TAPE INPUT/ RECORD OUTPUT
TONE CONTROLS/ TONE SWITCH
VOLUME
CONTROL
BALANCE
CONTROL
The 915 incorporates one monitoring loop for use with tape decks, or other input/output signal processors.
The Ret Out | jack | feeds a signal to a | tape recorder’s input. The signal present at this output | is | ||
the same as indicated by the Selector | Switch. This output may alternately | be used | to feed | the | ||
input of a signal processing device, such as an equalizer. |
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Though rare, | it is | possible that some | external devices connected to Rec | Out may | cause | slight |
distortion to the main signal path when that device is turned off. This is due to possible
semiconductor junction rectification in unpowered | circuits. |
| If | this | is | suspected, | leave | power | |||||||||||||
applied | to | any device connected to Rec | Out | during | critical | listening. |
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The Tape Input is electrically the same as the other line level inputs, | but | is | selected via | the Tape | |||||||||||||||||
Monitor Switch. Activating this switch (UP | position) | breaks | the | main | signal | path | after | the |
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Selector System and allows monitoring of | the tape decks output, during recording or playback. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Activating | this switch does not affect the signal | at | the | Rec | Out | jacks. |
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The Tape | Input may alternately be | used for | the return signal from a | signal | processing device, | such | |||||||||||||||
as an equalizer. The Tape Input may also | be used for an additional | line level | input, | although | this | ||||||||||||||||
signal | cannot be made | available to the Rec | Out | jacks. |
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A common system “malfunction” can often |
| be | traced | to | inadvertently | leaving | the | Tape | Monitor | ||||||||||||
Switch engaged: in case of no sound from | a | selected | line | level | input, | check | that | the | Tape | Monitor | |||||||||||
Switch | is | (DOWN | position). |
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See the Functional Block Diagram for a better understanding of the Tape Monitor Signal routing.
The | Tone In Switch activates the Bass | and Treble Controls when moved | to | the | UP position. | I n | ||||||||||||||||
the | DOWN position, | the | Tone | Controls | are completely removed | from | the | signal | path, | regardless | ||||||||||||
of Bass and Treble knob | position. |
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The | Bass Control has a variable inflection, or | “hinge” point so that only the very low frequencies | ||||||||||||||||||||
are | affected by small amounts of knob rotation on either side | of | center. | This | facilitates | small | ||||||||||||||||
amounts of low frequency corrections | without | noticeably | altering | the | musical | balance | at | upper | ||||||||||||||
bass frequencies. As the knob rotation | is increased further from center, | frequencies closer to 500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hz | are | affected. |
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The | Treble Control has a fixed “hinge” point at | 1 kHz and has a “shelving” action above 5 kHz. | ||||||||||||||||||||
This | affords proper high frequency corrections without irritation from excessive boost at extreme | |||||||||||||||||||||
high | frequencies. |
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Activating the Tone Control Switch may | cause a slight change in tonal balance even when both | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bass and Treble controls are in their | center | detented | position, | and therefore the Tone System | ||||||||||||||||||
should be disabled via the switch when | no tone control action is | desired. | The | tone controls | also | |||||||||||||||||
limit | the | total bandpass | of | the | line amplifier. |
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This precision detented | potentiometer increases output level in approximately 1 dB steps | |||||||||||||||||||||
clockwise | from | the | 12 | o’clock | position. | Counterclockwise | from | the | 12 | o’clock | position, | each | step | |||||||||
is progressively | greater | until | full | attenuation | is achieved at maximum counterclockwise position. | |||||||||||||||||
This | arrangement allows the most natural and | useful volume | control | action | for | a | wide | variety | of | |||||||||||||
listening | levels. |
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This control alters the proportion between right and left output volumes. In the full counterclockwise position, only the left channel will be heard. In the full clockwise position, only the right channel will be heard. The Balance Control is useful for balancing the acoustic output of the system between left and right speakers, as well as being useful for system troubleshooting.