MANLEY LABORATORIES, INC. OWNER'S MANUAL The WAVE by MANLEY MANLEY LABORATORIES, INC 13880 MAGNOLIA AVE. CHINO, CA. 91710 TEL: (909) 627-4256 FAX: (909) 628-2482 emanley@ manleylabs.com http://www.manleylabs.
CONTENTS SECTION PAGE INTRODUCTION 3 OPERATION NOTES 4 CONNECTING YOUR WAVE 5, 6 THE FRONT PANEL 7, 8 THE BACK PANEL 9, 10 THE EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY 10 THE REMOTE CONTROL 11 A FEW NOTES 11 THE GUTS, TRIMS, SWITCHES, ETC 12, 13 CREDITS 13 SPECIFICATIONS 14 TROUBLE SHOOTING 15, 16 MAINS CONNECTIONS 17 BLOCK DIAGRAM 18 APPENDIX - WIRING CABLES 19 WARRANTY 20 WARRANTY REGISTRATION 21
INTRODUCTION THANK YOU!... for choosing The WAVE by MANLEY. Please read over this manual carefully as it contains information essential to proper operation of this unit. The WAVE by MANLEY is a unique product combining a high end Digital to Analog Converter with an audiophile vacuum tube preamp and remote control. It is one of the very few products equally at home in a professional Mastering facility for producing CDs as it is in a superb home listening system matched with great amps and speakers.
OPERATIONAL NOTES SWITCHING ON All cables should be pre- connected to the WAVE especially the EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY cable and interconnects to the power amps and the AC mains. The power switch is located on the back panel of the EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY. You shouldn't need to turn the supply around or get yourself behind it. You should be able to "feel" the rocker switch located next to the AC power cord.
CONNECTING YOUR WAVE Setting up the Wave is rather easy. Please refer to page 9 for a diagram of the back of the Wave. 1. You will be connecting power last and turning the system on after all other connections are made to prevent ugly noises as wires are connected and to prevent possible damage to the amps and speakers. In general, it is best to make any connections with the power amps turned down or off, Wave power off and the volume control turned all the way down.
5. Before proceeding to the next step (power!) check that the On/Off switch is Off and the volume is turned all the way down (anti-clockwise). Now connect the IEC power cable to the back of the Wave's External Power Supply and then the other end to your mains wall socket. 6. Turn on the On/Off switch (to "1") and let the Wave "warm-up" for a few minutes.
D E F S H A 1 2 IF D A D C SP K HD K1 48 ND G A MM 3 2 T 3 E T STAN T MU RT E OU INS 4 T A S BY OU WAVE MANLEY S S A THE TT OO C O SE A AE PH K 44 32 ABC BY D HANDCRAFTED WITH PRIDE IN CHINO, CALIFORNIA USA ULTRAANALOG™ DAC REMOTE CONTROLLED ALL-TUBE PREAMPLIFIER COMBO I J K L M All the buttons and LEDs are blue and the name "The Wave" came from a comment that the lit front panel looked like an ocean wave breaking.
note 1) The insert send and return can be factory wired for either balanced or unbalanced loops. Balanced Inserts use XLR 3 pin connectors appropriate for pro reel to reel tape decks and pro EQs (like the Manley Massive Passive). For a nominal charge we can also provide sensible tape monitor switching and input/output for 2 tape decks and EQ (but we expect very few will need this level of complexity).
LEFT The WAVE by MANLEY DAC / Preamp SERIAL NUMBER AN EVEANNA MANLEY PRODUCTION RIGHT LINE STAGE DESIGNED BY C. HUTCHISON PCB'S & CHASSIS BY B. HERNANDEZ LOGIC DESIGNED BY J. GARSZVA MANLEY LABORATORIES 13880 MAGNOLIA AVE., CHINO, CA 91710 PHONE (909) 627-4256 FAX (909) 628-2482 email: emanley@manleylabs.com DIGITAL I/0 OUTPUT 3 OUTPUT 2 BALANCED OUTPUT 1 UNSWITCHED INSERT RETURN INSERT SEND ANALOG 2 ANALOG 1 GROUND CIRCUIT CAUTION - RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN.
K) INSERT SEND. An unbalanced output designed to feed tape recorders or external processors. Usually configured as unbalanced RCA jacks. This output is always on, even if INSERT is not selected. Whatever input of the 4 Analog or 4 Digital is selected appears here as an analog signal. L) INSERT RETURN. This input is selected when the INSERT button is lit and then is sent to the Volume Control. It allows monitoring a tape deck as you record and A/B comparison/verification.
The Remote Control PHASE OP2/OP3 The remote provides essentially all the buttons found on the Wave front panel plus 2 buttons for Volume. The Wave front panel has a big knob for volume and a motor behind it. The remote uses two buttons to slowly and smoothly increase or decrease the volume. No VCAs, no MDACs. You can see a LED on the remote blink when you push any of the buttons and on the Wave front panel the COMMAND LED also indicates it has received the command.
HDCD GAIN DIGITAL to ANALOG CONVERTER INPUT SELECTION PASSIVE ANTIALIAS FILTERS INSERT OUTPUT SELECTION (& MUTE) 7044 7044 12AX7 12AX7 LEFT RIGHT REGULATORS & WARM-UP DELAY LEFT GAIN TRIM DIP2 1 2 3 4 RIGHT GAIN TRIM DIP1 J1,J2 J3 The gains of the Wave are set at the factory. There are only 4 trimmers (2 per channel) but because the input to the line amplifier is balanced and it is a minimum feedback design, it requires a trimmer for each phase or leg.
The Wave uses 128X oversampling Ultra-Analog converters in a differential mode. We use what is considered 2 stereo converters per channel. Here, the left and right halves of each converter are working in opposing polarities, thus cancellation of distortion and noise is maximized. This requires that subsequent analog filtering (at 48 kHz), relays , attenuators be doubled and needs a balanced line amp. The first stage of the line amp acts to cancel noise and distortion through high common mode rejection.
SPECIFICATIONS DIGITAL SECTION CHIP COMPLEMENT: ULTRA-ANALOG AES-21 serial data receive/ dual PLL jitter removal PACIFIC MICROSONICS HDCD DECODER/FILTER 2) ULTRA-ANALOG DACC013A 20 bit DACs configured differentially Word length 20 bits (21 effective bits) JITTER, 10ps RMS ANALOG SECTION ALL-TUBE BALANCED LINE AMPLIFIER BALANCED I/O UNBALANCED I/O MAXIMUM GAIN 12 dB MAXIMUM OUTPUT +30 dBu, 25 V rms (70V P-P)(+31dbu @ 1.5% THD) +8.25 dBu digital full scale (2.0 V Rms) FREQUENCY RESPONSE 20 Hz to 20 kHz +/- .
TROUBLE-SHOOTING There are a number of possible symptoms of something not quite right, some may be interfacing, others we will touch on as well. If you suspect a problem the following paragraphs should help. NO POWER, NO INDICATORS, NADA - Probably something to do with AC power. Is it plugged in? Check the fuse on the back panel. A blown fuse often looks blackened inside or the little wire inside looks broken or it's resistance measures higher than 2 ohms.
HUM - Once again - several possibilities - several cures. Most likely it is a ground loop. Ideally each piece of gear should have one ground connection and only one. However, the short list of grounds include the AC mains plug, the chassis bolted to a rack with other gear, each input and each output. The two most common procedures are: try a 3 pin to 2 pin AC adapter (about a dollar at the hardware store).
MAINS CONNECTIONS Your unit 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.
BLOCK DIAGRAM INSERT A1 DIGITAL BOARD A2 A3 A4 ANALOG BOARD PHASE MUTE PASSIVE AES/EBU S/PDIF ANTI- VACUUM TUBE DAC ALIAS LINE AMP AES21 JITTER TOSLINK ULTRAANALOG FILTER OUT 3 HDCD REMOVAL ULTRAANALOG DAC ST PASSIVE ANTIVACUUM TUBE ALIAS OUT 2 SAMPLE RATE LEDS OUT 3 OUTPUT A1 A2 A3 A4 INSERT POWER SUPPLY FRONT PANEL BOARD WARM-UP LOGIC STANDBY ANALOG BOARD STANDBY FUSE PWR OUT 1 LINE AMP FILTER DIGITAL OUT 1 OUT 2 PANEL BUTTONS LOGIC TUBE 12V LEDS TUBE 300V REL
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.
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 FAX it (909) 628-2482 or email service@manleylabs.com with all the info requested below and a note stating this is Warrantee Registration. Registration entitles you to product support, full warranty benefits, and notice of product enhancements and upgrades.
