FT-5500
AM/FM STEREO TUNER
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Congratulations!
HITACHI Hi-Fi products are the proud result of HITACHI engineering research and development and over
70 years of experience in electronics. Laboratories and major testing facilities are maintained in Tokyo and
Toyokawa, Japan.
In choosing this fine HITACHI Hi-Fi product you have demonstrated an acute awareness of ''getting the
best for your money''. With HITACHI
products this is not an idle boast.
KEY TO ILLUSTRATIONS
@ POWER/STAND-BY
"Q" switch
FM ANTENNA terminal (75 ohms)
@ FM TUNING switch
(5 Ground terminal (GND)
(8) FM MODE (MUTE) switch
6 AM ANTENNA terminal (LOOP)
@) REC LEVEL switch
a) AM ANTENNA
terminal (EXTERNAL)
@) FUNCTION key
48) OUTPUT terminals
@ MEMORY write key with indicator
Power supply cord
(FCCS
OPERATION key)
@0 VOLTAGE SELECTOR
(for W. Germany.
@ PRESET keys with indicator
Asia and Latin America)
TUNING key
@1) AM loop antenna
@) SIGNAL STRENGTH
meter
@2 Channel spacing selector switch
(FREQUENCY meter)
¢ AM 9 kHz—10 kHz
FREQUENCY display
(for U.S.A., CANADA)
ad) RF HIGH SELECTIVITY indicator
e FM 50 kHz—100 kHz
(2 IF HIGH SELECTIVITY indicator
AM 9kHz—10 kHz
(3 FM STEREO
indicator
(for WwW. Germany, Asia and Latin
America)
SAFEGUARD
Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. This unit has been engineered and manufac-
tured to assure your personal safety. Improper use can result in potential electrical shock or fire
hazards. In order not to defeat the safeguards, observe the following instructions for its installation,
| use and servicing.
WARNING:
TO PREVENT
FIRE OR SHOCK
HAZARD,
DO NOT
EXPOSE
THIS
APPLIANCE
TO
RAIN
OR
MOISTURE.
Notice:
The switch is secondarily connected and does not separate the apparatus from the net in
the switched-off position.
As to the indication of the power switch, '"| "' shows ON and "'()" electrical power stand-
by.