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

Flextone Manual Rev E; bookfile Page 50 Tuesday, September 8, 1998 10:31 AM

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