INDEX
BRIEF
OPERATING
INSTRU
CTIONS
Front Panel
Rear Panel
INTRODUCTION
More About
Separate
Level Detector Access
More About Over Easy TM Compression
SIGNAL CONNECTIONS
Input Connection
Level Detector
Input
Connection
Output Connection
Grounding
Stereo Coupler Cable
Input Impedance
&
Terminations
OPERATION
&
APPLICATIONS
Compression Contro
l
T
hreshold Adjustment
&
LED Indicators
Auto Switch
&
Auto Attack/ Release LED Indicator
Attack Rate
&
Release Rate Controls
Where To Set Attack
&
Release Controls
Meter
Cali
bration
& Use
Use
of an
Equaliz
er
in
the Level
Detector Circuit
for
Frequency
Weighted
Compression, De-ess ing,
or
Increasing
Sustain
Use of a
Filt
er
in
the
Level Detector
Circuit
Use
of
a
T
ime Delay Line in
the Signal
Path
but not in the Level Detector
Circuit for
Zero
or Negative
Attack
&
Release
Times
The 165 As A Line
Amplifier
SPECIFICATIONS
dbx PRODUCT WARRANTY
&
FACTORY SERVICE
BLOCK DIAGRAM
SCHEMATIC
dbx GLOSSARY
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WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD,
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.