Mesa/Boogie pmn owner manual Front Panel

POWER UP:

FRONT PANEL:

First familiarize yourself with the layout of the Front Panel. Next, remove the footswitch from the transport pouch located inside the cabinet ( combo ) and connect it to the proper jack. RECT-O-VERB Series 2 amplifi ers use a DIN jack located on the underside of the chassis’s outer edge. Labeling which reads FOOTSWITCH SOCKET BELOW should help you locate the jack. SOLO 50 HEAD Series 2 amplifi ers have their DIN Jack located on the Rear Panel proper. (See illustration at the bottom of this page). If the footswitch is not available, you may select the two channels via the manual Channel Select toggle switch located on the Rear Panel.

First remove the protective covers from the tubes (plastic webbing) before connecting the A.C. cord to a power receptacle. Connect your favorite guitar to the instrument INPUT jack. Flip the POWER switch to the ON position while leaving the STANDBY switch set to STANDBY.” (It is always a good idea to practice this start up procedure as at least 30 seconds of warm-up time lessens the shock on cold power tubes, thus prolonging their life substantially.) Next, using the example below as a guide, set the controls as illustrated and fl ip the STANDBY switch to the ON position to listen to the two distinctly different channels using either the footswitch or the Channel Select toggle switch as mentioned in the paragraph above.

Before discussing each control, let’s audition a couple of possible ways the two channels might be confi gured for footswitchable sounds. The fi rst example leans towards a more traditional format with a clean rhythm dialed up on CHANNEL 1( Green ) and a moderate gain, vintage style solo sound dialed up on CHANNEL 2 ( Red ).

This second example leans in a more aggressive direction with CHANNEL 1 switched to PUSHED for a crunchy high gain rhythm sound and CHANNEL 2 switched to MODERN for a blistering lead voice.

NOTE: CAUTION - REDUCE THE OUTPUT LEVEL CONTROL BEFORE PLAYING THESE SOUNDS AS THE ADDED GAIN IN- CREASES VOLUME LEVELS.

Now that you’ve heard the RECT-O 50’s two channels, let’s move on to understanding the controls and their interactive roles in achieving the sounds that you want to hear.

INSTANT GRATIFICATION: Demo Setting #1

			CH1							CLEAN
ON	ON
								GAIN	V	PUSHED
			MASTER	PRESENCE	BASS	MID	TREBLE		I	RAW
									N
										INPUT
									T
POWER	STANDBY	SOLO	OUTPUT						A
									G
			CH2						E	MODERN

INSTANT GRATIFICATION: Demo Setting #2

			CH1							CLEAN
ON	ON
			MASTER	PRESENCE	BASS	MID	TREBLE	GAIN		PUSHED
									V	RAW
									I
									N	INPUT
									T
POWER	STANDBY	SOLO	OUTPUT						A
									G
			CH2						E	MODERN
		RECT-O-VERB COMBO Series 2					SOLO 50 HEAD Series 2
		PATENTED 4,211,000 & OTHERS PENDING FOR SOLO, MUTE & LOOP CONFIGURATION		PATENTED 4,211,000 & OTHERS PENDING FOR SOLO, MUTE & LOOP CONFIGURATION

WARNING:	POWER	FUSE
Unplug power	120 V~	2.5 A
before replacing
fuse or removing	50-60 Hz	SLO
bolts mounting
chassis.	2.5 A	BLO

	CHANNEL 1
U
F E		FOOTSWITCH
E U
F
FUSE	CHANNEL 2	SOCKET
		BELOW
	SET TO CHANNEL 1
	TO USE FOOTSWITCH

FOOT	CHANNEL 1
		U
		F E
		F
		ESU
SWITCH	CHANNEL 2	FUSE
	SET TO CHANNEL 1
	TO USE FOOTSWITCH

POWER	FUSE
120 V~	2.5 A
50-60 Hz	SLO
2.5 A	BLO

WARNING:

Unplug power before replacing fuse or removing bolts mounting chassis.

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