Rear Panel

L.POWER—Turns the amp ON-OFF. You can extend the life of the amplifier tubes by keeping the STANDBY {M} switch down for the first 60 seconds that the power is ON.

M.STANDBY—In standby, the amplifier outputs are dis- abled while power is supplied to the tube filaments only, keeping them warm. *Tip: Use STANDBY instead of switching the power off during short breaks to extend tube life and avoid the warm-up delay upon returning to play.

N.IEC POWER INPUT SOCKET—Connect to a grounded outlet using the supplied power cord, in accordance with the voltage and frequency specified on the rear panel of your amplifier.

O.FUSE—Protects the amplifier from electrical faults. Only replace a blown fuse with the type and rating specified on the rear panel of your amplifier.

P.SEND LEVEL—Adjusts the output level of the SEND {Q} jack. Use to accommodate the input sensitivity of your external effects device.

Q.SEND / RETURN—Effects loop jacks. Connect SEND to your effects device input and RETURN to the effects out- put. TIP: The FX button on the footswitch can function as a volume boost switch even without effects in the loop. Simply connect SEND to RETURN with a guitar cable then adjust SEND LEVEL {P} and RETURN LEVEL {R} for the desired level of volume boost.

R.RETURN LEVEL—Adjusts the RETURN {Q} jack input level going into the power amp. Use to match the vol- ume level of the amp when effects are off, or to set an alternate volume level selectable from the footswitch.

S.PRE AMP OUT—An unbalanced, line-level output (includes Reverb on the 112 Combo amps) suitable for connection to recording equipment and sound systems. NOTE: You can connect this jack to the POWER AMP IN jack on a second Super-Sonic amp for a double amplifier setup. in which you can control both units from the con- trol panel of the primary amplifier.

T.POWER AMP IN—A direct input to the power amplifier. The preamp circuit is automatically disconnected when a plug is inserted into this jack. Useful when adding a second Super-Sonic as an extension power amplifier. Connect this jack to PRE AMP OUT from another amp.

U.FOOTSWITCH—Connect the included 3-button footswitch to enable remote selection of: Amp Voicing {C}, Channel {E} and FX Loop Bypass. These buttons {C & E} are disabled on the front panel when the footswitch is con- nected.

V.MAIN SPEAKER / EXTENSION SPEAKER—

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SPKR jack when the Super–Sonic amplifier is ON or damage may occur. Switch the amplifier OFF or to STANDBY while changing speaker connections or imped-

ance settings.

(112 COMBO AMPS)—Keep the internal speaker con- nected to the MAIN SPKR jack for normal operation. Plug an 8Ω extension speaker into the EXT SPKR jack and the Super–Sonic amplifier will automatically switch to handle a 4Ω load.

MAIN

 

EXT

 

IMPEDANCE

SPKR

 

SPKR

 

AUTO SETTING

8Ω

+

None

=

8Ω

8Ω

+

8Ω

=

4Ω

(HEAD AMPS)—Connect speaker enclosures and set the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR {W} according to the table below.

MAIN

 

EXT

 

IMPEDANCE

SPKR

 

SPKR

 

SETTING

16Ω

+

None

=

16Ω

16Ω

+

16Ω

=

8Ω

8Ω

+

None

=

8Ω

8Ω

+

8Ω

=

4Ω

4Ω

+

None

=

4Ω

W. IMPEDANCE SELECTOR—(Head Amps)

Select the speaker output impedance that matches the total impedance load of the speaker configuration you have chosen from the table

above.

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Fender Combo Amplifiers manual Rear Panel, Impedance SELECTOR-Head Amps

Combo Amplifiers specifications

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