Manual

Rear Panel

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(1) Limiter / Compressor LINE OUTPUT - A balanced XLR connector carrying the line-level output

signal of the 6176 limiter/compressor section. Pin 2 is wired positive (hot).

(2) Limiter / Compressor LINE INPUT - Connect line-level input signal (coming from a device such

as a mixer, DAW, tape machine, or signal processor) to the limiter/compressor section via this

balanced XLR connector. Pin 2 is wired positive (hot).

(3) Limiter / Compressor Input Loading - When this button is pushed in, the input impedance will be

600 ohms, typical of older vintage gear. When the button is out, the impedance will be 15K ohms. In

some situations you may perceive a “brighter” tone by using the 15K ohm position.

(4) AC Power Connector / Fuse Holder - Connect a standard, detachable IEC power cable (supplied)

here. If fuse replacement is required, use only a 400 mA time delay (slow blow) fuse for operation at

115 V, or a 200 mA time delay (slow blow) fuse for operation at 230 V.

(5) Preamp LINE OUTPUT - A balanced XLR connector carrying the line-level output signal of the

6176 preamp section. Note that Pin 2 is positive when the front panel Polarity toggle switch is down

(IN ø). Pin 3 is positive when the front panel Polarity switch is up (OUT ø). ( see #4 on page 4)

(6) Preamp LINE INPUT - Connect line-level input signal (coming from a device such as a mixer,

DAW, tape machine, or signal processor) to the preamp section of the 6176 via this balanced XLR

connector. Pin 2 is wired positive (hot). Note: If a connection is made to this Line input, be sure that

there is no connection also made to the Mic or Hi-Z inputs.

(7) Preamp MIC INPUT - Connect your microphone to this standard XLR connector. Pin 2 is wired

positive (hot). Note: If a connection is made to the Mic input, be sure that there is no connection also

made to the Preamp Line or Hi-Z inputs.

 Never substitute different fuses other than those specified here!

 Make only one type of connection (Mic, Line, or Hi-Z) to the 6176 preamp section.