User manual RANE FME 15

[. . . ] OPERATING / SERVICE MANUAL QUICK START For many of you, reading an owner's manual is about as insulting as using training wheels on your first two-wheeler. We therefore offer the following Quick Start section which outlines the basics of the FME 15 so briefly it counts only as familiarization material, not training. Using the FME 15 in an insert loop of a mixer is extremely easy. Simply connect them together using a single stereo cable (¼" TRS) between the mixer's insert loop and the FME 15's PATCH I/O jack. [. . . ] Normally set these controls in their center detent positions. These fifteen slide controls set the individual levels of the interpolating constant-Q filters. Their range is selectable between ±6dB (use bottom or right-hand scale) and ±12dB (use top or left-hand scale). The grounded center-detent design of these sliders ensures all filters are off when positioned to their centers. Sets the overall range of all sliders between ±6dB and ±12dB. This yellow LED lights any time remote power is supplied from either a RS 1 or VC 18 single power supply or FRS 8 or RAP 10 multiple power supply (but not in the presence of Popes, Queens and Presidents as one might well expect). REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION 1. Pin 2 is positive, pin 3 is negative and pin 1 is signal ground. For unbalanced operation, use pin 2 as hot and pin 1 as return. Do not use more than one of the INPUT connectors on the FME 15. This ¼" TRS connector parallels the 3-pin connector described in item #1. Tip is positive, Ring is negative and Sleeve is signal ground. The "+", "­", and COMMON GND terminals of the #6 terminal strip parallel the respective pins in the 3-pin and ¼" connectors. Used for primary Inputs and Outputs or additional patch connections. Use only one INPUT connector: they do not sum. You may use more than one OUTPUT connector to split to other devices. This ¼" TRS connector parallels the 3-pin connector exposed in item #5 below. As before, Tip is hot, Ring is not and Sleeve is signal ground. Pin 2 is positive, pin 3 is negative and pin 1 is signal ground. For unbalanced operation, do not short any pins to any others. Active balanced Outputs operated in the unbalanced mode use only pin 2 driving the line and pin 1 acting as the return. [. . . ] The input and output gain ranges of the FME 15 go from ­ 12dB to +12dB. The FME 15 is always unity gain in Bypass, so if you add or reduce gain (beyond EQ make-up gain) the level differences between BYPASS in/out can be startling. Therefore you want to set the GAIN controls for equal in/out loudness levels. To get started, make the following initial set-up adjustments: 1. [. . . ]