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range

is

considerable

and

can

adequately

adjust

the

low

and

high

frequencies

in

accordance

with

your

listening

preference,

speaker

characteristics

and

room

acoustics.

You

will

note

that

the

BASS

and

TREBLE

controls

each

have

two

knobs,

one

in

front

of

the

other.

The front

knob

controls

the

right

channel

and

the

rear

knob

controls

the

left

channel.

These

two

knobs

are

separate

to

facilitate

opera-

tion.

If

the

two

channels

require

different

tone

control

settings,

due

perhaps

to

differences

in

speakers

or

room

acoustics,

the

two

BASS

knobs

may

be

adjusted

independently

to

balance

the

differences,

and

from

then

adjusted

simultaneously

by

grapsing

both

knobs

at

the

same

time.

The

two

TREBLE

controls

can

be

similarly

adjusted.

Loudness/Balance

Control:

The

BALANCE

control

on

this

amplifier

utilizes

the

concentric

LOUDNESS

controls

to

balance

the

channels.

This

assures

accurate

tracking

and

ease

of

operation.

To

operate,

turn

both

Loudness

Controls

to

zero

to

attain

mechanical

align-

ment.

Grasp

both

controls

and

rotate

clockwise

until

desired

listening

level

is

achieved.

If

your

system

is

not

in

perfect

balance,

rotate

the

inner

control

either

to

the

right

or

left

while

holding

the

outer

control

in

place.

This

will

provide

proper

stereo

balance.

Mode

Switch:

The

MODE

switch

is

incorporated

to

select

between

the

various

modes

of

operation

which

may

be

desired

for

monophonic

and

stereophonic

reproduction.

This

switch

offers

FIVE

positions

of

operation.

STEREO

REVERSE,

STEREO,

MONOPHONIC,

RIGHT

and

LEFT.

At

this

writing,

most

newly

recorded

stereophonic

discs

follow

the

established

industry

standard,

so

that

your

left

speaker

will

reproduce

the

program

as

picked

up

by

the

left

recording

microphone

when

the

MODE

switch

is

in

the

STEREO

position.

However,

this

is

not

necessarily

so

for

older

recordings.

While

one

label

may

present

the

orchestra

with

the

bass

section

on

the

right

and

the

violins

on

the

left,

another

recording

company

may

reverse

this

procedure.

Some

of

us

prefer

to

listen

to

a

symphony

orchestra

in

the

same

relative

orientation

as

in

the

concert

hall.

The

REVERSE

position

on

the

MODE

switch

serves

to

reverse

the

apparent

locations

of

instruments

in

an

orchestra

to

duplicate

the

original

setting

where

necessary.

For

those

who

do

not

have

matched

speakers

for

stereophonic

reproduction,

the

REVERSE

position

on

the

MODE

switch

serves

an

additional

purpose.

In

"Ping-Pong"

stereo

recordings,

the

bass

is

sometimes

favored

on

one

side,

while

the

higher

frequencies

may

appear

on

the

other

channel.

By

experimenting

with

the

MODE

switch

it

is

possible

to

channel

the

low

frequencies

through

the

speaker

system

having

the

best

bass

response.

Merely

throw

the

MODE

switch

back

and

forth

between

REVERSE

and

STEREO

until

the

low

frequencies

are

reproduced

by

the

speaker

system

with

the

better

low

frequency

response.

The

STEREO

position

on

the

MODE

switch

maintains

the

Left

-Right

rela-

tionship

for

properly

made

records.

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