Radial Engineering Tonebone PZ Deluxe User Manual Download Page 1

True to the Music

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True to the Music

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User Guide

Acoustic / Piezo Preamp

www.radialeng.com

Radial Engineering Ltd.
1588 Kebet Way,  Port Coquitlam
British Columbia, Canada, V3C 5M5      
tel: 604-942-1001 • fax: 604-942-1010  
email: [email protected]

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Summary of Contents for Tonebone PZ Deluxe

Page 1: ...dialeng com True to the Music User Guide Acoustic Piezo Preamp www radialeng com Radial Engineering Ltd 1588 Kebet Way Port Coquitlam British Columbia Canada V3C 5M5 tel 604 942 1001 fax 604 942 1010...

Page 2: ...tting to know it is essential And the best way to do this is to read this short manual You will find that like most Radial products the PZ Deluxe is straight forward and easy to use but as you delve i...

Page 3: ...out the peaks that are often problematic When using the PZ Deluxe with a magnetic pickup or an acoustic instrument with a built in battery powered preamp active the PZB is generally not used The signa...

Page 4: ...ets the PZ Deluxe overall volume level for both the OUTPUT and the LOW Z DI OUT 5 PZB Extra gain stage adds more drive and elevates the input impedance to optimize the PZ Deluxe for use with piezo tra...

Page 5: ...nts 12 LIFT Lifts pin 1 ground on the XLR output to help eliminate hum and buzz caused by ground loops 13 180 DI OUT Phase inverter reverses the polarity of the signal going to the PA sys tem to help...

Page 6: ...pin 1 ground pin 2 hot and pin 3 cold Instruments and Pickups Connecting to the PZ Deluxe is made using a standard guitar cable The recessed set forget PZB switch should be set for the type of instrum...

Page 7: ...y controls are straight ahead while the MID FREQ controls require some explanation This type of EQ is known as a semi parametric whereby it has a fixed Q a sweepable center frequency and variable cut...

Page 8: ...is commonly known as a ground loop Ground loops occur when the audio ground path and the electrical ground path interact Using the LIFT switch to disconnect the ground between the PZ Deluxe and the PA...

Page 9: ...allow the most flexibility for the PA and monitor systems STAGE AMP EFFECT PEDALS MUTE BOOST TUNER OUTPUT BOOST INPUT LO CUT 180 180 LOW Z DI OUT FILTER AMP LIFT LOW Z DI OUT 15VDC 400mA HIGH LEVEL L...

Page 10: ...O BUFFER TUNER OUTPUT BUFFER SEMI PARAMETRIC MID RANGE EQ 180 PHASE REVERSE SWITCH BALANCED DRIVER 180 POLARITY INVERT SWITCH BOOST FOOTSWITCH AND BOOST LEVEL VARIABLE LEVEL CONTROL LOW CUT FILTER 3 P...

Page 11: ...range 105dB Total harmonic distortion 0 02 Noise 92dBu Equivalent Input Noise 108dBu Gain 1 4 input to XLR Out 5dB Gain Boost On 13dB Gain PZB 10dB Input Impedance PZB Off 6 8K Ohms Input Impedance P...

Page 12: ...nvoice showing date of purchase and the dealer name must accompany any request for work to be performed under this limited and transferable warranty This warranty shall not apply if the product has be...

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