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- Page 1 HERMIONIC ULTURE HE HOENIX valve compressor OPERATING MANUAL...
- Page 2 Please also note that the power supply capacitors within this unit can remain charged even after the mains supply has been disconnected. It is essential that these capacitors are discharged after the mains supply has been disconnected and the covers have been removed. ©Thermionic Culture Ltd, January 1999...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Section Page Introduction Controls & Operation Output trim Gain Attack Release Threshold Bypass Link Pre-sets Meters Servicing & Maintenance Valves Operating voltage / Fuses Specification ©Thermionic Culture Ltd, January 1999... -
Page 4: Introduction
Introduction The Phoenix is a stereo compressor which can be used 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 increasing to 5:1 at 15dB compression. -
Page 5: Controls & Operation
‘lets go’ of the input signal. Release varies from 60ms (fully anti-clockwise) to 2.2s (fully clockwise), typically. Faster release times can give rise to low frequency distortion. A typical setting for normal operation of the release control is 3. ©Thermionic Culture Ltd, January 1999... -
Page 6: Threshold
2. Turn off the compression to channel 1 by turning the threshold control fully clockwise. The opposite applies to ©Thermionic Culture Ltd, January 1999... -
Page 7: Pre-Sets
Meters The Phoenix can operate much faster than the meters will read. The meter scales should be used as a guide. Actual compression will vary slightly with individual valves and the meters may not be accurate at high readings. -
Page 8: Servicing & Maintenance
Spares can be obtained in matched pairs from Thermionic Culture Ltd. 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 operate from 115V AC by sliding the voltage selector switch on the rear panel to the ‘115V’... -
Page 9: Specification
6BQ7A (equiv. CV5365) or PCC85 (equiv. 9AQ8) in units with ‘P’ suffix to serial number. NB. These must be accurately matched. Output: 12AT7 (equiv. ECC81, CV4024, 33A/101K etc.). Side chain detector: 6AL5 (equiv. EB91, CV4007, CV4025). ©Thermionic Culture Ltd, January 1999... - 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.
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