USER’S MANUAL
MODEL 14B
SINGLE CHANNEL TUBE COMPRESSOR
HANDMADE IN ST. LOUIS, MO USA
Страница 1: ...USER S MANUAL MODEL 14B SINGLE CHANNEL TUBE COMPRESSOR HANDMADE IN ST LOUIS MO USA ...
Страница 2: ...by many beautiful pieces of equipment from the 50s and 60s we were able to design a circuit with high quality components and modern features for today s engineers With proper treatment our products will be able to give you many years of reliable service so you can focus on being creative and making the best recordings possible We thank you for your support of Locomotive Audio ...
Страница 3: ...backlit VU meter will illuminate after the unit is switched on If either of these do not light the bulb may be burned out or there may be another underlying issue The first step would be to replace the bulb If replacement is necessary use a 14V 08A bayonet style bulb for the power lamp and a 6 3V 1 watt festoon style bulb for the VU meter LEGAL NOTICES 2014 Locomotive Audio LLC Manual Revision 14B...
Страница 4: ...ill take about 10 20 seconds to climb towards the 0 dB mark Sometimes the meter may take 20 30 minutes to adjust completely What this means is that the input tube 6BC8 is finally warmed up properly and has reached its stable current 2 INPUT The input knob sets the amount of signal that enters the active circuitry By increasing input by turning clockwise more signal will pass over the threshold res...
Страница 5: ...mpress the left channel will compress as well This will allow for elements such as the vocal to stay centered in the mix 6 VU SELECT SWITCH This switch allows the engineer to meter how much gain reduction is taking place or how much signal is leaving the output of the 14B When set to Output and the needle is deflected to 0dB on the meter a 4dBu signal 1 228v is leaving the 14B and into the next de...
Страница 6: ...ian The voltages inside of the 14B are very high and can be lethal You may contact Locomotive Audio to have this procedure done free of charge It is also advised to use a nonconductive adjustment tool to avoid shock when the 14B is open The adjustments located on the inside of the 14B deal directly with gain reduction 6BC8 input tube This push pull gain stage requires a strong balance otherwise th...
Страница 7: ...t back to you overnight You pay the shipping costs to us we ship it back to you free of charge CONTACT INFORMATION LOCOMOTIVE AUDIO LLC P O BOX 21751 St Louis MO 63109 support locomotiveaudio com 314 282 0133 6 Rotate the Output knob on the front panel until the needle moves close to the 0dB mark Being precise is not necessary 7 Adjust both the Plate Balance and Cathode Balance while watch ing the...
Страница 8: ... Compressor CONFORMITY Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC EN 60065 2002 A1 2006 A11 2008 A2 2010 A12 2011 EMC DIRECTIVE 2004 108 EC EN 55103 1 2009 EN 55103 2 2009 Year of Affixing CE marking 2014 The undersigned does hereby declare that the equipment complies with the above directives Eric Strouth President Locomotive Audio LLC November 1 2014 ...
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