Rear Panel Features - SWR Strawberry Blonde Bedienungsanleitung

REAR PANEL FEATURES

TUNER SEND
This feature allows the user to connect their instrument tuner to the Strawberry Blonde without having to unplug and go back and
forth from amp to tuner to amp. The Tuner send is isolated from the rest of the circuitry and no other controls other than your
instrument affect the signal. Being on a side chain (isolated) also avoids loading down of the instrument which can cause a loss in
dynamic range. To use the Tuner send, connect a shielded patch cable from this jack to the INPUT of your tuning device. Turn the
amp on and you're ready to go. If you don't want to monitor your sound while tuning, turn down either the Gain or Master Volume or
position the selector switch on the back panel to the "Head Phones" position.
EFFECTS LOOP
The Strawberry Blonde's Effects Loop is located POST EQ and PRE Reverb & Master Volume in the signal path. The level appearing
at the Send jacks is controlled by the Gain functions on the front panel. If you are getting too hot a signal at the input of your effects
unit, reduce the level of the Gain control. You can raise your Master Volume to retain similar overall volume levels. By using the Gain,
Master Volume and Effects Blend controls, optimum performance should be easily obtainable with any effects device.
Because the Effects Loop is on a side chain, it should greatly reduce noise generated by effects devices (as compared to in-line
effects loops). Additional features of this type of loop can be found below under the Receive jack section.
SEND JACK
Run a shielded patch cable from the Send jack to the input of your effects device. This jack may be used as an additional line level
output, in which case its level is determined by the setting of the Gain control.
RECEIVE JACK
Run a shielded patch cable from the output of your effects device to the Receive jack.
One unique feature of the Receive jack is the ability to practice along with pre-recorded music. Insert a sound source into the Receive
jack (make sure it's a mono signal). Use the Effects Blend control to mix the level of the recorded music with your instrument's level.
The combined signal will be heard through the internal speakers or your headphones. The Send jack is not used.
NOTE: Inserting a plug into the Receive jack activates the Effects Blend control by receiving a "command" through the
ground created. Therefore, only a mono (2-conductor) phone plug should be used.
If you are not getting any "effect" through the speakers, check the position of the Effects Blend control on the front panel.
BALANCED LINE XLR OUT
Being a "line" out, the signal appearing here is similar to that heard through the speaker system. All of the controls on the front panel,
except the Master Volume, will affect the sound.
To use this feature, run an XLR cable from the Balanced Line out to the input of a mixing console, tape machine, etc. This output is also
suitable for sending a signal to a house mixer in live situations.
Wiring for the XLR connector is American standard: Pin 1= ground, Pin 2= +, Pin 3= –
3-WAY TWEETER MODE SWITCH
This switch gives you three different options for operation of the piezo tweeter. In the ON (left) position, the tweeter will reproduce a
full range, unattenuated signal of every frequency it sees (roughly 2 kHz up to 15 kHz, within certain tolerances). The -6db (right)
position reduces the level of the tweeter's outputs by 6 decibels, which to the ear sounds roughly as if cut in half compared to the
Full Range position. The OFF (middle) position will defeat the tweeter's output entirely.
Try starting with the switch in the Full Range position. If this sounds too "treble-y" to your ear and you still want the touch of
crispness that a tweeter provides, you can: a) set the Tweeter Mode Switch to -6db; b) adjust the Treble tone control on the front
panel; c) a combination of both.
NOTE: We have found that most fiddle and violin players prefer the tweeter out of the circuit (Horn Off position). This can be true
for some upright bass and cello players as well. Guitar, Dobro, bass and mandolin players tend to 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."
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