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Page 3: ...d in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally...
Page 4: ...installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct th...
Page 5: ...uick Setup Guide 5 Operation Front panel 7 RC 4 14 Rear panel 15 Appendix General Protection mode 19 Heat Protection mode 19 Signal Flow Diagram 20 Technical Specifications 21 3 EN Table of contents T...
Page 6: ...lor any sound imaginable The primary tone shaping tool is the 4 band EQ that gives you full control over Bass Low mid High mid and Treble for instant creation of your dream tones In short you can make...
Page 7: ...If you ve ever used different basses or change playing style during shows you know that a few amp presets would be welcome Blacksmith offers three on board user memories allowing you to switch easily...
Page 8: ...any cabinet combination with a minimum load of 2 Ohm To get the optimum performance from the amplifier make sure to select the correct Load Impedance on the back plate before powering up the amplifier...
Page 9: ...ble These controls have been tuned carefully to address four relevant bass frequency areas and should allow you to dial in your sound with ease As you know each instrument has its own sound characteri...
Page 10: ...IFT button again to switch back to gain control and set the right amount of low mid gain While BLACKSMITH is in Shift mode the SHIFT button will be blinking to remind you that you are in Shift mode Wh...
Page 11: ...your signal resulting in a lower output volume SpectraComp automatically compensates for compression gain reduction giving you an even output volume Spectral Compression vs Full Band Compression Virtu...
Page 12: ...BLACKSMITH The effects you can achieve range from a small touch of classic tube amp response and character through obvious but pleasant tube attitude to highly overdriven Contrary to many tube simula...
Page 13: ...ITH features three user memories which allow you to effortlessly store and recall your favorite settings Storing settings is extremely simple Dial in the settings that you like Press and hold one of t...
Page 14: ...ould be tuned down Too low tune up Too high tune down In tune Sharp notes C D F G and A are indicated as follows Example A The tuner also offers a Mute mode with additional tuner information To activa...
Page 15: ...SMITH now powers up in Tuner reference mode which is illustrated by an R in the Display see illustration below Tune Reference mode Dial the BASS tone control to alter the tuner reference The center po...
Page 16: ...ns of the front panel knobs no longer correspond to the stored settings 2 MUTE button Press the M ute button to mute the BLACKSMITH s outputs This is useful for tuning or e g unplugging changing your...
Page 17: ...KER OUT CLASS 2 WIRING Minimum Load 2 Ohm LOAD IMPEDANCE UTILITY ZONE MAINS GROUND MUST BE CONNECTED WARNING AVIS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR M...
Page 18: ...Section for further information TM TM GAIN INPUT BASS LO MID HI MID TREBLE SPECTRACOMP TUBETONE MASTER MUTE MEM3 MEM2 MEM1 HOLD TOSTORE ACTIVE PASSIVE PICK UP SHIFT CENTER PRESET LEVEL TWEETERTONE O...
Page 19: ...ink two BLACKSMITH units together to achieve even more power Use a standard jack instrument cable to connect the first BLACKSMITH SEND the upper to the second BLACKSMITH s RETURN the lower jack Plug y...
Page 20: ...TM GAIN INPUT BASS LO MID HI MID TREBLE SPECTRACOMP TUBETONE MASTER MUTE MEM3 MEM2 MEM1 HOLD TOSTORE ACTIVE PASSIVE PICK UP SHIFT CENTER PRESET LEVEL TWEETERTONE O I BLACKSMITH 1 6 0 0 W C L A S S D B...
Page 21: ...lifier again Notice that due to Blacksmiths protection features the amplifier will NOT be damaged if a wrong Load Impedance setting is selected Protection mode BLACKSMITH is equipped with an intellige...
Page 22: ...NK LINK SPECTRA COMP TUBETONE PRE TONE CONTROLS DIGITAL RECORDING OUT TUBETONE POST PRESET LEVEL ACTIVE POWER MANAGEMENT POWER AMP IN GALVANIC ISOLATION WITH DI DRIVER DI PREAMP OUT MASTER VOLUME POWE...
Page 23: ...constant on A0 27 50 Hz to E5 659 26 Hz Mutes Speaker out and Balanced out 100 120V or 220 240V 50 60 Hz 200 W 1 8 Power 2x SpeakonTM Power rating 2 Ohm 4 Ohm setting Balanced output Max Output Optima...
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