Specifications

Installation considerations

damagingdriversinasound-reinforcementsystem(whetheryou’redoingauditorium,church,orclubsound

engineering,orareamobileDJ,orliketopushthelimitsofyourhome’saudioentertainment center).Setthe

1046forlimiting(HardKneemodeOn,withaRATIOof10:1orgreater)andadjusttheTHRESHOLDtoprovide

15dBormoreofcompression(justafewdBbelowtheinputclip).Forlow-levelsignals,the1046won’tchange

gain, but if large signals come along, the gain will be reduced to prevent clipping and save sensitive system

components from excessive heat buildup or other types of damage.

Note:PeakStopPlus™Limitingcanalsobeusedtopreventspeakerdamage.

Preventing Digital Recording Overload

Somedigitalrecordersandsamplersproduceaudibledistortionwhentheyexceedtheirmaximumoperatinglevel.

The1046canbeusedtoensurethataudioinputdoesnotoverloadadigitalrecorder’sA/D(analog-to-digital)

converters. The 1046 can perform this function quietly enough for all digital media. To use the 1046 so that no

changesingainoccurunlessanemergencyarises(wildlyexcessivelevels),setHardKneemodeOn,theRATIOto

∞:1,andtheTHRESHOLDhighestlevelbeforedigitaloverload.

Note:PeakStopPlus™limitingcanalsobeusedtopreventraucous-soundingdigitaloverload.

Installation Considerations

Hookups and Cabling: The1046isdesignedfornominal-10dBVor+4dBulevels.The1046canbeusedwith

either balanced or unbalanced sources and the outputs can be used with either balanced or unbalanced loads,

provided the proper cabling is used.

Normal Balanced Connections for Inputs and Outputs

Connection XLR TRS1/4”Jack

 Ground:   Pin1  Sleeve 

 High:   Pin2  Tip 

 Low:   Pin3  Ring 

Normal Unbalanced Connections for Inputs and Outputs

Connection XLR TRS1/4”Jack TS1/4”Jack

 Ground:   Pin1  Sleeve   Sleeve 

 High:   Pin2  Tip   Tip 

 Low(ground): Pin3  Ring   Sleeve 

Tie pin 3 to the ground for unity gain in/out of the 1046 when using unbalanced input connections to

balanced output connections or balanced input connections to unbalanced output connections. To do

otherwise won’t hurt the unit but will result in unmatched input to output levels, and the level control will

not be properly calibrated.