Line 6 Flextone Cab 212S user manual Cabinet Choices, OPEN-BACK /CLOSED-BACK Emulation

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InsideYour Head: CABINET HOOK-UPS

MONO/STEREO DETAIL

Remember that when you use only the Left/Mono speaker output, the effects switch to mono. This also effects the Direct Outputs – they switch to mono, too (ya get the exact same thing on both jacks). If both left and right speaker outputs are in use, or neither are connected, the effects and direct outputs will be in stereo. Leading us to repeat our handy tip: to get stereo direct outputs or effect send while running a mono cabinet setup, plug an extra 1/4" ‘dummy cable’ (it doesn’t have to plug into anything else) into the right speaker output from the HD to force it to run stereo.

CABINET CHOICES

When it comes to cabinet setups, there are of course plenty of options, but we’ve tried to focus in on the most likely ones. If what you need is extreme portability, or you don’t need much volume, you may use one or two of Line 6’s 1-12" speaker cabinets, the Flextone Cab. More typically, you’ll probably choose one or more of Line 6’s 2-12" stereo speaker cabinets, the Flextone Cab 212S. Or, you may go with a 4x12" setup.

The drawings on the following pages show you how to make the hookups, and the

7•12 power ratings of each setup. We’ve shown a typical 4x12" stereo speaker cabinet; your equipment may differ slightly, but these illustrations should give you most of the detail you need to figure out how to make things work.

OPEN-BACK /CLOSED-BACK EMULATION

Being one of these modern day technological wonders and all that, we’ve tried to put a few little refinements into the Flextone Series amplifiers to make them more flexible than the old technology amps that came before them. One of the things we’ve included in your HD is a closed-back emulator for open-back cabinets. This lets you get the sound of a closed-back cabinet even when using open-back cabinets. So, if you use a big multi-stack closed-back cabinet setup on stage, but then you want to use a little open-back cabinet (like the 1-12" Flextone Cab) for monitoring when you’re recording in the studio with the Flextone HD’s direct outputs, you can get the same cabinet tone with both setups.

By default, the Closed-back emulator is switched off. You activate it by holding down the Channel B button on the Flextone HD front panel as you power up. Now your open-back cabinet will be driven with an extra-beefy sound to duplicate the closed- back experience. To turn off the closed-back emulator, power up again, but this time

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Contents Floor Board and FB4 Page Serial no Page Grand Tour Page Register and GET Great Free Stuff Quick Start GuideMANUAL? I DON’T Need no Stinking Manual GET ON-LINE Tubetone Modeling INTRODUCTION1FLEXTONE! Meet the Flextone AMP Models Grand Tour Front Panel ControlsChannel Select Switches A, B, C, D You use these Grand Tour Front Panel Controls Rear Panel Effects Send and Return HD folks, see . For all USE the Right CableFlextone Flavors Modeled Amps Which Amps are MODELED?Modeled Amps Which Amps are MODELED? Modeled Amps Which Amps are MODELED? Modeled Amps Which Amps are MODELED? Flextone Signature Sounds Modeled Amps Flextone Signature Sounds Flextone Effects Onboard EffectsFlextone Effects Onboard Effects Flextone Effects Onboard Effects Delay/Chorus Combined EffectsCreating & Storing Sounds Using the Manual Channel FeaturesUsing the Channel Memories Edit Mode Preset Reset Button Page Getting Connected THAT’S Using Your FeetUsing the Floor Board with the Flextone Banks Channel Select ModeTWO Modes Channel Select Manual ModeEditing and Saving Setups with the Floor Board Wah Pedal Tap TempoTuner Volume Pedal Effect ON/OFF ModeTrem/Chorus DistortionDrive/Boost Reverb DelayEffect On/Off Settings Stored With Programmed Channels Using the FB4 with the Flextone Front Panel Heat Sinks and Fans Inside Your HeadFlextone HD Fans and What Makes Them GOEffects Loop Series VS. Parallel Using the Effects Loop Making ConnectionsDirect Output Level Setting Effect LevelsDirect Outputs Feeling UNBALANCED? Take a Load OFFMONO/STEREO Detail More Memory Floor BOARD, More MEMORIES, & MidiMidi OUT Midi Continuous Control Midi Program Change & Flextone ChannelsThings to Remember with Midi Midi Program Changes & Flextone Channels Visual Aid Volume Levels Cabinet HOOK-UPSFlextone HD Power Output Carrying a LoadCabinet Choices OPEN-BACK /CLOSED-BACK EmulationRewiring 16 OHM Cabinets Typical 16 Ohm Wiring SetupHD Cabinet HOOK-UP Drawings 715 HD Cabinet HOOK-UP Drawings 717 HD Cabinet HOOK-UP Drawings 719 HD Cabinet HOOK-UP Drawings This page should be Left Blank do not Print this Text Appendix a AMP Models Appendix B Effect Parameters Flextone Manual was brought to you by WHO’S RESPONSIBLE?Flextone Design Team Index Fans Flextone HD Manual Mode 23, 51, 52 Closed-back cabinet Tone emulation with HD This page should be Left Blank do not Print this Text
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