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UK Sound 

176 FET Compressor  

Users Manual 

Safety Instructions 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Service or Repair 

 

 

1.

 

Read instructions - All the safety and 
operating instructions should be read 
before operating the unit.  

2.

 

Retain instructions - The safety and 
operating instructions should be retained 
for future reference. 

3.

 

Heed Warnings – Adhere to all warnings 
pertaining to the unit. 

4.

 

Follow Instructions - All operating and use 
instructions should be followed. 

5.

 

Water and Moisture - The unit should not 
be used near water. (for example, near a 
bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, in a wet 
basement, or near a swimming pool, and 
the like) 

6.

 

Ventilation - The unit should be situated so 
that its location or position does not 
interfere with normal ventilation. 

7.

 

Heat - The unit should be situated away 
from heat sources such as power amplifiers 
and power conditioning filters.  

8.

 

Grounding - Precautions should be taken 
so that the safety grounding means are 
not defeated and the protective earth 
terminal/safety ground should be 
connected to a mains outlet with a 
protective earth/safety ground connection. 

9.

 

Power Cord Protection – The power supply 

 

   

   

     

 

 

   

     

   

 

 

   

   

 

 

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARNING:

 

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT 

EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE

CAUTION:

 

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE 
COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER 

SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

 

 

 

  

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an 
equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the 
presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within 
the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient 
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to 
persons. 

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is 
intended to alert the user to the presence of important 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for 176

Page 1: ...P a g e 1 UK Sound 176 FET Compressor Users Manual 176 FET Compressor ...

Page 2: ...P a g e 2 UK Sound 176 FET Compressor Users Manual Table of Contents Safety Instructions 3 Warranty 4 Overview and Features 5 Quick Start Guide 6 Suggested Settings 8 ...

Page 3: ...sources such as power amplifiers and power conditioning filters 8 Grounding Precautions should be taken so that the safety grounding means are not defeated and the protective earth terminal safety ground should be connected to a mains outlet with a protective earth safety ground connection 9 Power Cord Protection The power supply WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE T...

Page 4: ...P a g e 4 UK Sound 176 FET Compressor Users Manual Warranty ...

Page 5: ...g amazing music The 176 is has an all discrete and Class A signal path with transformer balanced input and output The JFET based compressor gives all the features and sound you expect from a FET compressor plus a few extras o Fixed threshold o Selectable ratio 4 1 8 1 12 1 20 1 o Adjustable attack and release controls o S C Filter 100Hz high pass filter on the sidechain signal o all buttons in mod...

Page 6: ... define positions of rotary controls 1 Set your 176 to Default by setting the controls to Input 0 roughly 10 00 Ratio 4 1 all buttons in off left SC filter bypassed left Comp Bypass Bypass down Attack 10 00 Release 2 00 Output 2 00 2 Connect your 176 to power Plug the supplied power cable first into the 176 and then into the wall socket power strip or surge protector 3 Connect your source to the i...

Page 7: ...more compression and make the entire note closer to the same volume o Release Slower release times turning the control counter clockwise will keep the length of the musical note closer to what it was before compression Faster release times turning the control clockwise will increase the length of musical notes If you hear distortion particularly on low frequency sounds try a slower release time 6 ...

Page 8: ...P a g e 8 UK Sound 176 FET Compressor Users Manual Suggested Settings ...

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