dbx 160 Instruction Manual

dbx
Model
160/161
compressors/
limiters
INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
INDEX
INTRODUCTION
2
GENERAL
INFORMATION
3
Models
3
Applications
3
Stereo Tracking
4
The Compressor
as a
Tool
5
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
& METERING
T
INSTALLATION
7
AC
Power
7
Signal
Connections
7
Input
Impedance
&
Terminations
10
OPERATION
10"
Power Switch
10
Threshold
&
Compression
Ratio
Adjustments
10
Output Gain Control Adjustment
1
1
Meter
Calibration
&
Use
1
1
The 160
or
161
as
a
Line Amplifier
11
A REVIEW
12
SPECIFICATIONS
160
13
161
14_
WARRANTY
15^
FACTORY
SERVICE
GLOSSARY
\
SCHEMATICS
^
ILLUSTRATIONS
^TT
Fig.
1
-
Front
Panel
5
Fig.
2A
-
Connecting
the 160
in
a
Balanced
Circuit
8
Fig.
2B
-
Connecting
the
160
in
an
Unbalanced
Circuit
8
Fig.
3A
-
Connecting
the
161
in
a
Balanced
Circuit
9
Fig.
3B
-
Connecting
the 161
in
an
Unbalanced
Circuit
9
Fig. 4
-
Attack
&
Release
Times
"track"
the
envelope
of the input signal
12
Fig. 5
•
Input
and Output
Levels
at various
compression
ratios
12