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IMPORTANT!:
CAREFULLY
MANUAL BEFORE HOOKUP OR OPERATION OF THE TLA-100A
WARNING!: HIGH VOLTAGE THIS UNIT CONTAINS NO USER
SERVICEABLE PARTS. SERVICING SHOULD ONLY BE DONE BY
QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL OR FACTORY. DO NOT OPERATE
THE TLA-100A WITH THE COVERS REMOVED.
Copyright 1992, 2003 Summit Audio, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Printed in the U.S.A.
Summit Audio Model TLA-100A
Tube Leveling Amplifier
READ
THE
Summit Audio, Inc.
1183 Baltic Suite A
Gardnerville, NV 89410
Operating Manual
ENTIRE
INSTRUCTION
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- Page 1 SERVICEABLE PARTS. SERVICING SHOULD ONLY BE DONE BY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL OR FACTORY. DO NOT OPERATE THE TLA-100A WITH THE COVERS REMOVED. Summit Audio, Inc. 1183 Baltic Suite A Gardnerville, NV 89410 Copyright 1992, 2003 Summit Audio, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Printed in the U.S.A.
- Page 2 Doc.# 1085A01 INTRODUCTION The Summit Audio Tube Leveling Amplifier is a hybrid of technologies. It contains both vacuum tube and solid state components. This combination of old and new technologies produces an incredibly warm and smooth sounding compression device without the inherit disadvantages of the older designs.
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Page 3: The Controls
ATTACK SWITCH : A three position switch with fast, medium and slow settings, which controls the time it takes the TLA-100A to respond to the input signal. RELEASE SWITCH: Controls the time it takes the TLA-100A to return to unity again. A three position switch with fast, medium and slow settings. - Page 4 Attack switch changes the time Link/In/Bypass switch toggles between (fast, medium, slow) it takes bypass (no compression), in for the TLA-100A to respond to (compressing) and link mode for input signal. stereo linking with another TLA-100A, TLA-50, or MPC-100A. Release switch adjusts the...
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Page 5: Circuit Explanation
TRACKING, LIVE SOUND, MIXING Plug the TLA-100A into your mixing console’s insert jack or patch bay. The TLA-100A also sounds great if inserted directly in line after the preamplifier. DE-ESSING Plug a TRS insert cable into the side chain jack on the back of the TLA- 100A. -
Page 6: Electrical Connections
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS INPUT: (This TLA-100A is wired as a pin 2 hot device. Units made before March 1 2003 come factory wired with pin 3 hot.) Unbalanced: 3 pin XLR Connector Balanced: 3 pin XLR Connector Pin 1 – Ground Pin 1 –... - Page 7 OUTPUT : +4dBm corresponds to 0 VU. The output is electronically balance or unbalanced using 990 operational amplifiers. Output impedance is 75 Ω. The recommended output load is 600 Ω or more. Maximum output is +25dBm. INPUT: input electronically balanced Input impedance is 20k Ω.
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Page 8: Operation
OPERATION The first step in the operation of any device using a vacuum tube is to apply power and let the unit fully warm up (15 minutes). After warm up, set the Gain Reduction control to 0 and adjust the Gain control for 0 VU on the meter. - Page 9 Insertion of a cable, with a ¼” plug on each end, into two TLA-100As will operate them in stereo for mastering tapes and compressing other program material. To operate the TLA-100A in stereo, set the Attack and Release switches the same, and set the Gain Reduction control to the same level on both units.
- Page 10 Allow the TLA-100A to warm up for at least 15 minutes before using it in your processing chain. The tubes and other circuitry need time to reach an electronic equilibrium before they will operate at optimal specifications. For the longest life, it is recommended that you turn off the unit when it is not in use.
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