Hughes & Kettner Acoustic Guitar Amplifier manual Rear Panel, Montana and FX Devices

PARALLEL FX-LOOP SEND: Connect this jack to the input of your effects device.

PARALLEL FX-LOOP RETURN: Connect this jack to the output of your effects device.

PHONES: Connect headphones to this jack. The internal speaker is automatically switched off when you insert a plug into this jack.

MAINS SWITCH: AC power switch.

REAR PANEL:

MICROPHONE INPUT: XLR input designed for dynamic microphones.

BALANCED DI OUT: Balanced XLR output of the MONTANA preamp. Use it to route the amp's signal to a mixing console or additional power amp. This output is post-voicing section - in other words, the tone knobs influence this signal. The Master Volume knob, however, does not.

MAINS SOCKET at all times: Connect the Euro-norm mains cable to this socket. The fuse holder is integrated in the socket.

3.0 STANDARD SET UP / CABLE CONNECTIONS

4.OPERATING THE MONTANA

Handling the MONTANA couldn't be easier:

Connect your acoustic guitar to the WARM or BRIGHT input, depending on your instrument's output level. Adjust the volume of the guitar channel via the VOLUME knob. Use the 3-band tone controls and the CONTOUR knob to dial in a sound that best suits your instrument, playing style and personal taste. If you're using your guitar to accompany vocals, you can connect your microphone to the MICROPHONE INPUT. Adjust the MIC VOLUME knob to dial in the desired balance of levels between your guitar and voice. The microphone channel does not feature separate tone controls-we fine-tuned its frequency response to suit the human voice.

Use the REVERB knob to add as much reverb to the master signal as you need and like. Again, the microphone channel is automatically assigned less reverb than the instrument channel to avoid feedback problems. Use the MASTER VOL knob to adjust the overall volume of the MONTANA.

4.1 THE MONTANA AND FX DEVICES

The MONTANA is equipped with a serial and a parallel FX loop. With the serial effects loop, the entire preamp signal is routed through the effects device that is inserted into the loop; in the parallel loop, the effects signal is added to the preamp signal. The serial effects loop of the guitar channel is located before the EQ section. Consequently, when you've connected an effects device to this circuit, you can use the amp's tone controls to influence the effect signal.

The parallel effects loop influences both the instrument channel and the microphone channel equally. You can