly low noise and distortion and output
impedance is low.
Great attention has been paid to internal layout,
isolating each circuit section to prevent
possible interaction.
The resultant performance achieved by this
tuner is among the best in the world. It has
excellent signal / noise ratio, low distortion,
wide bandwidth, huge dynamic range and
extraordinary resolution of fine detail.
To cater for later upgrades, both DAB and FM
are available from the optical and coaxial
digital outputs for connection to an external
DAC of your choice
INSTALLATION
Position the tuner on a stable, horizontal
surface where there is no risk of it being
knocked, or subjected to vibration.
All input, output and power connections should
be made with the mains power switched OFF.
AUDIO CONNECTION
The tuner should be connected to a suitable
pre-amplifier or integrated amplifier input by
audio cables with RCA / phono type plugs.
These link the left and right AUDIO OUTPUT
sockets on the rear panel of the A5 DAB/FM
Tuner to the “tuner”or other suitable line-level
input sockets on the amplifier.
Do not use any amplifier sockets intended for
“vinyl” phono cartridge input, as the sensitive
circuit will overload, producing a severely
distorted sound.
If desired, the unit can be attached to an
external DAC of your choice. The unit outputs
COAX and OPTICAL digital signal stream at
48kHz.
NOTE: The digital output works for both DAB
and FM bands.
AERIAL (ANTENNA)
For ease of installation, a tri-band aerial is
supplied with the unit. This covers the FM,
DAB II, III and L-bands and picks up sufficient
signal for most domestic purposes..
The aerial is plugged into the tri-band antenna
F connector at the rear of the unit, and should
be securely fastened by tightening the nut.
However, if FM stereo background noise is
obtrusive, radio text is corrupted or DAB cut-
out is experienced, or unit is to be used in a
fringe area, a rooftop DAB and FM aerial may
be required, please contact an approved aerial
contractor with good local knowledge.
CLEANING
Before cleaning the tuner, switch off power at
the mains switch and remove the mains plug
from the wall socket.
Clean the cabinet and remote control unit using
a moist cloth. We do not advise using solvents,
white spirit or thinners as they could damage
the surface finish.