Ampeg manual An Introduction to your new Ampeg SVT-5 PRO Bass Amplifier, Features

SVT-5 PRO Bass Amplifier

An Introduction to your new Ampeg SVT-5 PRO Bass Amplifier

Thank you for making one of the best choices you will ever make for your musical career – choosing one of the finest bass amps available, the Ampeg SVT-5 PRO. This versatile and powerful bass amplifier delivers up to 1350 watts of unsurpassed musical power, and offers several outstanding features.

All of the features and controls of your SVT-5 PRO are covered in detail in this owner’s guide. We recommend reading about them prior to using the amplifier.

Features

In the world of high performance bass amps, Ampeg amplifiers stand alone. In true Ampeg tradition, the SVT-5 PRO offers more power, performance and flexibility than any other bass amplifier in its class. The outstanding features which set your new amplifier apart from the competition are listed below.

•15dB PAD SWITCH: Use this to accommodate the input signal from an instrument with active electron- ics or very “hot” pickups

•MUTE SWITCH: Silences the output signal from the amplifier, allowing you to tune in private

•TWO SEPARATE CHANNELS: Choose between the clean channel, the overdrive channel, or both com- bined, for the widest variety of sounds possible

•COMPRESSOR SWITCH: Controls the dynamic range of the preamp, to even out your volume level

•ULTRA LOW, ULTRA HIGH AND GAIN BOOST SWITCHES: For additional tonal flexibility – allows even greater sound control

•VARIABLE MIDRANGE SELECTOR: Custom select the center frequency point for the midrange control for just the right “voice”

•GATE SWITCH: Keeps things quiet in between riffs

•FOOTSWITCH JACKS: Two jacks allow footswitch control of channel selection/channel combine and octave/mute

•TWO EFFECTS LOOPS: Allow you to add effects to both channels

•THREE PREAMP OUTPUTS: One for each channel, plus one for the octave signal

•TRANSFORMER-BALANCED XLR OUTPUTS: For connection to a recording console, PA system or external amplifier

•DUAL SEPARATE POWER AMPLIFIERS: For operation in true stereo or mono bridge mode for maxi- mum power

•BIAMP CAPABILITIES: Low and high output jacks, crossover frequency control, and low to high bal- ance

•TUNER OUT JACK: Allows use of an electronic tuner - active even when the amplifier is muted

•POWER AMP IN JACKS: Allow you to connect a preamp signal to either or both internal amplifiers

•CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION: Provides protection against fault conditions

•OCTAVE CIRCUIT: Adds a signal to the input signal that is one octave lower than the original

•HEAVY DUTY SPEAKER JACKS: Speakon® jacks are provided for both channels and for mono bridge

Important Safeguards and Precautions:

All Ampeg products are designed for continuous safe operation, as long as common sense is used and steps are taken to help avoid cer- tain problems. Abiding by the following rules can help prevent damage to your amplifier, yourself and others.

•The amplifier is equipped with a three-pronged AC power cord. To reduce the risk of electrical shock, NEVER remove or other- wise attempt to defeat the ground pin of the power cord.

•Connect the amplifier ONLY to a properly grounded AC outlet of the proper voltage for your amp.

•Avoid sudden temperature extremes, rain and moisture. Also, avoid sudden and intense impact. (If the unit has been subjected to any of the preceding abuses, have it looked at by an authorized service center.)

•NEVER set the amplifier on a support that might give out under its weight.

•Always keep the total speaker impedance at or above the rated load.

•Unplug the amplifier before cleaning it. NEVER spray liquid cleaners onto the amplifier. Wipe it with a slightly dampened, lint- free cloth to remove dirt and film.

•Do not use the amplifier if it has sustained damage to the chassis, controls, or power cord. Refer the unit to an authorized serv- ice center for inspection.

•Amplifiers capable of producing high volume levels are also capable of inflicting permanent hearing loss or damage, if the expo- sure to such levels is prolonged. Such damage is progressive and irreversible! Consider using quality hearing protection devices.

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