Phoenix Audio API 500 Series Owner's Manual

Firstly, let us congratulate you on your purchase of the Pivot-TC/500

Tone control channel strip with equalizer designed for the API 500 series

Lunchbox or suitable compatible rack.

We know you will be as pleased with it's sonic qualities as we are.

You are now the proud owner of a product that has the advantages of

more than 40 years experience in audio engineering, today's component

and manufacturing technology, but still retaining "that sound" uniquely

achievable through Class A design.

As you can tell, Phoenix Audio is dedicated to the development of Class

A discrete technology used within high build-quality equipment.

The Pivot-TC/500 uses our well proven and loved Class A output stage

(DSOP2), but also has our latest breakthrough in transformer-less Class A,

Discrete Input Technology which gives a "valve-like" sound.

You CAN hear the difference!!!

Owner's Manual

Costa Mesa

CA 92626

USA

Telephone +1 866 302 1091

Email : sales@phoenixaudio.net

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Page 1 Owner’s Manual Firstly, let us congratulate you on your purchase of the Pivot-TC/500 Tone control channel strip with equalizer designed for the API 500 series Lunchbox or suitable compatible rack. We know you will be as pleased with it’s sonic qualities as we are.
Page 2 EQ. Phoenix Audio have re-imagined this and taken the original concept and extended it to provide 3 unique selectable pivot points around which the audio can be tilted.
Page 3 Frequency response: 20Hz to 20k +/ - 0.5dB. Maximum Output = +26dBu @ 1kHz Noise = -90dB @ 20Hz to 20kHz. Phoenix Audio’s unique Class A, transformer-less, True electronically balanced input stage. Typical Headroom: +26dB on output stage Input connections: XLR input on rear of API compatible rack and TS 1/4"...
Page 4 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.
Page 5 Here is a diagram showing the EQ curves and how they perform at 0db over a 20khz to 20hz frequency spectrum. Each pivot point is shown – 160hz, 800hz and 1.6khz.
Page 6 Here is a description of the Pivot TC/500’s front panel, showing all the connections and controls available.

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