C
ULTURE
T
HERMIONIC
P
HE HOENIX
valve compressor
OPERATING MANUAL
Page 1: ...CULTURE THERMIONIC T P HE HOENIX valve compressor OPERATING MANUAL...
Page 2: ...from the mains supply before any of the covers are removed Please also note that the power supply capacitors within this unit can remain charged even after the mains supply has been disconnected It is...
Page 3: ...tion 4 2 1 Output trim 4 2 2 Gain 4 2 3 Attack 4 2 4 Release 4 2 5 Threshold 5 2 6 Bypass 5 2 7 Link 5 2 8 Pre sets 6 2 9 Meters 6 3 Servicing Maintenance 7 3 1 Valves 7 3 2 Operating voltage Fuses 7...
Page 4: ...as a pair of mono compressors It has a soft knee or variable mu characteristic in that the compression ratio increases with the amount of compression being used Initial compression is 1 2 1 increasin...
Page 5: ...The attack control varies the rate at which the compressor starts to react Attack rates of between 4ms fully anti clockwise and 120ms fully clockwise can be achieved This control is typically set to...
Page 6: ...nk Links the two compressors for compressing a stereo track All controls are still in use so both channels should be set to around the same setting Ideally a 1kHz tone should be used to setup the leve...
Page 7: ...nd the meters are used to adjust the zero points of the meters They can be adjusted with a long thin screwdriver without removing the top cover of the compressor Zero readings will vary a little with...
Page 8: ...n be obtained in matched pairs from Thermionic Culture Ltd 3 2 Operating voltage Fuses The Phoenix Valve Compressor is factory set to operate from a 230V 50 60Hz AC mains supply It can be set to opera...
Page 9: ...time 0 004s to 0 12s Release time 0 06s to 2 2s Output impedance 600 Distortion will increase with compression typically 0 2 0 25 at 1kHz 100Hz with 8dB compression VALVE COMPLEMENT 2 ea Input Compres...
Page 10: ...Thermionic Culture Ltd 83 Collins Meadow Harlow Essex CM19 4EL UK Tel 44 0 1279 414770 Fax 44 0 1279 412233 Thermionic Culture Ltd January 1999 Printed in UK...
