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ATS 120 Connections

EFFECTS UNIT, or for practice: 2nd Instru-

EXTERNAL POWER AMPLIFIER and

ment, tape recorder, drum machine. connected speaker cabinet (s).

INPUT OUTPUT INPUT

 I

FX SEND FX RETURN LINE OUT OR

SPEAKERS

STAGEBOARD

LINE OUT

LINE OUT Signal for PA- and

Recording/Studio applications.

SPEAKERS INPUT

When a single cabinet is being

used, its impedance must be 4 or 8

Ohms.

When two cabinets are being used,

the impedance of EACH cabinet

must be 8 or 18 Ohms.

Summary of Contents for ATS 120

Page 1: ... ideally matched to the preamp of the ATS 120 two inputs are provided with different sensitivity ratings LO Input for guitars fitted with high output active pickup systems HI Input for guitars fitted with traditional passive pickup systems The ATS 120 s three channels The Hughes Kettner ATS 120 offers three separate channels each of which has it s own distinctive sound characteristics The individu...

Page 2: ...n sounds Start from the standard setting Bass Mid Treble all at the 12 o clock position and alter the positions to suit your taste 4 BRIGHT activating the BRIGHT switch gives additional boost to the very high shimmering harmonics present in the clean channel The ATS 120 Crunch channel The CRUNCH channel of the ATS 120 is a tube design offering the distinctive characteristics of traditional tube am...

Page 3: ...d The tube channel s equalisation section 10 CRUNCH and LEAD have a shared four band active equalisation section which can be used to cut and boost the amount of particular frequencies present in the signal The sound of each channel is carefully tuned to ensure that using a particular setting for both of them will produce a natural sounding transition BASS controls the bottom end fundamentals of t...

Page 4: ...signal from an external effects unit connected to the effects loop DRY only original signal FX only processed signal Intermediate setting allow the proportions of original and processed signals to be balanced as desired TIP If no external unit is connected up the FX MIX control can be used in conjunction with the ATS STAGEBOARD optional to set up an alternative master volume setting This can then ...

Page 5: ...s for connecting loudspeakers or cabinets The combined impedance of all loudspeakers used must never be less than 4 Ohms The loudspeaker fitted to the combo version has an 8 Ohms impedance Any further speaker cabinet connected to it should have an impedance of either 8 or 16 Ohms For the ATS 120 Head if a single speaker cabinet is used its impedance should be either 4 Ohms or 8 Ohms When two cabin...

Page 6: ... compatible with different units OFF 1V ON 300 mV suitable for f e floor standing effects units TIP The loop can also be used to connect a second instrument or a tape for playback This means that when practicing an additional instrument drum machine or a tape recorder can be connected to the RETURN socket Once the FX SELECT switch has been set to the ON position the volume can be determined using ...

Page 7: ...ed speaker cabinet s INPUT OUTPUT INPUT I I I FX SEND FX RETURN LINE OUT OR SPEAKERS STAGEBOARD LINE OUT LINE OUT Signal for PA and Recording Studio applications SPEAKERS INPUT When a single cabinet is being used its impedance must be 4 or 8 Ohms When two cabinets are being used the impedance of EACH cabinet must be 8 or 18 Ohms ...

Page 8: ...B CRU GAIN LEA GAIN L FAT BASS MID TREB PREC CR VO LEAVO REV MASTER 6 O N 10 5 5 6 8 3 1 2 0 6 5 4 5 2 THE FUSION SET 2 CLEAN CRUNCH LEAD MID TREB PREC CR VO LEAVO REV MASTER 8 _ 10 7 5 7 5 7 O N 3 3 0 6 7 6 5 3 5 3 THE METAL SET CLEAN CRUNCH LEAD VOL BRI BASS MID TREE CRU GAIN LEA GAlb L FAT BASS MID TREB PREC CR VO LEAVO REV MASTER 6 ON 10 6 10 6 5 10 3 1 3 3 2 6 5 6 5 5 4 THE ROCK SET CLEAN CRU...

Page 9: ... of valves is only necessary every few years Before opening the amplifier casing ALWAYS remove the mains plug WHERE TO USE THE AMPLIFIER do not use the unit under the following conditions extremes of temperature or high humidity poor ventilation or insufficient cooling extreme vibrations or impacts SERVICING AND REPAIRS If your amplifier suffers a failure or fault refer the matter to your authoris...

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