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ATTAX-MANUAL

3.0 STANDARD SETUP/

CABLE CONNECTIONS 

4.0 OPERATING THE ATTAX 50

4.1 SELECTING CHANNELS

Use the CHANNEL SELECT switch or an external footswitch
to change channels.

NOTE: Before using a footswitch, set the CHANNEL SELECT
switch on front panel of the amp itself to the CLEAN positi-
on. 

4.2 THE ATTAX 50 AND SIGNAL PROCESSORS 

The effects loop on the ATTAX 50 is a serial effects loop,
meaning that the entire preamp signal is routed to the FX
device and processed there. 

To connect a signal processor:

- Connect the processor‘s INPUT to the ATTAX LINE OUT
jack and the processor‘s OUTPUT to the ATTAX LINE IN
jack.

- To avoid noise, signal degradation, and interrupted signals,
only use high-quality patch cables.

- Make sure the processor is not distorting the signal. Check
the processor's gain LEDs (if it is equipped with this type of
display) and use the input and output controls to dial in a
suitable level.

- Distortion devices are not designed for use in an FX loop.
As a rule of thumb, any kind of device that compresses the
signal should be connected first in the signal chain.

Depending on the type of effect you want to achieve, you
may want to connect your compressor directly between the
instrument and the amp's input. 

- If you are using several processors or stomp boxes, ensure
you connect them in the proper order. 

4.3 THE ATTAX 50 AND MIXING CONSOLES

If you want to feed the ATTAX 50's signal to a mixing con-
sole, we recommend you route it through a Hughes &
Kettner RED BOX. Patch the signal from the LINE OUT jack,
as this signal path's level is not influenced by the MASTER
setting. The RED BOX balances the signal and simulates a
speaker cabinet. 

5.0 SERVICE AND PREVENTIVE 

MAINTENANCE

The ATTAX 50 does not require service of any type.
However, there are a few precautions you should heed to
ensure your amp lasts for many years. 

- Ensure all peripheral devices, cords and cables are in a
state of good repair. Defective speaker cables are the most
common cause of power amp failure. Poor-quality cables
will cause hum and undesirable noise. 

- Make certain your amp's ventilation ducts are not blocked
or covered. Proper cooling will prolong the life of your
amp.

- Avoid mechanical shocks and exposure to extreme heat,
dust and especially moisture. 

- When connecting peripheral devices, always pay close
attention to their specifications. Never connect devices with
high output signal levels (e.g. power amps) to your amp's
input.

- Ensure you have the correct AC power rating available
before you plug in the amp. If in doubt, ask the venue's
sound technician or the custodian of the building you are
rehearsing in. 

- Refrain from do-it-yourself repairs! Have a qualified servi-
ce technician replace internal fuses. 

With the unit off and unplugged, use a soft damp cloth to
clean the exterior surface of the ATTAX 50.

Summary of Contents for ATTAX 50

Page 1: ...BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO ESPAÑOL MANUAL ATTAX 50 40 WATT GUITAR AMPLIFIER ...

Page 2: ... WENN Montage Erweiterung Neueinstellung Änderungen oder Reparaturen von Hughes Kettner oder von dazu ermächtigten Personen ausgeführt werden die elektrische Installation des betreffenden Raumes den Anforderungen von IEC ANSI Festlegungen entspricht das Gerät in Übereinstimmung mit der Gebrauchsanweisung verwendet wird WARNUNG Wenn Abdeckungen geöffnet oder Gehäuseteile entfernt werden außer wenn ...

Page 3: ... pendant un orage ou s il ne doit pas être utilisé pendant un certain temps il est conseillé d enlever la prise au secteur Ceci évite des dom mages dûs à la foudre ou à des coups de tension dans le réseau à courant alternatif Fig 1 Fig 2 IMPORTANT ADVICE ON SAFETY PLEASE READ BEFORE USE AND KEEP FOR LATER USE The unit has been built by Hughes Kettner in accordance with IEC 65 and left the factory ...

Page 4: ... potendo essere ciò causa di incidenti Per proteggere l apparecchio in caso di temporali o nel caso questo non venisse utilizzato per diverso tempo si consiglia di staccarne la spina di corrente In questo modo si evitano danni all apparecchio dovuti a colpi di fulmine o ad improvvisi aumenti di tensione nel circuito di corrente alternata Illustrazione 1 Illustrazione 2 INDICACIONES DE SEGURIDAD IM...

Page 5: ... sound and features that inspires you to perform your best in smaller venues rehearsal rooms and studios Its logical control layout gives you immediate access to the ATTAX 50 s world of sound This manual introduces you to its many features and application options We wish you a lot of fun and success with your new ATTAX 50 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 BEFORE POWERING UP 1 0 CHANNELS 6 2 0 JACKS AND CONTROL ...

Page 6: ...ck circuitry delivers that slight edge you would expect from a vintage tube amp If desired the CLEAN channel can put out plenty of crunch LEAD This channel delivers direct in your face classic rock sounds with a very British feel The MID control is a very effective sound shaping tool it lets you dial in many different lead sounds If you drastically taper off the mids the ATTAX 50 will produce the ...

Page 7: ...g feature allows you to dial in a wide variety of subtle tonal variati ons REVERB Controls how much integrated reverb is added to the signal Reverb is automatically adjusted for each chan nel when you switch channels MASTER Controls the amp s master volume level The LINE OUT signal is unaffected by the MASTER control LINE OUT Use this jack to feed the signal to the input of an FX processor You can...

Page 8: ...em in the proper order 4 3 THE ATTAX 50 AND MIXING CONSOLES If you want to feed the ATTAX 50 s signal to a mixing con sole we recommend you route it through a Hughes Kettner RED BOX Patch the signal from the LINE OUT jack as this signal path s level is not influenced by the MASTER setting The RED BOX balances the signal and simulates a speaker cabinet 5 0 SERVICE AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE The ATT...

Page 9: ...d devices may be causing a ground loop DO NOT SEVER THE GROUND OF THE CONNECTED DEVICES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES Try plugging all devices into the same socket via an AC power distributor power strip If this doesn t eliminate the noise you must ensure the connection is galvanically sepa rated by routing the signal through a DI box 5 You have connected an FX processor to the LINE OUT jack and the sig...

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Page 11: ...omfortable Bedienkonzept macht es einfach direkt in die Soundwelt des ATTAX 50 einzusteigen diese Bedienungsanleitung wird Dir darü ber hinaus interessante Aspekte über die Möglichkeiten und Features Deines ATTAX 50 vermitteln Viel Erfolg und Spaß am tone mit Deinem ATTAX 50 INHALT Vor der Inbetriebnahme 11 1 0 Die Kanäle des ATTAX 50 12 2 0 Anschlüsse und Bedienelemente 13 3 0 Standard Set Up Ver...

Page 12: ...alisiert werden Bei höheren Einstellungen des VOLUME Reglers sorgt die SoftClick Schaltung für weichen Overdrive bekannt durch alte Vollröhrenamps Bei Bedarf wird so aus diesem Clean ein Crunch Kanal LEAD Klassische offene Rocksounds mit einem sehr englischen Spielgefühl direkt und dynamisch Insbesondere die effektive Mittenregelung an der Klangregelung ermöglicht eine große Bandbreite von Leadsou...

Page 13: ...ik ermöglicht ein größtmögliches Spektrum von Soundnuancen REVERB Regelt den Anteil des integrierten Halleffektes Die Anpassung des Hallpegels erfolgt automatisch bei der Kanalumschaltung MASTER Kontrolliert die Gesamtlautstärke des ATTAX 50 Der Pegel des LINE OUT bleibt von diesem Regler unbeeinflußt LINE OUT Verbinde diese Buchse mit dem Eingang des Effektgerätes Weiterhin ist hier der Anschluß ...

Page 14: ...e angeschlossen werden 4 3 DER ATTAX 50 AM MISCHPULT Zum Anschluß des ATTAX 50 an ein Mischpult empfehlen wir die Signalführung über eine Hughes Kettner RED BOX Diese sollte an der LINE OUT Buchse des Amps ange schlossen werden da der Ausgangspegel hier masterunab hängig ist Das Signal ist dann symmetrisch ausgeführt und mit einer Speakersimulation versehen 5 0 Wartung und Service Die ATTAX Amps s...

Page 15: ... Kabel und versuche durch geschicktes Verlegen der Leitung die Einstreuung zu mini mieren Hilft dies nicht empfiehlt sich die Benutzung einer DI Box Über die Erdung der verbundenen Geräte entsteht eine Brummschleife Unterbreche in keinem Fall die Schutzleiter der Geräte Betreibe beide Geräte am selben Netzverteiler Schafft dies noch keine Abhilfe muß die Verbindung mittels einer DI Box galvanisch ...

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Page 17: ...s convaincra lors de concerts en studio ou en répétition par sa sonorité sa flexibilité et ses caractéristiques Nous vous souhaitons beaucoup de succès et de plaisir avec votre ATTAX 50 TABLE DES MATIERES AVANT LA MISE EN FONCTION 17 1 0 LES CANAUX DE L ATTAX 50 18 2 0 RACCORDS ET ELEMENTS DE COMMANDE 19 3 0 STANDARD SETUP CABLAGE 20 4 0 MANIEMENT DE L ATTAX 50 4 1 SELECTION DES CANAUX 4 2 L ATTAX...

Page 18: ... augmentant le VOLUME vous obtiendrez grâce au circuit SoftClick le doux overdrive des vieux amplis à lampe Si besoin est ce canal Clean devient un canal Crunch LEAD Des sons de type rock classiques et puissants Une grande palette de sons Lead est possible grâce en particulier à un réglage de médiums très efficace au niveau du réglage de sonorité Une diminution extrême des médiums rend l incompara...

Page 19: ...TER règle le volume du canal LEAD proportionellement au canal CLEAN REVERB règle l intensité de l effet de réverbération integrée L adaptation de l intensité de réverbération s effectue automatiquement lors de la sélection du canal respectif MASTER contrôle le volume total de L ATTAX 50 Ce régulateur n influence pas le niveau de LINE OUT LINE OUT reliez ce jack à l entrée de l unité d effets Par a...

Page 20: ...LE DE MIXAGE Pour le branchement de l ATTAX 50 à une table de mixage nous recommandons de conduire le signal par une RED BOX de Hughes Kettner Celle ci doit être reliée à la prise LINE OUT de l ampli le niveau de sortie étant indépendant du Master Le signal est rendu symmétriquement et doté d une simulation de haut parleur 5 0 ENTRETIEN ET SERVICE Les ampli ATTAX n ont besoin d aucun entretien par...

Page 21: ... possible nous recommandons l utilisation d un boîtier de direct Une boucle de bourdonnement se produit par la prise de terre des différents appareils connectés Ne jamais interrompre l interrupteur de sécurité des appareils Utilisez les deux appareils sur le même distributeur S il n est pas possible d éliminer le bourdonnement de cette façon reroutez la connexion au travers d un boîtier de direct ...

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Page 23: ...stiche che trasformano una semplice session in una performan ce memorabile La logica disposizione dei controlli vi dà accesso imme diato al mondo di suoni dell ATTAX 50 Questo manua le vi introduce alle molte caratteristiche e varietà di applicazioni dello strumento Vi auguriamo molto divertimento e successo con il vostro nuovo ATTAX 50 INDICE PRIMA DI UTILIZZARE LO STRUMENTO 23 1 0 CANALI 24 2 0 ...

Page 24: ...poraneo A livelli elevati di VOLUME la circuiteria SoftClick produce la tipica saturazione morbida di un amplificatore a valvole d epoca LEAD Questo canale produce un suono rock diretto frontale in primo piano con un tipico suono inglese Il controllo MID è uno strumento eccel lente per la modellazione del suono permette infatti di creare svariati tipi di suoni lead Se si levano completamente i ton...

Page 25: ...n relazione al volume del canale CLEAN REVERB Controlla la quantità con cui il riverbero integrato viene aggiunto al segnale Il riverbero viene automatica mente regolato per ogni canale quando questi viene sele zionato MASTER Controlla il livello generale del volume Il segnale di LINE OUT non viene modificato dal controllo MASTER LINE OUT Utilizzate questo jack per inviare il segnale all ingresso ...

Page 26: ...are il segnale attraverso il RED BOX della Hughes Kettner Il percorso del segnale prodot to dall uscita LINE OUT RECORDING OUT è creato in modo tale da poter essere inviato con semplicità al RED BOX che bilancia il segnale stesso e crea una sofisticata simulazione dello speaker 5 0 ASSISTENZA E MANUTENZIONE PRE VENTIVA L ATTAX 50 non richiede alcun tipo di manutenzione Tuttavia vi sono alcune prec...

Page 27: ...a la situazione utilizzate un DI box Le messe a terra delle unità esterne collegate creano un loop di terra NON STACCATE LA MESSA A TERRA DELLE UNITÀ COLLEGATE PER NESSUN MOTIVO Provate a col legare tutte le unità alla stessa presa di corrente utilizzando una ciabatta Se questa non serve ad eliminare il rumore dovrete assicurarvi che il collegamento è separato galvani camente facendo passare il se...

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Page 29: ... y equipamiento Comprobará que el ATTAX 50 se puede manejar cómo damente y es fácil de comprender este manual de instrucciones le desvelará además algunos aspectos inte resantes con respecto a sus posibilidades y característi cas Le deseamos mucho éxito con su ATTAX 50 CONTENIDO ANTES DE LA PUESTA EN MARCHA 29 1 0 LOS CANALES DEL ATTAX 50 30 2 0 ACOMETIDAS Y ELEMENTOS DE MANEJO 31 3 0 INSTALACION ...

Page 30: ...Vintage Con el control VOLUME en rangos más altos el circuito SoftClick proporciona un overdrive suave como en los viejos amplificadores de vál vulas Si es preciso este canal CLEAN se convier te en CRUNCH LEAD Clásicos sonidos de Rock con un feeling dinámi co y muy directo Sobre todo el ajuste de medios en el control de tono hace posible una gran variedad de sonidos lead Con una reducción de medio...

Page 31: ...una gran variedad de matices de sonido LEAD MASTER Regula el volumen del canal LEAD en rela ción con el canal CLEAN REVERB Regula la cantidad de efecto de reverberación integrado El nivel de reverberación se adapta automática mente al conmutar de canal MASTER Controla el volumen global del ATTAX 50 Este control no afecta los niveles del LINE OUT LINE OUT Conecte este jack en la entrada del procesa...

Page 32: ...de efectos insertado vigile que estén conectados en el orden correcto 4 3 EL ATTAX 50 EN LA MESA DE MEZCLAS Para conectar el ATTAX 50 a la mesa de mezclas le reco mendamos el uso de un RED BOX de Hughes Kettner para conducir las señales El RED BOX debe conectarse al jack LINE OUT del amplificador ya que en este caso el nivel de salida no depende del Master La señal es conduci da simétricamente y e...

Page 33: ...circuito hábilmente Si ello no sirve de nada se recomienda el uso de un DI En la toma de tierra de los aparatos conectados aparece un zumbido No interrumpa en ningún caso el conductor de protección de los aparatos Haga funcionar ambos apa ratos por el mismo distribuidor de la red Si ello no ayuda la unión deberá separase galvánicamente mediante un DI F5 Al conectar un procesador de efectos al LINE...

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