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Warranty and Introduction
1. The warranty registration card must be mailed within 30 days after purchase
date to validate this warranty and proof-of-purchase is considered to be the
burden of the consumer.
2. dbx warrants this product, when bought and used solely within the U.S., to
be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and
service.
3. dbx liability under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing defective
materials that show evidence of defect, provided the product is returned to
dbx WITH RETURN AUTHORIZATION from the factory, where all parts and
labor will be covered up to a period of two years. A Return Authorization
number may be obtained from dbx by telephone. The company shall not be
liable for any consequential damage as a result of the product's use in any
circuit or assembly.
4. dbx reserves the right to make changes in design or make additions to, or
improvements upon this product without incurring any obligation to install
the same on products previously manufactured.
5. The foregoing is in lieu of all other warranties, expressed or implied, and
dbx neither assumes nor authorizes any person to assume for it any obliga-
tion or liability in connection with the sale of this product. In no event shall
dbx or its dealers be liable for special or consequential damages or from any
delay in the performance of this warranty due to causes beyond their control.
We congratulate and thank you for your purchase of the dbx 262
Compressor/Limiter. The 262 provides two channels of classic dbx compression
at an unheard of price and boasts features found on our industry standard com-
pressor/limiters, such as:
• OverEasy®/Hard Knee Selection - allows selection between our famous
OverEasy® compression curve and the classic “Hard Knee” curve popularized
by the original dbx 160, 161, and 162.
• True RMS Level Detection - senses the power in the program in a musical
manner, much as the ear does, giving results superior to peak or average
detection.
• True RMS Power Summing™ - When the two channels of the 262 are stereo
coupled together, the RMS energy of the two signals is intelligently summed
together in a way that prevents phase cancellation of the two signals which
would normally cause unmusical compressor action.
• Balanced 1/4” TRS Inputs and Outputs can be used with pro and semi-pro,
balanced or unbalanced systems..
• DC-Controlled Parameters - the signal does not pass through any of the front-
Warranty
Introduction
