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Swlteh 

Low 

GUIDED 

TOUR 

THE 

PHASE  COUPLED 

ACTIVATOR'S 

FRONT PANEL 

Power 

LED 

and 

Power 

P r e t t y  

self-explanatory. 

T h e   Phase 

switch  dots 

not 

control  t h e  

extra 

o u t l e t  

on 

t h e  

back  of 

the 

unit. 

The 

Phase 

Activator 

may 

be 

plugged  into  a 

switched 

on  your  pre-amp 

or 

receiver. 

If 

one 

isn't  available, 

you  can 

plug 

w h a t  

was 

in 

t h e  

s w i t c h e d   outlet  into 

the 

extra  outlet  in  the 

back 

of 

t h e  

Phase 

Coupled 

Activator 

and  h a v e  

switched 

outlets. 

The 

Phase 

Coupled 

Activator 

adds  a 

m e r e  

w a t t s  

to 

load 

on 

the 

switched 

circuit; 

switched 

sockets 

a r e  

r a t e d  

a t  

500 

watts. 

If 

the 

power 

LED 

comes 

on 

when 

the 

power 

either 

being  visited 

by 

o r  

have 

one 

case 

s f  

static  electricity. 

T h i s  

is  another 

tape 

m o n i t o r  

just 

I i k e  

t h e  

on 

your 

preamplifier  or 

Since 

the 

Phase 

Coupled 

Activator 

goes 

in 

your  tape 

monitor 

Ioop, 

we 

have 

provided 

r e p l a c e m e n t .  

It 

is  also  a 

good 

place 

t o  

hook 

other 

signal 

enhancement 

devices 

such 

as 

e q u a l i z e r s ,  

noise 

reducers, expanders, 

Pushed 

IN,  this  button 

sends 

o u t   and 

receives 

the 

return 

of 

a n y  

signal 

that 

came  into 

the 

Phase 

Coupled 

Activator. 

In 

t h e   OUT 

position, 

the 

loop 

is 

out 

of 

t h e   circuit. 

when 

this 

button  is  IN, 

the 

Phase  Coupled 

Activator" 

signal 

is 

head- 

ing 

out  t o  

something  and 

then 

coming 

back 

before 

returning 

to 

your  preamplifier 

or 

receiver. 

I f  

the 

device 

is 

turned 

off, 

or 

nothing 

in 

the 

gonna 

get 

The  Sounds 

Silence. 

You 

how 

many  impassioned 

we  get, 

claiming 

our 

products 

have 

suddenly 

failed, 

t h a t  

are 

instantly  cleared 

up 

by 

asking  the 

owner 

what 

position 

the 

tape 

monitor 

button 

is 

in. 

Circuit 

Select. 

Phase 

Coupled 

A c t i v a t o r  

is  designed 

t o  

video 

as 

well 

as 

F M ,  

tape, 

records  and 

Along 

w i t h  

e x t r a  

inputs 

on 

t h e  

back 

of 

the 

Phase 

Coupled 

Activator, 

the 

Circuit 

Select 

button 

controls 

which 

source 

Phase 

Coupled 

A c t i v a t o r  

is 

d e t e c t i n g  

and 

restoring. 

We 

added 

this 

selection  capability 

due 

t o  

the 

different 

restoration 

needs 

o f  

v i d e o  

and 

hi-fi 

sources. 

Make 

sure 

the 

selection 

button 

is 

i n   the 

proper 

position 

or 

you 

g e t  

no 

sound 

or 

possibly 

Madonna 

while 

watching 

Summary of Contents for Phase Coupled Activator

Page 1: ...22313 70th Avenue West dountlake Terrace WA 98043 2155 t2061775 3461 FAX 1206 738 3166 Phase Coupled Activator Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...e know you re dying to fire the box up and start fracturing your foundations but cool t h y jets a f e w minutes and read the first couple portions of this manual The Phase Coupled Activator is SO DIF...

Page 3: ...ve provided a replacement It is also a good place to hook other signal enhancement devices such as equalizers noise reducers expanders etc Pushed IN this button sends out and receives the return of an...

Page 4: ...ram material that doesn t even have the normal stingy amount of bass in it Rotating the knob to the Ieft rcduccs the sensitivity of t h e Phase Coupled Activator s restoration action VERY well recorde...

Page 5: ...r or In tegrated Amplifier 1 1 Locate the tape monitor sockets on the back of your receiver They should be marked IN and OUT or M O N and REC or REG and PLAYBACK There may be two sets of them You can...

Page 6: ...p a cassette deck or ether signal pxcssinp device Whether you ve hooked the Phase Coupled Activator up to your cape sockets or the external processor sockets they re now filled and can t be used for o...

Page 7: ...se nifty cornpli cared switching boxes you re way ahead of us anyway and have probably already finished this hcsokup 3 2 Qn the far right side of the Phast Coupled Activator kcate the center set of ja...

Page 8: ...ce they only have to reproduce signals above 90Hz Greg Mackie our Director of Engineering highly recommends this approach ConsuIt with the dealer where you bought your Phase Coupled Activator about su...

Page 9: ...t for yourself Put on s o m e background music Mantovani Sex Pistols Wagner whatever your taste i s with the Digital Restoration button engaged Then t u r n the volume down to background level Now swi...

Page 10: ...s to regular T Y reception satellite cable and o f course vidm cassettes If you re a vidmphile with a YI 15 or Beta Hi fi deck you can even enhance soundtracks DURING RECORDING for playback on t h e d...

Page 11: ...moving your speakers out away from back walls and corners Raise them up using speaker stands This takes some experimentation but can yield drnmaticaIly differing results You can also move yourself Whe...

Page 12: ...rcquire this so it s a geed habit to get into with any sttrto purchase 3 Your Phasc Coupled Activator has to havt bctn originally prchastd form an authorized Audio Control dealer You do not have to b...

Page 13: ...is warranty w e have no obligation txprtss or implied AJso w e wilI not be obligated for direct or indircct consequential damage to your system caused by hwking up Audio Control Phase Coupled Activato...

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