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When the [LIMITER] switch is set to “OFF”, the pa-
rameter boxes for the threshold and ratio show “
” .
When the [LIMITER] switch is set to “ON” or “LINK”,
the parameter boxes for the threshold and ratio
show the current parameter values .
You can edit the parameter values by following the
procedure described in the next page .
OFF
ON LINK
THRE
RATIO
-10
-60
+4
The following icons are shown according to the switch set-
ting .
0 -10 -60
• [LIMITER] switch status
• AUX OUT switch status
• AUX OUT level switch
• SUB OUT level switch
• MAIN OUT (L, R) level switches
Icon
Icon
Switch
setting
Icon
Switch
setting
Switch
setting
OFF 1/2 , 3/4 L/R L+R
Switch
setting
Icon
Status information details
Upper (AUX 1)
Lower (AUX 2)
Limiter parameter setting
(1) While the output status display is shown,
press the [EDIT] key long enough .
“ ”, the current THRE value, starts flashing
quickly .
You can now edit the threshold level .
<Note>:
In the following description, it is assumed
that the [LIMITER] switch on the front panel is set to
“ON” and the input status display looks as below .
(2) By pressing the [EDIT] key, you can alter-
nately flash the THRE (“
”) and RATIO (“
”) values .
To edit the threshold level, flash the THRE value (“
”) .
To edit the ratio, flash the RATIO value (“ ”) .
Flashing
Flashing
Flashing
By setting the [LIMITER] switch to “ON” (or “LINK”),
the limiter function is enabled and you can apply
the limiter to the stereo L/R buss .
The threshold level and ratio (compression ratio) of
the limiter are set to “+12” and “5 .1” respectively
by default .