Fryette Sig:X G100SX Owner'S Manual Download Page 15

 

 

 

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 

 

WON’T TURN ON 

1.  Make sure AC cord is securely connected at 

both ends. 

2.  Verify the power source with something you 

know works. 

3.  Check the mains fuse, and replace if 

necessary (if it blows again, refer to 
qualified service personnel). 

 

NO SOUND 

1.  Check input cables. 
2.  Check volume controls. 
3.  Make sure the selected channel volume 

and/or gain controls are turned up. 

4.  Check to see if the effects loop is engaged 

and the level turned down. 

5.  Check speaker cable to see if it is 

disconnected or shorted. 

6.  Make sure that the impedance selector is 

fully engaged in its detent. 

7.  Check the standby switch. 
8.  Check the DC fuse. If blown, replace with a 

F1A 250V fuse (if it blows again, refer to 
qualified service personnel). 

9.  Check for blown speakers. 
 

WONT SWITCH CHANNELS 

1.  Make sure footswitch is securely connected. 
2.  Make sure front panel switch is set to 

CLEAN when using footswitch. 

 

BOOST FOOTSWITCH FUNCTION NOT 
OPERATING 

1.  Make sure footswitch is securely connected. 
2.  Front panel BOOST switch must be ON for 

BOOST footswitch to operate. 

 
 

EFFECTS FOOTSWITCH FUNCTION NOT 
OPERATING 

1.  Make sure footswitch is securely connected. 
2.  Rear panel BYPASS switch must be in the 

OUT position for EFFECTS footswitch to 
operate. 

 
RUNNING HOT 

1.  Make sure that the unit has adequate 

ventilation. 

2.  Make sure that the impedance selector is 

set to the proper impedance. 

3.  Power tubes may be under-biased (refer to 

qualified service personnel). 
 

DISTORTION 

1. Check the speakers. 
2. Check the speaker cable for shorts. 
3. Check the impedance setting. 
4. Check the signal level at other devices in the 
signal path or in the loop. 
5. Power tubes may be over-biased (refer to 
qualified service personnel). 
 

LOSS OF POWER ON 40W MODE 

1.  Check rectifier tube (refer to qualified 

service personnel). 

 

BLOWING MAINS FUSE 

1.  Bad power tube or other internal power 

supply component (refer to qualified service 
personnel). 
 

BLOWING DC FUSE 

1.  Check speakers and speaker cable. 
2.  Bad power tube or other internal component 

(refer to qualified service personnel). 

SPECIFICATIONS 

 
MODEL: SIG:X, MODEL NUMBER G100SX 
POWER REQUIREMENT: 350W 
POWER AMP OUTPUT:  
High Power: 100W RMS @ 5% THD, 1kHz sine 
into 8

  

Low Power 40W RMS @ 5% THD, 1kHz sine 
into 8

 

INPUT IMPEDANCE: 1M

 

OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: 4

 / 8

 (selectable), 

16

 (fixed) 

FUSES: 

100V UNITS: MAINS 

T5A, 250V 

DC 

F1A, 250V 

120V UNITS: 

T4A, 250V, 

DC 

F1A, 250V 

220V-240V UNITS: 

T2A, 250V, 

DC 

F1A, 250V 

FOOTSWITCH (Included): 5-button, (FC-5S) 
CHANNEL(3) / BOOST/ EFFECTS 
DIMENSIONS: 

HEIGHT: 

10.500 in (26.7 cm) 

WIDTH: 

29.250 in (74.3 cm) 

DEPTH: 

9.500 in (24.1 cm) 

WEIGHT: 53 lb (24 kg)

 

 

 

 

Product specifications are subject to change without notice. 

Summary of Contents for Sig:X G100SX

Page 1: ...OWNERS MANUAL VACUUM TUBE GUITAR AMPLIFIER MODEL G100SX REVISED 1 01 09...

Page 2: ...that blends vintage and modern character with outstanding tonal flexibility As with all FRYETTE amplifiers the SIG X amplifier beautifully accentuates the inherent qualities of any instrument It breat...

Page 3: ...outlet contact an electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of this plug Protect the power supply cord from being pinched or abraded The power supply cord of this p...

Page 4: ...ping Controls low frequency interaction between amplifier and speakers CLEAN CHANNEL N VOLUME Sets the channel gain and volume and determines send level to the EFFECTS LOOP O TREBLE MIDDLE BASS Passiv...

Page 5: ...no alteration of the tonal balance This control is active when the front panel switch is set to BOOST BOOST NORM The GAIN II control is only active when the front panel switch is set to BOOST The BOO...

Page 6: ...lteration of the tonal balance This control is active when the front panel switch is set to BOOST BOOST NORM The GAIN II control is only active when the front panel switch is set to BOOST The BOOST sw...

Page 7: ...bit of 6L6 flavor Great for dark fat sounding guitars Also very cool for soloing with an overdrive pedal BOOST NORM Adds 6dB of preamp gain when set to BOOST The BOOST switch also assigns the BOOST f...

Page 8: ...o make any guitar sound mellow fat soulful or aggressive For example play for a few minutes with the controls set as follows Now set the controls like this Notice that the overall amount of overdrive...

Page 9: ...this amplifier one need only remember to keep the guitar volume and tone controls in mind Playing off of the guitar controls is practically a lost art This is probably because amps of the recent past...

Page 10: ...THM BLUES setting for example would be a fat lead setup with a dark sounding overdrive pedal RHYTHM SHRED with the voicing set to BRIT and the mids turned up would be a good medium crunch sound with t...

Page 11: ...usually look beyond the amp to achieve Multiple guitars multiple amps and multiple distortion pedals are often used to do the serious fine tuning What if each of the amplifiers channels had such an ef...

Page 12: ...BY while changing speaker connections or impedance settings IMPEDANCE SELECT When one or both of the two parallel jacks are connected simply set the two position 8 4 ohm selector switch for connection...

Page 13: ...tion See FAQs at www sfdamp com for a complete explanation about Series and Parallel loop operation BYPASS Activates EFFECTS LOOP With footswitch connected the BYPASS switch must be set to OUT for foo...

Page 14: ...1 Parallel Triodes 12AX7 Tung Sol 12AX7WB Sovtek Use in place of Tung Sol for less mid saturation and deeper low end V2 Gain Stage 2 for LEAD channel 12AX7A 7025 China Gain Stage 2 for RHYTHM channel...

Page 15: ...for EFFECTS footswitch to operate RUNNING HOT 1 Make sure that the unit has adequate ventilation 2 Make sure that the impedance selector is set to the proper impedance 3 Power tubes may be under bias...

Page 16: ...the Registration Evaluation Authorization and Restriction of chemicals REACh and contain none or less than 0 1 of the chemicals listed as hazardous chemicals in the REACh regulation All information pr...

Page 17: ...ed to any malfunction defects or failure caused by or resulting from unauthorized service or parts damaged or broken tubes incorrect line voltage improper maintenance modification or repair by the use...

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