Kurzweil PC3LE - Startup-The Details; Before You Start; Connecting the Power Cable (Line Cord); Connecting Audio Cables

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Startup
Startup—the Details
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

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.