Quick Start

1001RB Series

The 1001RB Series is designed to be simple to operate. All controls have a well defined purpose and are well behaved. These directions will take you through the basics and give you a good start for setting up your sound.

First:

Set the power switch to Off and connect the supplied power cable, from the amplifier AC receptacle, to an AC power outlet of proper voltage and power rating (see safety information on page 7 for details).

Connect your speaker cabinets to the amplifier outputs marked 540W AMP ONLY or “SPEAKON” OUTPUTS. Be sure not to exceed the recommended speaker load below.

Maximum Recommended Speaker Load:

One 4 Ohm, or two 8 Ohm cabinets on the 540W Amp. One or two 8 Ohm horns on the 50W Amp.

If you are using an RBH Series cabinet, use the supplied

4conductor Speakon cable to connect to the “Speakon” outputs on the rear panel of the amplifier. Set the Woofer X-Over and Tweeter Hi Cut switches on the front panel to the IN position. You may want to adjust these later as you optimize your sound. In addition, set the switch on the RBH cabinet to Bi-Amp.

For connection to all other cabinets, connect to the 1/4” outputs labeled 540W amp only. Set the Woofer X-Over switch on the front panel to the Out position.

For more information on Bi-Amp and Normal Operation, see page 7.

Remember:

Playing loud with the master below 12 O’ clock will cause distortion. In some cases this is desireable.

Caution:

Do not connect the Speakon cable labeled “Bridge Mode” to the 1001RB. This may result in damage to the ampli- fier.

Then:

Set all the voicing filters’ EQ controls and the Boost control to 12 o’clock. Set the Woofer/Master to 3 O’ Clock, the tweeter to 12 O’clock and the volume to 0. If you have a five string bass, push the button marked String Bass in.

Using an instrument cable, connect your bass to the Input jack and turn the power switch on and play. If the input clipping LED flashes, push the button marked -10dbin. This will prevent you from overdriving the preamp. If you have a bass with passive electronics make sure the controls are all the way up. If you have a bass with active electronics, turn all of the EQ controls on the bass to the middle or flat position.

Now:

Slowly bring the Volume up.

You should be hearing your bass quite well. Your amplifier and instrument are currently set in their nominal position. From this point further adjustment may be required to accomodate your particular instrument, cabinet and playing styles. If you are using and RBH Bi-Amp cabinet you may want to adjust the tweeter control for balance first.

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