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718 .5 30. 1800 718.2 36.24 00 (fax)
1600 63r·j Stree t, Brooklyn NY 11204
www.pyleaudio .com
A Few Words Abou t Graph ic Equa li zers
WARNING: To re du ce th e risk o f fi re or el e ct ric
s hoc k, do not e xpose this a ppliance
to rai n or mois ture.
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MATCH Will E BLADE OF PLUG T O WIDE
SLOT . FULLY INSER T. - - - ATT EN T ION:
POUIIE VITER LE S cli oes HLECTRIQ UHS.
INTROD UIRE LA LAM H LA PLUS LARGE
DE LA FICHE
DAN S LA BORNE
CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRI SE J::T
PliUS SER JUSQU' AU FON D. -
CAUTION: To reduce the ris k of elec tr ic shock, do
nol remove cover (o r bac k): no use r
se rv ica bl e parts inside. Re fer servidn s
10 qualified service personne l.
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Safety Instructions
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Itldln ltn,Jct'ODs· ,\U 'he saf~' y ",,,I opera tin g i"' ''''C';ons
hoo lJ be 'cad bdof< .he ,prl ianee .. "pc.".d.
co,,1> at ploS'. c<lnl·elllcn« 'c<cp,ock •. an d the pOln,
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tnain lostructions - The nf,·')· .nd up ... "n~ In'lru"'OR<
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Clnnins - Th. opp l,u« <hould be d"ncd "nly ..
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III ",.mpic .• ho , pr li. n,. , hu"ld no' h• • ;,,,. ted un • h.d. ,of•.
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T hJn ~ ) "u 101 chOOSing Ihi s I' YLE rRO I'rEQ·200 G r~ phi c Eq ua li1.cr. Used eOIl~Cl l y. ~ Glaphic
Eqll."; <1 " ~ r o,,"c, flll 100 1for ,·cry dCi:lilcd co nllul o '·cr thc sound o f your s p~:, l:cr. rarmOl ~ Ih.,
a' ,, ; I~bk flOm si mpk lo ne eo nllo ls. Wilh Ihe l'I'EO -2 00.you Can cnhance Ihd ound o fo l.k r .ccord in GS.
aile ' insl rumenlal and ,·oea l ba lance to suit )"o ur own ta stcs. makc " C u~ lom Equal i1.cr·· , cc ordi ngs,a nd
a mu lli lude of othcr uses. lI o,,"c '·cr. like a nd tool. CXceSS il·c or inco u et adjust menU ca n yield vcry
unplea sa nl ,csull s. and can overload your amplifi er and speakers. l111proveme nt of sound qualily.
palticulary in Ih e e~l reme bass and tcble regions, is com pl elcly dependent upon th e qual ity of Ihe
other equipmenl you ~ re using in your s)"stem . Limiled amplifier pow crand speakcrs ,,·ilhalimited
frequen cy range I re Ihe jlrealest bnriers 10 achicv in g accur alt. nat rupons,c. If yo u detcc h any di storti on in th c bass or treblc region s while boosling the PPEQ-200 's slid ers in Ihue areas. back off immcdi uely. IS yo u arc probably overlaxing ei lh e r your amplifier or your s peake.s. Please read Ihis manu.l
before USe. and follow o ur sugges ti ons and basic guidelines for the besl sou nd.
tla ving Slid Ihal. be :ssu,ed that ··good sound·· is a , ciati ye thing .. , We all have differenlopinio n!
and las les _The PPEQ· 200 is desig ned 10 allow you to change Ihe sound of your speakers to sui t your own
musical ch oices. On the IISI plge of thi s manua l is a cha ri de signed 10 show you Ihc frequency eonlenl
and range for a valiety of musical instrumenl s. Thi s chart ,,"ill help you find Ih e proper s lid e rs 10 adjust
to achicve Ihe de si,cd , csullS.
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Basic Guide lines
Uefore ndjll sling Ih e s liders. it is VER Y IMI'ORTANT to clearly define YOllr objCClives. Wilh oul
thi s c onside ration befe.e adju slmenltakes placc. il will be vcry difficull 10 all ain plcasing rc s ull ~
Carefull y li sten to your systcm _ ask yourself··What DON·T I lik e about the soun d ·s··. I f the an swer is
·· 1want ITlo re Doss". y', • ha ve 1"' 0 ways 10 ~ecompli s h thi s.C holt e 11' 1 - Raise or ·'boos l·· the s liders fo.
the lowesl frequenc ies - on bOlh chann~l- Left & Ri ghI. Choice 11'2 _loweror ··Cu(' Ihe s liders on th ,·
midrange and hi gher r, ,,.,ucllcics. Thc end result will be thc same· Yo,,·11 have more bass.Con' ·crs ly.i r
yo u·d lik e 10 hear 11101_ lI igh Frequenc ies. you have IWO "':lys to accomp lis h thi s. 11' 1 · ·'Ooosl" III.
s lide rs for the highest .i.:quen eic$ _ on both channels - Le ft & Righi . 11'2 - ··Cu(· th e s li ders o f tl!
Midrange ond Bass fr r" ucncl cs.
A s you e:111 sec. IlIc l"\· :,re a I·aricl)" ofwnys 10 accompli s h you r objec livcs. lie "WMC Ihal du e to Ih··
nature of nil equalizer .> Iiders. you will tilld 1I1at mo,'ement o f nny g i\·cn slider will nlso have som';
e ffcc t on ,he selling 01 .he s lide rs adj acenllo eilhe r si de ofil. E"perimel11 - let )"o ur e a r~ decide " ·h ,,
sound s be~ l , bUI try to i .'·e a d car obj ec t"·c be fOl e you bcgi n. One sugges lio n: 3\'o id the ··Ooos l-Hoos·
Syndrom e ... avoid ·· k )os tin g·· onc frequen cy area lou mu ch. by "C ullillg·· ano th er freque ncy area.
Otm ·ljuSI radically be ~S l everyth in g - il will add noi se 10 the system. and overtax your Ol he r compo
ne lliS. Sublle,ca ... fu l eou:lIization wi ll n!;1~ e a huge improve.ncnt illihe o\·e rall sound o f your sys tem .
Enjo y your 1'1'1:0- 200 and if you ha l'e any qu estions. we lire here to h\·lp. You can ca ll PY 1.1: PRO 31
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Using The Controls
Pow e r : Press Ihis butto'" \0 activate the power o n th e I' PEQ-200 Th e LEIl \\'ill be green
10 show powc l is "On", Pus h lhcbullOna gai nt o IUln "O FF" Ihe PPEQ-200. Tht LEO 1'.';11
be red to show Ihis selec ti on .
Ta p e 1·212-1 : This bUlion allow s you 10 ma~c a tape copy or "Dub" between Ih"
lW Qi:ass Cllcdccks.
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bulton "In" 10 "Dub" from Tape 110 Tape 2. The LED will
be green 10 ,ho w thi s selectio n. L l'3I' C Ihi s bllllun in the "Ou'" posi tion to"[)ub" from
Tape 2 to Tape I. The LED will be red \0 ~ h o w Ihi s seicc tion . Whcnth "Li ne/Tape"
s " 'i lch is "our . or in the TAP E posi tion. Th is "Tape 1- 2!Tapc 2-1"switch will ~ CIcC I
\I'hid t3pcdcd is !O be listened 10. Leal'c;1 "IN" fo r Tape 1. "our" for Ta p~.. 2.
Line I Ta pe, This bUllon se lects bC \"'cen inpul so ulee s. In Ihe " I n ~ pos i, io n.lhe "Line
Input"· is chosen. The LED "..ill be glccn 10 s ho"' lhis selce lion. Le3\'e lh is bUllon in lhe
"Oul "' posi lio n 10 hear lhe " Tapc Inpul··. Thc LIOn ,,·ill be red 10 sho'" lh is sdeel, on.
EQ/B y pass : U ~ c lhi s swi lch 10 inSlanll y compau'lhe "cqua li1cd" an,! UnC(lu:di,ed"
sIlund . I'r ess Ihi s bUll on .. ) N"'lo he ar the re sull of}'o ut equ ali za lion clIn·c. The LED wi II
begreen 10 ' : 'lI W Ihis selec ti o n. Whe'l Ihi s bul!on is IN. Ihcred tElls in ~II Iwenl)'
s liders wi ll "~hl op. Lea"e Ih is sw ilch in Ihe "our' POSiliol1 10 b)'p~ ss th,' cqu~liz~lion
ofl h ~ I'I' EO·100. The LED "'ill bc ted 10 show Ihis Se kelion. and Ih~ led tE D ;; in Ih<sliders wi ll 'li sa ppca r al lhi s lime.
Using The Controls
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Leve l Co n tro ls, I)o lh le fl and righl c hannels hal'c a eontrolmar~ed ·· l eve r ·.Th is COil·
1I0is Ihe lel'el. o r vo lum e o ( eac h channel. Us ua lly. lh ese con lro ls ca n be 5ell0 Ihcir
maximum posilio n. bill lh ese lel'els ca n be red uce d ifullol'e rt ysTro ng inpul s ignal
causes dislortion. Us uall)·. s imilar a dj uumenl S s huu ld be mad e for bOlh e hannci s.
Left Leve l
E QSliders, Eac h ofl hcse s liders wi II gi I'C 12<1 U . Of .. BOO SI" :.ud 12 dB .0 f·Tul" .
Th,'re ate len s lider s pc r c hannel · Ten for Ihe Left c hannel . lind Ten for Ihe RighI
Channel. Loo king al Ihe froll! panel.lhe s liders ,hal cOllllollhe lowesl frcq e ncics arc on
the left. wilh Ihc highc r frequenc ies farther rig hl.Usua lly.idcnlical adjuslm enl S sho uld
be made for bOlh c hannel s. T hese s liders atc Onc Oc131'e apart flom one an olher.This
co rrespond s wi lh Ih e enme ra llJ;c ofhum 311 hear ing.The lasl pa!;e oflhis owner' 51113nU31
eOl1l ai ns a chart. s how in!; which slid ers 10 adjusl 10 affee l Ihe soun d of various ins tru·
Menl s. For inSlan c,,", Ihe low es l nOle of a Bass GUilH is a l 42 Ill: .. By adju s linJ; Ihe
s lIders al 301l z.a nd bO l lz, )'OU ca n ra ise or lowcr Ih e "olllln c of Ih e bass guilar. bass
drlllll.and any o lh c r lllu s ic~1 in s tru",eno ~ Ih an occopy Ihis (te(IU clle)' range. In anolher
insla nce.lhe so und of lh e f"'l1li'lc ,'ocalisl oec"pic ~' J freqllency rall!;c (rom rough ly 200
Il z.lo 1500 III... II )' adjuslin ll Ih e s lillers wilhin Ihi s IlIlIge.yoll can ch all ge Ihe 100wi
c harac ler Oflhc rem" .... "oke. :IIId :II, y ol hermo si{ ·1 ill SlrUtllCnlS Ihal occ up y Ihi s fre·
queney Tallllc.
EQ Rc c: E'> Reco rd. I' rcss IhlS bUll on 10 mah alape cop)' wi lh Ih,' equaillallon eun e
yo u ha'ejus: ::.'1 . Thc l ED w.1I b,' glcen lo~ho" Ih u"dccclion. Tim ,'an be useful "hen
ltIa~ing a ea> ~":llc lape 10 play in )our car.,\ " ell·equalized lape can il1lpn)\ e Ihe <omld
flom .maller. less e~pensi, " ca r <ler,'O .peakel:!. Wilh Ihi, bullon Inlh,' "orr' po,.lion.
Ihecas.•ellel ..JeeOp) ",II he lecorde,1 wllhoul c<l~alizalio n . Thc 1. 1, f) .... , llloc red 10
~ho'" lh i~ sc· · c lion .
Audi o / Vid t '.), T hi s billion ~ "kCI S bcl""' cIII"'o i npul sources . I'r ess Ih e Bull()n "1 N" 10
Se le c l an AUII,,' inpul source. s lI c h ,t> ~ CU. l' tay<-r. The LEO will be gree n 10 .hol\" Ihis
se lee lion . l e"vc Ihc bullot! "OUT"' 10 sc ieel a Video inpul so urcc. s lI c h as :. VCR. or
'dlo IVid .... I.Her d isc pl,·vcl. The LEll",ill be rcd I05how lhis SCI"c li on.
No tc: Ihe 1'1' 1'0·200 cqual i!.er Iht, s\l un d of lht'st, I'arious cOin poncl1U.t\1 no lime docs ' he
1' 1'1:0 ·200 a it e l llo c pi ctun'. and no "Vid eo· Typc"' connc Cli ons alc in clu ded, These Inllll lS
"'ill aen'pl any "'U ne Lnd" so urce. suc h as a C[) pla)'cr. lapedec~.laM.·nh sc. VC R.
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S pec trum Ana lyzcr Di s p lay, This nrov idc s a " sua! di spla y orlhe relalive sig nalle,'·
.... s in caeh o f Ihe EQ s liders. Th,· S[,cClrulll An "!Yl.er di s pl" y is IIi "ided inlO len co l·
um ns o f LE D's which eo"',"s pon" 10 ,he Icn Ef) Slide rs. Yo u can usc Ihis displa), 10
hsis l you in sc llin1! yonr eq ua il/er ~Iide rs . as we 11 3S 10 oblain infOl mal io n ah oo l Ihe
fleqll,' ncy eonoel" or lh e lIlusic as )"o u 1'1:,), il Ihrough Ihe l' I' EQ·2(){).
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PPEQ -200 Specifcations
Hooking It Allup
The PPEQ-200 should be conne cted thr ou\:h the HTapc Monit o r l OQP " of yo ... receiver, in legraled
amp lifi er, or pr ea mplifier. Since IhC'"PPEQ-200 rep laces Ihe IIpe deck, remembe r 10 activlte Ihe " Tape
Manito," swi tch on YOUT re ce iver, in teg rated amplifie r, or preamp li fi e r . as you would when playing
your t. pe deck . You ' ape deck Un nOw be plugged in10 Ihe back of lhe PPEQ·200.
When making or c hanging eo nn ec lior.. , it is a lways wise 10 "np]ug lh e power co rd s o f yo u$ componcn lS· or at Iusl make Suit the power is Morr', so yo u won', hear any un ex pec ted "po ps " durin g
connection of cab in.
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I.Co nneCI Ihe Tape 01,11 or Ta pe RCl:ord jacks(differen com poncnls uscdi ffcrcnl1crmi no lgy )onthc
bac k nfrou! re ceiver/ integrated amplifi e r/ preampl ifier to the Audio [nj ac ks of the prEO-200.
2.Connee t the Mai n Out jacks o f the PPEQ-200 in lo the Tlpe [n or Tape Moni lol jacks of your re·
ceiver/integrated amp l ifier. Thi s co mplete s the " [00 1" '"
l. A [w ays make sure to engage the " Tape Mo nit or" bu!!on on you r receive r. nO mailer whi ch input
source you wanl lO lis len 10. This a ll o 'H th e "Equa[ized" signallO be heard on Dny so urcc .nutrial.
4 . Youeanco nncct 11"0 tape d eck s 10lhe PI'EQ·200. FOI T~pe I. eonncct Ihe Li ne OUlor Recordjacks
on yo u. lape deck 10 the Tape I IN {pl ay )j aeks on lhe PI' EO·200. Ne~r. connect rhe Line OUI 01 Mon il or
jacks On your tape deck 10 Ihe Tape I IN (play ) jac ks on t he ['I' EO·2 00. For T)pe 2. repeat Ihi s slep using
rh e Tapc 2 Re e . ndTape 2 pla y jackso n rh e I'I' EO·200.
S. Yo u may use Ih e "Video In' ' j5th on the 1'['EQ-200 10 con nec l any high uUlrUI sour cc. suc h as a CD
playe •. lap e deck. o r Ihe audi o OUlpUU ofa VCK or lase rdi sc.
Tile c h~rL belo w wi lilld l' )" ou idcl1Iify which s lider s on Ille GK /\ I'III C EQ UA LlZER Sec tion "·iII
11I0S1 affect the souud and balance of pallic ular in.IIUI1ICI1IS b y illu stral ing where tiler lie in Ill e
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