XPost: sci.electronics.repair   
      
   On Thu, 15 Feb 2018 08:20:58 -0500, Tim Schwartz    
   wrote:   
      
   >On 2/14/2018 5:46 PM, oldschool@tubes.com wrote:   
   >> Most of the manuals for the very old electronics, especially tube gear,   
   >> can be gotten online for free. But I am looking for a manual for a newer   
   >> piece of equipment. All I am finding are bogus websites that try to get   
   >> me to download something else, or sites that want payment for a PDF file   
   >> download.   
   >>   
   >> I did find one site that actually had the manual, but it was written in   
   >> a foreign language (not sure what lang).   
   >>   
   >> I am looking for the manual for a Kenwood stereo synthesizer tuner,   
   >> model KT-76. I mostly need the user manual because this is a complicated   
   >> piece of gear that I cant figure out how to operate all the buttons on   
   >> it. But having a schematic and service manual would also be nice.   
   >>   
   >> It appears that a Kenwood KT-550-L has the same manual. (Probably just a   
   >> different appearance box with the same electronics inside).   
   >>   
   >> I believe this tuner was made in the 80s, bu I am not real sure. I   
   >> bought it (used) for a very good price, including the remote, but no   
   >> manual. Using it appears to require a rocket scientist to program it. I   
   >> must find a manual....   
   >>   
   >> I'd appreciate any links.   
   >>   
   >> Thanks   
   >>   
   >Hi,   
   >   
   >	If you go to the Electrotanya link You'll find that the scanned manual   
   >DOES have the operating instructions Starting on PDF page 6 (manual page   
   >11).  They are the same as in the KT-76 manual, and rather confusing.   
   >   
   >Regards,   
   >Tim   
      
   I noticed that. I am starting to make sense out of this tuner. I really   
   think I prefer an old analog tuner though. Simple is better....   
      
   Just my opinion, but I think that all companies who sell electronics   
   should have their manuals online. It's just a courtesy thing. Some   
   companies do, but Kenwood is not one of them. I do kind of wonder the   
   legality of websites that charge money for manuals. For example, Kenwood   
   should sue these companies that sell their manuals. But then again,   
   Kenwood dont provide them, so they dont get a gold star from me. Even if   
   they do make some fairly decent electronics.   
      
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