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OPERATORS MANUAL
SSE 22
HOME CINEMA EQUALIZER
QUICK START
Great video is easy; great audio is hard, but a SSE 22 makes it a lot easier. Read at least this boxed section and you’ll be
on your way toward great audio.
Hook-up is intuitive: In from the controller, out to the amplifiers. Just follow the silkscreened legends near the gold-
plated RCA jacks on the rear of the unit.
Familiarity with other graphic and parametric equalizers makes the SSE 22 just as familiar. If this is your first equalizer,
be gentle; it can overwhelm you.
Use the BYPASS switch as an aid in comparing equalized results with unequalized results. Pushbutton in and locked
(LED on) is the bypassed (unequalized) mode; pushbutton out (LED off) is the normal equalized mode. See the Operating
Instructions on the page Manual-4 for alignment information.
Install the supplied security cover after completing all settings. Be sure the POWER light fits snugly into the hole in the
security cover.
Never connect anything except an approved Rane power supply to the thing that looks like a red telephone jack on
the rear of the unit. This is an AC input and requires special attention if you do not have a power supply exactly like the
one originally packed with your unit. See the full explanation of the power supply requirements on page Manual-3.
THX is a registered trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd.
Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
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FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION
1. Graphic equalizer filter level controls. The Left and Right Channels have eleven slide controls used to set the individual
levels of the constant-Q filters. Their range is ±6 dB. The grounded center-detent design ensures each filter is off when
positioned to 0 dB.
2. Parametric equalizer LEVEL control. Two parametric sections are included in each Channel with a ±6 dB range. This
control sets the amount of boost/cut for each parametric section. Same grounded center-detent design as the Graphic
Equalizer sections.
3. Parametric equalizer BANDWIDTH control. Slide control used to set the Bandwidth for this filter section. The range is
0.7-3.5 octaves.
4. Parametric equalizer FREQUENCY control. Slide control used to determine the center Frequency for this filter section.
The range is 1 kHz-10 kHz.
5. POWER indicator. This LED lights any time power is supplied from the Rane model RS 1 power supply (included). To
avoid confusion a distinction is made here between electrical and political.
6. Overall BYPASS switch & indicator. This pushbutton switch activates the “hard-wire” BYPASS function. When engaged
(red BYPASS LED on), the INPUT connectors directly tie to the OUTPUT connectors (hard-wired). Engaging this switch
converts the SSE 22 into a relatively expensive patch cord, albeit one with pretty lights. During the initial timed power-up
sequence or power loss of any sort, the SSE 22 is automatically in BYPASS mode.
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