Rane ME 60S Operator's Manual
Manual-1
OPERATORS MANUAL
ME60S
microGRAPHIC EQUALIZER
ME60S Connection
When first connecting the ME60S 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
The ¼" and XLR Inputs are wired in parallel and are actively
balanced. Each works equally well. Choose strictly from a
required hardware point-of-view. The XLR wiring convention
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 using 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.
EXPANDING
Expanding and/or daisychaining the Inputs and Outputs nor-
mally uses the ¼" jacks. Two 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 ME60S.
These require a separate mic preamp.
Quick Start
Okay, know-it-all. So you don’t need to read the manual. Well do your mother a favor and just read this section and you don’t have to
read anything else. Ever.
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); 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 ME60S does not invert the signal.
Set the LOW and HIGH CUT FILTER controls as necessary to restrict bandwidth. Full frequency response results from posi-
tioning them all the way to the bottom.
Anyone familiar with other graphic equalizers finds the ME60S just as familiar. Setting curves is as easy as it is on all Rane
graphics thanks to our innovative constant-Q circuitry. If you feel you want more information on setting up your curves, please see
the back page.
There, now was that so bad?
WEAR PARTS This product contains no wear parts.
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ME60S
MICROGRAPHIC
EQUALIZER
CHANNEL 2
CHANNEL 1
HIGH
LOW
HIGH
LOW
CUT FILTERS
CUT FILTERS
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POWER