Manual-
PE 17
PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER
OPERATORS MANUAL
QUICK START
Those who choose not to read this modest informational
snippet (intended to ward off one of life’s embarrassing mo-
ments) 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 drivers, 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 applica-
tion. Always check that each
FREQ X
multiplier switch (located
beneath each
FREQ
control) is set to the correct position. Great
surprises result from false settings.
WEAR PARTS:
This product contains no wear parts.
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 Data Sheet).
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 sum-
ming 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.
OCTAVE
dB
Hz
-15
12
-6
9
6
.03
100
2k
150
1k
0.3
2.0
1.8
-12
3
235 460
0.6
1.0
-3
OCTAVE
dB
Hz
-15
12
-6
9
6
.03
100
2k
150
1k
0.3
2.0
1.8
-12
3
235 460
0.6
1.0
-3
OCTAVE
dB
Hz
-15
12
-6
9
6
.03
100
2k
150
1k
0.3
2.0
1.8
-12
3
235 460
0.6
1.0
-3
OCTAVE
dB
Hz
-15
12
-6
9
6
.03
100
2k
150
1k
0.3
2.0
1.8
-12
3
235 460
0.6
1.0
-3
OCT.
dB
Hz
-15
12
-6
9
6
.03
100
2k
150
1k
0.3
2.0
1.8
3
235 460
0.6
1.0
-3
–12
0
0
–12
30k
40k
10k
5k
3k
20
10
35
80
180
250
EQUALIZER
PARAMETRIC
+12
+12
BYPASS
x1
x10
BYPASS
x0.1
OL
GAIN
1
POWER
CUT FILTERS
OUT
IN
LOW
HIGH
BANDWIDTH
LEVEL
FREQUENCY
x1
x10
x0.1
x1
x10
x0.1
x1
x10
x0.1
x1
x10
x0.1
BYPASS
2
BANDWIDTH
LEVEL
FREQUENCY
BYPASS
3
BANDWIDTH
LEVEL
FREQUENCY
BYPASS
4
BANDWIDTH
LEVEL
FREQUENCY
BYPASS
5
BANDWIDTH
LEVEL
FREQUENCY
PE 17
FREQ
FREQ
FREQ
FREQ
FREQ
