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Pivot-TC/500 SETUP INSTRUCTIONS
The Pivot-TC/500 has a vertical row of LED’s to indicate output level. These LED’s
are connected to the OUTPUT of the unit, NOT the input section. This makes the
LED’s indication much more useful for setting up levels on the Tilt Tone channel and
will give you a clearer view of what level is being sent to external equipment.
The LED metering has 2 selectable modes. Dot and Bar modes. The mode is
selected by the LK1 (Red) jumper link on the upper (small) circuit board. No link =
BAR mode. Placing a shorting link (fitted as standard) onto LK1 will put the LED
metering into DOT mode.
The LED’s are marked –4 to +10 (Green) and +12 (Yellow) and +14 (Red).
When the Red Led lights, this isn’t a sign of clipping as the Pivot TC will have at least
another 12db of headroom.
You can turn the output knob all the way up to maximum and still be sure the output
of the unit will not clip. The amount of headroom on both the input AND output stage
is HUGE!!! There will never be a time when you can't get a hot enough output, only
occasionally too hot an input (then you just simply turn down the input signal coming
into your Pivot TC.
When using the DI input, plug the external signal source into the 1/4” jack on the front
panel, and adjust the OUTPUT Level so that the 0dB Green Led is just illuminated.
This will give an output Level of 0dB and can be adjusted to taste.
The OUTPUT level knob is provided to allow OUTPUT level adjustment. If you prefer
to have a “hotter” output, turn the OUTPUT knob up to suit. You can turn the
OUTPUT knob fully up without any distortion, as there is plenty of headroom on the
output stage. Also, if you prefer to have a LOWER level on the output (I.E.: for semi-
pro outboard gear which requires around -10dB input), simply turn the OUTPUT knob
down to taste. The combination of the Class A discrete output stage coupled with our
custom wound transformer will impart second harmonics into your music and also a
form of compression, similar to tape compression, this will be achieved by running
the unit with a high output level.
