User Manual

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Startup

Startup—the Details

ThissectionwalksyouthroughthehookupofyourPC3K.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PC3Kisproperlyandsafelysituated.Also,if

yourPC3K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PC3K.Itisnormalfortherearpanel

nearthe

MIDIjackstobecomewarmafterawhile.

Connecting the Power Cable (Line Cord)

ThePC3KrunsonACpower:100,120,230,or240voltsat50–60Hz.Yourdealerwillsetthe

voltageswitchtomatchthevoltageinyourarea.Thevoltagelevelissetwithaselectoronthe

rearpanelofthePC3K.Unlessyouaresureitneedsto

bechanged,youshouldn’tadjustthis.

Whenyou’veconnectedthecableatthePC3Kend(asyoufacethebackofthePC3K,thepower

connectionisattheright),plugit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PC3K’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PC3K’sanalogoutputsarebalanced,andgeneratea

“hotter”signalthansomepreviousKurzweilinstruments.

You’llfindfour1/4‐inchbalancedaudiooutputjacksontherearpanel.Fornow,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PC3K.Ifyouhaveonlyoneinput

available,usethePC3K’sMainLeftoutputtogetthefullsignalinmono.

InMastermodeyoucansettheAuxoutputsto

duplicatetheMainOuts–usefulformonitoring

andotheroperations.Theyarealwaysinstereo,asistheheadphoneout.