Is my Bass active now?

It a HW1 Jazz going through a Aphex BassXciter and then in to a PF.
I know i have to have the Xciter switched to Passive but what then? do i have to set the PF as Active or passive?
at the moment i have them both set to passive and then in to the passive input on my MAG and it seems to sound ok but was just wondering
thanks and sorry if its a stupid question

Dave

 

Yeah, thanks for the tip off.

Im taking about should i............ill figure it out.

Dave.

 

Ok guys sorry for the confusion. let me rephrase the question.
I know my Bass is passive and im pluging it in to the PF using the passive setting. what i want to know now is when the signal is output from the PF should i set the Xciter to passive or active and which input is best to use on the amp once the signal comes out.
It may be a stupid question and i guess i should not have used the word active but thats the options on the pedals.
I guess im asking does the signal level change once it comes out of the PF or Xciter enough for me to have to use the active inputs as i dont want to risk distorting the pre amp in the Xciter (the amp does have a level meter so thats not to bad).

dave.

Sorry, just noticed in my first post i reversed the order of the effects. im going in to the PF first.

 

PF = Aphex Punch Factory

Dave.

 

Thanks, ill give it a try at the next gig.

Dave.

 

Because the next itme i use my gear will be at a gig where we dont get to sound check as its in a room full of people eating.
I have only used this set up once before and was getting a bit of distotion but couldnt tell if i was overdriving my Xciter (i have heard of this happening with active bass) by using the passive in switch on it or that the output from the PF was to high.
I did try changing the switch and my level dropped so i had to put it back but i couldnt adjust my amp as it was feeding in to the PA and on the MAG the DI out is post everything apart from output level (plus it mucked the balence of the mix up)
As im playing functions i cant test these things out on stage in front of people so i wanted to get some advice. between our sets there is a DJ so i cant really hear the differences and cant turn the amp up while the music is playing.

I hope that explains why im asking for advice.

Dave.