Bose 901 Series IV Owner's guide - Page 13

If

you

wish

to

play

your

tape

recorder

without

using

the

equalizer

(for

conventional

speakers

or

headphones)

and

your

control

amplifier

has

two

tape

monitor

circuits,

an

additional

connection

procedure

is

required:

1.

Connect

"Y"

connectors

to

both

channels

at

the

tape

out-

put

connections

of

your

tape

recorder.

2.

Connect

one

side

of

each

"Y"

connector

as

described

in

Steps

2

and

3

of

"Connecting

Your

Tape

Recorder."

3.

With

the

remaining

output

from

each

channel

"Y"

connec-

tor.

connect

cables

to

the

unused

tape

monitor

input

con-

nections

of

Tape

Monitor

2

found

on

your

control

amplifier.

4.

To

play

your

tape

recorder

with

your

901s,

place

the

tape

monitor

of

your

901

equalizer

in

the

monitor

position

(in)

us-

ing

the

TAPE

MONITOR

1

circuit.

5.

To

play

your

tape

recorder

with

conventional

speakers

and

headphones,

place

the

TAPE

MONITOR

2

switch

of

your

control

amplifier

on.

Your

tape

recorder

will

then

be

con-

nected

directly

to

your

high-fidelity

system

and

will

play

without

the

equalizer.

NOTE:

Contact

your

BOSE

dealer

concerning

the

availabili-

ty

of

"Y"

connectors

and

any

further

connection

advice.

B.

CONNECTING

HEADPHONES

AND

CONVENTIONAL

SPEAKERS

It

is

important

to

realize

that

the

BOSE

Active

Equalizer

it

troduces

substantial

boost

in

the

range

below

100

Hz

an

above

5,000

Hz

to

match

the

power

response

of

the

90

speakers.

Consequently,

conventional

speakers

or

headphone:

if

played

with

the

equalizer

in

the

circuit,

will

sound

unnatua

with

both

treble

and

bass

being

emphasized.

MORE

IMPORTANTLY,

HEADPHONES

AND

CONVENTIONAL

SPEAKERS

MAY

ACTUALLY

BE

DAMAGED

IF

PLAYED

WITI

THE

ACTIVE

EQUALIZER

IN

THE

CIRCUIT.

For

this

reason,

it

is

important

to

switch

the

Active

Equalize

out

of

the

circuit

by

placing

the

tape

monitor

switch

of

you.

control

amplifier

in

the

OFF

or

NORMAL

position

when

playin

conventional

speakers

or

headphones

with

your

high-fidelit

system.

tAny

speaker

system

other

than

the

BOSE

III

or

IV

system.

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