Rane RA 30 - Manual (Page 3)

Manual-
OPERATORS MANUAL RA 30
REALTIME ANALYZER
Quick Start
Since the RA 30 does RTA, SPL, and VU all in one, the
first-time user can get a little lost. The real Quick Start is in the
Step-by Step Instructions on page Manual-4. This will tell you
how to set up the RA 30 for your application. In addition, read
these few tips as a reminder of what you already know:
USE MORE THAN ONE TEST MICROPHONE LOCA-
TION . Speaker dispersion characteristics vary greatly, from
beamy highs to boomy bass bins. While performing the pink
noise test, try at least two different test mic locations and average
the two if they differ.
WEAR PARTS: This product contains no wear parts.
USE RANE
MIC ONLY!
ANALYZER
REALTIME
RA 30
GAIN CAL MIC SOURCE
0 dB
METER
RTA
SCALE
NORMAL
1
3
6
120
100
80
WEIGHT
C A RTA
METER
NOISE
PINK
VU
SPL
SIG
OL +12 -12
CAL
-5
-27 -30 -24
-25
-21 -15 -18
-20
-12 -9
-15
-6 -3
-10
+3 +12 +6 +9
0
dB dB
6.3k 50 25 31.5 40 160 63 80 125 100 315 200 250 400 500 1k 800 630 1.25k 1.6k 3.15k 2.5k 2k 4k 5k 20k 8k 10k 16k 12.5k
CAL
MIC
AUX
MIC
OFF
LINE
IN
USE ENOUGH PINK NOISE VOLUME TO OVER-
RIDE BACKGROUND NOISE . There’s no need to run deaf-
ening pink noise levels to EQ a system. Just be sure that no LED
responds when pink noise is turned off (if they do, background
noise is causing erroneous readings and pink noise should be
turned up higher).
MONITORING PROGRAM WITH ANALYZER
DISPLAY . Use any Source as an input. You can use this feature
to identify specific feedback points by watching for red LEDs
during the performance, then apply EQ exactly where it’s needed
very quickly.