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Rupert Neve Designs 500 Series Operation Manual

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500 Series Tape Emulator
Operations Manual
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  • Page 1 500 Series Tape Emulator Operations Manual Operations Manual...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    CAUTION: Changes or modifications to this device not expressly 11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. approved by Rupert Neve Designs LLC, could void the user's authority to 12. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or PORTABLE CART operate the equipment under FCC rules.
  • Page 3 Table of Contents Introduction Block Diagram Front Panel 542 Features Specifications Limited Warranty...
  • Page 4 Rupert Neve Designs 542: Tape Emulator Thank you for purchasing the Rupert Neve Designs 542 Tape Emulator. We hope you enjoy using this prod- uct as much as we have enjoyed designing and building it. The 542 is designed to emulate the unmistakable harmonic saturation of analog tape.
  • Page 5 542 Front Panel Silk screen color : PMS 295U Rupert Neve Designs TAPE EMULATOR POWER LED that illuminates BLUE to indicate POWER Power Status TRIM Continuously variable +/- 12dB ‘pre- TAPE EFFECT IN tape’ level control Illuminated push-button switch that engages the ‘tape’...
  • Page 6 542 Front Panel Features POWER LED that illuminates BLUE to indicate Power Status of the 542. TRIM Continuously variable +/- 12dB ‘pre-tape effect’ level control. SATURATION Continuously variable control of the level being sent to the ‘tape effect’ circuit. As Saturation level is increased, saturation on the ‘record head’...
  • Page 7 542 Specifications TAPE EFFECT DISENGAGED: Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise (NO SILK) 1 kHz, +20 dBu Output Level Better than 0.0025% 20 Hz, +20 dBu Output Level 0.07% typical (2nd & 3rd order harmonics) Noise (Measured at main output, Un-weighted, 20 Hz - 22 kHz, 40 ohm balanced source) Unity Gain Better than -100 dBu Frequency Response...
  • Page 8 542 Specifications (continued) Frequency Response (continued) 30 IPS, Input @ 0dB, Saturation @ MIN -3 dBu @ 120 kHz -3 dBu @ 10 Hz +3.15 dBu Peak @ 125 Hz 30 IPS, Input @ 0dB, Saturation @ MAX -3 dBu @ 100 kHz -3 dBu @ 12.5 Hz +1.3 dBu Peak @ 110 Hz Noise (Measured at main output, Un-weighted, 20 Hz - 22 kHz, 40 ohm balanced source)

  • Page 13: Product Warranty

    PRODUCT WARRANTY Rupert Neve Designs warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three (3) years from date of purchase, and agrees to remedy any defect identified within such three year period by, at our option, repairing or replacing the product.

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