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- Page 1 USER GUIDE RaRE EaRth SoUnDholE PIckUPS...
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Page 2: Quick Install
If you travel with your guitar or store it for long periods with the pickup in place, we strongly recommend that you have the endpin jack permanently installed in the guitar. Installation instructions for professional installers are available from Service & Support at www.fishman.com. -
Page 3: Mounting Clamps
The batteries for the Rare Earth are conveniently mounted to the underside of the pickup. You can expect over 20 hours (110 hours for Rare Earth Blend) between battery changes. When the signal from the pickup starts to distort it is... - Page 4 Pickup Voicing The Rare Earth has been carefully voiced to reproduce a balanced string response. If your guitar has very high action on the bass side or very low action on the treble side, you may hear slight imbalance between the outside strings. In these cases, raise the bass side of the pickup with a shim.
- Page 5 Pickup types Single coil This model is for those who prefer the brightness and character associated with a single coil pickup. Note that this version, like all single coil pickups, is susceptible to 0 – 0Hz hum. To minimize noise, keep the Rare Earth Single Coil away from fluorescent lights, light dimmers, computer monitors and transformers.
- Page 6 humbucking A “stacked coil” style, for musicians who demand brilliant acoustic tone with quieter reproduction than a single coil pickup can offer. A volume control, located on the bottom of the pickup, is easily accessible through the soundhole. Move the wheel clockwise to increase volume. For the lowest noise performance, keep the control at the highest setting.
- Page 7 Pickup types (continued) Blend The Rare Earth Blend marries our active humbucking pickup to a high quality, internally mounted miniature microphone. These components couple seamlessly for cohesive, three-dimensional amplified acoustic tone. The microphone is a miniature electret type, with a hyper-cardioid response pattern. It easily adjusts into position with a flexible gooseneck mount.
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Page 8: Battery Replacement
Battery Replacement Remove the pickup from the instrument and carefully pry out the batteries with a small flat-head jeweler’s screwdriver. When you replace the batteries, observe the correct polarity. Note that plus (+) and minus (-) polarity marks are molded into the shell of the battery clip. - Page 9 Rare Earth Blend Microphone Placement Try experimenting with microphone placement until you find a position you like. Here are some suggestions to get you started: To begin, move the blend control toward the bass strings. A good starting position is with the microphone capsule parallel to the soundboard. Point it toward the edge of the soundhole to emphasize more bass.
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Page 11: Stereo Operation
Instructions for this modification are available from Service & Support at www.fishman.com. Once the Rare Earth Blend is wired for stereo, the thumb-wheel will not affect the level of the microphone at the ring output, but it will continue to mix mic and pickup at the tip output. - Page 12 Suggestions for Stereo operation...
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Page 13: Specifications
Specifications all Models: Output Impedance 1k Ohm Recommended Minimum Load Impedance 10k Ohm Supply Voltage .0 – .V Single coil: Maximum Output Level 0dBu RMS Output Noise Level <-9dBu RMS, A-weighted Current Consumption 0.mA Battery Life >20 hours... - Page 14 Maximum Output Level -dBu RMS Output Noise Level <-98dBu RMS, A-weighted Current Consumption 0.mA Battery Life >20 hours Rare Earth Blend Maximum Output Level -dBu RMS Output Noise Level <-98dBu RMS, A-weighted Current Consumption 1.1mA Battery Life >110 hours...
- Page 15 1-000-0 Rev B 2-0...
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