II. Getting Started
A. Manual Conventions:
In this manual, words that appear in italics represent actual
physical controls on the Tone Hammer® 500.
B. Basic Setup:
Input Voltage: 100-120/200-240 ~VAC
Mains Fuse: Internal T 6.3A/250V
Maximum power consumption: 670W
Select the proper voltage for your country's operating voltage via
the Input Voltage switch on the back of the amplifier. Select 115V
for 100-120V or 230V for 220, 230 or 240V.
Connect your speaker cabinet(s) to the amplifier's speaker output
using cables with Speakon to Speakon connections, or Speakon
to ¼" connections with an insulated barrel. Use 12-gauge or
larger speaker cable for proper connections.
The amount of power this amplifier will produce varies with the
impedance rating of your cabinets.
One 8 ohm cabinet – 250 watts
Two 8 ohm cabinets – 500 watts
One 4 ohm cabinet – 500 watts
Connect the amplifier to the AC power outlet using provided
power cord.
Plug in your instrument.
With the Master volume and Drive down, turn on your amplifier.
Adjust as follows:
Preamp:
1. Turn the Gain up while playing.
2. If you have a particularly high output instrument it may be
necessary to push the –10dB button in to prevent clipping of
the input buffer. This button is located next to the Input jack
and when pushed in it lowers your input signal by 10dB.
3. Turn up the Master control until you reach desired volume.
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