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GRAPHIC

EQUALIZER

hE-GR

INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

SKENWOOD

DEAR

AUDIO

FAN

The

purpose

of

this

manual

is

to

acquaint

you

with

ihe

operating

fealures

of

your

new

GE-9X

You

will

notice

that

in

every

detail

of

planning,

engineering,

styling,

operating

convenience,

and

adaptability,

we

have

sought

to

anticipate

your

needs

and

desires.

We

suggest

that

you

read

this

manua!

carefully.

Knowing

how

to

set

up

your

GE-9X

fo

ihe

best

advantage

wilf

enhance

your

listening

pleasure

right

from

the

start.

You

will

also

become

aware

of

the

ease

with

which

you

can

adiust

your

GE-8X

to

meet

your

special

requirements

CONTENTS

BEFORE

OPERATION

SYSTEM

CONNECTIONS..........

CONTROLS

AND

INDICATORS

..

OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONG......

eo

EFECTIVE

USE

OF

THE

MODEL

GE-SX

IN

CASE

OF

DIFFICULTY

SPECIFICATIONS........0...:ss0seees

~COMmoahwW

FOR

YOUR

RECORDS

Record

the

serial

number,

found

on

the

back

of

the

unit,

in

the

spaces

designated

on

the

warranty

card,

and

in

the

space

provided

below.

Refer

to

the

model

and

serial

numbers

whenever

you

call

upon

your

Kenwood

dealer

for

inforrnation

or

service

on

this

product.

Model

GE-9X

Serial

number.

UNPACKING

Unpack

the

unit

carefully

and

make

sure

that

all

ac-

cessories

end

cables

are

put

aside

so

they

will

not

be

lost.

Examine

the

unit

for

any

possibility

of

shipping

damage.

If

your

unit

is

damaged

or

fails

to

operate,

notify

your

dealer

immediately.

If

your

unit

was

shipped

to

you

directly,

notify

the

shipping

company

without

delay.

Only

the

consignee

(the

person

or

company

receiving

the

unit)

can

file

a

claim

against

the

carrier

for

shipping

damage.

We

recommend

that

you

retain

the

original

carton

and

packing

materials

for

use

should

you

transport

or

ship

the

unit

in

the

future,

WARNING:

TO

PREVENT

FIRE

OR

SHOCK

HAZARD,

DO

NOT

EXPOSE

THIS

APPLIANCE

TO

RAIN

OR

MOISTURE.

2

GFX

|

!

IMPORTANT!

i

i

U.S.A.

AND

CANADA

!

Units

shipped

to

the

U.S.A.

and

Canada

are

designed

for

operation

on

120

volts

AC

only.

These

units

are

not

equipped

with

an

AC

Voltage

Selector

switch

and

the

discussion

of

such

a

switch

that

follows

should

be

disregarded

1

H

ALL

OTHER

COUNTRIES

Unils

shipped

to

countries

other

than

the

U.S.A.

and

Canada

are

equipped

with

an

AC

Voltage

Selector

switch

on

the

rear

panel.

Refer

to

the

following

paragraph

for

the

proper

i

setting

of

this

switch.

ACG

VOLTAGE

SELECTION

This

unit

operates

on

110-120

volts

or

220-240

volts

AC.The

AC

Voltage

Selector

Switch

on

the

rear

panel

is

set

to

the

vollage

that

prevails

in

the

area

to

which

the

unit

is

shipped.

Before

connecting

the

power

cord

to

your

AC

outlet,

make

sure

that

the

setting

position

of

this

switch

matches

your

line

voltage.

If

not,

it

must

be

set

to

your

voltage

in

accor-

dance

with

the

following

direction

Note:

Our

warranty

does

rot

voltage

due

to

impr

1

cover

damage

caused

by

ex

AC

Voltage

Sel

sive

line

Switch.

110-120V~

4»

220-240V~

110-1

20V~

«m

220-240V~

_-:

Switch

lever

®

ER

esto

7)

6

This

shows

switch

~~

lever

is

locked

in

!

220-240V~posttion.

This

shows

switch

|

lever

is

locked

in

140-1

20Vposition.

Move

switch

fever

to

match

your

line

voltage

with

a

small

screw

driver

or

other

pointed

toot.

AC

VOLTAGE

SELECTOR

SWITCH

BEFORE

OPERATION

NOTES

ON

INSTALLATION

Do

not

place

Ihe

unit

in

a

place

which

direct

suntighl,

near

a

heating

appliance,

To

maintain

good

ventilation,

do

not

put

records

or

a

table-cloth

on

the

unit.

Place

the

unit

at

least

10

cm

away

from

the

walls

Choose

a

tocation

that

is

relatively

free

from

vibra-

tion

or

excessive

dust

SAFETY

PRECAUTIONS

Never

rernove

the

case.

If

the

internal

parts

are

touched,

accidently,

a

serious

electric

shock

might

oc-

cur

Never

touch

internal

parts,

lf

a

metal

object,

such

as

a

hair

pin

or

a

needie,

comes

into

contact

with

the

power

socket

on

the

rear

panel,

a

dangerous

electric

shock

may

result.

For

farnilies

with

children,

never

permit

children

to

put

anything,

especially

metal,

inside

this

unit

‘e

a®

Do

net

connect

olher

audio

equipment

with

a

power

consumption

farger

than

that

specified

to

the

AC

cultet

on

the

rear

panel.

Never

connect

other

electrical

appliances,

such

as an

iron

or

toaster

Never

connect

other

electrical

apptiances.

Touching

the

power

plug

when

your

hands

are

wet

may

result

in

a

serious

electric

shock.

Never

puil,

bend

or

extend

the

power

cord.

This

could

damage

the

power

cord,

resulting

in

a

broken

cord

or

short-circuit.

Sf

pa

$

Always

grasp

the

plug.

OX

IN

CASE

OF

ABNORMAL

SMELL

If

an

abnormal

smell

or

smoke

is

detected,

im-

mediately

turn

the

power

OFF

and

pull

out

the

power

cord.

Contact

your

dealer

or

nearest

Kenwood

Service

Station

CLEANING

Do

not

use

volatile

solvents

such

as

alcohol,

paint

thinner,

gasoline,

benzine,

etc.

to

clean

the

cabinet.

Use

a

silicone

cloth

or

a

clean

dry

cloth.

5

|

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Silicone

“Paynes

det

SE

Oxi)

3

SYSTEM

CONNECTIONS

TAPE

DECK

A

TAPE

DECK

B

TO

TAPE

REC

JACKS

\Sunswi

cHEo-7

MAX.

400%

TO

AC

OUTLET

or

Connecting

the

GE-3X

to

Your

Amplifier

or

Receiver

The

Model

GE-9X

is

designed

to

be

connected

in

your

system's

tape

monitoring

path.

Hf

your

amplifier

or

receiver

has

two

sels

(A

and

B)

of

TAPE

jacks,

the

GE-

9X

may

be

connected

te

either

set

of

jacks.

Using

shielded

audio

cables

with

phono-type

connector

plugs,

connect

the

GE-9X’s

LINE

IN

jacks

to

the

TAPE

REC

jacks

ot

your

arnplifier

or

receiver,

and

the

LINE

OUT

jacks

to

the

TAPE PLAY

jacks

of

your

equipment.

To

avoid

confusion,

connect

one

channe!

at

a

time.

Connecting

Tape

Deck

Model

GE-9X

has

two

sets

of

TAPE

jacks,

A

and

B,

which

may

he

used

lo

record

with

two

decks

at

a

time

or

to

dub

from

one

deck

to

the

other

Recording-path

connection

Connect

lhe

GE-9X’s

REC

jacks

to

the

LINE

IN

jacks

of

your

tape

deck,

taking

care

to

avoid

cross-

connection

between

the

lefl

and

right

channels.

4

Geax

or

i

foc

E

AMPLIFIER

;

I

'

\-e|

RECEIVER

Piayback-path

connection

Connect

the

GE-9X's

PLAY

jacks

to

the

LINE

OUT

jacks

of

your

tape

deck.

Note:

—

~

2s

2

When

this

unit

is

ted

to

an

amplitier

or

reveiver

equipped

with

&

REC

OUI

SELECTOR

switch,

it

should

be

noted

that

no

His

applied

to

Uns

unit

when

the

REC

OUT

SELECTOR.

switch

is

ieft

at

OF!

.

In

this

case,

set the

RLC

OUT

SELECTOR

switen

to

your

desired

source.

CONTROLS

AND

INDICATORS

yore

|

ST

eeexwone

eee

Doan

|

i

rc

@

POWER

switch

Used

to

ture

the

power

on

and

off

@

POWER

indicator

Lighls

to

show

that

the

power

is

supplied

to

the

unit

@

REC

indicator

Lights

when

the

REC

switch

is

set

to

ON

and

equatiza-

tian

operating,

€)

REVERSE

indicator

Lights

to

show

that

the

NOR.JREV

“REV.

switch

:s

set

16

@

NOR./REV.

switch

Depressing

this

swilch

reverses

the

response

set

with

the

slide

controls

The

next

time

it

is

depressed

restores

the

reversed

characteristics

frequency

@

ATT

—6

dB

switch

Used

to

attenuate

the

inpul

signal

by.6

dB.

Depress

lhis

switch

when

answering

a

leiephone

call

or

a

sud-

den

interruption

is

required

:

@

Slide

controls

Used

to

compensate

the

frequency

response.

Right

and

ieft

charinels

can

be

controlled

independently

Maximum

range

of

adjustment

1s

+

12

dB.

@

LOW

FREQUENCY

SPLITTER

switch

Selects

Ihe

low

cut

frequency,

16

and

32

Hz,

for

each

channel)

Set

to

the

32

Hz

setting

in

normal

use

and

change

to

the

16

Hz

setting

when

necessary

@

HIGH

FREQUENCY

SPLITTER

switch

Sets

the

high

cut

frequency,

12,

16,

or

2G

kHz,

for

each

channel.

Set

to

the

16

kHz

setting

in

normal

use

and

change

to

the

12

or

20

kHz

setling

when

required.

@®

REC

SELECTOR

switch

Seiects

the

source

signal

available

at

the

TAPE

A

and

B

jacks

SOURCE

switch

—

With

the

REC

switch

in

the

OFF

selling,

setting

this

switch

to

ON

permits

the

recor-

g

of

the

signal

fed

to

the

LINE

IN

jacks

of

this

unit.

Wilt

the

REC

switch

in

the

ON

setting,

setting

itch

to

ON

permits

recording

of

the

sens!

s

ed

with

the

INPUT

SELECTOR

switches

REC

AwB

~

Used

to

dub

from

tape

A

to

tape

3.

REC

B»

A

--

Used

to

dub

from

tape

B

to

tape

A,

@

iNPUT

SELECTOR

switches

Select

the

desired

source

signal.

LINE

switch

~~

Used

to

tisten

to

the

source

signal

of

the

amplifier

or

receiver

to

which

this

unit

is

con-

nected

TAPE

A.

Used

to

monitor

a

recording

in

progress

or

to

play

back

the

tape

on

the

tape

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

A

jacks

TAPE

B

-

Used

to

monitor

a

recording

in

progress

or

to

playback

the

tape

on

the

tape

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

B

jacks.

@

REC

switch

When

the

switch

is

pressed

so

that

the

REC

indicator

lights

with

the

SOURCE

switch

of

REC

SELECTOR

ed

with

the

INPUT

SELEC-

TOR

switches

is

present

at

the

REC

jacks

of

TAPE

A

and

TAPE

B.

®

EQUALIZER

{ON/DEFEAT)

switch

Delermines

whether

or

not

the

signal

selected

by

the

INPUT

SELECTOR

switches

is

given

equalization.

Set-

ting

this

switch

te

ON

lights

the

LED

indicators

in

the

slide

controls

GEaxu

&

OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS

(A)

To

record

the

signal

selected

with

the

LINE

switch

and

listen

to

the

signal

after

equalization

Procedure:

1)

Set

the

LINE

switch

of

INPUT

SELECTOR

to

ON

2)Sei

the

EQUALIZER

swilch

so

that

the

LED

indicators

in

thi

ide

controls

light

31Set

the

REC

switch

so

that

the

REC

indicator

does

not

light.

A)

Set

the

SOURCE

switch

of

REC

SELECTOR

to

ON

5)

Operate

the

tape

deck

A

or

B

to

record

the

signal

(B

To

listen

to

a

source

signal

after

equalization

and

record

the

processed

signa!

on

tape

deck

A

or

B.

Procedure

1)

Set

the

REC

switch

so

that

the

REC

indicator

tights

2)

Repeat

steps

ti,

2)

,

4)

and

5)

in

procedure

(Ai

{C)

To

listen

to

a

source

signal

after

equalization

while

dubbing

from

tape

A

to

B.

Procedure:

1)

Repeat

stops

1)

and

2)

in

procedure

(A)

2)

Depress

the

REC

Aw

B

switch

of

REC

SELECTOR

to

ON

3)

Playback

tape

on

the

tape

deck

A

and

record

on

tape

B

(D

To

fisten

to

a

source

signal

after

equatization

while

dubbing

trom

tape

B

to

tape

A.

Procedure:

4)

Repeal

sleps

1)

and

2)

in

procedure

{A}

3s

the

REC

Be

A

switch

of

REC

SELECTOR

6

Ge

sxili

TAPE

DECK

B

TAPE

DECK

A

From

TAPE

REC

of

amp.

‘or

receiver

To

TAPE

PLAY

of

amp.

of

receiver

GE-9X

TAPE

DECK

B

To

TAPE

PLAY

of

ainp.

or

receiver

GE-9X

TAPE DECK

A

From

TAPE

REC

of

amp

or

receiver

To

TAPE PLAY

of

amp.

or

receiver

TAPE DECK

B

TAPE

DECK

A

From

TAPE

REC

of

amp.

To

TAPE PLAY

of

amp.

or

receiver

or

receiver

({E)

To

listen

to

tape

A

after

equalization

and

record

the

processed

signa!

on

tape

B.

Procedure:

1)

Depress

the

TAPE

A

swilch

of

INPUT

SELECTOR

to

ON

2}Press

the

EQUALIZER

switch

so

that

the

LED

indicators

in-the

slide

controls

light.

3)

Set

the

REC

switch

so

that

the

REC

indicator

lights

4)

Depress

the

SOURCE

switch

of

REC

SELECTOR

to

ON

5)

Playback

lape

A

and

record

on

tape

B.

{F)

To

listen

to

tape

B

after

equalization

and

record

processed

signal

on

tape

A

Procedure:

1)

Depress

the

TAPE

B

swilch

of

INPUT

SELECTOR

to

ON.

2)

Repeat

steps

2)

through

4)

in

the

procedure

(E}

3)

Playback

tape

B

ard

record

on

tape

A

{G)

To

listen

to

tape

A

after

equalizatian

and

record

the

source

signal

on

tape

B

Procedure:

1}

Depress

the

TAPE

A

switch

of

INPUT

SELECTOR

to

ON

2)Set

the

EQUALIZER

switch

so

that

the

LED

indicators

in

the

slide

controls

light

3)

Set

the

REC

switch

so

that

the

REC

indicator

does

not

light

4)

Depress

the

SOURCE

switch

of

REC

SELECTOR

to

ON

5)

Playback

the

tape

on

tape

deck

A

and

record

on

tape

deck

B

{H

To

listen

to

tape

B

after

equalization

and

record

the

source

signal

on

tape

A

Procedure:

1}

Depress

the

TAPE

B

of

INPUT

SELECTOR

switch

to

ON.

2)

Repeat

steps

2)

through

4)

in

procedure

(G}

3)

Playback

the

tape

on

tape

deck

B,

and

record

the

source

on

tape

deck

A.

TAPE

DECK

A

TAPE

DECK

B

row

From

TAPE

REC

of

amp.

or

receiver

To

TAPE

PLAY

of

amp.

or

receiver

yee

GE-9X

TAPE

DECK

A

TAPE

DECK

B

From

TAPE

REC

of

amp.

‘or

receiver

To

TAPE

PLAY

of

amp

or

receiver

GE-9X

TAPE

DECK

B

From

TAPE

REC.

of

amp

or

receiver

To

TAPE

PLAY

of

amp.

or

receiver

GE-8X

TAPE DECK

B

TAPE

DECK

A

From

TAPE

REC

of

amp.

or

receiver

To

TAPE

PLAY

of

amp.

or

receiver

Ge-oxiu)

7

{i}

Te

listen

to

the

source

signa!

without

equalization

and

record

the

signal

on

tape

A

and/or

tape

B

TAPE

DECK

A

Procedure:

41}

Depress

the

LINE

switch

of

INPUT

SELECTOR

to

ON

2)

Press

ihe

EQUALIZER’

switch

so

that

the

LED

indicators

in

the

slide

contro’s

do

not

light

3}

Press

the

REC

swilch

so

that

the

SEC

indicator

TAPE

DECK

B

From

TAPE

REC

does

nol

tight

of

aia.

To

TAPE PLAY

Aj

Depress

the

SOURCE

switch

of

REC

SELECIOR

or

receiver

of

amp.

or

recaiver

to

ON

—

5)

Put

the

tape

deck

A

and/or

B

is

ihe

recording

GE-3K

mode

EFECTIVE

USE

OF

THE

MODEL

GE-9X

{1}

Anot

very

spacious

room

with

solid

concrete

wails

—™

tends

to

have

atively

“‘live’’

acoustic

characteristics

with

its

low

freauency

onse

\e

often

unnaturally

emphasized.

tf

your

room

sutfers

[rom

this

kind

of

negalive

acoustic

effect,

reduce

the

slider

controls

between

32

Hz

and

250

Hz

o

until

a

‘flat’

low

frequency

response

is

obtained

6

Heres

(6/22He

Gate

(25H2

250HE

SOOKE

(KE

Bkbe

Ake

Bab

@AG/2OKHE

(2)

Hissing

noise

or

residual

noise

of

amplifier

or

receiver

may

be

produced

wher

playing

back

a

recorded

tape.

These

noise

components

are

in

the

range

of

high

frequency

over

2

kHz.

To

reduce

the

noises,

boost

the

stide

contrals

in

those

ranges

where

the

noise

occurs

to

give

the

recording

pre-

emphasis,

and

depress

the

NOR./REV.

swilch

to

ON

to

obtain

the

reversed

characteris

of

this

pre-emphasis

when

playing

back

U

recorded

tape.

As

described

abuve,

this

unit

can

work

as

a

noise

reduction

system

iBeSee

GAHe

20h

50H

SOOKE

Ihhe

aa

Skis

Bue

12/6/204H

|

Ba

8

6

4

°

2

4

6

8

{3}

Untike

floor-standing

or

large

book:

shelf

[

systems,

compact

ane

or

lwo

way

loudspeaker

i

systems

usually

have

limiled

low-

and

high-end

13

response.

To

campensate

for

this

iendency,

use

6

the

32

and

64

Hz

slider

controis

tor

the

low-end

4

response,

and

8

and

12/16/20

kHz

for

the

high-

é

end

response

on

a

trial-and-error

basis.

4

H

10

2

le/22ne

6aHy

(PSH

250He

SOOM:

ikH

2kM2

4kiz

Bkiw

12/16/20KH2

B

se-sxin

(4)

The

GE 9X

may

aiso

be

used

to

eliminale

annoying

tape

hiss

or

record

scratch

noise

generated

dui

playback.

For

this

use

the

8

and

12/16/20

slider

controls

(5)

Low

frequency

and

subsonic

noise,

such

as

hum,

(7

rurbie,

and

low

frequency

vibrations,

can

be

atfectively

suppressed

by

adjusting

the

16/32

Hz

and

64

Hz

slider

controls

When

you

wish

to

add

‘punch''

lo

your

music,

emphasize

low

and mid

frequency

bands

of

125,

250,

500

Hz

and

1

and

2

kHz

as

you

require

To

spotlight

the

vocal

out

of

its

orchestral

background,

increase

the

250

Hz,

50G

Hz,

1

kHz

or

2

kHz

slider

controls,

where

most

of

the

vocal

encray

is

concentrated.

BEBARVOND

1G

32H:

S4Hz

125H2

250Me SOOH:

Ike

2kHZ OkMZ

BKH

ie

12/16/20kH2

sonn

BSPOSNONEMOTH

/3QH2

64H

tse

250H2

SOOHS

1kHe

@kH2 4kMz

BiH

Iz

2/16/20KH2

$6

/32M2

G4Hz

[252

250H2

SOOM:

IkHz

2kHz

@kHe

BkH2

12/16/20kHz

sEox)

9

Approximate

frequency

ranges

for

musical

instruments

and

voice.

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BkHz

16k:

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KHr

IN

CASE

OF

DIFFICULTY

If

your

unit

should

not

perform

as

expected,

can:

from

your

Kenwood

dealer

or

service

representative

the

table

below

to

see

if

the

problem

can

be

corrected

before

seeking

help

a

_

Cause

_

;

_____

Remedy

_

Power

AC

piug

connection

Che

AC

piug

connected

to

the

AC

outiet

turn

marked

SWITCHED"

on

the

rear

_

_

__panel

of

the

ampiifier

ov

receiver.

The

input

signal

fed

through

the

Either

the

TAPE

A

or

1APE

8

switch

_LINE

IN

jacks

is

not

output.

of

INPUT

SELECTOR

is

sett

ON.

Equalization

effect

not

obtained.

Input

and

output

connections

reversed.

Symptom

Power

not

turned

on.

AC

piug

connection

i

the

POWER

switch

of

the

output

correctly.

ch

of

the

ampl

receiver

is

not

sel

properly

iver

properly.

Indicators

{LEDs}

in

the

slide

controls

the

EQUALIZER

switch

so

that

the

10

Ge

sxin