Harman 266xs manual

U ser Ma n u a l Dual Compressor/Gate Professional A udio Equipment[...]

W ARNING FOR Y OUR PRO TECTION READ THE FOLLO WING: KEEP THESE INSTR UCTIONS HEED ALL W ARNINGS FOLLO W ALL INSTR UCTIONS THE APP ARA TUS SHALL NO T BE EXPOSED T O DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIQUID AND NO OBJECT FILLED WITHI LIQUID , SUCH AS V ASES, SHALL BE PLA CED ON THE APP ARA TUS. CLEAN ONL Y WITH A DR Y CLO TH. DO NO T BLOCK ANY OF THE VENTILA TIO[...]

DecLara tIon of conforMIty Manufacturer’ s Name: dbx Professional Products Manufacturer’ s Address: 8760 S. Sandy Parkway Sandy , Utah 84070, USA declares that the product: Product name: dbx 266xs Note: Product name may be suffixed by the EU. Product option: None conforms to the following Product Specifications: Safety: IEC 60065 -01+Amd 1 EMC:[...]

Section 1- Introduction .......................... 1 1.1 Commom Compr essor Application s .... 1 1.2 Common Gatin g Application s ........... 1 1.3 Service Con tact Info ....................... 2 1.4 W arranty ....................................... 3 Section 2- Getting S tar ted ...................... 4 2.1 Rear P anel Connecti ons ...............[...]

Section 1 - Introduction Congr atulations on ch oosing the dbx 266xs Compr essor/Gate. Th e 266xs provid es traditi onal dbx sonic qu ality and perform ance for th e working musi cian, DJ, stu dio oper ator or anyone wh o needs a fri endly compressor/gate to achi eve quality compressi on, gating and d ownwar d expan sion quickly an d easily . We r [...]

1 .3 Service Contact Info If you requir e technical support, contact dbx T echnical Support. Be pr epared to accurately describe the problem. Know the serial n umber of your device - this is printed on a stick er attached to th e chassis. If you have not alr eady taken th e time to fill out your warr anty registr ation card an d send it in, please [...]

1 .4 W arranty This warran ty is valid only for th e original pur chaser and only in th e United States . 1. The warr anty registr ation card that accompani es this produ ct must be mailed within 30 days after pur chase date to valid ate this warranty . Y ou can also register online at www .dbxpro.com. Pr oof-of-pur chase is consid ered to be the r[...]

2.1 Rear Panel Connections I E C Power Cord Receptacle The dbx 266xs com es with a power supply that will accept voltages r angin g from 100V-120V at fr equencies from 50Hz-60Hz. An IEC cord is inclu ded. EU version accepts 220V-240V at frequen cies fr om 50Hz-60Hz. W ARNING: Be sure to verify your actual line voltage is the sam e as the voltag e l[...]

2.2 Fr ont Panel Connections STE R E O C O U PL E Switch This switch sets the 266xs for Stereo or Dual Mon o operati on. Press the STEREO COUPLE switch in for ster eo operation wh ere Channel 1 becom es the m aster contr oller for both channels . All of Channel 2’s controls , switches , and LEDs will be disabled (except for the Channel 2 GAIN RED[...]

OVE REAS Y ® Switc h Depress this switch to select the OverEasy® compressi on char acteristic. The amber THRESHOLD LED turn s on when the si gnal is in the OverEasy region. When the switch is out, the 266xs operates as a har d-knee compressor , and the amber LED does not ligh t. Compressor TH R E S H O LD Control and LE Ds (B E L OW/ O V E R E AS[...]

Compressor A T T A C K and R E L EA S E Control The A TT ACK contr ol sets th e amount of time it takes the 266xs to begin compressing a sign al once the detector has sensed a si gnal above threshold . The A TT ACK rang e is from FAST (for a tigh ter and more noticeable compressi on effect with very little overshoot) to SLOW (for more delayed , gra[...]

Expander/ Gate R A TI O Control This contr ol sets the amoun t of attenu ation applied to th e input sign al once it is below th e thresh old, fr om gentle down ward expan sion (appropriate for mix ed program, vocals, etc.), to a hard gating effect (which can be useful f or per cussion). Fairly low RA TIO (and higher Expand er/Gate THRESHOLD) setti[...]

Section 4 - T echnical Support and Facts 4.1 T echnical Support The 266xs is an all-soli d-state produ ct with components chosen f or high perform ance and excellen t reli ability . Each 266xs is tested, burn ed-in an d calibrated at the f actory and sh ould require n o internal adjustm ent of an y type through out the life o f the unit. W e recomm[...]

Section A - Appendix A.1 T echnical Specifications Note: 0dBu = 0.775VRM S Specificati ons ar e subject to chan ge INPUT (Balanced or Unbalanced): Impedan ce: > 40k Ω Max Level: +22dBu OUTPUT (Impedance Balanced): Impedan ce: +4dBu: Balanced: 100 Ω Unbalan ced: 50 Ω -10dBu: Balanced: 1k Ω Unbalan ced: 500 Ω Max Level: > +21dBu, > +18[...]

Section A Appendix 11 A.2 Block Diagr am dbx 266xs[...]

8 7 60 South Sandy Parkwa y • Sandy , Utah 840 70 Phone: (80 1) 568-7 660 • F ax (801) 568-7 662 Int’l F ax: (801) 568-7 583 Questions or comments? Contact us at www .dbxpro.com Pr inted in China 18-0806-A[...]