Rane DC 22S (2009 version) - Manual (Page 3)

Manual-1
OPERATORS MANUAL
QUICK START
Shredded, this document makes excellent packing material. In
its present form, it makes interesting and useful reading. If you
run out of patience quickly, at least read this part to make sure
you don’t exterminate everything within a two mile radius by
doing something wrong.
First, be sure the POWER switch is off. Attach one or two
channels of Inputs and Outputs to the respective connectors on
the rear. This device uses low impedance balanced line drivers. Do
not connect the XLR “+” or “–” output pins to ground, as this may
cause the power supply to shut down. For unbalanced use, leave the
unused output pin (“+” or “–”) unterminated. OK, now you can
power up your sound system, volumes down, amp turned on last.
With the GATE THRESHOLD turned all the way down to
-80 dBu , COMPRESSOR THRESHOLD turned all the way
up to 20 dBu, COMPRESSOR RATIO turned all the way
down to 1, and the OUTPUT LEVEL control in the center at 0
dB, you have an expensive patch cord.
While sending a signal to the DC 22S, adjust the output
level of the previous device so the +4 dBu LED lights occasion-
ally, but the OL LED does not light. If you are driving the ¼"
WEAR PARTS: This product contains no wear parts.
DC 22S
STEREO COMPRESSOR
INPUTS with a balanced signal (tip-ring-sleeve), set the Input
Gain switch to +4 dBu (in). When driving this input with an
unbalanced signal (tip-sleeve), set this switch to –10 dBv (out).
Regardless of the type of Input, you might need to set this switch
so the INPUT LEVEL LEDs light correctly.
Now increase the COMPRESSOR RATIO to something
useful, like 2:1 (with the control set at 2, the Ratio is 2:1; at 5, it
is 5:1.) Adjust the COMPRESSOR THRESHOLD to the point
you want the Compressor to kick in. The GAIN REDUCTION
meter reads the amount of signal compression.
If you want the quiet parts to be even quieter, increase the
GATE THRESHOLD so only higher levels make it through the
Gate.
Both Gates and Compressors will activate by the source
material applied to either channel if the LINK switch is on. This
is the preferred setting for stereo program material. The chan-
nel 1 controls set both channels to the same adjustments, as the
channel 2 controls go dormant and the LEDs extinguish. If
the LINK switch is off, then both channels are independently
controllable.
SLAVE � THRESHOLD
OL +4
� MASTER REDUCTION
GAIN
THRESHOLD RATIO BYPASS LEVEL
OL +4
LEVEL
GATE INPUT COMPRESSOR
LINK
OUTPUT
LEVEL
6
24
12
3
THRESHOLD REDUCTION
GAIN
THRESHOLD RATIO BYPASS
GATE COMPRESSOR OUTPUT
LEVEL
6
24
12
3
1
INPUT
POWER
2
DC 22S
DYNAMIC
CONTROLLER
dBu dBu :1 dB
-20
-60
-80
-70
-50
-40
-30
0
10
20 -40
-30
-10
-20 3 1.7
1
1.2 10
2
6 -6
12
15 -15
-12
0
dBu dBu :1 dB
-20
-60
-80
-70
-50
-40
-30
0
10
20 -40
-30
-10
-20 3 1.7
1
1.2 10
2
6 -6
12
15 -15
-12
0