PROJECT CHANNEL™ ESSENTIAL CHANNEL STRIP Owner’s Manual
SAFETY DECLARATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 CONTROLS & INDICATORS CAUTION: For protection against electric shock, do not remove the cover. No user serviceable parts inside. 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
1.0 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS POWER INDICATION The Aphex logo glows green when the unit is on and ready for use. CLASS A MIC PRE The Project Channel works well with all professional microphones. There is a red LED clip indicator that will light when too much input signal is overloading the preamp. When this happens, lower the input gain knob until the peak LED stops flashing.
2.0 INSTALLATION & INTERFACING 3.0 USING THE PROJECT CHANNEL 2.1 INSTALLATION The Project Channel occupies a single rack space (45mm or 1-3/4 inches) of a standard EIA equipment rack. When rack mounting, use appropriate cushioned rack screws. Try not to position the Project Channel directly above devices that generate excessive heat such as power amplifiers. CAUTION: Some ribbon mics will be damaged by phantom power. Please consult your ribbon mic’s manual before connecting it to the Project Channel.
3.0 USING THE PROJECT CHANNEL 4.0 WARRANTY & SERVICE 3.10 AURAL EXCITER The Project Channel’s optical compressor is very simple to use. There is only one obvious control: RATIO. To get more compression depth, turn up the input gain. The RATIO control allows you to obtain more gain reduction. 4.1 Limited Warranty PERIOD The gain reduction is displayed on the Project Channel’s 10 segment meter. You may need to boost the units output level to compensate for the gain reduction of the signal.
5.0 SPECIFICATIONS 6.0 PATENT NOTICE 5.1 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS INPUT Connector: Type: Input Z: Instrument Connector: Instrument Input Z: Type: Maximum Input Level (MIL): CMRR: Nominal Preamp Gain: Phantom Power: Pad: OUTPUT Connector: Type: Output Z Balanced: Output Z Unbalanced: Nominal Level Maximum Output Level (MOL): COMPRESSOR BIG BOTTOM AURAL EXCITER Ratio: Frequency Tune: Mix: 500Hz to 5KHz OFF to +12dB THD: IMD: Freq Resp (FLAT): <.01% @ +4dBu Out <.
