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VENTILATION

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tub, in a wet basement, or near

to a wall or ceiling.

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position

or

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appliance should

in

a built-in

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SOURCES

supply only of the type described in

or

marked

as

PROTECTION

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placed

upon or

plugs,

at

appliance.

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the appliance is operated.

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should be

near

appliance

The appliance should be

not interfere

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that may

installation,

produce

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The appliance should be

on the appliance.

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against them,

convenience

safety and operating instructions

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The operating instructions

warnings on the

adhered to.

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All operating

appliance

a bathtub,

should be installed

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The appliance

with its

not

be situated
block the ventilation
such as a bookcase

situated away from heat

stoves, or other

heat.

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Power-supply

not

likely to be walked on

paying

receptacles,

should

appliance

and

should not be

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proper

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instructions

use

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in

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or,

sources

appliances

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power-supply

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appliance

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outdoor

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described in

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outlet when

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SERVICE

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or liquid has

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performance;

has

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user should not

appear to

dropped; or the

should be cleaned

clean with furniture

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tion

recording

detract from

of transient

and upward

Facilities

uses three dynamic

the original

peaks,

overall compression

manipulation

control

dynamic range;

of soft levels.

The RG-9

CONTENTS

techniques

reduc-

of loud

3
3
4
5

levels

will

Operation
Technical Outline
Effective
Specif

correct dynamic distortion
the contrast and virtually
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please

Operation

ications

In

order to

read

the

obtain

following

in each

maximum

of these

restoring

benefit

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the

original live

from

instructions carefully.

6
7
8

10

pro-

this unit,

FEATU

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The

by

employing

preprocessing

such
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expansion.
the

source.

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as rock

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preserved

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the reproduced

Noise

A noise
underlying
background
this
enjoyed.

Dynamic

dynamic

the RG-9

is needed

as records,

dynamic

the listening

resulting

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and

soul

range

Natural

and release

by a fast

control

Reduction

unit,

signal

sound.

reduction

source

noises

so that

Range

range

of the music

as a stereo

and only

FM

broadcasts

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broadened

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a

has

the effect

room,

and especially

given

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characteristics
and

prevents

that

Effect

effect

noise.

Tape hiss,

are reduced

low noise,

source

system

ordinary

or

tape music,

by

upward

and sharp

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bringing

pulsive

new

dimension.

of

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slow response

unnatural

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included

motor

rumble

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the

circuit

exciting

stereo

can

be expanded

adaptor

program

performers

(mixed)

unit. No

sources,

are required.

and downward

rendition

sources such

audio signal

double

impressions

which reduces

and

other

properties

sound

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of

right

are

in

of
be

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the expansion

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the

produce
ment
sensing
lower frequency

S-Stage

3dB
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music

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the center

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sensor

section

with

an energy

function

expansion

frequency

energy distribution

harmonics

played

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circuit

and control

Dynamic Expansion

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steps

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limited

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filter,

since

which are strongest

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instruments

these harmonics

the

degree of expansion,

are also enhanced.

Selector

in the

dynamic range

4dB

to 16dB with

and downward

the optimum

to

select the

your

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control

filter,

by

noise

to instruments,

the center frequency

all musical

when

can be switched

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with

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to ensure

components.

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instruments

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activate

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selector.

in the

dynamic

to

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display,

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the

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PREAMP

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amplif ier.

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to the INPUT

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the TAPE

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to the TAPE PLAY

POWER

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on

the stereo

jacks

on

the

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on the

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on the tape

Serial

plate

number

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tape

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coupled

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power

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JACKS

OUTPUT

power

or other

and

so do not

capacity

(PLAY) jacks

outlet. Connect

stereo hi-fi

with

the

exceeding

component

power

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connect

this value.

on

the

power

the

to this

switch

on the

power

electrical

appli-

tape

plug