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• CALIFORNIA BLONDE OWNER’S MANUAL
A/C LINE CORD RECEPTACLE
Accepts a standard A/C power cable (supplied with the California Blonde in the United States), used with almost
all current musical, professional and household electronic devices. If it does become misplaced, replacements
can be found at almost any computer, electronics, or pro audio store.
Note:
The rating for this cable is 3-conductor, 18 gauge, 10 amperes. If replacement is necessary,
or if you wish to buy a longer cable, look for the correct rating on the cable.
CROSSOVER PANEL FEATURES
CROSSOVER PANEL FEATURES
TWEETER ATTENUATOR CONTROL
Use this control to adjust the level of high frequency heard through the tweeter (located in the upper right
corner of the speaker enclosure). A normal setting for this control is straight up or “12 o’clock.” As you turn the
knob clockwise from this position, the high frequency content is increased and you will get more “sparkle.” Turning
the knob fully counter-clockwise removes the tweeter from the system completely. If you prefer a “darker” sound
or are getting a lot of fret buzz, clicks, bow, pick or finger noise, you may want to use this position. (This control
will not affect the 12" loudspeaker, headphones, or any extension cabinet.)
NOTE:
We have found that most fiddle/violin players prefer the tweeter out of the circuit
(completely counter-clockwise). This can be true for some upright bass and cello players as well.
Guitar, dobro, bass and mandolin musicians like the horn activated. Try it both ways and pick the
setting that sounds best to you. The
Treble
control’s range is very similar to the response of the
tweeter and can be used as a “high end pad.”
EXTENSION SPEAKER OUT JACKS
We have provided two Extension Speaker Out Jacks on your California Blonde: one Speakon
®
jack and one 1/4"
jack. They should ONLY BE USED AS OUTPUT JACKS TO ANOTHER SPEAKER CABINET, NOT AS INPUT JACKS
FROM ANOTHER AMPLIFIED SOURCE!
For the 1/4" jack, use an unshielded 2-conductor cable, or speaker cable (NOT A SHEILDED GUITAR CORD) to
connect an additional speaker cabinet. Use a high quality, heavy gauge cable of at least 18 gauge (the lower the
gauge, the heavier the cable). The impedance of any extension speaker connected to this output should be no
less than 8 ohms.
In addition to the standard 1/4" jack, a single Speakon jack is provided. Speakon jacks and connectors offer the
best possible speaker connection. They are far superior to banana or 1/4" phone jacks in that they not only lock
in place and cannot become accidentally disconnected, but offer a greater and more stable connection surface. If
using the Speakon jack, we highly recommend a Speakon-to-Speakon speaker cable. If your extension cabinet
does not have a Speakon jack, you should use the 1/4" jack and a simple 1/4"-to-1/4" speaker cable. The
Speakon jack is wired “standard” (+1/–1); Speakon-to-Speakon speaker cables are available through most musi-
cal equipment retail outlets. Again, when using a single extension speaker with this jack, the impedance should
be 8 ohms or greater.
If you wish to connect two additional cabinets (either by using both Speakon and 1/4" Out jacks, or by “daisy-
chaining” two cabinets off of one jack), be sure the combined total impedance is no less than 8 ohms (equivalent
to two 16 ohm speaker cabinets in parallel).
