CLX-52 Compressor/Limiter Operating Manual Ashly Audio Inc. 847 Holt Road, Webster, NY 14580-9103 Toll Free (800) 828-6308, Telephone (585) 872-0010, FAX (585) 872-0739 www.ashly.com All Trademarks referred to herein, are the property of their respective owners.
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Operator Manual – CLX-52 Compressor/Limiter Important Safety Instructions Consignes de sécurité à lire attentivement Page - 3 Safety Instructions – 3 Introduction - 4 CLX-52 – 5 Connectors & Cables – 5 Physical Description - 6 Installation – 7 The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to
Page - 4 Operator Manual – CLX-52 Compressor/Limiter Safety Instructions – 3 Introduction - 4 CLX-52 – 5 Connectors & Cables – 5 Physical Description - 6 Installation – 7 Typical Applications - 8 Troubleshooting - 9 Dimensions - 9 Specifications - 10 Warranty - 11 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Ashly CLX-52 Peak Compressor/ Limiter.
Operator Manual – CLX-52 Compressor/Limiter Page - 5 Safety Instructions – 3 CLX-52 Compressor/Limiter Introduction - 4 A great deal of time was spent developing a wide-bandwidth, ultra-low-distortion, low noise VCA (voltage controlled amplifier). The result is the CLX-52, a versatile and highly listenable compressor/limiter suitable for use in professional sound reinforcement, recording and broadcasting.
Page - 6 Operator Manual – CLX-52 Compressor/Limiter Safety Instructions – 3 Introduction - 4 CLX-52 – 5 Connectors & Cables – 5 Physical Description The CLX-52 is 1RU, and weighs 8 pounds CLX-52 Front Panel Physical Description - 6 Front Panel Rear Panel Installation – 7 Typical Applications - 8 1. Troubleshooting - 9 Dimensions - 9 Specifications - 10 Warranty - 11 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Gain - The Gain control adjusts incoming signal level to the VCA circuit.
Operator Manual – CLX-52 Compressor/Limiter Page - 7 CLX-52 Rear Panel Safety Instructions – 3 Introduction - 4 CLX-52 – 5 Connectors & Cables – 5 1. Inputs and Outputs - Your CLX Compressor/Limiter is provided with three different connector types. 1/4" TRS (tip-ringsleeve) jacks, XLR connectors and Euroblocks. Inputs are 20K active balanced using 1% metal film resistors, outputs are 132 servobalanced. 2. 3.
Page - 8 Operator Manual – CLX-52 Compressor/Limiter Safety Instructions – 3 Introduction - 4 CLX-52 – 5 Connectors & Cables – 5 Physical Description - 6 Installation – 7 Typical Applications - 8 Protective Device Recording De-Essing Instrument Texture Ducking Stereo Operation Troubleshooting - 9 Dimensions - 9 Specifications - 10 Warranty - 11 Typical Applications The applications of the Ashly CLX-52 can be divided into two basic categories, limiting and compressing.
Operator Manual – CLX-52 Compressor/Limiter Page - 9 Safety Instructions – 3 Troubleshooting Introduction - 4 Situation Action CLX-52 – 5 No Audio Output Check AC Power. Is the power switch on? Check input and output connections - are they reversed? Are you sure you have an input signal? Connectors & Cables – 5 Controls Have No Effect Is the Limiter In/Out switch In? Perhaps the Ratio control is set too low to produce an audible effect or the input level is below threshold.
Page - 10 Safety Instructions – 3 Introduction - 4 Operator Manual – CLX-52 Compressor/Limiter Specifications CLX-52 – 5 Specification Gain Connectors & Cables – 5 Ratio Physical Description - 6 Installation – 7 Typical Applications - 8 Troubleshooting - 9 Dimensions - 9 CLX-52 ±15dB 2:1 Attack Time 200 μS - 20 mS Release Time 100 mS – 3 Sec - to +18 dB Output Maximum Input Level Maximum Output Level Input Impedance Output Impedance Specifications - 10 Frequency Response Warranty - 11
Operator Manual – CLX-52 Compressor/Limiter Page - 11 Introduction Safety Instructions -2 –3 Limited Warranty The PE Series Introduction - 4- 3 Warranty service for this unit will be provided by ASHLY AUDIO INC. in accordance with the following warrant statement. ASHLY AUDIO INC. warrants to the owner of this product that this product and the components thereof, will be free from defects in workmanship and materials for a period of FIVE years from the date of purchase. ASHLY AUDIO INC.
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