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Table of Contents
PRECAUTIONS
OVERVIEW: FRONT PANEL __________________ 1-4
OVERVIEW: REAR PANEL ___________________ 5-6
GETTING STARTED _______________________ 7-10
THE CHANNELS:
CHANNEL 1 _______________________________ 11
CHANNEL 2 _______________________________ 12
CHANNEL 3 _______________________________ 13
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR ________________ 14-16
THE MODES:
CHANNEL 1: OVERVIEW _____________________ 17
CHANNEL 1 : NORMAL / BOLD _______________ 17
CHANNEL 1: CLEAN ________________________ 18
CHANNEL 1: FAT ________________________ 18-19
CHANNEL 1: TWEED _____________________ 19-20
CHANNEL 2: OVERVIEW _____________________ 20
CHANNEL 2 : MARK I NORMAL / THICK ________ 20
CHANNEL 2: EDGE _________________________ 21
CHANNEL 2: CRUNCH ______________________ 21
CHANNEL 2: MARK I ________________________ 22
CHANNEL 3: OVERVIEW _____________________ 23
CHANNEL 3: NORMAL / BRIGHT ______________ 23
CHANNEL 3: MARK IIC+ _____________________ 24
CHANNEL 3: MARK IIC+ __________________ 24-25
CHANNEL 3: MARK IV ____________________ 26-27
CHANNEL 3: EXTREME ______________________ 28
FRONT PANEL: EQ, POWER SELECT
EQUALIZER ____________________________ 29-30
POWER SELECT: 90W SIMUL CLASS __________ 30
POWER SELECT: 45W EXTENDED CLASS A ____ 31
POWER SELECT: 10W CLASS A ___________ 31-32
FRONT PANEL: THE CONTROLS
GAIN _____________________________________ 33
MASTER __________________________________ 34
PRESENCE _____________________________ 34-35
TREBLE _______________________________ 35-36
MID ______________________________________ 36
BASS _____________________________________ 37
FRONT PANEL: FEATURES
OUTPUT & SOLO ___________________________ 38
SOLO: PULL MUTE _________________________ 38
LED INDICATION ___________________________ 39
STANDBY _________________________________ 39
FULL POWER / VARIAC POWER _______________ 39
REAR PANEL: FEATURES
FUSE _____________________________________ 40
EXTERNAL SWITCHING _____________________ 40
EFX LOOP _____________________________ 40-41
REVERB __________________________________ 41
SWITCHABLE RECTIFIERS __________________ 42
CHANNEL 3: TRIODE / PENTODE ______________ 42
SPEAKERS ________________________________ 43
TUNER OUT _______________________________ 43
SLAVE ____________________________________ 43
BIAS SELECT ______________________________ 43
SAMPLE SETTINGS ______________________ 44-45
USER SETTINGS ________________________ 46-47
BIAS ADJUSTMENT ARTICLE _____________ 48-50
DIAGNOSING TUBE PROBLEMS ___________ 51-52
SPEAKER IMPEDANCE HOOKUP GUIDE ____ 53-58
PENTODES, TRIODES AND IRISHMEN ______ 59-61
TUBE TASK CHART _________________________ 62
PARTS SHEET _____________________________ 63