Rupert Neve 511 - 500 Series Mic Pre with Silk - Manual (Page 2)

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PORTICO 511 MIC PRE WITH SILK
Thank you for your purchase of the 511: 500 Series Mic Pre with Silk. Everyone at
Rupert Neve Designs hope you enjoy using this tool as much as we have enjoyed
designing and building it. Please take note of the following list of safety concerns
and power requirements before the use of this or any Portico Series product.
SAFETY
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t’s usual to provide a list of “do’s and don’ts” under this heading but mostly these
amount to common sense issues. However here are some reminders:
Don’t operate your Portico™ module in or around water! Electronic equipment and
liquids are not good friends. If any liquid is spilled such as soda, coffee, alcoholic
or other drink, the sugars and acids will have a very detrimental effect. Sugar
crystals act like little rectifiers and can produce noise (crackles, etc.). SWITCH OFF
IMMEDIATELY because once current starts to flow, the mixture hardens, can get
very hot (burnt toffee!) and cause permanent and costly damage. Please contact
support as soon as possible at [email protected] for resolution.
1) Read these instructions.
2) Keep these instructions.
3) Heed all warnings.
4) Follow all instructions.
5) Do not use this apparatus near water.
6) Clean only with dry cloth.
7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions.
8) Do not install near any heat source such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or
other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
9) Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the
apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as when power-supply cord or plug
is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the
apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has
been dropped.
10) Do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.
511 DESCRIPTION
With a truly legendary microphone preamplifier and the flexibility of variable Silk/
Texture, Rupert Neve designed the 511 to provide classic sonic performance with
500-series value. Incorporating the pristine preamp circuitry from the 517, the
universally useful sweepable high pass filter from the 5012, and the thickening
power of a variable silk circuit derived from our flagship Portico II Channel, the 511
is a Rupert Neve-designed workhorse for all your most important tracks.