Rane DEQ 60 Operator's Manual page 2

FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION
DEQ 60
DEQ 60L
adds CUT-ONLY
mode switch
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1 Graphic EQ controls: Thirty bands are provided for each channel. Each EQ slider has a resolution of 256 steps. The center detent position
guarantees a flat response. Slide control travel is 25mm (DEQ 60) or 45mm (DEQ 60L) with easy-to-read soft-touch handles.
2 LOW, MID, and HIGH TONE controls: Independent, Accelerated-slope™, 3-band TONE controls allow easy, intuitive adjustment of tone
response without the hassle of adjusting 30 bands. The TONE controls use 12 dB per octave Linkwitz-Riley filters. The Low/Mid crossover
point is 300 Hz. The Mid/High crossover point is 4 kHz. As with the EQ sliders, center detent provides a guaranteed flat response. The range of
control is +6 dB to off. Control resolution is 256 steps.
3 LOW CUT and HIGH CUT FILTERS: The LOW Cut Filter is adjustable over four octaves in 64 steps with a frequency range of 15 Hz to
240 Hz. The HIGH Cut Filter is adjustable over two octaves in 64 steps from 5 kHz to 20 kHz.
4 LEVEL controls serve two purposes, when used with the Meters (9):
1) Adjust the INPUT signal level to 0 dBu for good headroom and signal to noise.
2) Compensate for changes in signal level due to filter boost/cut settings by adjusting the OUTPUT signal level to 0 dBu.
The operation of the OUTPUT LEVEL control is reversed. Pushing the control up reduces gain. Pushing the control down increases the gain.
This allows the user to easily adjust sensitivity without affecting the output signal level. Simply grasp both input and output controls and move
together. The ranges of both controls is ±12 dB with a resolution of 256 steps.
5 BYPASS switches have two possible modes of operation. If the rear panel switch is set to BYPASS ALL, all filters and level controls are by-
passed. If the rear panel switch is set to BYPASS FILTERS, only the filters are bypassed. Filters include EQ, TONE and CUT. Automatic relay
bypass hardwires Inputs to Outputs in the event of a power failure.
6 A / B switches determine which set of controls is used by the A-channel or B-channel. Controls affected by the A / B switch are EQ, TONE,
CUT FILTERS, LEVEL, Q switches and ±12 / ±6 dB switches. Bypass switches are not affected.
7 PERFECT-Q™: What you see is what you get. PROPORTional-Q: Classic smooth response. Most users will prefer the PERFECT-Q position.
Some users may prefer the PROPORT-Q setting. See Graphic EQ Controls on page Manual-4.
8 ±12 / ±6 dB switch changes the boost / cut of the Graphic EQ (1) for each channel. Use the ±6 dB unless you really need ±12 dB, the resolu-
tion is better.
9 Input and Output Meters are peak responding and indicate the signal level in dBu. Peak-dBu is held and displayed for 1.5 seconds. Attack is
instantaneous. Decay is 500 ms for a 20 dB step.
0 When the POWER indicator is on, it indicates that power is turned on. This works with 4 on the Rear Panel (next page).
q DEQ 60L CUT-ONLY mode switch: when pressed in, as shown by the LED, sets the range of the DEQ 60L EQ sliders 0 to -12 dB (gray num-
ber scale). When the switch is actuated, the DEQ 60L output audio is muted and slowly increased to prevent volume surprises.
Manual-2
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25 31.5 40 50 63 80 100 125 160 200 250 315
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CUT +
0 6
• 5
1 4
• 3
2 2
• 1
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3 0
• 1
4 2
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5 4
• 5
6 6
25 31.5 40 50 63 80 100 125 160 200 250 315
CUT +
0 6
• 5
1 4
• 3
2 2
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4 2
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5 4
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6 6
400 500 630 800 1.0k 1.25k 1.6k 2.0k 2.5k 3.15k 4.0k 5.0k 6.3k 8.0k
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400 500 630 800 1.0k 1.25k 1.6k 2.0k 2.5k 3.15k 4.0k 5.0k 6.3k 8.0k
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TONE CUT FILTERS LEVEL
+ + + +
12 6 6 240 5k 12
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6 120 7k
•
0 0 0 60 10k 0
•
6 30 14k
•
12 15 20k 12
10k 12.5k 16k 20k LOW MID HIGH LOW HIGH IN OUT
+ + + +
12
6 6 240 5k 12
•
6 120 7k
•
0 0 0 60 10k 0
•
6
30 14k
•
12 15 20k 12
2 3 4
TONE CUT FILTERS LEVEL
+ CUT + +
12 0 6 240 5k 12
10 1
8 2
6 3 120 7k
4 4
2 5
0 6 0 60 10k 0
2 7
4 8
6 9 30 14k
8 10
10 11
12 12 15 20k 12
10k 12.5k 16k 20k LOW MID HIGH LOW HIGH IN OUT
+ CUT + +
12 0 6 240 5k 12
10 1
8 2
6 3 120 7k
4 4
2 5
0 6 0 60 10k 0
2 7
4 8
6 9 30 14k
8 10
10 11
12 12 15 20k 12
2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9
BYPASS A PERFECT-Q™ ±12
12
EQ B PROPORT-Q ±6
IN
0
A
-12 -6 -3 0 +3 +6 +12 OL
OUT
12
DEQ 60
+
GRAPHIC
BYPASS A PERFECT-Q™ ±12 EQUALIZER
12
EQ B PROPORT-Q ±6
IN
0
B
-12 -6 -3 0 +3 +6 +12 OL
OUT
12
+
POWER
10
5 6 7 8 9
12
BYPASS A PERFECT-Q™ ±12
EQ B PROPORT-Q ±6
IN
0
A
-12 -6 -3 0 +3 +6 +12 OL
OUT
12 DEQ 60L
+
GRAPHIC EQUALIZER
12
BYPASS A PERFECT-Q™ ±12
EQ B PROPORT-Q ±6
IN
0
B
-12 -6 -3 0 +3 +6 +12 OL
OUT
12
CUT-ONLY POWER
+
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