G4 quicksilver 800 - do software restore disks re-install os9 only

Hi there
I've got a g4 800 quicksilver machine. I want to do an disk erase and re-install of just OS9 without the 10.1.3 system that my machine shipped with. I've got a set of restore cds and a single 10.1.3 installer disk, but no single install disk for 9.2.2. ( I may have lost it, but I don't think it came in the box..)
Does anyone know if the software restore disks only re-install OS9 and not OSX ?
thanks
Simo

This Apple Article is intended for 10.2/3, but the process may be similar.
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