Rane PE 17 Operator's Manual

OPERATORS MANUAL

QUICK START

Those who choose not to read this modest informational snippet (intended to ward off one of life's embarrassing
moments) are those who wish to hasten the point at which their entire sound system locks up, screams unmercifully,
shatters windows, causes dogs to howl, babies to cry, and melts all the compression drives, dripping molten titanium all
over the hand-polished walnut decor. Pity.
There are only a few things to check when using a PE 17. Always set both GAIN controls as close to the top of the
panel as possible without causing the OL LED to light constantly. Use the CUT FILTERS to tailor the bandwidth for each
application. Always double check that each FREQx multiplier switch (located beneath each FREQ control) is set to the
correct position. Great surprises result from false settings.
For extra-deep notching applications, use Bands 3 and 4 and set them exactly the same. Notches as deep as 30 dB are
possible, since Bands 3 and 4 are in series while most other bands are in parallel (see the Block Diagram in the Specifica-
tions Section).
Hook-up is simple. The PE 17 accepts all combinations of balanced or unbalanced, XLR or ¼" connectors. However,
the INPUT connectors are wired in parallel and may not be used together. Use only one at a time. They will not function as
a summing type of input for two different sources, but they may be used in a daisy chain fashion to feed other units. On the
other hand (to randomly pick a hackneyed expression), you may use the paralleled Outputs to drive two destinations.
Never connect anything except a Rane approved AC power supply to the thing that looks like a red telephone jack on
the rear of the PE 17.
WEAR PARTS: This product contains no wear parts.

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