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FEATURES
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TAPE
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CARE
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performing
Shack
as
store
it
for
should
assistance
,
take
.
it
to
your
local
10
Page 11
SPECIFICATIONS
EQUALIZER
Frequency
Control
Ranges
Response
Intermediation
Harmonic
Hum
and
Distortion
Noise
Flat
(
Distortion
. . . .
(
Shorted
Setting
+
12
Input
)
.
)
dB
.
.
at
31
,
62,125,250
0.02
,
and
%
at
0.015
500
1
Volt
%
20
Hz
at
to
,
and
30
,
Output
1
Volt
000
at
70
(
1
Hz
,
2
Hz
Output
95
dB
,
/
(
+
4
7
20
(
at
0.5
,
8
,
kHz
Hz
1
dB
anti
4
=
-
20,000
Volt
1.0
-
io
1
/
Output
dB
kHz
Ratio
Hz
)
)
)
Hum
and
Channel
Crosstalk
Level
Ratio
VR
VR
Max
Min
All
Noise
Separation
between
Main
(
Functions
Channel
Control
at
1
kHz
at
Max
Input
(
at
Enhancer
1
Input
,
kHz
0.775
4.7
=
Input
(
:
K
Volts
0.775
ohms
and
Volts
Terminated
4.7
K
ohms
and
4.7
)
Terminated
ohms
.
L
Channel
.
L
K
.
Channel
)
,
)
R
Channel
Terminated
8
4.5
dB
dB
,
R
.
62
70
Channel
4.5
1
mV
8
dB
dB
dB
dB
Enhancer
Dynamic
Total
Gain
Noise
Range
(
Flat
SPECTRUM
Control
Frequency
Level
Flat
(
Setting
at
Enhancer
Setting
)
DISPLAY
Accuracy
)
at
31
VR
Hz
-
16
Max
kHz
Input
(
4.7
K
ohms
Terminated
)
Up
to
10
0.5
Volts
±
mV
RMS
0
dB
10
%
Display
Meter
Input
Sensitivity
Frequency
Tolerance
GENERAL
Inputs
Response
at
1
MAIN
kHz
IN
LED
at
18
at
Main
on
Position
dB
on
31
Hz
,
Position
1
kHz
=
0
dB
(
18
dB
LED
MAIN
on
IN
Position
,
TAPE
)
1
+
±
75
IN,TAPE
2
2
2
dB
dB
mV
IN
Outputs
Power
Dimensions
Requirements
:
Cabinet
Overall
Weight
MAIN
OUT
2
%
31
/
,
TAPE
I
x
4
X
161
6
V
/
1
120
2
X
X
2
OUT
Volts
8
91
V
/
IS
2
,
TAPE
AC
Inches
Inches
lbs
6
2
,
,
OUT
60
HWD
(
(
HWD
1.6
Hz
)
)
oz
Specifications
ment
without
are
typical
notice
.
Individual
:
units
might
vary
.
Specifications
are
subject
to
change
and
improve
-
11
Page 12
RADIO
SHACK
LIMITED
WARRANTY
This
from
franchisees
parts
purchase
transportation
accidental
EXCEPT
product
Radio
and
damage
AS
is
Shack
and
labor
date
costs
PROVIDED
WARRANTIES
DURATION
TO
warranted
company
dealers
.
Simply
to
any
.
.
Nor
.
AND
THE
ANY
DURATION
against
-
owned
Within
bring
Radio
does
HEREIN
this
IMPLIED
defects
period
your
Shack
it
cover
,
RADIO
OF
THE
for
stores
,
Radio
store
a
2
years
and
we
product
will
Shack
.
Warranty
authorized
repair
SHACK
WARRANTIES
WRITTEN
from
sales
subjected
date
without
it
slip
does
MAKES
ARE
LIMITED
of
Radio
to
NO
LIMITED
WARRANTIES
purchase
Shack
charge
as
proof
not
misuse
cover
for
or
EXPRESS
IN
of
CONTAINED
implied
not
This
vary
apply
warranty
from
warranties
the
to
gives
state
HEREIN
therefore
;
purchaser
you
to
state
.
.
Some
.
specific
We
Service
states
,
the
legal
do
aforesaid
rights
not
and
What
permit
limitation
you
may
We
Sell
limitation
)
(
s
also
or
have
or
exclusion
other
exclusion
rights
(s)
of
may
which
94
/
9
12
A
4
A
RADIO
Division
Fort
Worth
of
SHACK
Tandy
,
Texas
Corporation
76102
Printed
YIBE
-
D
in
Korea
2000
ZZA
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