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Summary of Contents for TCL Series

Page 1: ...PASS BYPASS COMP COMP dB 0 OUTPUT GAIN OUTPUT GAIN CH2 CH1 INPUT OUTPUT LEVEL dB INPUT OUTPUT LEVEL dB 0 0 6 6 12 12 LIM LIM THRESHOLD THRESHOLD SMART SMART 10 20 1 1 dBu OFF 15 THRESHOLD THRESHOLD 0 18 18 LIMITER LIMITER COMPRESSOR COMPRESSOR EXPANDER GATE EXPANDER GATE 60 35 10 20 24 24 18 18 12 12 6 6 ON OFF COMPRESSOR LIMITER GATE TCL 2 R 1 N 2 5 7 8 1 2 1 5 dBu 20 10 30 40 10 dB Sec 0 5 3 1 5...

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Page 3: ...LS 6 3 1 Expander Gate Section 3 2 Compressor Section 3 3 Peak Limiter Section 3 4 Connectors on The Rear Panel 4 READY TO ROLL 10 4 1 Expander Gate Section 4 2 Compressor Section 4 3 Peak Limiter Section 6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 15 7 WARRANTY 17 5 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION 12 5 1 Mains Connection 5 2 Audio Connection 5 3 Rack Mounting ...

Page 4: ...riate use of the expansion ratio The SRC control will adjust the expansion depending on the input signal so that those signals which are slightly above the noise floor level will get the major benefits Smart Gain Control peak limiter SGC This function includes two important functions Clipper and program limiter The peak limiter will be activated above a certain threshold that is adjusted by the Us...

Page 5: ...ssible but not high enough to generate distortion There is a very easy way to obtain this With the volume knob in hand you can increase the volume during low passages and decrease the volume during loud passages Unfortunately even the Great Houdini would not be fast enough to monitor carefully the speed of the musical signal and it would be impossible to detect signal peaks and consequently levell...

Page 6: ...y in his category thanks to its excellent performances in terms of distortion linearity noise and temperature stability Inputs Take it easy Balanced Inputs To make your life easy and clean we have provided TCL 2 with electronically balanced inputs Even if you operate at high signal levels hum and noise will be reduce automatically There is also a servo function that will automatically adjust the i...

Page 7: ...or to return to unity gain when the audio signal falls below the set threshold level It can be manually adjusted from 0 05 to 5 seconds 10 Auto Switch Who needs attack and release control Activate this switch and these controls will be deactivated Attack and release controls will be automatically set by the unit depending on the program material Pic 3 Controls of the Compressor Section 5 6 7 8 9 1...

Page 8: ...ou can also monitor the sidechain signal being returned via external signal processors 14 Sidechain Filter Switch A low cut filter in the sidechain path is activated by this switch This eliminates unwanted noise generated by low frequencies 15 Smart switch Hard knee mode will be converted into SKC mode by mean of this switch If you want to get a very musical compression and you wish to get the mos...

Page 9: ...l always be ensured The fuse holder above the AC connector on the rear of the chassis has 3 triangular markers please refer to the above pictures with two of these triangles opposing each other your unit is set to the operating voltage printed next to these markers To change pull fuse holder out and rotate 180 then push in again 23 AC Inlet This connector is meant for the connection of the supplie...

Page 10: ... will get a threshold level of 20dBu You must remember that the degree and the type of compression not only depend on the threshold control but also on other controls such as Ratio Attack and Release SRC CURVE As we told you previously in this Manual the downward expander will reduce automatically the level of the audio signal when such signal is below a set threshold So the expander is the opposi...

Page 11: ...re the compressor start to lower the output level when the signal is above the threshold point For very fast transients such as drums handclaps etc a short attack time will be used These peaks are consequently carefully regulated by the compressor Sounds of other nature will get advantages if longer attack times are used Anyway our advice is always to begin the process with longer attack times The...

Page 12: ...ck time is preferable for high frequencies In this way you will avoid undesired dynamic distortion But what about if you are mixing a program with a wide range of frequencies In this case you should choose a setting that would benefit the low frequency better Well life is not that easy for conventional compressor limiters Ok you handle an audio signal made by a wide range of frequencies and you ha...

Page 13: ...nte r Cente r Centre Screen Screen Screen 1 2 3 Tip Ring Sleeve 1 2 3 1 2 3 TIP SLEEVE TIP SLEEVE TIP RING SLEEVE TIP RING SLEEVE 1 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 Tip Ring Sleeve Tip Ring Sleeve Tip Ring Sleeve 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 Tip Ring Sleeve 1 2 3 Tip Sleeve 1 2 3 TIP RING SLEEVE TIP RING SLEEVE TIP SLEEVE SLEEVE RING TIP Unbalanced TIP RING SLEEVE Balanced 2 1 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 SLEEVE TIP SLEEVE RING...

Page 14: ...the unit for sufficient ventilation and please do not place the TCL 2 Compressor Limiter Gate on high temperature devices such as power amplifiers etc to avoid overheating c Insert Points Connection In case you are using the main inserts of your mixing console and you have a single jack for SEND and RETURN you can use an insert Y cable Please see following drawing 2 1 3 1 2 3 TIP RING SLEEVE TIP R...

Page 15: ... typ 1KHz 20dBu 0 01 typ 90dBu 100dB 1 4 JACK 10K Ohm 24dBu 1 4 JACK 2K Ohm 21dBu Smart ratio control Expander Variable from OFF to 15dB Variable from 1 1 2 to 1 8 Variable from 40dB to 20dB Variable from 1 1 to 1 Variable from 1ms to 150ms Variable from 0 05ms to 5s Typ 15ms at 10dB 5ms at 20 dB 3ms at 30dB Typ 125dB s Variable 20dB to 20dB Smart Gain Control peak limiter Variable from 0 to OFF 1...

Page 16: ...ANDER GATE THRESHOLD 2 element LED under above COMPRESSOR THRESHOLD 3 element LED under smart 0 above PEAK LIMITER THRESHOLD 1 element LED Limiter Function Function switch LED indicator for each 483 W 194 5 D 44 H mm 19 7 7 1 7 3 1kg 6 83lb 14 Watts 95 120V 210 240V 60 50Hz 210 240V T200mAL 250VAC 95 120V 400mAL 250VAC FUSE 16 ...

Page 17: ... from the purchase date if you have completed the Warranty Registration Card in time 3 2 The warranty service is only available to the original consumer who purchased this product directly from the retail dealer and it can not be transferred 3 3 During the warranty service TOPP PRO may repair or replace this product at its own option at no charge to you for parts or for labor in accordance with th...

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