Mesa/Boogie DC5 manual Dual Caliber DC

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DUAL CALIBER DC- 5

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Precautions

Overview ______________________________________________________________________________ 1

FRONT PANEL: _________________________________________________________________________ 1

Power-Up ______________________________________________________________________________ 2

CONTROLS:

Gain _______________________________________________________________________________ 2 & 3

Rhythm Channel Pull Boost ______________________________________________________________ 3

Treble _________________________________________________________________________________ 3

Midrange ______________________________________________________________________________ 3

Bass __________________________________________________________________________________ 4

Presence ______________________________________________________________________________ 4

Reverb ________________________________________________________________________________ 4

Master _____________________________________________________________________________ 4 & 5

Graphic EQ ____________________________________________________________________________ 5

Output Level ___________________________________________________________________________ 6

Toggle Switches ________________________________________________________________________ 6

REAR PANEL: __________________________________________________________________________ 7

Fuse __________________________________________________________________________________ 7

EQ Select ______________________________________________________________________________ 7

Footswitch EQ/REVERB: _________________________________________________________________ 7

FX Loop: Send & Return _________________________________________________________________ 8

FX Mix ________________________________________________________________________________ 8

Recording _____________________________________________________________________________ 8

Silent Recording (speaker mute switch) ____________________________________________________ 8

Slave __________________________________________________________________________________ 9

Speaker _______________________________________________________________________________ 9

Factory Sample Settings ________________________________________________________________ 10

Personal Settings Page _________________________________________________________________ 11

TUBE TECH TALK:

Tube Noise & Microphonics ______________________________________________________________ 12

Diagnosing Power Tube Failures _________________________________________________________ 12

Diagnosing Pre-Amp Tube Problems ______________________________________________________ 13

Bias Adjustment, an article by Randall Smith ________________________________________ 14, 15 & 16

Parts Sheet ___________________________________________________________________________ 17

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Contents Mesa Boogie Dualcaliber DC Hello from the Tone Farm Dual Caliber DC USE Common Sense and Always Observe These Precautions DC-5Operating Instructions Gain POWER-UPRhythm Channel Pull Boost TrebleMidrange Master BassPresence ReverbGraphic EQ Controls MasterON/STANDBY Toggle Switches Rhythm / LeadPower Output LevelFuse EQ SelectFtsw EQ/REV Silent Recording FX Loop Send / ReturnFX MIX RecordingSpeaker SlaveSample Suggested Sample SettingsPersonal Settings Diagnosing Power Tube Failures Tube Noise & MicrophonicsTube Noise Diagnosing PRE-AMP Tube Problems Bias Adjustment Part of a continuing series Bias Adjustment Cheers Randall Smith Designer & President Mesa Boogier Mesa Boogie Spirit of Art in Technology
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