Specifications

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Startup

Startup—the Details

ThissectionwalksyouthroughthehookupofyourPC3LE.We’lltakealookattherearpanel,

thendescribethepower,audio,andothercableconnections.

Before You Start...

Don’tconnectanythinguntilyoumakesureyourPC3LEisproperlyandsafelysituated.Also,if

yourPC3LEhasbeenoutinthecold,giveittimetowarmuptoroomtemperaturebefore

startingit,sincecondensationmayhaveformedinsidethePC3LE.Itisnormalfortherearpanel

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neartheMIDIjackstobecomewarmafterawhile.

Connecting the Power Cable (Line Cord)

ThePC3LErunsonACpowerandworkswithvoltagesfrom90‐260voltsat50–60Hz.The

voltagelevelisdetectedandsetautomaticallybythePC3LE.

AsyoufacethebackofthePC3LE,thepowerconnectionisattheleft.Firstconnectthepower

cabletothePC3LE,

thenplugthepowercableintoagroundedoutlet.Ifyourpowersourcedoes

nothavethestandardthree‐holeoutlet,youshouldtakethetimetoinstallapropergrounding

system.Thiswillreducetheriskofashock.

Connecting Audio Cables

Analog

Afteryou’veturneddownthelevelonyoursoundsystem,connectthePC3LE’sanalogaudio

outputstoyoursoundsystemusingapairofstereoormonoaudiocables.Monocableswill

alwayswork,butifyou’ regoingintobalancedinputs,usestereocablesforabettersignal‐to‐

noise

ratioandabitmorevolume.ThePC3LE’sanalogoutputsarebalanced,andgeneratea

“hotter”signalthan somepreviousKurzweilinstruments.

ConnectoneendofeachaudiocabletoyourmixingboardorPAsysteminputs,andconnectthe

otherendtothejacksmarkedMainLeftandRighton

therearpanelofthePC3LE.Ifyouhave

onlyoneinputavailable,usethePC3LE’sMainLeftoutputtogetthefullsignalinmono.

Alternatively,connectapairofheadphonestotheheadphoneoutforprivatelistening.

Digital

FordigitalaudiooutputfromthePC3LE,connecta75‐Ohmcoaxial

cablefromthePC3LE’sRCA

DigitalOutjacktotheAESorS/PDIFinputofthereceivingdevice.YoumayneedanRCA‐to‐

XLRadaptertoconnectwiththereceivingdevice.Ifthereceivingdevicereceivesonlyoptical

signals,you’llneedaconverteraswell.ThePC3LE’sS/PDIFoutputsends

digitalaudioata48

kHzfixedsamplerate.