Ebs Fafner Ii-xd User Manual

Users Manual

FAFNER XD MANUAL

EBS FAFNER II - XD

EXTREME EDITION

MADE IN SWEDEN BY EBS SWEDEN AB

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Contents: Page:

Introduction 2
Getting Started 3
Front Panel Controls 4
Block Diagram 8

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Rear Panel Connections 10
Channel Reference 12
Specifications 14

INTRODUCTION SPECIFICATIONS

or more than a millennia ago, there was in the Nordic countries a legend

Reidmar Utter

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about a family consisting of a man named and his three sons, ,

Regin Fafner

and .
One day when Utter was at the river taking a bath in his animal form of an otter, he
was by mistake killed and devoured by the evil god Loki. At this, Reidmar was of
course outraged and demanded a ransom from the Father of all Gods, Odin. The
ransom demanded was Utter's otterskin covered by gold to the last whisker. The
gods saw no other solution than to comply with this and gave Reidmar what he asked
for.

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afner and Regin became very angry with their father who didn't want to share

his treasure.Finally they decided to kill their father to getthe treasure, and so did.

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ot long after the two brothers had killed their father, Fafner became so greedy

that he determined to kill his brother Regin to get the treasure for himself.

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nowing that histreasure would not be safein the family's house, he draggedit to
a cave far from the house. After he had assured himself that all the traces were gone
he transformed himself into a gigantic snakelike dragon and settled down to guard
his treasure.

EFFECTS LOOPS:

REMOTES:

TUNER OUT:

LINE OUT:

AMP INPUT:

POWER AMP:

AUXILIARY INFO:

Specifications are subject to change without notice!

Loop Signal Level nominal -10 dBv
Gain Unity (1:1)
Output Impedance (Sends) <100 ohms
Input Impedance (Returns) 47 kohms // 100 pF

Connection: REMOTE JACK: RING = Mute

Function: Connect to GND

Threshold 0.7 V
Current 5 mA suitable for LED

Output Impedance: < 25 kohms
Signal Level As Instrument

Output Impedance <100 ohms
Nominal Signal Level 0 dBv

Input Impedance 10 kohms
Sensitivity 32 dB (40x)

Continuous Output Power >600 W RMS

Power Requirements max 900 W
Mains Protection: T6.3A Fuse (230V)

Dimensions (WxDxH): 48 cm x 36 cm x 13 cm

Weight: 16 kg ( 36 lbs.)

TIP = Drive

FILTER JACK: RING = Filter Section

TIP = Character

for bypass.

@ 4 ohms Impedance
750 W RMS
@ 2 ohms Impedance

T10A Fuse (100/120V)

19” x 14” x 5.2”(3U)

The raw power and cruelty of Fafner the Dragon, is what EBS Sweden has
incorporated in our new Basshead.

The tube armed Fafner Basshead is targeting the sound-conscious Bassplayers

who know what they want; the best possible sound.

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SPECIFICATIONS GETTING STARTED

INPUT:

GAIN:

CHARACTER:

COMP/LIMIT:

FILTER SECTION:

DRIVE SECTION:

BALANCED OUTPUT:

Input Impedance 2 Mohms // 100 pF

Gain Range min/max -oo/ +30 dB
Gain Peak LED +10 dBv
Frequency Response +0 / -3 dB 20 - 20.000 Hz

Filter: Type Shelving High/Low Pass
Gain: Lo +9 dB @ 40 Hz

Hi +6 dB @ 8 kHz

Compressor Gain 0 dB
Attenuation max 24 dB
Compression Ratio max 3:1
Attack (80%) typ <10 ms
Release (80%) typ 100 ms

Bass Filter: Type 12 dB/oct. Shelving

Gain Range +/- 18 dB @ 80 Hz

Hi Middle Filter: Type Bandpass Filter

Frequency Range 100 - 4.500 Hz
Q - Normal 0.7
Q - Hi-Q mode 1.8
Gain Range +/- 15 dB

Treble Filter: Type Shelving

Gain Range +/- 15 dB @ 10 kHz

Gain Range min/max 0 / 34 dB
Low End Compensation (Boost off) < 350 Hz
Modes Solid State / Tube
Tube Type ECC83 (European type)
Tube Heating DC

Middle Filter: Type Bandpass Filter

Frequency Range 50 - 2.000 Hz
Q 1.0
Gain Range +/- 15 dB

Edge Filter: Type Bell Filter

Gain Range +/- 12 dB@6kHz

Output Level Nominal/Padded +4 dBm / -30dBm
Output Impedance < 10 ohms current lim.
Frequency Response +0/-3 dB 10 - 20k Hz
Dynamic Range: linear/A-w. 102/105 dB typ.
XLR Connections 1-GND, 2-Hot, 3-Cold
Options GND Lift, Pad

Congratulations on your choice of the

bass head !EBS Fafner

EBS Fafner II XD

The is the most powerful,
versatile and complete bass head ever built.
With two separate channels, extensive routing
possibilities, built in compressor, tube section,
dual balanced outputs and super powerful EQ
sections, the amp offers an extremely wide
range of sound possibilities.

GETTING STARTED...

1. Carefully unpack the bass head.

2. Check that all knobs are set fully counter
clockwise besides the EQ controls marked
BASS, HI MID, TREBLE, MIDDLE and
EDGE which should be set to mid position.
Make also sure all push switches are set to
their outer positions. Now the EBS Fafners
settings are "zeroed" and ready to be
personalized.

3. Turn on the POWER switch. Wait for
approx. 15 seconds before switching on the
STANDBY switch to allow the tube to
warm up.

4. Plug in your bass. While plucking the
strings as hard as you would during your
hardest playing, gradually increase the
GAIN knob unit the peak LED starts to
flash at peaks.

5. Move over to the VOLUME knob and
adjust for the desired output volume.

BUILDING THE SOUND...

6. The first tonal shaping circuitry are the

Character Filters

next to the GAIN control.
These filters provide for a preshape EQ
prior of further fine tuning of your sound.

7. Enable the filters by pressing the

Active

pushbutton and explore the filter

Filter

section.

8. The clean channel also features the use of a
tube buffer for adding those extra
harmonics by pressing the

Tube Mode

switch.

9. If you need to refine your dynamics, adjust
the COMP/LIMIT knob to your needs.

10.Engage the drive channel by pressing the

Drive Active

button. Now you have full
control of the drive circuitry with its’ EQ.
Turn up the LEVEL to the desired level
compared with the level from the clean
channel.

11.Now, press the button. This mode

Serial

enables you to serial the two channels, so
now you can dial in your drive sound with
the aid of the filters and options of the clean
channel.

This was a brief introduction of .As

EBS Fafner

you go on further in this manual, you will learn
how to use and utilize all of the useful features
that the offers you.

EBS Fafner

GOOD LUCK !

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