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Owner’s Manual

Mode d’emploi

Bedienungsanleitung

BASS AMPLIFIER

BBT500-115
BBT500-110

Manual del Usuario

Handleiding

Manuale di Istruzioni

BBT500-115

BBT500-110

Summary of Contents for BBT500-110

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Mode d emploi Bedienungsanleitung BASS AMPLIFIER BBT500 115 BBT500 110 Manual del Usuario Handleiding Manuale di Istruzioni BBT500 115 BBT500 110 ...

Page 2: ...th these require ments provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other electronic devices This equipment generates uses radio frequencies and if not in stalled and used according to the instructions found in the users manual may cause interference harmful to the opera tion of other electronic dev...

Page 3: ...ched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this a...

Page 4: ...consult your dealer before re questing service NAME PLATE LOCATION The graphic below indicates the location of the name plate Information such as model number power requirements serial number etc can be found at this location You should record the model number serial number and the date of purchase in the spaces provided below and re tain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase See rear...

Page 5: ...om rising inside the device Blocking the ducts will cause heat to buildup inside the device which may result in fire Never place the device on an unstable surface table or sloped surface Also never stack the device excessively Doing so may cause the device to fall or overturn causing injury If the device is to be stacked we recommend that the casters be removed from the amplifier speaker to preven...

Page 6: ...T500 115 BBT500 110 provides 5 internal memory locations that let you store up to five tone settings for instant recall at the press of a switch It also offers MIDI compatibility and a bi amp system using two amplifiers to create a single system etc that make it an excellent choice for use in the studio or live performances In order to get the most out of your BBT500 115 BBT500 110 and its sophist...

Page 7: ...e level of the 1 band graphic equalizer pg 14 In the Compressor Mode this knob is used to adjust the compressor s attack ATTACK time pg 14 i Tone Controls BASS LOW MID MIDDLE HIGH MID TREBLE Adjusts the level of their corresponding frequencies In the Equalizer Mode these knobs are used to set the center frequency FREQ for their corresponding tone control pg 14 In the Compressor Mode these knobs ar...

Page 8: ...level re quired by the outboard effects processor Use the BLEND control in the Compressor Mode to adjust the balance level between the outboard effector s sound and the sound that is created by the BBT500 pg 14 6 Headphones Jack PHONES This jack is used to connect a pair of headphones to the unit It carries the same signal that is delivered from the LINE OUT jack Use the LEVEL control to adjust th...

Page 9: ...ernal MIDI device via the MIDI IN jack is transmitted from the MIDI OUT jack without alteration pg 17 4 MIDI IN Jack Connect this jack to the MIDI OUT jack on MIDI Foot Controller etc to select patches control volume etc with the MIDI Foot Controller pg 16 Also patches that have been saved to an external MIDI device can be loaded into the BBT500 s internal memory pg 17 MIDI Bulk IN 5 Speaker Jacks...

Page 10: ... impedance of 12Ω As the BBT500 115 s and BBT500 110 s two speaker jacks are connected in a parallel circuit inside of the amplifier adding a 4Ω external speaker to the 4Ω internal speaker will result in a total impedance of 2Ω So in order to maintain a minimum impedance of 2Ω an external speaker with an impedance of 4Ω or greater must be used Internal Speaker 4 Ω External Speaker Greater than 4 Ω...

Page 11: ...5dB to 15dB 0 2dB step 0 TREBLE Treble Frequency 15dB to 15dB 0 2dB step 1 OUTPUT Sets the output level Getting sound output 1 First make sure that the POWER switch is switched OFF then connect your bass to the INPUT Jack on the front panel 2 Rotate the OUTPUT knob fully to the left and then switch the POWER switch ON To protect the speakers make sure that the OUTPUT knob is set to 0 whenever swit...

Page 12: ... memory etc it may be that the knob s actual position differs from the value set in the recalled patch In this case the BBT500 is programmed to flash the patch s value on the display without changing it or the sound until the knob s position corresponds to the value in the recalled patch setting If the display flashes when rotating the knob continue rotating the knob until its position matches the...

Page 13: ...e manner it is labeled on the panel In the Amp Mode the knob s value or patch s setting value is shown on the display when the knob is turned After the BBT500 s power is switched ON or the MANUAL switch is pressed nothing is shown in the display until a Memory is recalled or a mode other than the Amp Mode is selected Enter the Amp Mode using one of the following methods The Amp Mode is the default...

Page 14: ...sound soft knee compression o HIGH MID N GATE Noise gate threshold level OFF 53dB to 0dB 1dB step When the input signal s level falls below this set level the noise gate acti vates cutting off the signal 0 TREBLE BLEND Blend level between the effect loop s RETURN signal and the dry signal the sound created in the BBT500 0 Return 0 Dry 100 to 100 Return 100 Dry 0 1 OUTPUT Sets the output level The ...

Page 15: ...000Hz 93 steps When using a bi amplified system make sure that the INPUT LEVEL control knob on the second BBT500 is set to its minimum level Ex Operating a bi amplified system in which the crossover fil ter on the first amplifier is set to h50 HPF 500Hz to pro duce high frequencies and the crossover filter on the sec ond amplifier is set to L50 LPF 500Hz to produce low fre quencies Utility Mode Th...

Page 16: ... No 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 1 7 2 8 3 What is a Program Change Map A Program Change Map assigns a program change number re ceived via MIDI to a memory number For example when the BBT500 receives Program Change Number 1 from an external MIDI device it will recall memory number 3 This is also called a Program Change Table 3 1 Press and hold the FUNCTION switch for more than 3 sec onds until utL appear...

Page 17: ...ation is in progress all lamps on the unit will light The device number becomes the MIDI receive channel number pg 16 When the MIDI receive channel is set to ALL Omni ON the channel is set to 1 6 Press the FUNCTION switch to enter the Amp Mode MIDI Merge Setting Type of data to be sent with the Bulk Out operation About MIDI Control Changes You can control the overall volume of the BBT500 by connec...

Page 18: ...ck the Effect Loop s BLEND setting Compressor Mode TREBLE control knob Unless an external effector is connected to the device raising the BLEND control will result in lowering the original sound If the BLEND control is set to 100 the original sound will not be produced Sound output is low Is the volume turned up on the instrument connected to the INPUT jack Are the INPUT LEVEL GAIN MASTER OUTPUT c...

Page 19: ...ck LINE OUT UNBALANCED OUT Standard Monaural Phone Jack LINE OUT BALANCED OUT XLR Jack FX LOOP SEND RETURN Standard Monaural Phone Jack TUNER OUT Standard Monaural Phone Jack MIDI IN MIDI OUT 5 pin DIN jack Speaker Section Speaker BBT500 115 15 Woofer x1 Tweeter x1 BBT500 110 10 Woofer x1 Tweeter x1 Power Handling 250 Wrms Impedance 4 Ω A D Conversion 24 bit D A Conversion 24 bit Sampling Frequenc...

Page 20: ...x Note OFF x x After Key s x x Touch Ch s x x Pitch Bender x x 0 6 x x 7 x o Main Volume 8 127 x x Control Change Prog x o 0 127 Program Change Change True Number 1 128 System Exclusive o o Bulk Dump System Song Pos x x Song Sel x x common Tune x x System Clock x x Real Time Commands x x Aux All Sound OFF x x Reset All Cntrls x x Local ON OFF x x All Notes OFF x x Mes Active Sense o x sages Reset ...

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