Tabla De Contenido; Quick Start; The Fundamentals Of Handling Black Spirit 200 - Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200 Head Manual De Instrucciones

1 Quick Start ................................................................................... 3
2 The fundamentals of handling Black Spirit 200 ............................. 3
3 The channel section ..................................................................... 6
4 The effects section ....................................................................... 6
5 The Master Section ...................................................................... 7
6 Rear panel .................................................................................... 8
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7 Bluetooth ................................................................................... 9
8 MIDI .......................................................................................... 10
9 Technical Data ........................................................................... 11
Heads up: Black Spirit 200 comes with a universal power supply that
works reliably at any mains voltage worldwide and maintains the sound
quality wherever you go. When the amp is connected to a mains outlet,
it will consume a tiny bit of power - less than 0.5 watts - even when it
is switched off. Every seven seconds or so, it will make a soft "chirping"
sound that is only audible in a very quiet environment. This does not
constitute a material defect that can or needs to be repaired. If this sound
bothers you, we recommend that you plug the amp into a switchable
extension socket so you can flip its switch to cut off the power supply to
the amp.

1 Quick Start

You will find examples how to connect the amp for live and recording
setups on page 72 to 75 in this manual.
Mains In: Connect the factory-included power cord (Mains Lead) to this
socket. Before you plug this amp into a mains power outlet, make sure the
power outlet is grounded! Non-grounded outlets do not guarantee a safe
operation of your amp and may cause audible noise and hum.
MIDI In: Connect the MIDI Out of your favourite MIDI controller to the
MIDI In. Though this is a 7-pin interface, you can connect a standard 5-pin
MIDI cable and use any standard MIDI controller. The two additional
terminals (1 and 7) serve to supply phantom power to the Hughes &
Kettner FSM-432 MIDI board. The MIDI In is as important as the Input for
your guitar! Only via MIDI will you have access to all 128 presets of the
Black Spirit 200.
Speaker Out: The Black Spirit 200 offers speaker connection options
ranging from the classic cabinet for a guitar amp to a passive PA speaker
system. To learn about these options, read section of chapter 6, "Rear
Panel."
Power button: Press and hold this button for two seconds to power up the
amp. Press and hold it for three seconds to switch off.
Note: In case of a power failure the amp will power up automatically again.
Phones/Line: Connect headphones to this 6.3 mm (1/4") jack output or
feed a line signal to any stereo multimedia input, such as a hi-fi system, if
you don't use the speaker out.
2 The fundamentals of handling
Black Spirit 200
The Black Spirit 200 is an advanced electric guitar amp that combines
purely analog sound generation with digital control and storage options.
The amp handles much like any other analog amp, but there are a few
things you need to bear in mind:
• Although Black Spirit 200 is an analog amplifier, all its switching and
controlling functions (except the Master knob) are programmable.
• Depending on the amp's operation mode, some knobs and switches
have different functions.
• You can store and access all settings in 128 memory slots via MIDI.
2.1 How the knobs work
Black Spirit 200 is a four-channel amp. All four channels are controlled
by the same set of knobs. Your choice of channel determines the knob's
assignment. For example, when you have chosen the Clean channel via
the chicken-head selector switch (see chapter 3), the Gain knob will
determine the Clean channel's amount of gain. This means the channels
are independently adjustable and no knobs need to be shared. The best
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