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OWNER'S MANUAL

MANLEY

16 x 2

TUBE MIXER

MANLEY LABORATORIES, INC.

13880 MAGNOLIA AVE.

CHINO, CA. 91710

TEL: (909) 627-4256
FAX: (909) 628-2482

http://www.manleylabs.com

email: emanley @ manleylabs.com

email: service @ manleylabs.com

MANLEY

LABORATORIES, INC.

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Page 1: ...LEY 16 x 2 TUBE MIXER MANLEY LABORATORIES INC 13880 MAGNOLIAAVE CHINO CA 91710 TEL 909 627 4256 FAX 909 628 2482 http www manleylabs com email emanley manleylabs com email service manleylabs com MANLE...

Page 2: ...PANEL CONNECTING 4 5 6 7 FRONT PANEL 8 9 TECHNICAL DETAILS 10 TUBE BOARDS 11 OPTIONS 12 SPECIFICATIONS 13 ADJUSTMENTS 14 TROUBLESHOOTING 15 16 MAINS CONNECTIONS 17 WARRANTY 18 WARRANTY REGISTRATION 1...

Page 3: ...mps are 100 tube and transformer circuits very similar to the make up amps in the Massive Passive This provides the desired warmth factor and dynamic richness and headroom that Manley is known for Add...

Page 4: ...big cable and should be OFF for about 5 minutes before disconnecting to allow the the power supply to discharge It carries 350 volts DC for the tubes which can potentially arc pins and shorten their l...

Page 5: ...input of the receiving device due to the extreme headroom that a good tube linedriver can provide 37 dBu Either the balanced or unbalanced outputs can be used to chain mixers for twice as many channe...

Page 6: ...he MIC GAIN up 1 notch to 15 dB of gain PIN 1 SLEEVE GROUND SHIELD PIN 2 TIP HOT Positive PIN 3 RING LOW Negative These inputs allow inputs as hot as 30 dBu balanced or 24 dBu unbalanced before clippi...

Page 7: ...connecting these two posts One is CHASSIS GROUND which is also the third pin of the AC plug The other post is AUDIO GROUND which is the zero volt common of all the audio signals Having these grounds a...

Page 8: ...ncrements With highest gains we advise a little caution Suddenly a quiet mic or half working patch will decide to work and ka boom and you may regret not checking why you had to turn it up that far 2...

Page 9: ...rns on the main transformer for all the volts that mixer uses The Phantom Power transformer is always on unless the power switch at the IEC receptical is turned off and is used also for that remote co...

Page 10: ...The latter is isolated with a balanced line driver The Aux pot and Pan pots are 1K conductive plastic Bournes pots for reliability and low noise There is a 1 header and jumper that allows the Aux pot...

Page 11: ...All monitored signals are sent to a Grayhill gold contact 5 position switch and the selected signals are sent to the VU meter board and the monitor pot From the pot the signal is buffered with heavy d...

Page 12: ...ontaining 3 solid state buss amplifiers sending to the unbalanced outputs SPECIAL LINE A Line Mic hybrid 1 Uses the Mic daughterboard and extra channel parts to have a Line Version with Phase Reverse...

Page 13: ...Output Line 4dBu Frequency Response Unity Gain 10 Hz to 50 kHz 3 db THD N Unity Gain 4 dBu 005 85 dB THD N Max Gain 20 dB 005 85 dB DIM Distortion Unity Gain 0 dBu 85 dB Maximum Output 24 dBu PseudoBa...

Page 14: ...ke a good multimeter will show you if the VU meters also need trimming Generally the tube stage is expected to drift slightly especially if tubes are replaced but the VU meters should stay much more s...

Page 15: ...o the corner and checking the tubes on a tube tester but these testers are hard to find today A visual inspection can usually spot a bad tube just as well Be careful there are some high voltages insid...

Page 16: ...ce in a while we get a call from a client with a digital studio with confusion about levels They usually start out by using the digital oscillator from their workstation and finding pegged VU meters t...

Page 17: ...proceed as follows The wire which is coloured GREEN YELLOW must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked by the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured GREEN or GREEN and Y...

Page 18: ...oduct fails to meet the above warranty then the purchaser s sole remedy shall be to return the product to Manley Laboratories where the defect will be repaired without charge for parts and labour The...

Page 19: ...PURCHASE DATE ______________ SUPPLIER ______________________ PLEASE DETACH THIS PORTION AND SEND TO MANLEY LABORATORIES MODEL MANLEY 16x2 TUBE MIXER SERIAL No MSMP_____________ PURCHASE DATE _________...

Page 20: ...4 3 2 1 5 MONO MON EXT MIX MON DIM ON MINI S P K R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 5 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 6 4 3 2 1 5 10 9 8 7 6 4 3 2 1 5 AUX PB M U T E MIX MON PAN PAN PAN PAN MIX MIX...

Page 21: ...6 4 3 2 1 5 10 9 8 7 6 4 3 2 1 5 AUX PB M U T E MIX MON PAN PAN MIX MIX AUX 5 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 6 4 3 2 1 5 5 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 6 4 3 2 1 5 5 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 6 4 3 2 1...

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