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dbx 160A COMPRESSOR / LIMITER

MANUAL CONTENTS

QUICK SET-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

APPLICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

OPERATING CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

OPERATING NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

CONNECTING THE 160A TO YOUR SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

TECHNICAL SUPPORT / FACTORY SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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Contents Model 160A Declaration of Conformity Manual Contents Quick Setup InspectionIntroduction Operating Controls ApplicationsInput Balanced Jacks Output Gain ControlDisplay Button and LED INPUT/OUTPUT Level and Gain Reduction DisplaysOperating Notes Smoothing Out Variations in Microphone Levels Specific ApplicationsPreventing Digital Overload Raising a Signal Out of a MixFattening Kick Drums and Compressing Other Drums Preventing Analog Tape SaturationFrequency-Weighted Compression Sidechain Application Raising Average Level in PA Systems160A as a Line Amplifier Multi-Way Speaker Systems Using a Filter in the Level Detector CircuitDe-Essing Increasing SustainBasic Connection Connecting the 160A to Your SystemUsing External Level Detector Inputs Specific System ConnectionsMixing Board Input/Output Cable Configurations Installation ConsiderationsGrounding Technical SUPPORT, Factory ServiceTechnical Support/Factory Service Registration Card and User FeedbackSpecifications Dbx 160A Compressor / Limiter Dbx 160A Compressor / Limiter Page Harman International Company