dbx 160A, User Manual

Page 1: ...A Harman International Company MODEL 160A C OM P R ES SOR LI M I TER...

Page 2: ...t or in the system to which it is connected can result in full line voltage between chassis and earth ground Severe injury or death can then result if the chassis and earth ground are touched simultan...

Page 3: ...ON 2 INTRODUCTION 2 APPLICATIONS 3 OPERATING CONTROLS 3 OPERATING NOTES 5 CONNECTING THE 160A TO YOUR SYSTEM 10 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS 12 TECHNICAL SUPPORT FACTORY SERVICE 13 WARRANTY 13 SPECIFIC...

Page 4: ...0 161 or 162 unit True Power Summing When two 160A units are slaved together the RMS energy of the signal presented to the slave unit is summed with the RMS energy of the signal presented to the maste...

Page 5: ...cating that the front panel functions with the exception of BYPASS and LEVEL display are deactivated and under control of the Master 160A THRESHOLD Control Adjust this knob to set the threshold of com...

Page 6: ...OUTPUT to be either balanced with respect to ground or single ended to ground unbalanced with very little difference less than 0 5dB in output level For proper unbalanced operation the unused pin eit...

Page 7: ...his level will pass through the 160A unprocessed except for fixed gain changes directed by the OUT PUT GAIN control See Figure 1 Page 4 In OverEasy Mode OVEREASY button depressed signals begin to grad...

Page 8: ...OLD control for 10dB to 12dB of gain reduction Compression lessens the loudness variations among the strings and increases the bass inherent sustain Other instruments such as horns vary in loudness de...

Page 9: ...hic Equalizer or a vocal effects device e g reverb delay distortion can be added to further toughen the performance It is also possible to separate certain vocals or instruments from a mono program al...

Page 10: ...ne amplifier adjust the COMPRESSION RATIO control fully counterclockwise 1 1 position THRESHOLD fully clockwise 20 and OUTPUT GAIN to whatever setting is required for the application Remember excessiv...

Page 11: ...n equalizer in the detector path to the 160A it can be made more sensitive to frequencies in the range handled by the sensitive drivers The system can then be run at higher lev els and will only be dr...

Page 12: ...not necessarily constitute a stereo program A stereo program is one where the two channels are recorded and or mixed to create the illusion of a single unified panorama of sound The stability of the...

Page 13: ...t the track s output level using the 160A s OUTPUT GAIN control or the mixer s volume fader the latter here is great for track fade outs If the 160A is post fader i e the 160A is connect ed to mixer i...

Page 14: ...e jacks The 160A can be used with either balanced or unbalanced sources and outputs can be used with either balanced or unbalanced loads provided you use proper cabling A balanced line is defined as t...

Page 15: ...portation charges to the factory dbx will pay return shipping if the unit is still under warranty Shipping Instructions Use the original packing material if it is available Mark the package with the n...

Page 16: ...ge Variable from 20dB to 20dB Threshold Range 40dBu to 20dBu Threshold Characteristic Selectable OverEasy or Hard Knee Compression Ratio Variable 1 1 to 1 thru to 1 1 60dB Maximum Compression Attack T...

Page 17: ...NOTES dbx 160A COMPRESSOR LIMITER 15...

Page 18: ...NOTES 16 PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS dbx 160A COMPRESSOR LIMITER...

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