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Bose Pow Configuration Utility User Guide
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Graphical display:
Area EQ is represented graphically with the X axis representing the frequency
range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz, and the Y axis representing the range of gain adjustment from -20 dB
to 20 dB. Click a filter node
in the graph to enable or disable the filter. You can click on the
nodes
in the graph to enable or disable filters, and you can move the nodes within the graph to adjust the
settings that appear in the
Filters
table (described below).
Note:
The icon is blue when the filter is enabled.
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Reset All:
Click
Reset All
(located above the right side of the graph) to return all Area EQ settings to
their default values in both the graph and the
Filters
table that appears under the graph.
The
Filters
table allows you to enable/disable and configure EQ filters for the selected listening area.
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Filters:
Click a numbered icon
in the
Filters
column to enable or disable the filter.
Note:
The icon is blue when the filter is enabled.
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Type:
Select the filter type from the drop-down list. Available types include:
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High Pass:
Attenuates the signal below the specified frequency. This filter type is available
only on the first filter.
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Low Pass:
Attenuates the signal above the specified frequency. This filter type is available
only on the last filter.
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PEQ:
Boosts and cuts the signal in the vicinity of the specified frequency. This filter type is
available on all filters.
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Notch:
Attenuates the signal at the specified frequency. This filter type is available only
on filters 2-6.
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HighShelf:
Boosts and cuts the signal above the specified frequency. This filter type is
available only on filters 2-6.
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LowShelf:
Boosts and cuts the signal below the specified frequency. This filter type is
available only on filters 2-6.
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Frequency (Hz):
Click the up and down arrows or type directly in the text box to specify the
frequency in hertz where the filter is applied.
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Gain (dB):
Click the up and down arrows or type directly in the text box to specify how much
the filter cuts (reduces the signal at) the frequency band.
Note:
This setting is available only when the selected filter type is
PEQ
,
HighShelf
, or
LowShelf
.
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Q:
Click the up and down arrows or type directly in the text box to specify the "quality factor,"
which is the ratio of center frequency to bandwidth.
Note:
This setting is not available for the
High Pass
and
Low Pass
filter types. Q is also linked
to the
Bandwidth (Oct)
setting such that increasing Q decreases bandwidth, and decreasing
Q increases bandwidth.
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Bandwidth (Oct):
Click the up and down arrows or type directly in the text box to specify the octave
bandwidth of the filter.
Note:
This setting is not available for the
High Pass
and
Low Pass
filter types. Bandwidth is also linked
to the
Q
setting such that increasing bandwidth decreases Q, and decreasing bandwidth increases Q.
Area Paging
The
Area Paging
section allows you to enable (or disable) and configure paging for the selected listening
area. Click the
Paging
toggle to enable or disable paging for the selected listening area. When paging is
enabled, you can configure the following settings:
