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Owner's
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PPEQ-200
Dual10
Band Stereo Graphic
Equalizer
With Spectrum
Analyzer
Display
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A Few Words About Graphic E qu a li zers
T hJn ~ ) "u 1 01 chOOSing I hi s I' YLE rRO I'rEQ ·200 G r~ phi c Eq ua l i1.cr . Used eOIl~Cl l y. ~ Glaphic
Eqll."; <1 " ~ r o,,"c ,f lll 100 1for ,·cry d Ci: lilcd conllul o'·cr thc sound of your s p ~: , l:cr. rarmOl ~ Ih.,
a' ,, ; I~bk flOm si mpk lo neeonllol s. Wilh Ihe l'I'EO -2 00.youCan cnhance Ihd ound o fo l.k r .c co rd in GS.
aile' inslrumenlal a nd ,·oeal ba lance to su it )"o ur own ta stcs.makc " C u~ l o m Equ al i 1.c r·· , cc ordings,a nd
a mu llilude of othcr uses. lI o ,," c'·cr. like a nd tool. CX ceSS il ·c or incou et adjustmenU can yield vcry
unpleasa
nl ,csull s. and can overload your amplifier and speakers. l 111provem e nt of sound qualily.
palticulary
in Ih e e~l r eme bass a nd tcble regions, is com pl elcly dependent upon th equality of Ihe
other equipmenl you ~ re using in your s )" st em . Limiled amplifier pow c rand speakcrs,,· ilhalimited
fr equency range Ire Ihe jlr ealest bnriers 10 achicving accura lt. nat rupo ns,c. If you detcch any di stor-
ti on in th c bass or treblc regionswhile boosling the PPEQ-200 's sliders in Ihue areas. back off immcdi -
uely. IS you arc probably overlaxing eilher your amplifier or your speake.s. Please re ad Ihis manu.l
before
USe. and follow o ur sugges ti ons and basic guidelines for the besl sound.
tlaving Slid Ihal. be
:ss u,ed that ··good sound·· is a ,ciatiye thing.., We a ll have differenlopinion!
and lasles _The PPEQ· 200 is designed
10 allow you to change Ihe sound of your speakers to s ui t your own
musical choices.
On the IISI p lge of this manual isa cha ri designed 10 show you Ihc frequency eonlenl
and range for avaliety
of musical instrumenl s. T hi s chart ,,"ill help you find Ih e proper slide rs 10 adjust
to achicve Ihe desi,cd ,csullS.
Basic Guidelines
Uefore ndjllsling Ih e sliders. it is VER Y IMI'ORTANT to clearly define YOllr objCClives. Wilhoul
this consideration befe
.e adjus lmenltake s placc. il will be vcry difficull 10 a ll ain plcasing rc s ull ~
Ca refully li sten to your systcm _ask yours elf· ·What DON·T I like about the so un d·s··. If the answer is
·· 1want ITl ore Doss". y' , •have 1" '0 ways 10 ~ec ompli s h this.C holt e 11' 1 - Raise or ·'boosl ·· the sliders fo.
the lowesl frequencies - on bOlh
chann~l- Left & Ri ghI. Choice 11' 2 _l oweror ··C u(' Ihe sliders on th ,·
midrange and
hi gher r,,,.,ucllc ic s. Thc end result will be thc s ame· Yo,,·11 have more bass.Con'·crsl y.i r
you·d l ik e 10 hear 11101_ lIigh Frequencies. you have IWO "':lys to accomplish this. 11' 1· ·'Ooosl" III.
sliders for the highest .i.:queneic$ _on both channels - Le
ft & Righi. 11'2 -·· Cu( · th e s li ders of tl!
Midrange ond Bass fr r" ucnclcs.
As you e: 111 sec. IlIc l"\ · :,re a I·aricl)" ofwny s 10 accomplish you r objeclivcs. lie "WMC Ihal due to Ih··
nature
of nil equalizer .> Iiders. you will tilld 1I1at mo, 'ement of nny g i\ ·cn slider will nlso have som';
effcct
on ,he selling 01 .he sliders adjac enll o eilher side ofi l. E "perim e l11 -let )" our e a r ~ decide " ·h ,,
sounds be~ l , bUItry to i .' ·e a d car objec t" ·c be fOl e you bcgin. One sugges li on: 3\'oid the ··Ooosl- Hoo s·
Syndrome ... avoid
·· k )os ting·· onc frequency area l ou mu ch. by "C ullillg·· another frequency area.
Otm
·lju SI radically be ~S l everyth in g - il will add noise 10 the system. and overtax your Ol her compo
ne
lli S. Sublle,ca... fu l eou:lIization wi ll n!;1~ e a huge improve.ncnt illihe o\ ·erall sound of your syst em .
Enjoy yo
ur 1'1'1:0-2 00 and if you hal'e any questions. we lire here to h\·lp. You can ca ll PY 1.1: PRO 31
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Using The Controls
Po we r: Press Ihis butto '" \0 activate the power on th e I'PEQ-200The LEIl \\ 'i ll be green
10 sh ow powc l is "On", Push lhcbullOna gai nt o IUln "O FF" Ihe PPEQ -200 . Tht LEO 1'.';11
be red to show Ihis selection.
Ta pe 1 ·212-1 : This bUlion allows you 10 ma~c a tape copy or "Dub" between Ih"
lW Qi:ass Cllcdccks. r rc s5 lhi ~ bulton "In" 10 "Dub" from Tape 110 Tape 2. The LED will
be green 10 ,ho w this selection. L l'3I 'C Ihi s bllllun in the "Ou'" position to"[)ub" from
Tape 2 to Tape
I. The LED will be red \0 ~ h o w Ihi s seicction. Whcnth "Line/Tape"
s"'ilch is " our . or in the T AP E position. This "Tape 1- 2! Tapc 2-1"switch will ~ CIc C I
\I 'h id t3pcdcd is !O be listened 10. Leal' c; 1"IN" fo r Tape 1. "our" for T a p ~ .. 2.
Li ne I Ta pe , This bUllon se lects bC \" 'cen inpul so ulee s. In Ihe " I n ~ posi, ion.lhe "Li ne
Input"·
is chosen. The LED "..ill be glccn 10sho"' lhis selce lion. L e3\ 'e lh is bUllon in lhe
"Oul
"' posi lion 10 hear lhe "Tapc Inpul··. Thc LIOn ,,·ill be red 10 sho'" lhis sdee l,on.
EQ/ Byp ass : U ~ c lhis swi lch 10 inSlanlly c ompau'lhe "cquali1cd" an,! UnC(lu:di,ed"
sIlund. I'ress Ihi s
bUll on .. )N"'lo he ar the re s ull of}'out equalizalion c lIn · c. T he LED wi II
begreen 10 ' : 'lI W Ihis selec ti on. Whe'l Ihi s bul!on is IN. Ihcred tElls in ~II Iwenl)'
sliders
wi ll "~hl op . Lea"e Ih is swilch in Ihe "our' PO Si liol1 10 b)'p~ ss th,' cqu~liz~lion
ofl h ~ I'I'EO· 100 . The LED "'i ll bc ted 10 sh ow Ihis Se kelion. and Ih~ led tE D ;; in Ih<-
sliders wi ll 'lisappcar al lhis lime.
EQ Rc c: E'> R eco rd. I' rcss I hlS bUll on 10 mah alape cop)' wilh Ih,' equaillallon eun e
you
ha'ejus: ::.'1 . Thc l ED w.1I b,' glcen lo~ho" Ih u" dccclion . Tim ,'an be useful "hen
ltIa~ing a ea> ~ ":llc lape10 play in )our car ., \ " ell·equalized lape can i l1 lpn)\ e Ihe <omld
flom
.ma ller. less e~pensi, " ca r <ler,'O .peake l :!. Wilh Ihi, bullon Inlh,'"orr' po,.lion.
Ih eca s.• ellel ..JeeOp) ",II he lecorde,1 wllhoul c<l~alizalio n . Thc 1. 1, f) .... ,llloc red 10
~ho'" lh i~ sc··clion.
Audi o/V id t '.), T hi s billion ~ "kCI S bcl""'cIII"'o inpul sources. I'ress Ih e Bull()n "1 N" 10
Se le cl an AUII,,' inpul source. s lI ch ,t> ~ CU. l' tay<-r. The LEO will be green10 .hol\" Ihis
se
le elion. l e"vc Ihc bullot! "OUT "' 10 scieel a Video inpul sourcc. s lI ch as :. VCR. or
I
.H erdisc pl ,·vcl. The L Ell",ill be rcd I05how lhis SCI"c li on.
No t c: Ihe 1'1' 1' 0·200 cquali!.er Iht, s\l un d of lht'st, I'arious cOin poncl1U . t\1 no lime docs ' he
1'1'1:0·200 a it el l lo c pict un'. and no "V ideo·Typc"' connc Cli ons alc included, These InlllllS
"' ill aen'pl any "'Une Lnd" source. such as a C[) pla)'cr. lapedec~.laM.·nh sc. VC R.
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Using The Controls
Leve l Co n tro l s, I) olh le fl and righl ch annels hal 'c a eontrolmar~ed ·· l eve r ·. Th is COil·
1I0is Ihe lel'el. or volume o ( each channel. Usually. lh ese con lro ls ca n be 5e ll0 Ihcir
maximum p osilio n. bill lh ese lel ' els can be reduced ifullol'e rt ysTrong inpul signal
causes dislortion .Us uall) ·.s imilar adj uumenl Sshuu ld be mad e for bOlh e hannci s.
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QSliders, Eac h ofl h cse sl ider swi II gi I'C 12<1 U. Of .. BOOS I" :.ud 12 dB .0 f·Tul" .
Th,'re
ate len sliders pcr channel · Ten for Ihe Left channel. lind Ten for Ihe RighI
Channel. Looking al Ihe froll! panel.lhe sliders
,h al cOllllollhe lowesl frcqen cics arc on
the left. wilh Ihc highcr frequencies farther righl.Usually.idcnlical ad jus lmenlSshould
be made for
bOlh channels. These sliders atc Onc Oc131 'e apart fl om one ano lher .This
corresponds wilh Ihe
enme ra ll J;c ofhum 311 hearing.The la sl pa!;e of lhis owner' 51113nU31
eO l1l ains a chart. showin!; which sli ders 10 ad jus l 10 affe el Ihe sound of various ins tr u·
Menls. F
or inSlan c,,", Ihe lowesl nOle of a B ass GUilH is al 42 Ill: .. By adjuslin J; Ihe
slIders al
30 1l z.and bO llz, )'OUcan ra ise or l owcr Ih e "o llllnc of Ih e bass guilar. bass
drlllll.and any olhcr
lllu s ic~1 in s tru",eno ~ Ihan occopy Ihis (te( IU clle)' range. In anolher
inslance .lhe sound of lh e f"'l1li'lc ,' ocali sl oec"pic ~' J freqllency rall!;c (rom roughly 20 0
Il z.lo 1500 III... II )' adjuslin ll Ih e slillers wilhin Ihi s IlIlIge.yoll can ch all ge Ihe 100wi
characler Oflhc rem" .... "o ke. :IIId : II, y ol hermo si{ ·1 ill Slr UtllCnl S Ihal occupy Ihis fre·
queney Tallllc.
Sp
ec tr um Ana lyzcr Di sp lay, This nrovidcs a " sua! di splay orlhe relalive sig nalle, '·
.... s in caeh of Ihe EQ sliders. T h,· S[,cClru lll An "!Yl. er displ"y is IIi "ided inlO len col·
umns o f LE
D' s which eo"',"spo n" 10 ,h e Icn Ef) Slide rs. You can usc Ihis displa), 10
hsis l you in scllin1! yonr equai l/er ~Iide rs . as we 11 3S 10 oblain infOlmalion ah oo l Ihe
fleqll,'ncyeonoel"
or lhe lIlusic as )"o u 1'1 :, ), il Ihrough Ihe l' I' EQ ·2(){) .
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Hooking It Allup
The PPEQ-200 s hould be conne ct ed thr ou\: h the H Tapc Monit or l OQP " of yo ... r eceiver, inl egraled
amplifi e r, or pr ea mplifier . Since IhC'"PPEQ-200 rep laces Ihe IIpe deck, remember 10 activlte Ihe "Tape
Manito ," switch on YOUT re ce iver, int eg r ated amplifie r, or preamp li fi er . as you would when playing
your t. pe deck . You ' ape deck Un nOw be plugged in10 Ihe back of lhe PPEQ ·200 .
When making or ch anging eonneclior .. , it is a lways wise 10 "np]ug lhe power cords o fyou$ comp o-
ncnl S· or at Iu sl make S uit the power is Mo rr ', so you w on', hear any un expected "po ps" durin g
connection of cabi n.
I.ConneCI Ihe Tape 01,11 or Tape RCl:ord ja c ks(diff eren com poncnl s u scdi ffcrcnl1crminolgy )onthc
back nfrou! rec eiver /int egrated amplifier/preamplifier to the A udio [nj acks of the prE O-2 00 .
2.Conneet the Mai n Out jack s of the PPEQ-200 in lo the T lpe [n or Tape Monilol jacks of your r e·
ceiver /i ntegrated amplifier. This co mplete s the "[ 00 1" '"
l. A [w ays make sure to engage the "Tape Monito r" bu!!on on your receiver. nO mailer w hi ch input
s
ource you wanl lO lislen 10 . This a ll o 'H the "Equa[ized" signallO be heard on Dny sourcc .nutrial.
4. Youeanco nn cct 11"0 tape decks 10lhe PI'EQ·2 00 . FO I T ~pe I. eonn cct Ihe Li ne OUlor Recordjacks
on yo u. lape de ck 10 the T ape I IN{play )j aeks on lhe PI' EO·200. Ne~r. connect rhe Line OUI 01Monil or
jacks On y our tape deck 10 Ihe Tape I IN (play) ja c ks on t he ['I'EO·2 00 . For T)pe 2. repeat Ihis slep using
rh eTapc 2 Ree . ndTape 2 play ja ckso n rh e I'I'EO·200.
S. Yo u may use Ih e "Video I n' ' j5th on the 1'['EQ-200 10 conn ec l any high u UlrUI so ur cc. such as a CD
playe •. lape deck. or Ihe audio OUlpUU ofa VCK or laserdi sc.
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