Summary of Contents for IGS PHOTON 500
- Page 1 PHOTON 500 USER'S MANUAL IGS Audio Igor Sobczyk 3 Maja 76d, 41-400 Mysłowice, Poland e-mail: igs@o2.pl ph: +48 601 597 592 www.igsaudio.com...
- Page 2 The information in this document is subject to change without notice. IGS Audio makes no warranty of any kind with respect to the material in this document and shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages related to the use of the material.
- Page 3 ESD bag) and this manual with the Warranty and RoHS/CE/WEEE Declaration attached. Compatibility and Power The PHOTON 500 module is designed to be installed into an API™ 500 Series compatible rack and cannot function stand alone, requiring the power source supplied by the rack system.
- Page 4 IGS AUDIO PHOTON 500 – Optical Compressor The PHOTON 500 is an optical compressor, based on technology from the 60's, first used in the UREI LA-2A limiter and later in the LA4. As an homage to these legendary products, we packed this technology in a 500-series module.
- Page 5 PEAK GR BAR BYPASS RATIO MODE OUTPUT GR BAR Very fast LED indicator showing the compression level in the range from 0 to 20dB. PEAK Controls the gain of the side-chain circuit OUTPUT 12-pole stepped makeup gain RATIO Allows to adjust the compressor ratio. 2:1, 4:1 or 12:1 HPF Sidechain Hi-Pass filter: Flat, 60, 120Hz MODE Advanced compression curve modeling, like SLAM.
- Page 6 PHOTON 500 main functions and technical specification: ✔ 500-series mono module ✔ All stepped manipulators ✔ Precise LED bar scale ✔ Carnhill output transformer ✔ 3 year warranty Operating Level +4dBu Maximum Input +20 dBu Maximum Output +22 dBu Max Gain Reduction...
- Page 7 Troubleshooting My unit doesn't light up (LED bar is dark): – Make sure that the signal source is properly connected to the module – Adjust the input level (using the Peak Reduction knob); insufficient input level might cause that the signal level is below the compressor threshold level –...
- Page 8 Warranty: This device is declared to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of three years. Any device found defective within three years from the delivery date and returned to the factory, will be repaired, adjusted, or replaced and sent to the customer with no charge.