3 Control Features ........................................................................ 6
4 Connections .............................................................................. 7
5 Presets ....................................................................................... 9
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7 MIDI .......................................................................................... 11
8 Technical Data ........................................................................... 13
Heads up: Black Spirit 200 Floor 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 amount of power - less than 0.5 watts -
even when it is switched off. Every seven seconds or so, it will issue 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 Guide
PRE LOOP
CRUNCH LEAD
CLEAN
ULTRA
2
F
1
C
OFF
GAIN
VOLUME
INTENSITY
MOD TYPE
BOOST
On page 86 to 88 of this manual, you'll find example setups showing you
how to connect the amp for playing live and recording.
4
5
P
3
6
2
7
1
8
T
50
1400
OFF
OFF
RESONANCE
PRESENCE
MASTER
PHONES / LINE
BASS
MID
TREBLE
NOISE GATE
SAGGING
DLY TIME
FEEDBACK
DLY LEVEL
REVERB
CAB TYPE
FX ACCESS
FX LOOP
STORE
POWER
S P I R I T ™ T O N E G E N E R A T O R
Mains In: Connect the factory-included power cord to this socket. Make
sure the mains power outlet is grounded before you plug in the amp!
Running your amp on non-grounded outlets is a safety hazard and may
cause audible noise and hum.
Speaker Out: Black Spirit 200 Floor provides speaker connection options
ranging from classic cabinets for a guitar amp to passive PA speaker
systems. Everything you need to know about this you'll find in chapter 4,
Connections.
Bluetooth: The amp does not pair up with other devices automatically.
read chapter 6, Bluetooth, to learn more connecting via Bluetooth.
Power button: Press and hold this button for two seconds to power up the
amp. Press and hold it for three seconds to switch it off.
Heads up: In the event of a power outage, the amp will come back online
automatically when power is restored.
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 Floor
Black Spirit 200 Floor is an advanced electric guitar amplifier with an
integrated MIDI board, but there is more to it than that. It also pairs a
purely analog sound generator with digital control and storage options.
Though it handles much like any other analog amp, there are a few things
you need to bear in mind:
• Although Black Spirit 200 Floor is an analog amplifier, all its switching
and controlling functions apart from the Master knob are programmable.
• Some knobs and switches are assigned different functions in different
operating modes.
• You can store and access all settings in 128 memory slots.
2.1 How the knobs work
Black Spirit 200 Floor 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 choose the Clean channel
via the chicken-head selector switch explained in detail in section 3.1,
the Gain knob determines the Clean channel's gain level. This means the
channels are independently adjustable and no knobs need to be shared.
Heads up: The knobs look and feel like standard-issue pots with a
300-degree control range and left and right stops. But there's a difference
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