Xtant pqm owners manual

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INSTALLING THE PQM STEP 1: Locating the Connectors INSTALLING THE PQM STEP 2: Adjusting the PQM INSTALLING THE PQM STEP 3: Final Installation of the PQM A Turnoff amplifier Remove PQM from its vertical mounting position See Step  B Align the white standoff with the hole on the rear of the PQM circuit board Next% align the blocked receptacle with the missing pin on the mounting port Press the PQM onto the port and secure it to the standoff by applying down ward pressure C Turn amp on and audition the system If further adjustment is necessary% the PQM may be adjusted when mounted in this final mounting position A Remove the PQM from the packaging and inspect the circuit board B Locate the header connectors soldered onto the top and bottom of the circuit board See illustration , C Notice that one of the openings on both header connectors is blocked by white filler material The PQMs mounting system utilizes this blocked receptacle as the key to insure proper positioning when installing the PQM onto the amplifiers mounting port See illustration  and / D During the tuning process% the PQM may be installed vertically using the right angle header connector See illustration  However% the final mounting position must be in a horizontal position (using the header connector on the bottom of the circuit board) to allow the cover to be reattached See illustration / The PQM is designed to be adjusted with the aid of a Real Time Spectrum Analyzer The analyzer will provide visual feedback when following this simple procedure A Plugin one of the supplied frequency modules into the PQMs module socket It is from this modules range of frequencies that you will select your center frequency B Turnoff amplifier Remove amplifier cover and locate the Accessory Port C Remove the two header jumpers and locate the missing pin (key) on the port D Align the blocked receptacle on the right angle header connector with the missing pin and press the PQM onto the mounting port Note: after adjusting% you must follow Step / for final installation E Set system to a moderate volume level and play pink noise F Rotate the boost/cut control clockwise (fully) to 9,: dB The RTAs display will now show you the position of the center frequency and Q settings of the PQM G Rotate the frequency control to the frequency you wish to adjust H Next% rotate the Q control to the width of the dip or peak in response that you are equalizing I Finally% adjust the gain control to achieve the desired response curve STAND OFF MOUNTING HOLE BOOST /CUT FREQUENCY VERTICAL HEADER ACCESSORY PORTFREQ MODULE SOCKET Q i il ll lu us st tr ra at ti io on n  i il ll lu us st tr ra at ti io on n ,, BOTTOM OF PQM CIRCUIT BOARD TOP OF PQM CIRCUIT BOARD HEADER CONNECTORLOCATING KEYRIGHT ANGLE HEADER CONNECTOR i il ll lu us st tr ra at ti io on n //