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Operation "tiohniu ll" ° MANUAL TUNING 1 1 MAX L MIN BASS MID-RANGE TREBLE BALANCE VOLUME CONTROL DESCRIPTION Every control on your FESTIVAL 3 Music System has been designed to perform a specific useful function. In designing five of these controls, volume, balance, and three audio equalizers, we have departed from the conventional rotary type controls and have now provided a new professional type of slide control for ease of operation. In order to utilize the capability of these controls we suggest you read the following descriptions so you may have a better understanding of their use. TONE CONTROLS Your FESTIVAL 3 uses three individual tone controls as compared to two on conventional hi-fidelity equipment. In addition to the normal bass and treble controls we have incorporated a mid-range control which offers wide latitude of adjustment over the entire midrange of frequencies. You may now add greater depth and dimension to the low, mid-range or high frequencies or mask excessive harshness in a recording that is excessively bright. The normal operating position of the three tone controls would be in the center or "flat" position. The controls provide a range of adjustment of 1--12 dB at 50 Hz, 1K Hz and 10K Hz. BALANCE CONTROL The nature of stereo reproduction is such that it requires two iden- tical channels to attain the highest degree of faithfulness and spatial distribution. Any variation in the efficiency of one channel as compared to the other will disturb this relationship. Since there may be slight differences between the two speakers, the tape heads, etc., your Music System includes a control to balance one channel against the other. Sufficient range is covered by this control to permit rebalancing of the overall system even in cases where major unbalance exists. This control may be set anywhere within its range to attain system balance. It does not necessarily have to be set in the exact center position. When the BALANCE control is properly set, the apparent sound source will lie in a broad area between the two speakers. When the BALANCE control is raised the sound will move to the right and when the control is lowered, the sound will move to the left. VOLUME CONTROL The VOLUME control adjusts the signal level of any program material connected to your music system. It is a two section control which simultaneously adjusts both channels, and its close tracking specifications insure that the relative volume level of each channel will be identical. As you raise the control the volume level will increase, as you . lower the control the volume level will decrease.

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Operation
"tiohni
u
ll"
°
MANUAL
TUNING
1
1
L
MAX
MIN
BASS
MID
-RANGE
TREBLE
BALANCE
VOLUME
CONTROL
DESCRIPTION
Every
control
on
your
FESTIVAL
3
Music
System
has
been
designed
to
perform
a
specific
useful
func-
tion.
In
designing
five
of
these
controls,
volume,
balance,
and
three
audio
equalizers,
we
have
departed
from
the
conventional
rotary
type
controls
and
have
now
provided
a
new
professional
type
of
slide
control
for
ease
of
oper-
ation.
In
order
to
utilize
the
ca-
pability
of
these
controls
we
suggest
you
read
the
following
descriptions
so
you
may
have
a
better
understanding
of
their
use.
TONE
CONTROLS
Your
FESTIVAL
3
uses
three
indi-
vidual
tone
controls
as
compared
to
two
on
conventional
hi
-fidelity
equipment.
In
addition
to
the
normal
bass
and
treble
controls
we
have
incorporated
a
mid
-range
control
which
offers
wide
latitude
of
adjustment
over
the
entire
mid-
range
of
frequencies.
You
may
now
add
greater
depth
and
di-
mension
to
the
low,
mid
-range
or
high
frequencies
or
mask
exces-
sive
harshness
in
a
recording
that
is
excessively
bright.
The
normal
operating
position
of
the
three
tone
controls
would
be
in
the
center
or
"flat"
position.
The
controls
provide
a
range
of
adjustment
of
-
1
-
12
dB
at
50
Hz,
1K
Hz
and
10K
Hz.
BALANCE
CONTROL
The
nature
of
stereo
reproduction
is
such
that
it
requires
two
iden-
tical
channels
to
attain
the
high-
est
degree
of
faithfulness
and
spatial
distribution.
Any
variation
in
the
efficiency
of
one
channel
as
compared
to
the
other
will
disturb
this
relationship.
Since
there
may
be
slight
differences
between
the
two
speakers,
the
tape
heads,
etc.,
your
Music
Sys-
tem
includes
a
control
to
balance
one
channel
against
the
other.
Sufficient
range
is
covered
by
this
control
to
permit
rebalancing
of
the
overall
system
even
in
cases
where
major
unbalance
exists.
This
control
may
be
set
anywhere
within
its
range
to
attain
system
balance.
It
does
not
necessarily
have
to
be
set
in
the
exact
center
position.
When
the
BALANCE
control
is
properly
set,
the
apparent
sound
source
will
lie
in
a
broad
area
between
the
two
speakers.
When
the
BALANCE
control
is
raised
the
sound
will
move
to
the
right
and
when
the
control
is
lowered,
the
sound
will
move
to
the
left.
VOLUME
CONTROL
The
VOLUME
control
adjusts
the
signal
level
of
any
program
mate-
rial
connected
to
your
music
system.
It
is
a
two
section
control
which
simultaneously
adjusts
both
channels,
and
its
close
tracking
specifications
insure
that
the
rela-
tive
volume
level
of
each
channel
will
be
identical.
As
you
raise
the
control
the
volume
level
will
increase,
as
you
.
lower
the
control
the
volume
level
will
decrease.