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Congratulations on the purchase of your new RH450 amp!

When it comes to designing revolutionary products, TC Electronic is used to ripping up the rulebook. After three decades of doing just
that in the guitar, studio and desktop music making markets – and designing many award-winning and revolutionary products along the
way – we have now applied this considerable expertise to the bass market. The result is the new RH450 bass head, RS210/212
cabinets and REMOTE RC4 that combine to deliver an incredible bass rig, designed without compromise.

RH450 is loud and proud but also hides extraordinary technology behind its traditional fascia. TC Electronic has a long heritage of
designing amps and, with its Active Power Management™, has effectively designed an amp that gives you all the character of a tube
amp while delivering 450 Watts of undiluted power. 

RH450 has traditional tone controls but also includes groundbreaking features giving the amp a personality and sound all of its own.
TubeTone™ emulates all of the characteristics of a traditional tube circuit to deliver an unparalleled and rich playing experience, while
SpectraComp™ gives you the best in studio quality compression for a live situation. With its “per string” compression, SpectraComp™
delivers more bite and punch than any other compressor in any other bass amp system.

Ultimate flexibility, ultimate portability – RH450 is the ideal amp for the studio, road and rehearsal room. The compact 450 Watt Class
D amplifier design makes it easy to take anywhere and get great results, fast – no matter what the situation. With three on-board user
memories you can quickly swap sounds or instruments mid gig – an instant solution if you want to recall your favorite sonic
combinations or if you take more than one bass guitar with you on the road. And talking of the touring musician, RH450’s Auto-sensing
PSU means that you can plug and play safely in whatever country you find yourself in – no fuse changing necessary.

Finally a system that delivers everything that you need and more in a single amp.

Summary of Contents for RH450

Page 1: ...RH450 USER S MANUAL...

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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: ...rent from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help For Customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 0...

Page 5: ...Certificate of Conformity a b Table of Contents 3 Introduction 4 Quick Setup Guide 5 OPERATION Front panel 6 RC4 13 Rear panel 14 APPENDIX General Protection mode 17 Heat Protection mode 17 Technical...

Page 6: ...gives you all the character of a tube amp while delivering 450 Watts of undiluted power RH450 has traditional tone controls but also includes groundbreaking features giving the amp a personality and...

Page 7: ...u can connect up to three RS cabinets or any other two 8 Ohm cabinets of another brand to the amplifier minimum load 4 Ohm Connect the power cable and power up The RH450 s power supply accepts voltage...

Page 8: ...he amount of SpectraComp compression SpectraComp uses a so called spectral or multi band approach to compression allowing for individual compression of the low mid and high frequency bands Multiband c...

Page 9: ...mpressed at all or that just when the G string starts to sound right the low E string is compressed too strongly In other words You are constantly dealing with a tight and difficult compromise With Sp...

Page 10: ...ample Press SHIFT and turn the LO MID knob to change the center frequency of that control While the RH450 is in Shift mode the SHIFT button will be blinking to remind you that you are in Shift mode Wh...

Page 11: ...MEM preset When you haven t been using the RH450 s front panel controls for about twenty seconds the LED will flash rapidly and the RH450 will automatically return to normal mode In normal mode the T...

Page 12: ...evel Settings When you haven t been using the RH450 s front panel controls for about twenty seconds the RH450 will return to normal mode where the knobs control the primary functions printed in white...

Page 13: ...A are indicated as follows Example A The tuner also offers a Mute mode with additional tuner information To activate Mute mode simply press the MUTE button Now the BASS tone control turns into a high...

Page 14: ...eference The center position equals 440 Hz and each LED represents one Hertz So to set the tuner reference frequency e g to 438 Hz turn the BASS knob counter clockwise until the second LED on the left...

Page 15: ...ns of the front panel knobs no longer correspond with the stored settings 2 MUTE button Press the M ute button to mute the RH450 s outputs This is useful for tuning or e g unplugging changing your bas...

Page 16: ...andy when you use the RH450 on a tour The ground pin of the PSU must be connected in order to avoid voltage differences between e g the PA and the RH450 2 SPEAKER OUT Use the SPEAKER OUT combo connect...

Page 17: ...recording In order to record straight from the RH450 s digital output follow these steps Connect the RH450 s DIGITAL OUT jack to your DAW Set your DAW to follow slave to external clock Hit the record...

Page 18: ...ification power at your fingertips 8 LINE DRIVER OUT Balanced Line Out Use the LINE DRIVER OUT jack to connect the RH450 to the PA when you play on stage or to connect your amp to a recording device w...

Page 19: ...ill indicates P you will have to send the RH450 to a qualified service center for inspection Heat Protection Mode If the display indicates an H the amp is too hot This is rarely seen but a few extreme...

Page 20: ...APPENDIX SIGNAL FLOW 18...

Page 21: ...659 26Hz Mutes speaker out Phones out and Balanced out Studio quality headphone amp 40 to 600 Ohm Mains supply Speaker out Power rating Balanced output Max Output Optimal Load Impedance Preamp out Po...

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