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Summary of Contents for Aphex CHANNEL
- Page 1 CHANNEL™ MASTER PREAMP & INPUT PROCESSOR THE COMPLETE CHANNEL STRIP FOR VOICE AND INSTRUMENTS OWNER’S MANUAL...
- Page 2 Channel Safety Declarations For protection against electric shock, do not remove the cover. No user serviceable parts inside. CAUTION: WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
5.2 Architectural Specifications 5.3 Patent Notice Copyright 2011 by Aphex. All rights reserved. All Aphex products are trademarks or registered trademarks of Aphex. Other brand and prod- uct names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Page 3... -
Page 4: Controls & Indicators
1.0 Controls and Indicators POWER INDICATION DE-ESSER The Aphex logo above the power switch glows yellow during the tube Using a split-band technique with Linkwitz-Riley crossovers, the voice preamp’s warmup time and green when the unit is ready. remains bright and sharp, never losing presence while de-essing. The de-ess threshold control lets you chose the essing level that you want. - Page 5 It is perfect for a standard line input of a mixer or console but can overload a mic input. If you have no other or background noise. Usually 6 to 15dB is choice but to plug the Channel in to a mic input, turn that mic input’s gain all the way down. If the signal still sufficient. Fully CCW is off.
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Page 6: Installation And Interfacing
2.3 AC LINE CONNECTION Use only a power cord that carries approvals for use in your location. The Channel’s internal power supply is designed to operate from all nominal power sources from 100 to 240 volts a.c. at 50/60Hz without requiring the user to change any settings. -
Page 7: Output Connections
2.9 POWER SUPPLY The output level at the XLR is +4dBu impedance bal- anced, while the TRS balanced/unbalanced jack is The Channel is internally powered from a standard IEC switchable between -10dBV (consumer level) and +4dBU (professional level). power receptacle on the rear panel. Be sure you use a power cord that is approved for use in your jurisdic- tion. -
Page 8: Using The Channel
CAUTION: Some ribbon mics will be damaged by phantom power. Some ribbon mics require phantom The Channel can also be used as a high quality direct power and some just ignore it. Please consult your box. When an instrument cable is plugged in to the... -
Page 9: Using The Pad
In the Channel, we provided a pad of 20dB. That means when the pad is on, the net gain of the preamp There is only one obvious control: RELEASE. However, is 20dB lower. -
Page 10: Using The De-Esser
This same LED will also flash quency enhancer, parametric peak/dip section, and yellow while the Channel is in the MUTED state acti- the Aural Exciter top end enhancer. The whole block vated by the COUGH SWITCH (rear panel jack). -
Page 11: Warranty And Service
EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES Aphex liability for any defective unit is limited to the repair or replacement of said unit, out our option, and shall not include damages of any kind, whether incidental, consequential, or otherwise. Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts and/or do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequen- tial damages, so the above limitations and exclusions may not apply to you. -
Page 12: Specifications
Channel 5.0 Specifications 5.1 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS INPUT Connector: XLR-3F Type: Transformerless, NPN active balanced, tube second stage Input Z: 2KΩ nominal Instrument Connector: 1/4” TS Instrument Input Z: 10MΩ nominal Type: Transformerless, NPN active balanced, tube second stage Maximum Input Level (MIL):... -
Page 13: Architectural Specifications
5.2 ARCHITECTURAL SPECIFICATIONS Basic Description A single channel processor comprising microphone and nstrument inputs, transformerless tube microphone preamp, a dynamics processing section and a tone controlling section, in that order. An insertion path shall be provided between the dynamics procesisng section and the tone controlling section. -
Page 14: Patent Notice
Channel Patent Notice This product is protected under one or more of the following Aphex patents. 4,578,648 4,633,501 4,843,626 4,939,471 5,115,471 5,155,769 5,334,947 5,359,665 5,422,602 5,424,488 5,450,034 5,463,695 5,483,600 5,485,077 5,612,612 5,737,432 5,848,167 5,896,458 5,898,395 5,930,374 6,266,423 Page 14...
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