Aphex Punch Factory OPTICAL COMPRESSOR User Manual

PUNCH FACTORY®

OPTICAL COMPRESSOR

STUDIO QUALITY OPTICAL COMPRESSION

OWNER’S MANUAL

Owner’s Manual

Punch Factory ™

Contents

Connections, Battery, Velcro 3
Controls 7
Tune-Up 9
Compression 10
Specifications 12
Limited Warranty 13
Service Information 14

Copyright 2011 DWC-Aphex

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Connections, Battery. Velcro

Owner’s Manual

BACK

FRONT

Power

Ground

Grounded(In)

Lifted (Out)

LEFT SIDE OF PEDAL

RIGHT SIDE OF PEDAL

D.I. Balanced
150Ω Output

Mic Level

FRONT

BACK

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Input

Connect your instrument here. The power is automatically
switched on or off by inserting or removing the plug from the
input jack. Only removing the plug from your instrument does
not turn off the Aphex unit.

Output

Connect this output to your amp’s input jack using a good qual­ity guitar cable. Use the same settings on your amplifier as you
would use if plugging the instrument directly into the amp to get
normal volume and tone when you switch the effect off, and your
instrument passes directly through the pedal to your amp’s input.

D.I. Output

This pedal comes with a high quality balanced D.I. output. Pin 2
of the XLR is hot while pin 3 carries a balancing impedance to set
up a true balanced line. Pin 1 is grounded through the ground­lift switch. The D.I. output can be connected to the microphone
input of any preamp or sound mixer and runs a level of typically

-50 to -60 dBu depending on your instrument’s volume setting.
The D.I. output should normally be grounded. Don’t lift the
ground unless it actually eliminates hum or buzz.

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External Power

When external power is used, the internal battery becomes dis­connected and will not experience a power drain. A wide range of
both a.c. and d.c. supply voltages is acceptable for power (5VAC
to 32 VAC or +/-7VDC to +/-48VDC) and it does not matter
whether the center pin is positive or negative. The power jack fits
a standard 6MM x 2MM power plug as used by most popular
stomp boxes.

Phantom Power

Phantom power applied to the D.I. from a mixer or preamp will
supply power to the pedal. Do NOT operate the ground lift
switch when running on phantom power. It makes a very loud
pop that could damage speakers.

9V Battery

You can use any type of 9V battery. However we recommend
using long life alkalines. You can use rechargables, but the pedal
unit does not supply a charging circuit. You must remove the dis­charged battery to recharge it with an external charger. You can
expect from 100 to 150 hours of continuous use from a fresh
alkaline battery. Useful life is ended when the battery voltage
drops below 5.5 volts.

To extend battery life, always unplug the input when the unit is
not in use.

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