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Ground/Lift Switch:
Useful to avoid ground loop when using Line
Out connected to other grounded devices.
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CAB-Sim/Direct:
AFK150’s Line Out is equipped with a Cab-Sim
based on a 2x12” loaded with Celestion V30 speakers with a Shure
SM56 in front of it. The Cab-Sim can be excluded by switching to
Direct, when you want to use external plug-ins or IR devices to emulate other kind of cabinets.
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FX Loop Series/Parallel:
AFK150’s bu
ff
ered Fx Loop let you choose between Series or Parallel
mode. Parallel mode is highly suggested when you are using a digital e
ff
ect, to prevent it
converting all your signal into digital. Using Parallel mode your original signal will be kept intact
and completely analog, just by adding the e
ff
ect on it . (Please note that some e
ff
ect pedals has
already a “parallel” mix control, and may have an inverted phase. Using it with AFK150’s Loop in
Parallel Mode may cause Phase issues. Keep the loop in Series mode in this case.)
SAFETY/USE RECOMMENDATIONS:
NEVER connect your AFK150 Speaker Outs to the input of an amplifier or any other devices,
Speaker out must to go STRAIGHT into a passive guitar cabinet, from 4 to 16Ohm.
Connecting it to a Grounded device, may cause serious damage. Use the LINE
OUT instead. (it works simultaneously with Speakers out, but AFK150 can be used
even without a cab connected for silent playing/recording).
TIPS & SUGGESTIONS:
1)
A solid state amp, like any other amplifier, is not magical and even if it has a very high e
ffi
ciency
rate, it can’t produce more energy than what it takes from electric network to operate. It uses a
portion of that energy to power its own circuits, maybe some lights, there’s some loss due by
transformers and other components, part of this energy is converted in heating and that’s why no
circuit has 100% e
ffi
ciency. That said , The AFK150 is a REAL 150 W RMS (that is a standard
measurement “Root Mean Square”) and in order to produce that 150 W RMS @4 Ohm, it has a
total maximum consumption of 190W from your wall socket...The power consumption must
always be indicated on a device label so, please be sure check it. If your “Amp” is rated 200 W
(often without mentioning which kind of Watts, there’s “musical” Watts, PMPO Watts,..) and the
max power consumption is “55W”, there’s something wrong .. you may have bought a “magical”
device, something not quite what it should have been .. Long story short: The max power
consumption must always be bigger than the power produced.
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SWITCHES:
AFK 150
150 W Hybrid Guitar Amplifier
