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SEC TI ON PAGE
Wa r r anty
1 Tec hni ca l Oa ta 1- 1 to r -a
Z Cf r cui t Oe s cr i pt i on ' -I 10 ' - 3
3 Operating I ns t r uc t i ons 3- 1 10 3-'
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7 Appendi X
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6-106 Put s list 6-1 06- Z-1 to -3
8-109 Oes c r ipti on 8-1 09-1-1 to -3
8-1 09 Pa r ts list 8- 109-Z-1 to -5

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H466 Fron t Pa nel A466-0 4-00Z
H466 func ti ona l 8466 - 01-00 1
H466 Schella ti c B4 66 - 0Z-001
H466 Compone nt layou t B466 - 06- 001
H466 Connec t or l ay out A4 66- 04- 001 "
6- 106 Schella t i c B6 - 106- 0Z-00 I •
6- 106 COlllponent l ayo ut B6-106- 06- 001
8- 1090 Schellla tic B8- 109- 0Z-005
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W A R RA NT Y

All Ward·8ed Sy s t e ms Lt d. produ c t s ar e warrant e d a 9 a ins t

defective materials and workmanship for a per i od o f one
year from date of shipment.

Ward-B e ck Syst ems wi l l r epair o r repl dce . at I t s opt ion.

with out c ha rge , a l l s aid prod ucts or pa rts thereof whi c h.
upo n fa ct ory i nsp ection , p rove to be defect ive du ring t he
warr ant y per iod p rov ided that:

al Ori ginal s e rt e l nu_b ers ar e int act and lIave

not be en t a e pe ree wi th.
b] The purchaser shall r eturn any equ ip_ent o r
pa r t s th ere of t o Wa rd-Be c k Systems only aft er
o b t a i n i ng prior au t ho r i z a tion a nd s hi pp ing i n -
stru ction s f r om lh e f act or y . Ward-Be ck Sys tems
r es erv e s the r ight to Insp e ct o r r e pair on t he
pur chas er's pr emis es .
c) Tile pu r c ha s e r as sumes t he o b lig a t ion of a ll
ex pen se s l nc ur r e d in co nnec t ion wi t h s h ip p lng and
r e t ur n i ng suc h good s . o nce a ut ho ri za t i on ha s be e n
o bta I ne d.
Th ls war rant y does not co ve r I U _ S co ns I dered
e xpe nd a ble su ch as fu s e s and te ep s .

This war rant y do es no t cover dama ges c aused by misuse,

a c cident. negle ct. una uth o ri ze d alterat ion. re pair by
una ut ho r i ze d pe r s o nne l. o r da ma ge c aused by ac t o f Go d ,
war or c iv il in surre ction .
In no event shall Ward·Be ck System s be l iable f o r co nse-
q ue nt i a l damages. Ward-B e ck Syst e ms sha ll ha ve th e rig ht
of f fnal de t e r mi na tio n as t o th e applica bi lity of t hi s
wa r r-e nt y .
Ward-B e c k Sys t e ms re s e r ve s the r i ght, at any ti .e. to _<I ke
c ha ng es I n e q uip ment. c o_ po ne n t spec ifi cati on s a nd des ign
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TE CH NICAL DATA
"466 COMPRESSOR/ LIMITER

Galn : Unity. Make up gain of 16 dB . a ldll ull fs

e ve tlebt e in ceep r es s i cn 1lI0de only .
Frequ en cy Resp onse : ! 0 . 25 dB fr OIl 20 Hz t o 20 kHz .
Moise : At - 10 dB. se nsitivity: 72 d8 below
-1 0 dBIl. At O. t- 4 or +8 dB. sensit iv ity:
75 dB be l ow se lec ted s e nsit ivi ty s e t t i ng .
( Ba ndwidt h 20 Hz t o 20 kH z )
Ha r mon ic Disto rtio n : Less than 0.5% TIl l} fr om 3D Hz t o l S kH z
a t 128 dBm out put or less wi t h 10 dB of
comp re s si on and/o r li mitin g . Le ss t ha n
0 . 1% at Compre sso r or l imi t er t hr e sh ol d .
McaSllr ed with s ensit ivity swi t ch a t +0
and rel ease controls at maximum
(i . e. ful ly c l oc k wi se ) .
Sour ce Impeda. nce : 600 ohms ma xillum. balanced /unbalan ced.
Input Impedanc e : 30k ohms tlOl, balanced.
In put Le vel : - 10 d811 to +8 d8m nOllinal . +30 dB.
llIa xlmUIl wi t h sen sft iv ity s et at O.
Output Illpedance : Less than 100 ohlls !IOI. bal a nced .
Load Illpedance : 600 01'1 115 . ba lan ced.
Output Le vel : - 10 dBIl t o +8 dBIl nOllinal. t-2 8 d8_
lIall.i llull.
COllpr e s sio n Ratio: Selectable, 1.5:1. 2; 1 . 3:1, 5 :1 ( t n dB )
U .U in g Ratio: 50:1 (in d8 ).
Compr e ssio n Ra nge: Great e r t han 30 dB.
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TECHNI CAL DATA

M466 COMP RESSOR/LI MITER

Recovery Ti _e : Co_pre s s or : 0 .2 t o 5s.

( f ro_ 10 dB of
gain r ed uctio n)
De -e sslng :
Ll~ i te r: 0 .1 to 5s.
Operate s as a f r eq uency depend ent co. -
pres sor . 3 dB poi nt adju s tabl e fr o.
1 kH z to 6 kllz .

Phasin g : Low number ter minals of In put and out -

put a re i n phas e .
Met e rin g: Provis i on for e x t e rna j VU me te r to mon-
itor gain redu ction or outp ut l eve l.
Power Requ i reme nts: i25 volts dc, 100 rn A mall. im um.
Amb1ent Tempera ture: o to 60 de gree s Cels iu s .
Dimens io ns: 1 . 6" wid e Il. ] " hi gh Il. 6 .S" deep
(41 11m x 178 Wlm Il. 165 1111 ) .
Accesso r 1es : M4 66" Meter Mod ul e .
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In put
The in put s i gn al i s applied to pin s 1 an d 2 of th e edge co n-
ne cto r . The s ignal i s routed direct ly to the nor mall y c l os ed
cont ac t s uf t ho IN S E~ T swi tc h SW 7 . Additiunally, th e sig na l i s
f ed t o input ampl 1fiers 11 arid 12 by means of a bri dgi ng input.
Oepend1 ng on t he position of th e INS ERT switch, t he outp ut of
th e M4 66 is or iginate d either fr o ~ th e i nput or f r om the out pu t
of the unit. In thi s wa y. i t i s pos sib le t o by pas s t he enti re
C O Mp r ess o r / l i~ i te r c irc uit wh i le s t i ll app lyi ng t he i nput s i gna l
t o t he uni t. th e r efore perMitti ng a dju st ment and s et -up t o be
Made pr ior to i ns e r t i on o f th e unit i nto th e s i gna l path .
El ect r onic At t enuato r
The i npu t aMp1 Hiers a r e f ollow ed by an a tte nua tor circu it COM-
prisin g 13 . 14 , 15 as we ll as 0 1. 02, 03 and 04 . In pr i nc ipl e.
th e c i r cu i t ope r ate s as a vo l t age Mul ti plie r . using the in put
s i gnal and the co nt ro l vol t age gene r at ed i n t he cont r ol am pl i-
f ier as it s two i nputs. Tr an s i st or s 0 1 t o Q4 a r e the rMally
coupl ed t o pr ovi de good ci r cu i t s ta bili t y over a l arge ope r-
a t in g t emper ature rang e .
TIlRC SllOlD Cunt r ol s
The outp ut of the volt a ge at te n\Ja t or c I r cu it i s co uple d vi a C31
t o th e CD MP R E S SD~ TH RESHOLD co ntrol 5W4 . to t he MAKE- UP- GA IN
contr ol R72 il nd t o t he L1HIHR TlI RESHOLD co nt ro l SWS via the
COMPRESSOR I NSER T swi tc h SW2C.
Se NS I TIVITY Switc h
The SENSI TIVITY con t ro l enabl es t he unl t to ope rate wi t h
op ti. u. and co ns t . nt dfs to r tion an d nof s e specificati ons wi t h
varyin g sy s t e. in s ert l e we l s .
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CO Mpressor AMpli fi @r and Rectifier

The ou tput f ro. t he COMPRESSOR TH RESH OLD attenuator SV4 f eeds
the slgnal via the 0[-E55 switch SV6 and ass ociated fflter to
aMp lifier 26. A ful l- wave rectifier consisting of CR5 and CR6
fol l ows l6 a nd in t ur n generates a pos i tive con tro l voltage to
opera te t he co.p ressor f unct l on of the unit. R55 deterMl nes
th e attack ti me, and I s facto ry s et f or 10 ~i lliseconds.
Howeve r t he r e si s t or .ay be va r ied f r om 2k ohms to 47k ohMs
t o ac h ieve oth e r a t t ac k t ime characte r is tics.
0[ -E55 Co ntrol
Th e OE -ESS c i rc ui t consists o f a h igh pass fil t er COmprIS Ing
e21, R58 a nd R59. Wlth the 0[-E55 fu nc tio n ec t t ve t eu , only
f r eque ncie s fr om 1 kllz t o 6 kH z an d abo ve wi ll oper at e t he
compresso r. I n add ition , SW6A red uces t he r e l eas e t ime o f th e
compresso r t o appr o~ i m at e l y ha lf wh en operated In th e OE · ES S
mode. Bo t h t hes e measures combined cause th e unit to be
se ns i tive only t o th e hi gh f r equency co.p ~nen t s of s ib i l ant
voice lII" terial .
Li lll i t e r Ampli f ie r an d Rectif ier
The output f rOM t he LI MITE R THR ESH OLD a t tenuator 5V5 fee ds
alllp lifie rs l 7 and 18 , wh i ch In turn are f oll owed by the fu ll
wave re ctifie r con figura tion consisting of CR10 and eRll. A
nega tive cont rol volt age is thu s generated an d suppli ed to the
control aMpli fi er. Th e a t t ac k t i Me Is set a t the fa ctory to
50 Mi c r os ec onds and c"n be altered by chang f ng the val ue Of
R1 09. When the M466 is operatin g a s a li Miter onl y, I ts
Max iMUM output in dB M is deter.ined by the s e t ting of th e
SENSIT IV ITY sw1tch added algebra lcally t o th e se t ting o f th e
LIMITE R THRESHOLD con t rol .
Gain Reduc t i on Me t er AMpl f f ier
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li Mit Ind i cat or s

Two volta ge co.par ", to rs (p art of Z9 . pin s 1 . 2 .3 ,5 ,6 and 7)
compa re t he l i .it mo ni to r vol t age a t pin 1[ 13 wit h two fix ed
vo l t age s at pi ns 3 a nd 5 of 19. The unit i s ca librated s uc h
tha t wi th 6 dB peak l i mit 1nl the Lt~ CR 1S (green ) will li ght
up . SiMil a r ly CRl 6 (yell ow wi ll Il lu minate wlth 12 dB pe ak
ll a ft i ng .
Power Supp l y Oeco up l l ng
An ac t l ve power su pply de coup ling netw ork consist i ng of Q6 thr u
Q11 prov id es a high deg r ee o f f s ul a t t e n betwe en t he M466 an d t he
125 volt s uppl y ralls. Trans istor s Q7 and Q10 s e r ve as cur r ent
mo nit or s and w111 l i l" 1t th e c ur r ent flow lng tIl rou gh th e p~ s s
t r e ns t s t c r s Q6 and Q9 to approximat ely 150 mAo Thi s f ea t uj-e t s
de signe d to prevent ex cessiv e powe r supply de mand s on th e re -
ma i nde r of the cons c l e sy s te m ln th e eve nt of cc a ponan t fa il ure
with in the M 66 .
110 i n conjun c tio n with Qil an d QIJ fo r us a ! 16 yo l t high -
s t ability r egu lato r , us ed t o s upply th e requ i re d vc l t age s to
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M4 66 COMPRESSOR/ LI MITER

Th e H466 is de s1g ned t o o p e r ~ t e as a comp r esso r and/or 11 . l t e r.

in de pen dent of one ~n o t he r as fa r a s t hre sh ol d, attack ti me and
r e le ase t i mes a re conce r ned .
COMI'RESS OR
As a compre sso r t he uni t is ca pa ble of comp re ss io n ove r a 40 dB
i np ut r ange f r om 20 dB be l ow t o 20 dB above t he nOmi na l
SEN SITIV ITY s e t t i ng . Four ga in red uc t i on SLOPES are avai l abl e ,
namel y 1. 5: 1 . 2 : 1 . 3: 1 a nd 5:1. To t t t us t re t e , using <I 2:1
compre s s i oll slo pe , a 10 dB cha nge 1n i nput leve l wi ll r es ul t in
a 5 dB ch an ge i n ou t pu t l eve l ,
Typica ll y a co.presso r i s ope r ated wi th 6 t o 10 dB o f co.pres .
si on. This place s t he no. l ll a l ope r ati ng pofnt on the co.pres -
s 10n s lope . I n thi s . a nne r . as t he av e r age input level in -
cr eas es fur t he r. t he inc r ease in output level 15 propo r tio nally
r ed uced . Conve rsely, as the avera ge inpu t level decreases. the
dec rease in out pu t leve l i s also proportio nally reduced.
Th e cho i ce of a ny gi ve n ga i n r educ t fon s lope i n effec t deter -
1II1ne s t he dyna mi c r an ge o f t he pr ogr alll ee t ar- t at .
The aver age level l os s r es ul t i ng from th e compress ion act ion
ca n be r e covere d a t the out pu t of th e unit us ing th e MAKE· UP-
GA I N contro l.
If a headr oom i n exc ess of 30 dB i s requir ed in a par tic ul a r
mi xi ng Channe l t hen the SE NS ITI VITY s houl d be s et t o a hi ghe r
l ev e l s uc h as "0· s e t t i ng i ns tead of "- 10·, Li kewi se the
COlllp resso r and l i mi t e r THRE SHOLD cO ll trols wil l have to be
i nte r preted ac cordingl y . Thi s wi ll assure opti.u. per fo r.a nce
c ha ra cte r i s ti c s f r o. th e comp ressor control circuitry.
Th e OE- ES S f unc t i on i s de s i gned t o r educe t he level of vo1ce -
gellerate d sib i l an ce pr edo. 1na nt i n t he 1 kHz t o 6 kHz range,
To achieve opt i . u. pe r f or.ance . th e co.pressor should be
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A st ere o tie connec tion (pin 10) pr OY fs i on is . ade t o co nnec t

t he CODpresso r con t rol cir cuitry of seve ral c oe p re s s c r s t e-
gether , fo r t he purpos e o f stere o or . ul t f - channel opera t ion.
Only the co.p resso r con t r ol c ircuit ry of two or .o re units can
t hus be interconn ec ted and t he unit produ cin g th e hfgh est
cont rol voltage wi ll assume cO nt r ol o f all i nter conne cted
unt t s . In order to produce s i.fla r ce ep r es s t on c harac t er is t i cs ,
SLOPE a nd REL EAS [ contro l s of a l l un i t s sh ould be s e t to i den-
t i ca l va l ues. Hote th a t fn co nt rast t o t he c o~ p r esso r actio n,
th e 1 i . lt er act f on of t he f nd iv i dual unfts a re not tn te r-ccn-
ne e ted and r ema fn inde pen dent of each ot he r.

For ce rtafn produ ct fo n a ppl i cat f ons f t may be desfrab le to

utilize t he compr e s s or ( usu ally ope r a tfng On the 3:1 or 5: 1
s lope) as a l i miter i n ord e r t o s l ig h t ly r ed uce 1nfr equer\t
program pea ks . Th is pa r t ic ula r mode of opera tio n req uir es
a very s ubt l e ons e t of compressio n . To a chi eve t hl s
chara cteris t ic, t he c oe pr- es s or co nt ro l circ uitry will have t o
be r ec a l ibra t ed a s out li ned t n t he ADJUSTMENT PRO CE DU RE, step
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adj us t ed i ndi vi dual l y for co.pre ss or a nd l i . iter f uncti ons .
The LIMIT ER THRES HOLO control is adj us t ab l e f n 2 dB s teps up
t o 20 dB above t he no.inal SENS ITIVITY settin g . Wi t h a 50: 1
co.pression s lope t he se tting of the THRESHOLD co nt rol de t er -
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through th e uni t .
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Refe re nc e Ora wi ngs:

8466-0 1- 001 M466 Fu nc ti on.. l
8466·0 2-001 H466 Sch e m.. et c
0466- 06-001 H466 Comp onent Layou t
86-1 06-0 2-001 6-106 Sc heme t t c
86-1 06-06 -00 1 6-1 06 Component L..yout
88- 109 -02 - 00 5 8-1 09 0 Sch ema tic
88· 109· 06-005 8-1 090 Compo ne nt Layout
A466 -0 4-00 1 M46 6 Conne cto r Layo ut
No t~s : 1) Use SIMPSO N DVM t yp e 464 or equi va l ent f or ill dc
volt age e~ asu r ee en ts.
2) I n t he in t ere st of si .pl1city , all f ront pinel
con t rols desc r ibed a re ide nt ifi ed by the teras
.. nd i1 bbr e viations used on the actua l panel.
I) Re. ove ca rd s 8· 1090 and 6-1 06 .
Releas e I NS swi tc h.
2) Apply power lind c hec k :
- ro t a t supp ly c ur r e nt approxi matel y 21 iliA
·Yoltage at pin s 2£ 3 a n d 2£]: 121.0 V to t2 1.5 V
~ Y o 1 t a g c at pin s 1£5 and 1[7: :!;16 V +o/- O . ~ V
3) Chec k fo ll owin g points for a de volta ge as i ndicated:
11 pi, 6 , 0 V 15 pin l : 0 V 7. 8 pin6:0V
Z2 p i n 6, 0 V 16 pinl: 0V Z9 - pin 8: 10.6 Y
ZJ p i n 6, · 3. 3 V 16 pin7:0V
pi, 6 , 0 V pin6 :0Y
4)
"~ Co n ne e t
17
a t est cl ip ..s s hown on drawing 8466 - 06· 001
be twe en l E9. 1E I0 a nd 1£5.
·Pl ug i n 8· 1090 a mpl if i er. Total supply cur r ent Sh oul d
ri se t o a ppr oxi ailtel y 40 mA.
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5) Sct con tro ls as follows :

-SENS o
- COMP "t
- LI M "t
- IN S t,
-Tr1 . pot s R3S, R4 0 and R70: lIid -posit io n
6) - Te r . f na t e out put of H466 wit h 600 ohms.
- Appl y , 1 kHz , 0 dB. inp ut signa l ( te rm ina ted wi t h 600 ohms )
to th e H46 6 i nput .
-Adjus t R40 f or 0 dBm outp ut.
- Ch e c k le ve l a t C3 1, us i ng It P 400FL a c voltmet cr (un t e eet n-
a tcd voltmeter input ). Rea dl ng s houl d be - 5 dBm t o . 5 dBm.
7) -S wi tc h SE ~S f r om 0 sett in g t o -1 0 , +4 an d +8 . Ullder a l l
co ndl t lo ns , ou tput le vc l s houl d re ma ln consta nt wlt hfn
to. 5 III!.

8) -Set S[ N$ t o O.
- I nc r e as e in put l eve l t o +10 dBm.
- Ad j us t R] O f or ml n imu~ distortlon ( tYPi Cally l e s s than
0. 251 a t I kHz ) .
- Adj ust R3 5 unt i l crossover disto rtion ju st begin s to
appcll r ove r t he noi s e .
9) - ue c r e a s e i nput le ve l t o 0 dB• .
- Conne ct exte rn a l VU . e t cr.
- Depr e s s GR/YU swit ch .
-Adjust R132 for 0 VU.
-Rclea se GR /YU swit ch .
- Adj us t Rl 19 f or 0 YU.
10) - Se t COMP THlD t o O.
-Dep r css COMP swi tch .
-Adjust R49 for +6 . 0 mY lit pln lE II .
- Decre as c COMP THl D i n 2 dB steps all the way t o - 20 and
.Cll$u re cor res ponding vo l tage ln crea se a t the an od es of
a

CR5 a nd CR6 . (Use H? 400rL ac vol t lleter )

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- Rc t ur n COMP TIt LO t o D.
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11) - s e t LI MI T TH LD to O.
·Oep ress LIM switc h.
·Adj us t 11101 for - 1. 20 Y at pin TE12.
· I nc r e as e LIMI T THLD in 2 dB step s al l t he way to +20 and
mea s ur e co rre spond ing volt ago decr eas e a t t he ca t hodes of
Cil lO and CRll. (U s e HP 400FL ac voltmet e r )
- lle t ur n LIM IT THL D t o O.
· Rel ea s e LI M switch.
12) - Remove i nput s 1gna l .
· Sw 1tch power of f .
-Re.ove t e st c li p .
- Pl ug i n cont rol a. plif i er 6- 106 .
-T r 1. pot IIl 0 (on 6-1 061 f ul ly ccw.
- Tr i . pot 1125 ( on 6-1 06 fu l l y t w.
· Re- a pp1y powe r . De pr ess INS.
-T otal suppl y current Should ri se to appr ox . 65 . A.
· Re l ea s e INS. Tot al current s houl d dr op t o 45 .A.
·Depr e ss INS ag a i n .
-Re-c heck su pply vo ltage at pi ns 1[ 5 and 1[ 7 ,
( ±16 Y +0 · 0 . 5 V)
- Chec k l [ l l t o be 0 V to .l Y.
1l) -Set SL OPE to 5: 1 .
- Adj us t R2 (on 6·1 06) f or -25 0 mV at Z2, pin 6.
-t heck Z3, pin 6 (0 t o +250 mY ) . This volt age is to remain
wit hin th is ra nge wh en the COMI' RL S contro l is o pe r e t ed
t hrou gh i ts ent i re ra nge.
-If necessa ry . adjus t R4 0 ( on 6- 106) t o mee t above
co nditl 0n. (4.7 Meg . t o 15 Meg . )
14) -Adj us t R2 5 (on 6-1 06 ) f or +3 t o +3. 5 V at 15. pin 6.
( LIM IT RlS ful ly ccw )
15 ) Co.p r esso r ad just _ents.
a) Se t co ntr ol s a s f oll ows :
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-SEN S -10
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-LI MIT TH LD : o
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-RLS (LI MIT ) : lI id -posH i on

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- OS SWIT CH
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H466 COMPR ESSOR / LIM ITER

- GR/ VU out ( GR)

-Sl OPE 3
- COMP THLD o
-RLS (COMP) . 1d- pos 1t fo n
- COMP ; tn
- I HS •
-R 16 (on 6-1 06) : "
e t d-po s t t t en

bI - Appl y a 1 kHz , - 10 dBD i nput sig na l.

- Adj us t R49 (on . othe rboa rd) for a 0.25 d8 drop in
outp ut level.
-In crea se input l e vel t o 0 dB., ou tpu t shoul d inc rease
by 3.3 dB.
c) If out put inc reas e is .o re t han 3.3 dB :
-Dec rease in put level t o - 10 dB. and wait for recovery .
-Adj ust R2 (on 6-106) so output in crea ses by 0 . 5 dB .
-Re - ad j us t R49 (on . ot herboard ) f or a drop of 0 .5 dB
I n out put t eve t •
- I nc re ase l npu t l evel t o 0 dB. and r e - chec t in crease
l n output.
d) - Repea t ( b) an d (c) unt i l 10 dB i nput increa se res ults
in 3 .3 dB out put in crea se .
e) If outp ut increa se 1s l ess tha n 3 .3 dB:
-De crea s e in put l e ve l to - 10 dBm a nd wa1t f or r ecovery .
- Re- idj ust R4 9 t on Ilot herboard) for a O.S dB inc rease
in output l evel .
- Adj us t R2 (o n 6-106 ) so output decr eas e s 0 . 5 dB.
- rnc r ease input l eve l t o 0 dB m a nd re-chec k ou tpu t
incre a se .
f) -Repe at ( e ) untl1 10 dB i nput res ults i n 3. 3 output
increase .
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- Adj us t R1 6 (on 6-1 06) f or fine adjustment.
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h) - t nc r ease input l e ve l to +20 dBm. Output level s hould

f nc r eas~ an o ther 3 . 3 dB for a tot al of 10 dB.

No te : If t e st eq ui pmen t ca nno t supply this range

of i npul l e ve l s , adjust COHP THtO to -20 and
e s t ab li sh i ni t i a l thr ~ sh ol d at ·30 dBm.
1) - C h~ckth e 1. 5 : 1 , 2:1 an d 5: 1 com presso r s lopes .
Erro rs s ho ul d he wi t hi n ! 0 .5 d B.
j ) Che c k compre s sor r el~a se:

· Se t SLOPE : ): 1.
-se e RtS (COHP) : 5 sec.
- Fr om th ~ thre sh ol d l ewe l , i nc r eas e input by 20 dB.
- Swi t c h i nput le vel bact 10 dB. Output level s hou ld
U.te 5 sec. ±l sec. t o re cover. Ad just R141 if necessary.
-Se t RLS (COMP ) t o 0.2 sec. and r e pe a t as ab ove.
16) Ch eck de -ess c i rc uit r y .
a) Se t cOlltrols as f ol l ows :
- S[ NS -10
- LI HIT THL O : o
- Rl S (LIMIT) : mi d- pos i t i on
- L1 H
- OS SWIT CH ."'
- OS CON1ROL "
c c w (1 t Hz)
-H'
- GR/ VU
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out (G R)
-S LOPE 5
-COMP nn, a o
- Rl S (CO MI') mi d-p ositi on
- COMP
- I NS
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- I nc r ease input le vel by 3 dB. GR me l e r sh ould s t a r t
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- Re t ur n t o 1 tHz , - 10 dB.. in put signa l .

- j nc ree s e fre que ncy of i nput s igna l and watch f o r GR
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c) ·Repeat ab ove steps wi t h OS co nt ro l s ~t f ul ly cw an d

input f r e que ncy at 6 kHz .
d) Set contro l s . s fol lows :
- SEHS : - 10
-LIMIT TH lO : o
· Rl S ( LIMIT): etd-p ost t t o n
-LIM
- OS SWITC H ,,'
0«".
-HG
-GR/ VU out (GR)

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-SLOPE 3
-COMP THLD o
-RL 5 (COMP)
-COMP
-I NS
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. i d- posi tion

e) ·Apply a 1 kHz, -1 0 dB. input sign a l .

- No t e out put l evel .
- Tur n HG control full y cwo Out put level s hould inc rease
by 16 dB ±l dB .
17 ) Chec k GR . e t e r fun c t i on :
-Set SLOPE to 5 :1 .
-Fro. the threshold poin t. in cre ase t he in put l evel by
10 dB. GR ~eter sh ould de fl ec t downward t o read
.pproK i~ately ha lfway be tween -7 and - 10.

18 ) Lf mfter adju st ment s .

aj Set contro ls as fo ll ows :
- SENS

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- 10
- LIMIT THLD : o
- Rl S (LIM IT) :
-r r M ,
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-CDMP: ou t
- INS : in
b) - Appl y a 1 kH z, -1 0 dBm i npu t sfg na l .
-Adju s t R10l (on mothe r board ) fo r- a 0.<'5 dB drop in
ou tput t evet .
- I ncr ea s e i np ut l eve l t o +10 dBm , output s hould
fncrea s e by I t! s s than 0 .5 dB.
c) If output le ve l i ncr t! ases by 0 . 5 dB or ~o re:

-De crea se i npu t l eve l to - 10 dB m a nd walt f or re cove ry.

- Adj us t R<'5 (on 6-106) so outpu t i nc r ea s es by O.S dB.
- Re - a dj us t R10 1 (o n ..ot her board) fo r a dr op of 0. 5 dB
i n out pu t t eve t •
- I nc r ea se inpu t leve l to +10 dB_ and re -ch ec k fn crease
i n ou tput.
dl - I f in cre as e f n outp ut le ve l is st ill 0 .5 dB or .o re .
repea t (b) a nd (c) as needed .
el Chec k l i mi ter re lea se :
- Se t RLS (tiM) to 5 s t!c .
- From t he thr esho l d le ve l , i ncr- ees e i nput by 10 dB.
- Swi t ch fn put l e ve l back 10 dH.
- Ad j us t RJO (o n 6- 106 ) for a r el ea se t i rne of 5 s ec .
f l sec.

No t e: If R30 i s mo ved l oo f ar i n the cw dire ctio n .

the ga i n of Z6 will e~ ceed un ity and the ou t put
le ve l will slowl y beg i n t o dr op. Bac k off fr o.
th is se tt i ng .
- Se t IU S ( LIM) t o 0 . 1 sec. a nd r e pea t as above . Due to
the fa st r e l ea se s peed an d t he relat ivel y sl ow . e t e r
r es pons e . t he ch ang e i n ou tp ut l e vnl will be ba r e l y
noti cea ble .
19 ) De l e te .
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20) Test and adjust LIMIT indicators :

-F ro. t he th re s hold le vel, in creas e inp ut l e ve l by 6 d8 .
- Adj ust R1 46 (o n .o t herboard) s o gr ee n LE D CR15 just
s ~ itc h es on. Vo lta ge a t Zg, pi n 5 is ap proxi • • te ly
8 .V, a t pi n J approxi .atel y 6 . Y.
-In creas e input leye I by anoth er 6 dB f or a t o t al of
12 dB above the li~it threshol d . This s houl d s ~ i tc h
the yell ow L[ D CR16 on.
- I f ne ces sary, re adju st R146 t o obt a i n a il dB to lerance
f or t he operati on of CR15 a nd CR1 6 .
21) Ge ne ra l Tes ts.
a) Se t co nt r ol s as follow s :
- SENS 10
- LI MIT THLD : o
-RLS (LI MI T): mid- positi on
-L1 M
- OS SWIT CII ,,'
,,'
-HG , <OW
- GR/ VU out (GR)
- SLO PE , J
- COMP TH LD . o
-RLS (COMP) .id - posft ion
-COMP
- INS ,, 0f,.'
b) - Check. freq uen cy r espons e . Shoul d be within :!: 0.2 5 dB
fr o. 20 Hz t o 20 kHz .

c) -Se t SEHS to O.
-Increa s e i nput l e vel t o .10 d8• •
- Adj us t R10 for .1 nt. u. distortion (typ ica l l y l e s s than
0 . 25'1 a t 1 kH z ) .
- Ad j ust R35 until c r oss ove r dis tortion ju st begins t o
appear Oyer the noi s e .
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- Meas ur e abs olute nois e (ba ndwidth 20 liz to 20 kll z )

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e) Set co n t r o l s ~s f ollow s :
-SE NS ~4
- LI MIT TH LD: ~l D
- RLS ( LI MI T) : cw
-LIM : in
- COMP out
-I NS in

· App ly ~ ~ 26 dBm Input si gnal.

- Me a s u r e disto rt ion fr om 30 Hz t o l S kHz.
Sh ould be less than 0,5 ' ,
22) Check sllpply C(Jr rent:

Se t s wi t c he s a s f o l l ows :

- LI M : out
- COMP: out
- I NS : out

Quie s c ent: 4811111.

I n pu t a nd Output at t 28 dBm: 100 IlA,

23) Chec k pha s1ng between In pu t and outpu t. low number

ter minal s t o be in ph a se .
24) f or c e r t ain producti on ~pp l lcat lons. i t may be desIrab le
t o have th e compressor go i nt o compression in a more
gra d ual fashi on. Th is a cti o n Ilay be achieved by adjustIng

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th e ab ove •

) Se t co n t r o ls es follow s :
-S[N S - 10
-LIMIT THLD , 0
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-RLS (CDMP) Mid-posi tion

- CDHP i,
- INS j,

b) - Appl y a 1 kH z, - 10 d8M in put s ign al.

-Adj us t RZ ( on 6-1 06) for an o ut put leve l drop o f
1 dB.
- Adj us t R49 ( on mo t he r bo a rd ) for the o utp ut l e vel
to retur n t o - 10 dRm t o. ZS d8 .
- In crea se In put l e ve l by 10 d8 , outp ut sh o ul d
in crease by ) dB.
c) If increas e in o ut put l~v ~l i s l e s s than 3 d8
i D.2S dB :
- Dec r e as e irlp ut l~ v ~ l t o - 10 dBm and wa i t f or
r e cuve ry ,
-Adju s t R2 (on 6-106) f or an addition a l o utp ut
l e ve l dr op of approx imate l y 0 . 5 dB.
-Aga in adjust R49 ( on mot h~ r boa rd) f or t he outp ut
l e ve l t o - 10 dBm.
Note : On s Olie uni t s , i t lilly be necessa ry t o raise
th e value of R48 s l ig htly .
- Aga i n increas e in put si gna l level by 10 dB, output
s ho ul d rise by 3 dB to.2S dB.
d) Repea t st ep (c) In 0.5 dB i ncreMents ff necessary.
e) If in crease in o ut put leve l is greate r than 3.25 dB:
- Dec r e as e inp ut l ev e l to - 10 dB. and walt for recove ry.
- Adjus t R49 (on Mo t he rboard) (or a 0 .5 dB drop in
ou tp ut f e ve L,
- Adj us t R2 (6- 106) t o r etu rn output l e ve l to - 10 dBM
+0 - 0 .25 dB.
-Again f nc r ea s e input l e vel by 10 dB confirMing that
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" 46 6 CO HPRESSOR l llH IT ER

PART OES CR I PHO N Hr' HFG PART NUH 8ER

Cl Cap aci t o r aa uF / 2 5 V Sf eme ns B4 1 313 -A5 22 6-Z
C2 " " " "
C3 " 47 IIF/ 40 V " 84 12 38 - C74 7 6 _T
CO " " " "
C5 " 100 pF Ph fl f p s 2222- 63 8 -70 10 1
CO " 2 . 2 u F12 5 V KeMe t 1 39 08 22 5H0 25AS
C7 " " " "
C8 " 33 lI r/lO V " T39 0 0 3 3 6H01 0A5
CO " " " "
ClO " 220 pF Phil i ps 2 2 2 2 - 6 3 0 - 0 32 2 1
Cll " U
C12
C13
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220 p F
4. 7 p F
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2 22 2- 6 38 - 0 9 4 78
222 2- 630 -0 322 1
2222-63 8 -09478
Cl. " 33 u F/l O V KeMe t T390 0 336H01 OAS
C15 " " " "
C16 " 6 . 8 pf Ph i ll ps 22 2 2 -6 38 - 0 96 88
C17 ," 1 5 pF " 2222 -6 38 -10 15 9
C18 10 lI F/ 25 V Kemet T39 0 C10 6 H0 25 AS
C19 " 2 2 pF Ph fT l ps 2 2 2 2 ·6 38 - 582 29
020 " 1 50 uf/6 V Kemet 139 0[1 5 7M0 0 6I\S
021 " 3900 p r a s e t cc CQ 92- MC-39? H
C22 " 1 u F13 5 V Ke me, t T390B1 0 5M035AS
C2J " 1 0 u F/2 5 V T3 9 0 C10 6H02 5AS

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C2G " 1 lI F13 5 V KeMet T390 81 05 H0 3 5A5

C27 " 47 pF Ph f l fp s 22 2 2-638 -7 0479
C28 " 8 .2 pF " 2222 -6 38 -09828
C29 " 2 .7 pF " 222 2 - 63 8 - 0 32' 78
CJO " 330 u r /6 V Ke Me t T390 r33 7H006AS
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PART DESCR IPTION HFG MFG PA RT NUMBER

C"
C37
caeee t tor
•
10 uf /2S V
d ele te
Ke_et
•
T390C106 M02SAS

C"
C39
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1 u F/3 S V
22 uF/2S V
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Siemens
T39 08105M03 5AS
84 1 31 3 -A 5 2Z6 -Z
<40 • " " "
C" • 10 uF{2S V Kemet T39 0 C10 6M0 2SAS
<4 2 " 47 lIF/40 V S ie mens 841 238·C7476- T
C43 • 0.02 2 lIf ase tcc CQ92 -MC- 223 M
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CR 1 Dio de Moto r o l a l N4 0 0 3
CR2 " " "
CR ' " " "
C" "
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CR' Fairchild l N4 148

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CR'
CR7 L[O . "d ,"
, flV1l7
C" Diode
• , lN4 14 8
,
C"
CR 10 " " •
CRll "
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CR 12 HO. "d
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, FL V11 7
CRI3 Diode , 1" 414
, 8
CR14 •
CR1 5 LED . green • fl Vl1 0

CR16 H D. yell ow
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FLV 4 10

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PAR TS L IS T

M4 6 6 COMPRESSOR/ LI MITER

PART DESCRIPTIO N Kro HFG PART NUMBER

Qll r ran s t s t er National P" 364 5

Q12 • • •
Q13 • " •

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R2
R3
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R4 • J. J •
R5 J.3 •
R6 • J. J •
R7 • 10K "
R6 • •
R9
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R12
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R15 " 15K "

Rl ' • 15K •
Rl7 • 15K •
Rl. • 620 •
Rl' " 15K •
R20 • 620 •
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PARTS LIST

"466 COMPRESSOR /LIMITER

PART

.31
R32
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DESCRIPTION

Re s istor
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MFG
Phl1 1ps
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MFG PAR T NUMBER

.34 • '70 •
.35 'r r t .. Po t P iher PT l OY 50 0

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R36 (Delete)
l l aw 51 Ph t l tp s
RJ7
R38
R39
Resi st or
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R43
Trl .. Po t

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Re sist or 11'1 51
lOO K
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3K9
Phil ip s
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P i her
P hi lips
PT lOV 5 K

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15K
15K •
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R53
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PARTS LI ST

M46 6 COMP RES SOR / L I MI TER

PART DE SCRI PTION ,Fe MFG PART NUMBER

'66
.67
R68
Resist or
•
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" 51 1M
1M
15K
Ph i li ps
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R69 • •
' 10 Td . Pot '" Pi he r PT l OY 51(
.71 Resist or \ill 51
R12
R73
Potentl 0.eter
Res is t or %11 51
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Phil ips
AIR
Philips
(PHt of R59)
R14 1/811 51 na •
R75 • m •
R76 • •

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R78 • 820 •
' 19 • 680 •
. 80 • 51 0 •
.81 • 430 •
. 82 • 330 •
. 83 • 27 0 •
.84 Resistor " W 51 •
. 85 • "
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' 86
.87
. 88
Res Is t or 1/811 51
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' 90
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'91 • 680 •
esa • 510 •
"3 • 430 •
'94 • 330 •
"5 • azo •
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PARTS LIS T

H46 6 COMPRESSOR /LIMITER

PART O£SCRIP TION

RIOI T r i . Po t
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HFG PART I UHBER
PT lOY ZOK
R10Z
11 10 3
Re s isto r
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Phil i ps
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Rl05 • 620 •
R106 • 15K •
R10 7 • m •
R10a • m •
11109 • rx •
R11 0 (De l et e )

Rlll " 10M "

Rl 12 " (D e let e) "
R11 3 " 470 K "
R11 4 • 510 "
R11 S • 110 •
R1 16 • 5KT •
R1l 7 • m •
RlIa • 15k •
R119 Tr i . Po t Plher PT l OY 51'
11 120 Re s lsto r ~W 51 150 K Ph il i ps
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R121
R12 2
R12 3
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12 0 K
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R1 24 • 75 •
R1Z5 • 75 •
11 126 • •
R12 7 •
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PARTS LIST

M466 COMP RESSOR / lIMI TER

PA RT OESCRIP TI ON M" MF G PART NUMBE R

,M
Rl l6
RIl7
Resistor
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(De l ell!)
Phi lip s
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R1 38
R13 9
RHO
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R141 1rl . po t Piher PT 10 V SOD
R14 2 Res istor It;W 51 62 0 Phili ps
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R143
Rl44
R14 5
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R14 6 Tri . po t Plher PT 10 h (2.5) 20K

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SW3 • • was 11 -005
SW4 • Gra yh i 11 was 11 -021
SW5 • • •

' W6 • Sc ha do w WB' 11 · 0 0 2
SW7 • • •
SW8 • Rel WB' 11 · 0 7 6
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Z2 • • •
Z3 • • •
Z4 • • •
ZS • • lM14 58 N

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6_ 106 COHPRESSOR CONTROL AMPLIF IER

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DESCR I PTI ON
6· 106 COHPRESSOR CON TROL AHP LIFlfR

The 6-106 co nt r ol am plif ie r is a pri nt ed ci r cui t boa rd un i t

desig ned t o be us ed a s an inte rn a l compo nen t o f the WBS
H466 compressor/ lim i ter modu l e. Th e 6- 106 .o unt s ont o t he
H4 66 motherb oar d as 4 pl ug- i n uni t.
The 6- 106 will accep t t wo separate dc input volt age s, one
is used t o con t rol the co.pr e s so r acti on , the other t o
cont rol t he li Miter a c tion of t he H466 .
COMPRE SSOR VO LTAGE PROCES SING:
The de signa l gen erated by the com pr e s sor ampl if ier and
det ecto r of t he M4 66 i s f e d t o te rmin a l El l of t he 6-106
ampl if i er .
ZI f or ms a hi gh -imp cd ~n c e bu f f e r amp lif i e r whi c h i n t ur n
dr i ves th e re lea se co n t ro l ampl ifie r Z2. The Compre s sor
release con tro l i s co nnec ted between t e r mi nal s ( 1 and E2.
I t dete rm i nes the rate of d i s cha r ge of ca paci t or C3 after
signa l r eec ve t •
22 i s foll owe d by 23 , whi ch is desi gned t o ope rate 4S a
l ogarithMic a.pl ifier. Thus , a l i nea r input volt ag e Change
wi ll result in a logarithMi c volta ge chang e opera t i ng th e
co mpressor at tenuato r. I n t hi s fashi on, i f pl otted on a dB
scale , 4 lfnear Compressi on s lope i s a Ch ieved .
Foll ow i ng t he l ogari th mi c amp lifier i s 24 , which act s as a
su mmi ng ampl i fi e r f or both t he compres sor as well as t he
l i mit er fu nct ion. 1h e comp r essor slope i s adju sted by
cl\ angi ng th e ga1n Of 24 , using different r es i s t or va lues
ac ross t e rminals [ 14 an d [ 15.
LI MI TER VOL TAGE PROCESSI NG:
The dc voltage ge nera ted at the outp ut of th e I f mlte r
amplifie r and detector o f the M466 i s f ed t o t er min a l EI2
of the 6·1 06 con trol aMplifie r.
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DESCRIPTI ON
6- 106 COMPRESSO R CON TROL AMPL IFIER

25 provid@ s t he 1i . it in g ac t10n. The ou tpu t o r ZS i s

s u••@d via R1 8 t o Z4. It als o app ear s <It t e r ai naI EI3,
wher e i t is used t o operate t wo vo lta ge comparators
( par t o r Zg) and final ly dr iv e t he two LEO l i .iter indica to rs.
Z6 i s de si gned <I S a vari able Impeda nce a. pll f ier co ntrolling
the ef f e cti ve i . pe dance aCrO s s R27 a nd t herefor e t he l l .lt er
r e l e a se ti me. I nput control o f 26 I s affected by the 1i .it
rele a se co n t r ol connected acro s s term in a l s E3 and E4.
A ~ 16 vo lts dc s upply vo lta ge i s a ppl i ed t o pin s E5, E6 and
E7.

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PARTS LI ST

6- 106 COMPR ESSOR CONTROL AMPLIFIE R

PART DESCRIP TION

"" MFG PART NUMBER
C1
C2
C3
Ca pacitor 1 5 p F
•
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0.4 7 uF 135
1 u F135 V
, Phi lips
Ke.@t
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22 22-638 -10159
T3 9 0A474M0 35AS
T39 0 8 10 5M035A S
C4 • 15 pF Philips 2: 22 2 - 6 38 -101 59
C5 • 3.9 pf • 22 2 2 - 6 38-09398
CO • 4 7 pf • 2222 -63 8 - 704 79
C1 • 10 pF • lZ 22 - 6 3 8 - 10 I 0 9
C8 • 3 .9 pF • •
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C10
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4 . 7 pf
6 8 u F/6 , •
Kemet
2 2 2 2 -6 38 -0947 8
T39006 86M0 06A S
Cl1 • 15 pF I' h1 1i p s 2 2 2 7-6 38 - 10 159
era • 4 .7 uFIl O V Kem e t TJ908 4 75M0 10A S
C13 • 2: 2 uF/ 2 5 V S 1eme ns B41 31 3 -A 5 2 26 _Z
C14 • • " •
C15 • 4 .7 u F/IO V Ke ml!t T39 0 B47 5M01 0AS
C01 Oiode Lei r c bt l d I N414 8
CR l • • •
CRJ • • •
CR' • • •
CRS • • •
CR6 • • •
OJ Tr a n s is t o r Motoro la 2: N44 01
Q2 • • •
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R2
RJ
Trt. Pot
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PA RTS LI ST
6 -1 0 6 COMPRESSOR CONTR OL AM PLI fi ER

PAR T OES CRI PTIO N MFG Mf G PART NUMB ER

Rll 620
R12
R13
Re sisto r
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Phil f p s
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R15 " 10 "
Rl 6 Tri m Po t Pi he r PT 10' 500
.17 Resis to r ·W SJ ,6< Ph ili ps
Rl 8 " 4K7 "
.19 " 10K "
R20 " 620 "
.11 " 620 "
sae " l OOK "
R23 " l OOK "
R24 " m "
.25 Tr i m Po t Pih e r PT
' 25 Re sist o r J,;W SJ m Phi l i ps
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. 28 " 620 "
R29 " m "
. 30 Td . Pot Pfher PT I " 50'
. 31 Re s i s to r m
R3 2
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1SDK
Phil i ps
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. 35 " m "
'36 " 3K6 "
. 37 " 10M "
. 38 " 22M "
' 39 " 1M "
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PARTS LI S T

6 -1 0 6 COMPRE SS OR CONT ROL AK PlIF I£ R

WB S r e,ommends t he use of r e pl a, ement parts ma de by the

s pecfffed manuf ac turers f or ,ontfnu ed opt imum equ fp me nt
pe rfo r mance.

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8- 109 AM PLI FIER SERIES

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OE SCII II' TJ ON

8 - 109 AMPLI FIER S ERI ES

The 8- 109 s er i es o f a . pllf ler s are ut i l i zed a s a n int ern .l

cOllpon e n t wi t h i n va rio us WBS s er i e s o r au di o co nso le .od u l es.
Ea c h 8- 10 9 a . pl ifi er mo unt s as i p lu g -i n Iss e . b ly on to th e
.adule no t he rboa r d .

Th e 8-109 amp l i fi er provide s a n act ive ly ba l an ced output

wit h a +30 d8. ca pa b i l ity. It is e.ployed as I n o u t put o r
a boo s t er a mp l i fie r with e i t he r a bal a nced o r a n unb ala nc e d
inp ut .
The fo ll owi ng spe c lf l catl o ns apply to th e 8- l 0 9 s e r i es o f
a mpl if i ers.

Unit ill ut Gain

8-10 9 Balan ced 15 en
8- 109'" Unb alan ced 7 ea
8- 10911 Balan ce d 18 dB
8 -1 0ge ae i a nce e 39 ea
8 -1 090 Unba I a nce d 29 dB
8 -109 E Ba lan ce d 29 dB
8 - 109F aa l an c ed 33
8 - 10 9G Ba la nce d "
2J dB
Fre quency Resp ons e : to . 2 dB f r o. 20 Hz t o 20 k. Hz.

Nois e : - 108 dh ElM fr oll 20 Hz t o 20 kH a ,

Har llon f c Dis t or t i o n: Le ss th an 0.1'1 THO fr o. 20 Hz t o 20 kHz
at +30 dB. output (typ i u ll y less tha n
0 . 0 21: I t . 1d-band) .

Sou rce r e pe de nce :
I npu t I li pe da nc e s :
600 oh.s or les s , bala nce d or unbah nced.
Mo del s wi t h be l a n ce d i n put : Sk ohlls
. i ni .u lI.
8 - l 09 A: 30 k. ohllls .
8 - 109 0 : 4 700 ohllls .
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DESCRI PTI ON
8- 109 AMPL IF I ER SER IES

Ou tp ut Imp edance : less t han 100 ohms .

Lo ad I mped an ce:
Ou tput Le ve l :
Power Req ui reme nt s:
Ambi e nt Te mpe r a t ur e :
Dime nsions:
600 ohms , ba l a nce d .
+30 dBm ma xi mu m.
tZ l . 5 vo lt s dc , 18 mA quies cent c ur re nt,
65 rnA a t +30 dB m o utpu t.
0 to 60 de gree s Ce ls ius.
3.2 5" x 3 .38" x 0.57"
(8 3 mm x 86 mm x 15 mm ) .

Th e 8-109 co mpr i se s t wo am pl ifi e r se c t ions , one con s isting of

Zi with Ql t hro ugh Q4, a nd the oth ~r of ZZ wi t h Q5 thro ugh Q8 .
The l in ear i nt eg r at ed cir cu it Zl ope rates as a prea mplifi er and
bUf fe r sta ge to driv e th e t ran si stor output a mpl ifi e r se c t i on.
I n t he majo r i t y of th e 8- 109 mode l s, t he i nputs o f th e two
ampl i f ie r s ec ti on s are int er conn ec t e d as a c r oss co upled
dif fere nti a l pair t o pr ov t de a ba lan ce d i nput . Alte r natel y ,
in th e cas e of th e 8- 109A a nd O. a si ngl e- e nded. unbala nce d
inp ut i s use d.
Th e balan ced i nput y i el ds se ve ra l inp ut c ha r ac te ris tics
s imil a r t o thos e of an i nput tra nsfor me r. Outp ut l e vel r ema ins
con st ant whe n th e i nput i s fed fr om eith er a ba l an ced or an
unba lan ce d sourc e. Good commo n mode rej ect ion i s an o th er
f eatu re of th i s type of inpu t con fig ur at ion.
For amp l i f i e r s operating 1n t he balanced mode , the valu e of R1 5
est abl ish es the f eedback ratio of t he two a mplifier s ec tio ns
and tllUS cOlrtrols th e a mp l ifi e r Bain .
Wh e n ut il ized in t he unba lanced ar r an geme nt , t he l owe r am pl i f i e r
a

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DE SCRIPTION
8-109 AMP LIF IER SERI ES

inver t ing a .pli fi~ r with EI ~xt ern all~ s t r apped t o £6 .

The ou tp ut o f a ll . ode l s of th e 8- J09 s e r ies is acti vel y
ba la nced and i s brought out a t p i ns (4 and E6.

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PA RTS LI ST
8 - 109 '\MPlIflER SERI ES

8 -109

PART DESCRIPTION MeG MFG PART NUMBER

Cl Capaci to r J3 u F/l O V Ke.et T39D D336MO IOAS
C2 • • • •
CJ • 10 u F/2 S V • T39 DCI 06 H0 25AS
C4 • • • •
C5 • 4. 7 pF Ph i lips 222 2-638 -09478
C6 • 15 p F • 222 2 - 63 8 ~10159
C7 • 10 p F • 227 2 -638 - 10 109
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C9
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4 . 7 pF
Keee t
Ph ili ps
2222 - 6 3 8 ~ 70689
T390 CI06 H025AS
2222-636 -09 478
Cll • 15 pF • 2222 -630-101 59
W • 10 pF • 2222 ~638 - 10 109
CI3 • 68 pF • 2 22?- 636- 70 1589
C1 4 • 10 uF/ 25 V Keme t T39 0 CI 0 6H025A5
C15 • 22 0 u F/l O V • T39 0F 227H010AS
C16 • • • •
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CR< • • •

Ql Troll ns is t or Nati onal PH35 69

Q2 • • PII364 5
Q3 • • 2112 10 2
Q4 • • 2N40 37
Q5 • • PH 3S 69
Q5 • • PH 3645
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PAR TS LI ST

8- 109 AMPLIF I ER SERI ES

8- 109

PA RT OESCRI PTI ON MFG HFG PAR T HUM8ER

R4 Res isto r
0
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"R7
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R8 • 18K 0

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16K
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Rl2 • 2K 0

. 13 • 390 •

. 1. • 390 •
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02 1 • •
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R23
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02' • ZZ •
R27 • 470 nom.
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02 8 • •
R29 • '" •
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PARTS LI ST

8-10 9 AMP LIF IER S£ RIES

8 - 109

PART DESCRIP TI ON MFG

.36 Resis to r
•
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•
NFC PA RT NUM BER

R37
038 • '"de l e t e

Zl t nte9 rllted C1 rcui t Nat 10nlll LF35 6N

Z2 • • •

8 - 109A
All pllrts lIS per 8- 10 9 exce p t as no led below
PART DESCRI PTI ON MFG MFC PART NUN RER
C6 C" pllc1 tor ' .7 Phi l ip s
Cll
C17
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•
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2222- 638-09 478
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R7
Resistor
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