User manual FISHMAN RARE EARTH BLEND

[. . . ] USER GUIDE RaRE EaRth SoUnDholE PIckUPS Quick Install To temporarily install the pickup, loosen the clamps with a Phillips screwdriver. Position the pickup in the soundhole, parallel to and as close to the end of the fingerboard as possible. Precaution: Don't let the pickup cable rest on your guitar's finish for long periods. [. . . ] If your guitar has very high action on the bass side or very low action on the treble side, you may hear slight imbalance between the outside strings. The Rare Earth is voiced specifically for bronze or phosphor bronze strings. If nickel electric guitar strings are used with the Rare Earth, the lower wound strings will overpower the higher plain strings. Preamp All Rare Earth models feature a miniature preamp, housed within the body of the pickup. A low-noise circuit design preserves the pickup's performance in any audio environment. Plug the Rare Earth into an acoustic instrument amplifier, an unbalanced input of a mixer or a direct box, without signal loss or degradation. You may run cables up to 80' (2m) in length without audible signal loss. Pickup types Single coil This model is for those who prefer the brightness and character associated with a single coil pickup. Note that this version, like all single coil pickups, is susceptible to 0 ­ 0Hz hum. To minimize noise, keep the Rare Earth Single Coil away from fluorescent lights, light dimmers, computer monitors and transformers. humbucking A "stacked coil" style, for musicians who demand brilliant acoustic tone with quieter reproduction than a single coil pickup can offer. A volume control, located on the bottom of the pickup, is easily accessible through the soundhole. For the lowest noise performance, keep the control at the highest setting. Pickup types (continued) Blend The Rare Earth Blend marries our active humbucking pickup to a high quality, internally mounted miniature microphone. These components couple seamlessly for cohesive, three-dimensional amplified acoustic tone. The microphone is a miniature electret type, with a hyper-cardioid response pattern. Adjust the balance between the microphone and magnetic signals with the small rotary blend control, located underneath the pickup. [. . . ] Once the Rare Earth Blend is wired for stereo, the thumb-wheel will not affect the level of the microphone at the ring output, but it will continue to mix mic and pickup at the tip output. Move the thumb-wheel toward the treble side for all pickup to the tip. If you plug in a mono cable, you may hear distortion from the mic. 12 Suggestions for Stereo operation 1 Specifications all Models: Output Impedance Recommended Minimum Load Impedance Supply Voltage Single coil: Maximum Output Level Output Noise Level Current Consumption Battery Life 1k Ohm 10k Ohm . 0 ­ . V 0dBu RMS <-9dBu RMS, A-weighted 0. mA >20 hours 1 humbucking Maximum Output Level Output Noise Level Current Consumption Battery Life Rare Earth Blend Maximum Output Level Output Noise Level Current Consumption Battery Life -dBu RMS <-98dBu RMS, A-weighted 0. mA >20 hours -dBu RMS <-98dBu RMS, A-weighted 1. 1mA >110 hours The information and specifications in this manual subject to change without notice. 1 www. fishman. com 1-000-0 Rev B 2-0 [. . . ]