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Manley FORCE Owner's Manual

Four channel microphone preamplifier
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120Hz
180
LOW
FLAT
0
RECT IN
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OUTPUT 2
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FOUR CHANNEL MICROPHONE PREAMPLIFIER
CHANNEL 2
INPUT 2
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120Hz
LOW
FLAT
DIRECT IN
INPUT
LEVEL
MANLEY LABORATORIES INC.
13880 MAGNOLIA AVE. CHINO, CA 91710
PHONE +1 (909) 627-4256
service@manleylabs.com
www.manley.com
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48V
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HANDCRAFTED IN USA
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  • Page 1 M I C RO P H O N FOUR CHANNEL MICROPHONE PREAMPLIFIER HANDCRAFTE RECT IN DIRECT IN INPUT INPUT LEVEL LEVEL MANLEY LABORATORIES INC. 13880 MAGNOLIA AVE. CHINO, CA 91710 PHONE +1 (909) 627-4256 service@manleylabs.com HANDCRAFTED IN USA www.manley.com CHANNEL 2 CHANNEL 1 OUTPUT 2...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents CHAPTER PAGE Introduction Manual Conventions iii) Copyright Notice Important Safety Instructions Getting Started Front Panel System Controls Connections Connecting your Preamplifier Operational Notes Questions & Troubleshooting Servicing Specifications Recall Sheet f o r c e...

  • Page 3: Ii) Manual Conventions

    MANLEY to perform under the most demanding situations. It offers excellent headroom, making it a perfect partner for virtually any microphone found in the studio today. The FORCE features four identical high quality vacuum tube microphone preamplifiers, housed in a single chassis. The circuit topology is based on our renowned and award winning CORE®...

  • Page 4: Important Safety Instructions

    1. Important Safety Instructions 1. Water and Moisture – Do not use The FORCE near any source of water or in excessively moist environments. 2. Object and Liquid Entry – Care should be taken so that objects do not fall, and liquids are not spilled, into the enclosure through the openings.

  • Page 5: Front Panel

    +10dB of headroom is INPUT LEVEL still available in the FORCE after this LED is lit. HI / LOW GAIN - The HI/LOW gain switch adds 10dB of gain (or when the internal jumper is set, 20dB of gain) to the circuit when engaged.

  • Page 6: Connections

    When a plug is inserted, the FORCE will automatically switch to the DI input. The DI input is an unbalanced 10 MegOhm input that will not load down Hi Z instruments such as a guitar. The connections on this TS Jack are TIP- HOT, SLEEVE-GROUND.

  • Page 7: Connections

    5. Connections 120Hz FLAT PHANTOM DIRECT IN INPUT LEVEL MAINS VOLTAGE SHOWN ON SERIAL TAG WARNING : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO M I C R O P H O N E NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION! : RISK OF CHANNEL 4...
  • Page 8 Diagram 3 HANTOM MANLEY LABORATORIES INC. 13880 MAGNOLIA AVE. CHINO, CA 91710 PHONE +1 (909) 627-4256 ® service@manleylabs.com HANDCRAFTED IN THE USA www.manley.com P R E A M P L I F I E R NNEL 3 CHANNEL 2 CHANNEL 1...

  • Page 9: Operational Notes

    DAW or mixer. ® Getting the most from your FORCE There is no rule that says you can't put a line-level signal in the Mic input. Try it! Many different transformer or tube saturation effects can be made this way. The transformer coupled input won’t be damaged.

  • Page 10: Questions & Troubleshooting

    Ideally, set up the FORCE in the studio near the mic and use a short mic cable. Why ? Microphones often have “light duty” line drivers and you can lose an audible amount of signal in long cables. You can get the best fidelity by having the Mic Pre close to the mic at the “cost”...

  • Page 11: Servicing

    GAIN SETTING JUMPERS The FORCE is shipped factory set for 50dB of gain for the HI gain setting. (Diagam 2-switch (2)) If required the unit can deliver a further 10dB of gain so the overall gain of the preamplifier would be increased to 60dB, which may be required for some users.

  • Page 12: Specifications

    Four channel vacuum tube microphone preamplifier, utilizing 1 x12AX7WA per channel for gain Ÿ Silent conductive plastic INPUT attenuator Ÿ AUTOMUTE warmup delay: 30 seconds Ÿ ® Balanced MANLEY IRON Transformer Coupled XLR Microphone Input Ÿ Unbalanced 1/4" Direct /Line Input (Instrument Input) Ÿ XLR Balanced Output Ÿ 7-segment LED PEAK METER Ÿ...

  • Page 13: Recall Sheet

    11. Recall Sheet f o r c e...

  • Page 14: Channel

    DIRECT IN INPUT INPUT LEVEL LEVEL Designed & Hand Crafted in the USA Manley Laboratories, Inc. 13880 Magnolia Avenue Chino, CA 91710 USA T: +1 (909) 627-4256 www.manley.com M I C R O P H O N E P R E A M P L I F I E R...

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