RED MAINS LED: The red LED illuminates when the DUOTONE isFOOTSWITCH: This jack accepts the included 3-way footswitch, which
powered up.lets you remotely select Channels, Boost On / Off, and Master 1 /
Master 2.
REAR PANEL: SPEAKERS: The Duotone features 4, 8 and 16-ohm connections for
perfect impedance matching. Its minimum impedance is 4 ohms
MAINS IN: Connect the factory-included Euro-norm mains cable to(one 4-ohm speaker or two 8-ohm speakers).
this socket. Ensure the amp's voltage rating matches your local AC
voltage rating before you plug into the wall socket. The mains fuse3.0 STANDARD SETUP/CABLE CONNECTIONS
bracket is located next to this socket. When replacing blown fuses,
make sure you use specified replacement fuses only (see TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS).
4.0 OPERATING THE DUOTONE
ANODE FUSE: This is the holder for the power tubes' anode fuses. Here
too, make sure you use specified replacement fuses only when4.1 SELECTING CHANNELS
replacing blown fuses. If a replacement fuse blows after just a shortYou can activate either channel of the Duotone via the front panel
while in operation, you should definitely have the power tubesCHANNEL SELECT button or via footswitch. The red LED on the
checked for defects.footswitch illuminates when the OVERDRIVE channel is selected.
When the LED is off, this indicates that the CLEAN channel is active.
FX LOOP: Parallel, tube-driven circuit designed to accept signal
processors. The effect signal is mixed in with the original signal (rather4.2 OVERDRIVE CHANNEL BOOST FUNCTION
than replacing it entirely, as is the more common method, in a serialThe BOOST circuit is activated via the BOOST switch on the front
effects loop). This ensures the purity of the original signal remainspanel or via footswitch. When you activate BOOST, the red LED on
intact. For this reason, we recommend that you set the wet balancethe footswitch lights up.
on the effect device itself to 100%, and do the mixing of wet-to-dry
by adjusting the FX-LEVEL knob on the amp.4.3 MASTER 1 AND 2
Either of the two variable master levels can be activated via
FX SEND: Sends the original or dry signal to the input of your effect
device. footswitch. The red LED on the footswitch lights up when MASTER 2 is
selected. When the LED on the footswitch is off, this indicates that
MASTER 1 is active.
FX RETURN: Receives the effect or wet signal from the output of your
effect device.4.4 THE DUOTONE AND SIGNAL PROCESSORS
FX SEND LEVEL: Adjust this control to make sure the level of signalThe Duotone is equipped with a parallel effects loop, meaning the
you're sending to the input of the effect device is neither too hot nororiginal signal always comes through, and the processed signal is
too soft.mixed in with it. |
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