Rane GE 60 Operator's Manual

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OPERATORS MANUAL

GE 60

GRAPHIC EQUALIZER

QUICK START

Okay, Know-it-all. So you don’t need to read the manual. Well do your mother a favor and read this section. You don’t have to 

read anything else. Ever. Now turn MTV off.

Hook-up is intuitive. Just follow the silkscreened instructions on the rear of the unit. All three Inputs are wired in parallel (they 

do not sum, smarty pants); and all three Outputs are wired in parallel. Use any one Input and any or all Outputs. Polarity convention 

is per IEC/ANSI/AES standards of pin 2 positive, pin 3 negative and pin 1 shield. The GE 60 does not invert the signal.

Set the LO CUT and HI CUT controls as necessary to restrict bandwidth. Full frequency response results from positioning them 

all the way to the bottom.

Anyone familiar with other graphic equalizers finds the GE 60 just as familiar. Setting curves is as easy as it is on all Rane graph-

ics thanks to our innovative interpolating constant-Q circuitry. If you feel you want more information on setting up your curves, 

please see the back page.

OK, MTV back on, I'm outta here.

GE 60 CONNECTION

When first connecting the GE 60 to other components, leave 

the power switch off until the very last. This gives you a chance to 

make mistakes and correct them without damaging your fragile 

speakers, ears and nerves.

INPUTS

All three Inputs are wired in parallel and are actively bal-

anced. Each works equally well, but use only one, they do not 

sum. Choose strictly from a required hardware point-of-view, 

there will be no performance trade-offs. The wiring conven-

tion adheres to American, British and International standards 

of pin 2, or tip being hot, pin 3, or ring being return, and pin 

1, or sleeve being shield. It is not necessary to short any Inputs 

to ground—it doesn’t hurt, it’s just not necessary. Use pin 1, or 

the shell, for shield ground. Unbalanced operation involves us-

ing only pin 2, or tip as signal and pin 1, or sleeve as shield and 

ground.

OUTPUTS

The Outputs mimic the Inputs. Balanced output requires 

using pin 2, or tip, and pin 3, or ring for the signal. It does not 

require pin 1 or shield. The signal exists differentially between 

the two balanced leads; ground is not involved. For hum-free 

systems ground is used only for shielding. Unlike the Inputs, you 

may use multiple Output jacks simultaneously to drive different 

devices.

EXPANDING

Expanding and/or daisychaining the Inputs and Outputs 

normally uses the ¼" jacks. Three parallel Input connectors 

allows driving a second signal processor or amplifier without 

special cabling. 

SIGNAL LEVELS

Signal levels from –10 dBV to +4 dBu are considered normal 

and within range (at least 20 dB of headroom exists above these 

levels). Do not directly connect microphones into the GE 60. 

These require a mic preamp.

WEAR PARTS:

 This product contains no wear parts.