Bose FREESPACE 4400 User Manual

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6.0 FreeSpace
®
 4400 System Setup
Programmer’s Note: If you are using the FreeSpace 
4400 system to drive loudspeakers that are not Bose
®
 
products, choose the No EQ setting or one of the four 
high-pass filter settings at the end of the list.
 
 
The No EQ setting helps protect the FreeSpace 4400 against loud-
speaker transformer saturation when non-Bose loudspeakers are 
connected to the FreeSpace 4400 hardware. This setting acts as a 
band pass filter and allows energy between 80 Hz and 16 kHz to be 
sent to the amplifier section of the FreeSpace 4400 electronics. 
 
 
If you change the loudspeaker EQ type, any subzones will be auto-
matically changed to the new Speaker EQ setting, and be given the 
default loudspeaker tap. Depending on the quantity and tap of loud-
speakers, you could receive an error message notifying you that the 
system exceeds the 400 W limitation of the FreeSpace 4400 sys-
tem. If this problem occurs, delete the subzones from the subzone 
list. This will allow you to change the loudspeaker EQ type.
Subzones table – The Subzones table allows you to document 
the loudspeakers used in a zone.
A zone is a group of loudspeakers that are driven by the same 
amplifier output channel. A subzone is a group of loudspeakers 
within a zone that use a common tap or are of a common type.
For example, you may have installed ten Model 16 loudspeakers 
in a dining room and set it up as a zone to be driven by channel 1. 
In this zone you may have established two subzones, one with 
five Model 16 loudspeakers tapped at 8W and the other with five 
tapped at 16W.
To add a subzone
Click the Add button. When the Add Subzone window appears, 
enter a name for the new subzone, select the loudspeaker model 
installed, enter the quantity, and select a tap setting. The Model 
Name list will include only loudspeakers that are compatible with 
the Speaker EQ you selected.
Click OK to add the selections to the subzone table.
To delete a subzone
In the subzones table, select the subzone to be removed and 
click the Delete button.
6.3.3 Input gain
The Input Gain controls allow you to adjust functions related to 
the input source signal. 
Factory default settings
Programmer’s Note: Input gain controls are disabled if 
the input channel is routed to a zone in which Auto Vol-
ume is enabled (on). You will only be able to change/
adjust the input gain by resetting the Auto Volume for the 
affected zone.
Input gain circuit block diagram
Input Type
Initial Gain
Gain Range
Opti-source
Mic
40 dB
80 dB
Off 
Line
0 dB
70 dB
Off
Mic Page
40 dB
80 dB
On
Line Page
0 dB
60 dB
On
®
Source type
Gain 
slider
Opti-source
 
input leveling
 
On/Off
Mic phantom
 
power On/Off
Signal
 
present
 
indicator
Input signal 
level meter
SRC
LEVEL
EQ
* Only available for AUX MIC/LINE 3 and PAGE/MIC/LINE 4 inputs. See 
Gain
adjustment
Signal detector
Signal
level
meter
3-band
equalizer*
Opti-source 
leveling