SQ-80
Musician's Manual
GETTING STARTED
Power
Insert the Power Cable into the receptacle on the back of the SQ-80, next to the On/Off switch. Plug the
other end of the cable into a grounded AC outlet. (The proper voltage for your SQ-80 is listed on the
Serial Number Label on the Rear Panel.) Turn on the SQ-80 and make sure the Display lights up. If not,
check your connections and power source.
C Line Conditioning
s is the case with any computer device, the SQ-80 is sensitive to abnormal peaks and drops in the AC
line voltage. Lightning strikes, power drops or sudden and erratic surges in the AC line voltage can
scramble the internal memory and, in some cases, damage the unit's hardware. How can you protec
yourself against such occurrences? There are a couple of options:
• A Surge/Spike Suppressor. The cheaper of the options, a surge/spike suppressor absorbs, and
protects your gear from, all but the most severe over-voltage conditions. You can get multi-outle
power strips with built-in surge/spike suppressors for little more than the cost of unprotected
power strips, so using one is a good investment for all your electronic equipment.
• A Line Conditioner. This is a better, but far more expensive, way to protect your gear. In addition
to protecting against surges and spikes, a line conditioner guards the equipment against
excessively high or low line voltages. If you use the SQ-80 in lots of different locations with varyin
or unknown AC line conditions, you might consider investing in a line conditioner.
Amplification
Make sure your Audio system is turned off
(or down) when making connections. to
avoid damaging speakers or other com-
onents.
Connect the Audio Outputs of the SQ-80
to a mixer, instrument amplifier, stereo, or
any other sound system, using 1/4 inch
audio cables. If your system is stereo,
connect the Left and Right Outputs to two
channels of your mixer, stereo, etc. If not.
use the SQ-80' s Right/Mono Output only.
For listening through headphones. dis-
connect the Right/Mono jack and connect
the phones to the Left/Phones jack.
If you're running the SQ-80 through a mixer,
in stereo, be sure to pan the Left input full
left, and the Right input fully right.
Note: The SQ-80's outputs are line-level and are intended to be connected only to line-level inputs such
as those on a mixer, stereo pre-amp, keyboard amp. etc. Connecting the SQ-80's audio outputs to a
midlevel input. such as a guitar amp or the microphone jacks on a tape deck, is not recommended.
Move the Volume Fader of the SQ-80 up about half way. Switch the audio system On, and adjust the
amplifier volume for normal listening levels. If you hear no sound while playing the keyboard, switch
the audio system Off and check your connections.
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