Akai PEQ6 Operator's Manual

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AKAI

pyofessiona[

PEQE

PROGRAMMABLE

EQUALIZER

J

To

prevent

fire

or shock

hazard,

do

not

expose this

appliance

to rain

or moisture.

Operator's

Manual

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Warning

L"

t

Precautions

Power requirements

Power

requirements

for electrical

equipment

differ

from area

to area.

The operating

voltage of

this machine

is

preset

at the

factory

according

to it's intended

destination.

Howev-

er, some

models

are equipped

with a voltage selector.

If

your

machine

is

so

equipped,

before

connecting,

check

to

see

that

the VOLTAGE SELECTOR

on the

rear

panel

is

set

to the voltage

for

your

area.

If not,

please

set it correctly

before

plugging

in

the

power

cord.

220Y,50H2

for Europe

except

the

UK.

240Y,50H2

for UK

and Australia.

l20Y,60Hz

for

USA

and

Canada.

If the VOLTAGE

SELECTOR

is

not set

for

your

area:

Confirm

that

the

power

cord

is disconnected.

Move

the VOLTAGE

SELECTOR

with a

screwdriver

so

that

the marker is above

the voltage

for

your

area.

What

you

should

know

to

protect

yourself

and the

Akai

PEQ6

rilatch

out!

You might

get

an electric

shock.

o Never

touch the

plug

with

wet hands.

o Always

pull

out

by the

plug

and never

the

cord.

o

Only

let

a

qualified

professional

repair or

reassemble

the equipment.

An

unauthorized

person

might

touch the

internal

parts

and receive a serious

electric

shock.

o Never

allow

a child

to

put

anything,

especially

metal, into

the equipment.

Let's

protect

the

Akai

PEQ6 too.

o

Use

only a

household AC

power

source.

Never use

a DC

power

source.

o If

water is

spilled

on

the equipment,

disconnect

the

power

and call

your

dealer.

o Make sure

that

the

equipment

is

well ventilated

and

away

from direct sunlight.

o To avoid

damage

to the internal

circuits

and the ex-

ternal

surface,

keep away

from

heat

(stoves,

etc.)

o Avoid

using spray

type insecticide

near

the

equip-

ment. It can

damage

the finishand

might

ignite sud-

denly.

o

To avoid damaging

the Íinish,

never use denaturat-

ed alcohol,

paint

thinner or other

similar

chemicals

to

clean

the

equipment.

o

Place the equipment

on

a flat and solid surface.

To enjoy

the Akai

PEQ6

for a long

time,

please

read

this

operator's

manual

thoroughly.

Should

a

problem

persist,

write down

the

model and

serial

numbers and

all

pertinent

data

regarding

warran-

ty

coverage

as

well as a clear description

ofthe existing

trouble. Then, contact

your

nearest

authorized Akai

Service Station,

or

the Service

Department of

Akai

Electric Company,

Tokyo,

Japan.

FOR

CUSTOMERS

IN

THE

UK

IMPORTANT

FOR

YOUR

SAFETY

The flex supplied

with

your

machine

will

have two

wires as

shown

in

the illustration.

T\ryO CORE FLEX
IMPORTANT

The

wires in

this mains

lead

are

coloured

in accor-

dance

with the followine

code:

Blue:

Neutral

Brown:

Live

As

the

colours of

the wires

in the mains lead of

this ap-

paratus

may nol corre-

spond

with

the

coloured

Blue

{Neutrál)

markings

indentifying

the

terminals

in

your

plug, pro-

ceed as follows:

The

wire which

is coloured

blue must

be connected

to the terminal

which

is marked

with the

letter N

or

coloured

black.

The wire which is coloured

brown

must

be

connected

to the terminal which

is marked

with

the letter L or

coloured red.
*

Do

not

connect

any

wire

to the larger

pin

marked E

or

f

when wiring

a

plug.

Ensure

that all terminals

are

sècurely

tightened

and

that no loose strands

of

wire exist.

A

A\:

A

The lightning

flash

with the arrowhead

symbol

superimposed

across a

graphical

representation

of

a

person,

within an

equi-

lateral

triangle, is

intended

to alert the

user to

the

presence

of

uninsulated

"dangerous

voltage"

within

the

product's

enclosure,

that

may be of sufficient

magni-

tude to constitute

a risk of electric shock.

The

exclamation

point

within an

equilater-

al triangle

is intented

to alert

the user to

the

presence

of important operating

and

maintenance

(servicing)

instructions

in

the literature

accompanying

the appliance.

AffiA

CAUTION, TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT

REMOVE

COVER

(OR

BACK)

NO

USER.SERVICEABLE PARTS

INSIDE

REFER

SERVICING

TO

OUALIFIED SERVICE

PERSONNEL

Note: This unit

is not equipped

with a voltage

selector

tF

CAUTION

To

prevent

electric

shock, do

not use this

pole-

rized AC

power plug

with

an

extension

cord re

ceptacle

or other outlet

inless

the

bledcs cu

lc

fully inserted

to

prevent

blade

exposure.

LITHIUM

BATTERY

This

product

uses

a lithium bettery

for

memory

back-up.

The lithium

battery

should only

be ro'

placed

by

qualified

service

personnel.

Improper

handling

may cause risk

of explcion.

Features

Thank

you

for

purchasing the

Akai

Programmable

Equelizer

PEQ6.

The

unit

described

here

is a

programmable

multi-

channel

?-band

equalizer

equipped

with

a

7-band

equalizer

for 6

systems

of audio

input

and

output'

This

is r detailed

presentation

including a "Guide

to

Operetions,"

etc.,

in order

to

enable

you

to take

ad-

vantege of

the

outstanding

functions

of

the

PEQ6'

Before using

the

PEQ6,

please

read

these

instructions

for use

carefully.

\Ve recommend

that

you

keep

the

in-

struc{ions

for

use,

together

with

the

guarantee,

close

at

hend

where

they

will be

easy

to

locate

if

needed'

o

The

PEQ

is a 6

input/6

output

system.

Each

input/output

is

equipped

with

six

7-band

equalizer

units.

o

Eech

6 channels

of

equalizing

data

can be

stored

es I

bank

in memory

for a

total

of 32 banks'

and

by

meens

of

MIDI,

bank

changes

can

be carried

out externally.

o

Optimal

for equalizing

programs on

the

mixing

network

of

the

multi-keyboard

section.

o

Optimal

for

equalizing

of

each

effecter

on

the

effec-

ter

network.

o Tone

quality

of the

synthesizer

and

sampler

can

be

varied

by

powerful equalizing

using

the

stack

con-

nection.

a

J

Nomenclature

and

Operation

of

Parts

O

e

pownn:

When

it is set

to ON,

*00"

This

is

the

Power

switch

is

displayed.

BANK/MIDI:

Used

for selecting

memory

banks

and setting

MIDI

channels.

When

the

UP

button

is

pressed,

the

value

of

the

number

displayed

increases,

and

when

DO\ryN

is

pressed, it decreases.

e

nqull,,tZER

GAIN:

Used

for

èqualizing

data

for each

channel'

Seven

central

frequency

bands:

63

Hz,

160

Hz,

400

Hz,

I kHz.

2.5

kHz.

6.3

klj'z,

16

kHz.

Maximum

of

l2 dB

boosting/cutting

possible on

each

band'

@

ne.Nr

uP:

Bank

can be

changed

using

a foot

switch'

Please

con-

nect

this

to the

Akai

PS-X80.

a

@

lrNn:

This

button

sets

the

equalizing

channel'

When

the

display

shows

"00,"

this

button

is

not

operational'

Channel

settings

are

operational

when

the bank

dis-

play

shows

u0-32."

Can

also

be

used

for

setting

MIDI

channel'

@

copv/wRITE:

Equalizing

data

set

on

a

particular channel

can be

copied

as

the data

of

the

next

channel,

or

the

multi-

equalizing

data

of

a

bank

can be

faithfully

copied

to

another

bank,

and

the

programmed data

can

be

written

into

the

memorY

bank.