User manual ROCKTRON RA50DSP

[. . . ] Instruction Manual Features o o o o o o o 50 Watts 1x10" Custom Coaxial Speaker 256 Digital Effect Presets Built In Acoustic Guitar and Mic Input Multiple EQ Voicings Guitar Modeling Features Wedge Shaped May be covered by one or more of the following: U. S. Patents #4538297, 4647876, 4696044, 4745309, 4881047, 4893099, 5124657, 5263091, 5268527, 5319713, 5333201, 5402498 and 5493617. Foreign patents pending. Your Rocktron RA50DSP Acoustic Amplifier has been tested and complies with the following Standards and Directives as set forth by the European Union: Standard(s): IEC60065 Professional Audio/Video or Similar Equipment, EN55013:1997, EN61000-3-2 (1995) EN61000-3-3(1995), EN55020:1995, CSA E65-94 This means that this product has been designed to meet stringent guidelines on how much RF energy it can emit, and that it should be immune from other sources of interference when properly used. [. . . ] This unit may not function properly under extreme temperatures. Front Panel Piezo Pickup Section 1&2 Input Jacks - HIGH & LOW Using a standard guitar cable with a 1/4" jack - plug your guitar into either jack. Select the HIGH input for added "gain" or the LOW input for a smoother - softer gain structure. GAIN Control Adjusts the overall "GAIN" or input level of the signal. LEVEL Control Adjusts the overall "LEVEL" or output of the guitar signal 3 4 Microphone Input Section 5 XLR Input Jack Using a standard microphone cable with XLR jacks, plug a microphone into this jack. LEVEL Control Adjusts the overall "LEVEL" or output of the microphone signal. 6 Equalization Section 7 TREBLE Control Adjusts the high frequencies of the signal MIDDLE Control Adjusts the midrange frequencies of the signal BASS Control Adjusts the low-end frequencies of the signal 8 9 DSP Effects Section (Explained in detail on following pages) 10 EFFECTS SELECT Knob This 16 position knob allows you to select one of 16 different preset effects "blocks". Each effect block (or each position) contains 16 different preset effect "settings" which are selected via the EFFECTS VARIATION Control (see point 11). 11 EFFECTS VARIATION Knob This 16 position knob allows you to select one of 16 different presets in each effect "block". Each position is a variation of the effect(s) in the block selected with the "EFFECTS SELECT knob" from point 10. EFFECTS LEVEL Control This control adjusts the overall "Level" or volume of the effect. When the switch is "lit" - the amplifier is "ON". 12 13 Back Panel 1 EFFECTS BYPASS Jack Connect the optional Rocktron RFS1 Footswitch (not included) to this jack. This will allow you to turn the built-in effects "On" or "Off". This is ideal in live performance situations where you may want to turn the effects off for rhythm playing and on for solos (or vice-versa). See the Rocktron website for more information regarding the RFS1 - www. rocktron. com EFFECTS SEND Jack This jack sends the guitar signal to an outboard effects processor EFFECTS RETURN Jack This jack receives the returning signal from an outboard effects processor EXTENSION SPEAKER Jack This 1/4" jack allows you to connect the amplifier to an extension speaker cabinet. POWER CABLE Connection Using the included power cable connect the amplifier to a standard wall outlet. See "Fuse Replacement" section for details on how to replace the fuse 2 3 4 5 6 DSP Effects Section The RA50DSP is equipped with 256 different digital effects presets. [. . . ] To access the fuse, first power down the unit and unplug the cable from the wall outlet and the amplifier. Using a small screw driver, open the fuse tray by prying open the small tab as shown in the drawing above. Remove the old fuse and replace with a comparable new fuse and close the tray being sure that the tray snaps into position AC 117V 50/60 HZ Fuse T1A 250V AC 230V 50/60 HZ Fuse T500mA 250V Check out some of our other products: Rack Gear: Gainiac (preamp w/12ax7 tube) Chameleon 2000 (preamp w/multi-effects) Voodu Valve (preamp w/12ax7 tube and multi-effects) Prophesy (our top of the line preamp with multi-effects) Xpression (Digital Multi-Effects Processor for Guitar and Bass) Blue Thunder (Digital Bass Preamp with Effects) HUSH Super C (guitar noise silencing system) Vendetta VP4 Preamp (All Tube 4-Channel Guitar preamp - 2 Rack Space) Stomp Boxes: Rampage Distortion, Tsunami Chorus, Austin Gold Overdrive, HUSH The Pedal, Banshee Talkbox, Vertigo Vibe, Metal Planet Distortion, Deep Blue Chorus, Short Timer Digital Delay, Sonic Glory Overdrive, Big Crush Compressor, Black Cat Moan Wah Wah Electric Guitar - Acoustic Guitar and Bass Amplifiers: Vendetta Head(100 W Head 4-Channels All Tube - MIDI Switchable) Vendetta Combo (100W 2x12" Combo - Celestion 90's all Tube -4-Channel - MIDI Switchable) R80DSP (80W 1x12" Amp w/Digital Effects) RT80 (80W 1x12" Amp w/Reverb & Built-in Tuner) R120DSP (120W 2x10" Amp w/Digital Effects) RT122C (120W 2x12" Amp w/Stereo Chorus, Reverb & Chromatic Tuner) R50DSP (50 Watt 2x8"Guitar Amp w/Digital Effects) R50C (50 Watt 2x8"Guitar Amp w/Reverb & Chorus) S112 (1x12" Speaker Cabinet) R20 (20 Watt 1x8"Amp w/Reverb) R10 (10 Watt 1x6. 5") RA50DSP (50W Acoustic Amp w/Digital Effects - Wedge Shape) RA30DSP (30W Acoustic Amp w/Digital Effects - Wedge Shape) RB20 (Basss Amp 20W with 8" Speaker) RB30 (Bass Amp 30W with 10" Speaker) RB100 (Basss Amp 100W with 15" Speaker) RB60 (Basss Amp 60W with 12" Speaker) Foot Controllers: MIDI Mate (Midi Foot Controller) MIDI XChange (MIDI Footcontroller) All Access (Midi Foot Controller), HEX (Expression Pedal), RMM900 (7-pin Din MIDI Cable) RFS1 and RFS2 (Single and Double Latching Footswitchs for Rampage Amps) Rocktron - A Division of GHS Corporation 2813 Wilber Ave Battle Creek MI 49015 USA Rocktron Phone: 1-(269)-968-3351 Email: info@rocktron. com www. rocktron. com Rev. 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