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Summary of Contents for Stereo Variable MU

Page 1: ...MU LIMITER COMPRESSOR OWNER S MANUAL brought to you by the clever folks at MANLEY LABORATORIES INC 13880 MAGNOLIA AVE CHINO CA 91710 USA TEL 909 627 4256 FAX 909 628 2482 email emanley manleylabs com...

Page 2: ...AR PANEL 7 EXAMPLE SETTINGS 8 FRONT PANEL ADJUSTMENTS 9 OPERATIONAL NOTES 10 TECHNICAL NOTES 11 MASTERING AND M S MODELS 12 GAIN REDUCTION CURVES 13 SPECIFICATIONS 14 SERVICE ADJUSTMENTS 15 WARRANTY 1...

Page 3: ...make sure that all supplied accessories are present Carefully examine all items for any possibility of shipping damage All of the tubes are already installed and should have survived the journey from...

Page 4: ...located next to the IEC power socket The fuse and cap should spring outward toward your fingers The fuse is a glass or white ceramic thing with silver end caps Inspect the mains fuse for the proper r...

Page 5: ...Check that the power is switched off on the unit 7 Connect the IEC mains cable to a 50 60 Hz AC source of the proper selected voltage 8 Power up the unit and allow it enough time to stabilize before u...

Page 6: ...st setting will prevent most percussive signals from causing limiting or compression G DUAL INPUT Continuously variable attenuation of input signal entering the amplifier limiting circuitry Full atten...

Page 7: ...terminals to help with hum problems Normally the two terminals are connected together D OUTPUT XLR 3 Pin XLR BALANCED Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Positive going phase Pin 3 Negative going phase E INPUT XLR 3 P...

Page 8: ...this page for example settings...

Page 9: ...drums are sitting pretty then slow the attack Fast ATTACK RECOVERY settings tend to reduce transients Slower ATTACK preserves the mix and drums should not trigger compression overall level will Only...

Page 10: ...cts with any reasonable looking setting This limiter may give some magic at unexpected settings It may help to use the bypass switch to compare the original input with the processed output to verify t...

Page 11: ...ndividual triodes amplify equally See Adjustments Section The benefits of utilizing a variable mu vacuum tube as the heart of the limiting or compression function is that a widely varying range of inp...

Page 12: ...0mS slow CCW The Recovery has always been a 5 position switch The times are 200mS 400mS 600mS 4S 8 Seconds NOTES ON M S MODIFICATIONS The M S modification allows various approaches to Mid Side recordi...

Page 13: ...this page is for G R Curves...

Page 14: ...D Input attenuator is before input transformer GR Thresholds Onset of LIMIT 20 dBM to 10 dBM input at 9 00 Onset of COMPRESS 10 dBM to 10 dBM Maximum Output 30 dB 26 V RMS 26 dB headroom Output attenu...

Page 15: ...changing 5670 tubes 1 Adjusting this control adjusts the current draw of the 5670 cathodes 2 Set a multimeter to read DC volts 3 Connect a good DC voltmeter to the two test points below the GR meter 4...

Page 16: ...ll not pay for express or overnight freight service nor will Manley Laboratories pay for shipments to locations outside the USA Charges for unauthorized service and transportation costs are not reimbu...

Page 17: ...arranty and registration Thank you again for choosing Manley gear and reading all the way through The Owner s Manual We really mean that sincerely the bit about thanking you for choosing our gear THAN...

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