Warwick AMPs owner manual Pro, Channel 2 Solid State

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GETTING STARTED

CHANNEL 2 - SOLID STATE

Two switches LOW BOOST and HIGH BOOST to pre-adjust the basic sound characteristics.

Eight faders

7 0 / 1 4 0 / 2 1 0 / 4 2 0 / 7 3 0 / 1 . 2 k / 2 . 5 k / 5 k H z to amplify/soften the respective frequency band by +/-12 dB.

You should generally adjust the graphic EQ to approximately 0 dB. This means boosts and cuts should be effected with moderation.

When adjusting the faders mostly within the

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1.Make sure that loudspeakers capable of sustaining the load of a bass signal are connected to the SPEAKER OUT sockets. The speaker cables should meet a cross-section

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2.Check that the mains supply has been plugged in and that all external (effects) units possibly used are correctly connected and operational.

3.Set the MASTER control to zero.

4.Plug your bass guitar into the amplifier's INPUT with a shielded line-cable.

5.Press the POWER switch to turn the device on.

6.Switch MUTE off and the red LED will extinguish. (Should the CH. SELECT switch be set to channel 1, it will take a few seconds before a signal can be processed, as the tubes must be heated first.)

7.Turn all volume controls of your bass guitar on to their maximum.

positive area (1) the OL LED of the master section might illuminate, which means you enter the overload range before the master control. In this case reduce OUTPUT from channel 2. If the LIMITER is activated and threshold appears too high, readjust the EQ curve to lower levels (2). Reducing GAIN would result in a worse S/N ratio and can eventually not be recommended. Should you find the threshold is too low, i.e. more intense compression is desired, shift the EQ curve further to the positive area.

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Adjust the GAIN control until the (loudly)

 

played bass signal illuminates the OK LED.

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Set both OUTPUT controls to their positions

 

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Set the MASTER control to the volume you

 

wish to play at.

 

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Adjust the controls and switches of both

 

channels according to your sound conceptions.Tube

 

If it appears necessary, reduce OUTPUT again

 

with the appropriate controls. The OL LED

 

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Balance the levels from one channel to another

 

with the OUTPUT controls.

 

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Make sure that gain of the elected louder channel is correctly determined and occasionally illuminates the OL LED, as either full power can actually not be used (level set too low), or undesired distortions might appear (level set too

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