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WARRANTY AND REGISTRATION 

 
 

Airfield Audio equipment is covered by a limited warranty against manufacturing defects 
in materials and craftsmanship for a period of two years from date of original purchase. 
Under the terms of this warranty, Airfield Audio Inc. will repair or replace the part or 
parts of the product which prove to be defective (except incandescent lamps, which are 
guaranteed for 6 months from date of purchase), provided the purchaser gives Airfield 
Audio prompt and satisfactory proof thereof.  
 
If the equipment requires warranty repair, please contact your dealer or Airfield Audio by 
telephone, fax or email. The purchaser’s sole remedy shall be to return the product to 
Airfield Audio, where the defect will be repaired at no charge for parts and labor. All 
returns to Airfield Audio require a return authorization number and must be in original 
packaging, shipped to Airfield Audio via insured freight at the owner’s expense. Charges 
for transportation costs and damage in transit are not covered by this warranty. The 
equipment will then be returned via prepaid, insured freight, method and carrier to be 
determined solely by Airfield Audio. 
 
Airfield Audio Inc. is not responsible for damage from abuse or for any claim including 
but not limited to property damage, loss of revenue, incidental or consequential damage 
of any kind whatsoever which may result from failure of this product.   
 
 
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Summary of Contents for LIMINATOR

Page 1: ...LIMINATOR CLASS A DUAL TRANSFORMER COMPRESSOR OWNER S MANUAL www airfieldaudio com ...

Page 2: ...TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE INTRODUCTION 2 INSTALLATION 3 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 4 OPERATION 5 SPECIFICATIONS 7 WARRANTY AND REGISTRATION 8 www airfieldaudio com 1 ...

Page 3: ...r is the inclusion of 2 switchable input transformers for a great range of flexibility and tone All front panel controls as well as internal components have been selected for ruggedness and long life We take pride in quality construction all units are handcrafted with care thoroughly bench tested calibrated and burned in for 48 hours The Airfield Audio Liminator exemplifies state of the art analog...

Page 4: ...ot 4 Connect an audio output cable to the 3 pin XLR male connector and plug it into the input of your recording or mixing device The output XLR is Balanced Transformer Coupled pin 2 hot 5 Connect the supplied IEC power cable to the IEC mains socket on the rear panel USE ONLY A 3 PRONG GROUNDED POWER CABLE For safety reasons do not lift the ground on the power plug by using a 3 to 2 ground lift ada...

Page 5: ...me compression E OUTPUT Continuously variable adjustment This control determines the amount of gain make up Fully ccw audio is off Fully cw gain is at maximum This control knob goes to 11 F METER Measures in decibels amount of gain reduction input level or output level according to meter switch G METER 3 position rotary switch select meter function In Input Level SWITCH GR Gain Reduction Out Outpu...

Page 6: ...tion of signal on the VU meter Normal gain reduction is 2 to 6dB Higher RATIO settings will result in deeper compression 8 While listening adjust the OUTPUT control to maintain an appropriate level back into your signal path To view the output level on the VU meter set METER switch to Out After In and Out levels have been checked it is recommended that the METER switch be normally left in GR posit...

Page 7: ...accurate flat response perfect for mixing mastering and pristine tracking T2 is a lower impedance Sowter transformer select it when thicker musical harmonics and richer tone are desired for tracking or mixing When using a pair of Liminator compressors linked for stereo operation both channels should be set to same input transformer 13 MODE Select Comp compress for normal unit operation or Bypass t...

Page 8: ...Hz 92 dB typical below operating level DISTORTION less than 02 THD at unity gain 4 dBu input level 1 THD at 24 dBu input level MAXIMUM OUTPUT 32 dBu into 600Ω GAIN REDUCTION RANGE 0 20 dB ATTACK 5 30 60 100 150 milliseconds RELEASE 1 3 6 2 6 seconds GAIN REDUCTION ELEMENT LD1 forward biased optical resistive module METER dB Gain Reduction dB Input dB Output 0VU 4dBu POWER REQUIREMENTS 15 watts 115...

Page 9: ... labor All returns to Airfield Audio require a return authorization number and must be in original packaging shipped to Airfield Audio via insured freight at the owner s expense Charges for transportation costs and damage in transit are not covered by this warranty The equipment will then be returned via prepaid insured freight method and carrier to be determined solely by Airfield Audio Airfield ...

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