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Owner’s Manual
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Страница 1: ...Revv Owner s Manual 1 Owner s Manual the D20 ...
Страница 2: ... Manual 2 INTRO Congratulations and welcome to the Revv family Thank you for trusting RevvAmplification with such an important part ofyourmusical endeavors Enjoy tone durability and ease of use designed to inspire ...
Страница 3: ...4 0 4 1 5 0 5 1 6 0 7 0 8 0 intro safety instructions warnings set up power up front panel layout rear panel layout tubes bias bias chart for D20 MIDI CC Commands balanced out XLR USB reactive load warranty 2 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 15 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 ...
Страница 4: ...ground ed to local standards when being oper ated Do not use 2 pole extension or power cords to supply power to this amplifier This product has been built by the manufacturer in accordance with IEC 62368 1 and left the factory in safe working order To maintain this condi tion and ensure non risk operation the user must follow the advice and warning comments found in the operating instructions The ...
Страница 5: ...ns connec tion at any time Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or ground ing type plug Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third ground ing prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit i...
Страница 6: ...s alerts you to important operating and maintenance instructions in the accompanying literature Read the manual This symbol wherever it appears tells you Take care Hot surface To prevent burns you must not touch All electrical and electronic products including batteries should be disposed of separately from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities appointed by the government...
Страница 7: ...down positions Connect the amplifierto a speaker cabinet using a good quality speaker cable while making sure to use the correct speaker jack to sup port the speaker cabinet impedance If using the internal load make sure the load button on the rear is set accordingly Next connect the AC power cord to the amplifier mains connector on the rear of the amplifier and then to an AC outlet At this point ...
Страница 8: ...ommend setting the master volume and gain controls to the lowest setting or zero fully counter clockwise and all treble mid and bass controls to the 12 o clock positions to begin Set the standby switch to the Revv up position and you are ready to begin exploring Note Upon power up you will have noticed that the logo lights up blue and the clip LED illuminates The clip LED will turn off after 2 3 s...
Страница 9: ...range of the gain control NOTE We suggest picking your favorite sounding position of the push pull gain control then dialing in the amount of gain to taste as the overall voicing is a bit different and both modes have a variety of cleaner and crunchier tones available 3 Band EQ The Treble Mid and Bass controls are passive controls and are designed to offer a large range for different variations in...
Страница 10: ...your preferred set and forget tone that you can then effect with pedals your guitar s volume knob and playing dynamics Wattage Switch This latching push button switch allows you to set the power output of the amplifier to either 4 watts or 20 watts 4 Watts has considerably less headroom and as su ch can be used to really drive the power section for a more broken up sound 20 watts will produce more...
Страница 11: ...red by the headphones output is high enough to remain efficient even when using high impedance headphones There fore it is possible to get very high audio levels with that output We strongly advise against the use of headphones with high audio levels The improper use of headphones can lead to irreversible damage to your hearing Virtual Cabinet Switch This 6 position selector switch will switch thr...
Страница 12: ... plug the amplifier power cable into it the main fuse is also a part of the assembly Should the fuse ever blow on the amplifier you will find the fuse in this assembly as well There is also a spare fuse compartment built in so you can keep a spare fuse with you The fuse type is marked on the rear of the amplifier HT Fuses The HT fuse is in place to protect you and the amplifier from overload condi...
Страница 13: ...ir rhythm tone to use a 2x12 their lead tone to have reverb and so on and so forth USB Connector The USB connector will connect your computer to the D20 in order to use Two notes Remote software Use the provided USB cable to do so and edit the presets create new ones from scratch or load your own third party Impulse Responses Bias TestJacks The red and black test jacks on the amplifier will give y...
Страница 14: ...accordingly on the effect so you have a strong signal being sent to the D20 then adjust the volume control on the D20 to your requirements Speaker Output jack The D20 features one speaker output jack This output jack works in conjunction with the impedance selector push button next to it and can support 4 8 and 16 ohm cabinets See below Impedance Switch The latching push button impedance switch wi...
Страница 15: ...Power Tube Bias The power tubes can be biased without opening the chassis You will need a digital multimeter set to the lowest DC voltage range Make sure you refer to the meter s user manual and are familiar with the meter not all meters are capable of reading such a small signal Note Use tubes that are matched It is recommended that a matched Revv brand pair of 6V6GT tubes be used when replacing ...
Страница 16: ...on the power switch Make sure the D20 is connected to a speaker or the reactive load switch is set to internal load Let the amplifier warm up for a minute then turn on the standby switch 4 Wait another 3 minutes to let the tubes warm up further Make sure your multimeter is connected to the bias test points on the amp Now using the bias adjustment trimmer located in the small hole inbetween the pow...
Страница 17: ...r Preset 001 is recalled with MIDI PC 1 and you can recall the 128 virtual cab presets with MIDI PC 1 through MIDI PC 128 in this manner Control Change For very specific uses Control Change signals may be appropriate We recommend starting with PC signals virtual cabinet preset recall for the D20 then only moving on to CC signals for very spe cific and advanced situations 5 0 ...
Страница 18: ... x 0 Cab 0 1 Cab 1 File A 9 0 x 0 File 0 1 File 1 File B 10 0 x 0 File 0 1 File 1 Folder A 11 0 3 0 User 0 1 User1 2 User 2 3 User 3 Folder B 12 0 3 0 User 0 1 User1 2 User 2 3 User 3 Mic A 13 0 7 0 Mic 1 1 Mic 1 Distance A 14 0 127 0 0 63 50 127 100 Center A 15 0 127 0 0 63 50 127 100 Position A 16 0 1 0 Back 1 Front Level A 35 0 107 0 95dB 95 0dB 107 12dB Phase A 36 0 1 0 Normal 1 Invert Mute A ...
Страница 19: ... Freq High Mid 49 0 127 Specific mapping to Hz Freq High 50 0 127 Specific mapping to Hz Level Preset Level 24 0 95 0 95dB 95 0dB Reverb On Off 25 0 1 0 Off 1 On Room 26 0 7 0 Room 0 1 Room 1 Dry Wet 27 0 127 0 0 63 50 127 100 Arcade mode Cab 8 0 x 0 Cab 0 1 Cab 1 Mic 13 0 7 0 Mic 1 1 Mic 1 Room 26 0 7 0 Room 0 1 Room 1 Power Amp 29 0 30 0 Off 1 min 30 max Distance 30 0 44 0 min 44 max Tone 31 0 4...
Страница 20: ...rs will find this useful for wet dry setups in which theysend a signal thatutilizes reverb to frontofhouse while playing through a dry cabinet In order to run the output of the D20 to an audio interface connect the D20 to the audio interface with an XLR cable Set the amplifier up the way you intend to play EQ volume and then adjust the output of the bal anced out with the small trimmer on the fron...
Страница 21: ...e provided USB cable your computer will start recognizing the D20 This may take a couple of minutes Once this is complete simply open the Remote Soft ware and the D20 will connect Once connected you can tweak all available Torpedo Embedded set tings to your preferences Note If you are new to studio practices such as mic placement the differ ence in tonalities between different speakers and more Tw...
Страница 22: ...hen switching to the reactive load the switch will bypass the speaker cab and only use the reactive load or vice versa So you have full control by simply using the switch Note If you forget to plug in a speaker cab and run the amplifier without a speaker cab fear not The D20 automatically uses the reactive load if there is no speaker plugged into the amplifier But be aware if there is a cable plug...
Страница 23: ...ed oroperating in con junction with any other antenna or transmitter except in accordance with FCC multi transmitter product procedures For Canada This device complies with Industry Canada licence exempt RSS standard s Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause un...
Страница 24: ...ontrol of Revv Amplification Inc including but not limited to any mal function defects or failure caused by or resulting from unauthorized ser vice or parts damaged or broken tubes improper maintenance incorrect line voltages liquid damages modification or repair by the user misuse abuse accident neglect orfire RevvAmplification inc does not authorize any party to assume for it any other obligatio...
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