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WARRANTY REGISTRATION

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WARRANTY REGISTRATION We ask that you please fill out this registration form and send the bottom half to: MANLEY LABORATORIES REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT 13880 MAGNOLIA AVE. CHINO CA, 91710 Or you may fax this page to: (909) 628-2482 Registration entitles you to product support, full warranty benefits, and notice of product enhancements and upgrades. You MUST complete and return the following to validate your warranty and registration. Thank you again for choosing Manley.
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WARRANTY All Manley Laboratories equipment is covered by a limited warranty against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 90 days from date of purchase to the original purchaser only. A further optional limited 5 year warranty is available to the original purchaser upon proper registration of ownership within 30 days of date of first purchase.
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To use this HIGH FREQUENCY LIMITER you probably don't need a serious technical manual but some features are worth explaining all the same. The "basis" for this design was a vintage high freq limiter used primarily to "cut" vinyl records. The RIAA curve specifies a large amount of high frequency boost that is later removed (along with hiss and other noise) in playback.
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While we are not in a position to tell anybody how to mix, we can communicate some mastering engineers comments. They tell us that the most common problem today is mixes that are too brite and over compressed. They also tell us that these are the most difficult problems to fix. As an engineer you know it is easier to boost a little than perform surgery to some narrow band. They have good de-essers (often ours) but de-essing a mix is difficult with hi-hats and cymbals and snares everywhere.
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PREVENTING SIBILANCE PROBLEMS David designed this unit to be used on the most critical tracks and mixes where the maximum degree of fidelity is needed. The success of a song often depends on the vocals and production. Excessive sibilance on vocals (and mixes) is a very common problem and can be caused by several factors. We believe that the best solution is to not create the problem in the first place. The HIGH FREQUENCY LIMITER is designed for engineers needing to correct problems.
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OPERATIONAL NOTES SWITCHING ON The power switch is located on the right hand corner of the front panel. Flip the switch up to turn on the unit and down to turn off the unit. Do not switch on and off rapidly in succession. TUBE LIFE As with all tubes, their quality degrades with age. This is due to cathode emission, a natural process found in all tubes. Excessive increase in noise (hiss) can indicate the need to replace a tube.
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REAR PANEL CIRCUIT MONITOR MAIN OP B A L A N C E D GROUND CHASSIS A B D E F G A IEC MAINS SOCKET - Accepts standard 50/60 Hz AC mains voltage. B FUSE HOLDER - To remove the fuse, push and turn the fuse holder cap. Use a 1 Amp SLO-BLO fuse. Always replace fuse with same value and type. D GROUNDING TERMINALS - These binding posts allow installation into a variety of different grounding schemes used by studios. Normally theCHASSIS GROUND and AUDIO GROUND are connected with a "strap".
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FRONT PANEL THRESHOLD MONITOR OUTPUT HI-MID IN HIGH NORMAL POWER SIDECHAIN BYPASS A RE-ESS B C D E F G H I J K A IN / BYPASS - This switch in BYPASS mode bypasses the DE-ESS section while the Input transformer, Re-esss circuit and amplifier remains in circuit. B THRESHOLD - This continuously variable control adjusts the onset of the de-essing. Clockwise provides a lower threshold and more de-essing C MONITOR OUTPUT - This switch only affects the 1/4" output jack.
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MAINS CONNECTIONS Your HIGH FREQUENCY LIMITER has been factory set to the correct mains voltage for your country. The voltage setting is marked on the serial badge, located on the rear panel. Check that this complies with your local supply. Export units for certain markets have a moulded mains plug fitted to comply with local requirements. If your unit does not have a plug fitted the coloured wires should be connected to the appropriate plug terminals in accordance with the following code.
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INTRODUCTION THANK YOU!... for purchasing the Manley Laboratories HIGH FREQUENCY LIMITER. The Manley HIGH FREQUENCY LIMITER utilizes a passive variable reactor circuit. Our version of De-esser incorporates superior modern components with our proven line-amp superiority for absolute sonic cleanliness...
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CONTENTS SECTION PAGE INTRODUCTION 3 MAINS CONNECTIONS 4 FRONT PANEL 5 REAR PANEL 6 OPERATIONAL NOTES 7 PREVENTING SIBILANCE PROBLEMS 8 USING THIS HIGH FREQUENCY LIMITER 9-10 WARRANTY 11 WARRANTY REGISTRATION 12
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MANLEY LABORATORIES, INC. OWNER'S MANUAL HIGH FREQUENCY (DE-ESS) LIMITER MANLEY LABORATORIES, INC. 13880 MAGNOLIA AVE. CHINO, CA. 91710 USA TEL: (909) 627-4256 FAX: (909) 628-2482 email: emanley@netcom.com http://www.manleylabs.