Telonics TCA-500 Combo Amp
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PB-009289 Rev _ PRELIMINARY
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PTIONAL
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TCA-500
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WITCH
An external control unit which clips on the leg of a pedal steel is available to control the Reverb
and TBro effects within the TCA-500 Combo Amplifier. It provides two toggle switches, one for
Reverb On and Off, and a second for TBro effect On and Off.
Note that the TBro and Reverb
pushbutton switches
on the front panel of the
TCA-500
must be ON
(pushed in) in order for the remote unit to function.
These switches are located on the right side of the box as viewed from the player’s position. The
TBro On/Off switch is positioned on the upper right corner of the front panel.
The Reverb On/Off switch is positioned on the lower right corner of the front panel.
A ¼ inch TRS cable is required to connect the TCA-500 side of the Control Unit to the “Foot
Switch” jack on the rear panel of the TCA-500. This cable is identified by a white right around
the cable directly behind the TRS plugs on both ends. Always be sure the cable with the white
ring markings is fully inserted into the right side of the Control Unit, with the TRS plug on the
other end plugged into the Foot Switch jack on the rear panel of the TCA-500.
One way to remember this is to recall the rhyme used by cardiac technicians in hospitals for their
EKG leads:
“White on the Right”.
(NOTE: A two-button foot pedal switch is also available from Telonics which accomplishes the
same remote switching functions for the TCA-500. A single ¼ inch TRS cable is used to connect
the foot pedal switch unit to the Foot Switch jack on the rear panel of the TCA-500.)
