Fender Bassman-100 Operation Manual

ENGLISH - PAGES 4-5

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS
BEFORE OPERATING UNIT!

ESPAÑOL - PÁGINAS 6-7

¡LÉANSE ANTES DE UTILIZAR EL APARATO Y
GUARDENSE PARA SU USO POSTERIOR!

FRANçAIS - PAGES 8-9

PRIERE DE LIRE AVANT L’EMPLOI ET A
CONSERVER POUR UTILISATION ULTERIEURE!

ITALIANO - PAGINE 10-11

LEGGERE ATTENTAMENTE PRIMA DELL’USO E
CONSERVARE PER UN UTILIZZO SUCCESSIV0!

DEUTSCH - SEITEN 12-13

BITTE VOR GEBRAUCH LESEN UND FÜR
SPÄTEREN GEBRAUCH AUFBEWAHREN!

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• TO PREVENT DAMAGE, FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD,
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOIS­TURE.

• NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE, REFER
SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY.

• DO NOT ALTER THE AC PLUG.

• THIS UNIT MUST BE EARTH GROUNDED.

• UNPLUG THE AC POWER LINE CORD BEFORE
CLEANING THE UNIT’S COVERING WITH ONLY A
DAMP CLOTH; WAIT UNTIL THE UNIT IS COM­P L E T E LY DRY BEFORE RECONNECTING IT TO
POWER.

• PARA EVITAR DAÑOS, INCENDIOS Y DESCARGAS
ELÉCTRICAS, NO EXPONGA ESTA UNIDAD A LA
LLUVIA NI A LA HUMEDAD.

• CONTIENE PIEZAS CUYO MANTENIMIENTO NO LO
PUEDE REALIZAR EL USUARIO, SINO SÓLO PER­SONAL CUALIFICADO.

• NO MODIFIQUE EL ENCHUFE DE CA.

• POUR EVITER L'ENDOMMAGEMENT DE L'AP­PAREIL, UN DEPART D'INCENDIE, OU UN CHOC
ELECTRIQUE, NE L'EXPOSEZ JAMAIS A L'HU­MIDITE OU A LA PLUIE.

• AUCUNE MAINTENANCE NE DOIT ETRE
EFFECTUEE POUR LES PIECES SITUEES DANS
L'APPAREIL. LES REPARATIONS ET LA MAINTE­NANCE DOIVENT ETRE EXECUTEES UNIQUEMENT
PAR UN PERSONNEL QUALIFIE.

• PER EVITARE DANNI, RISCHI DI INCENDI O
SCOSSE ELETTRICHE, NON ESPORRE QUESTA
UNITÀ ALLA PIOGGIA O ALL'UMIDITÀ.

• NON CONTIENE PARTI RIPARABILI DALL'UTENTE:
FARE ESEGUIRE LA MANUTENZIONE SOLTANTO
DA PERSONALE QUALIFICATO.

• NON ALTERARE LA PRESA C.A.

• ESTA UNIDAD DEBE CONECTARSE CON TOMA DE
TIERRA.

• DESCONECTE EL CABLE DE ALIMENTACIÓN DE
CA ANTES DE LIMPIAR LA CUBIERTA DE LA
UNIDAD; ESPERE A QUE LA UNIDAD ESTÉ COM­PLETAMENTE SECA ANTES DE VOLVER A CONEC­TARLA A LA CORRIENTE.

• NE MODIFIEZ PAS LA PRISE DE CA.

• CET APPAREIL DOIT ETRE MIS A LA TERRE.

• DEBRANCHEZ LE CABLE D'ALIMENTATION AVANT
DE NETTOYER LE BOITIER DE L'APPAREIL ET
ATTENDEZ QUE L'APPAREIL SOIT COMPLETE­MENT SEC AVANT DE LE REBRANCHER SUR LE
SECTEUR.

• Q U E S TA UNITÀ DEVE ESSERE COLLEGATA A
TERRA.

• DISCONNETTERE IL CAVO DI ALIMENTAZIONE C.A.
PRIMA DI PULIRE LA COPERTURA DELL'UNITÀ;
ATTENDERE CHE L'UNITÀ SIA COMPLETAMENTE
ASCIUTTA PRIMA DI RICOLLEGARLA ALL'ALIMEN­TAZIONE.

• SETZEN SIE DIESES GERÄT NIEMALS REGEN
ODER FEUCHTIGKEIT AUS, UM BESCHÄDIGUNG,
BRANDENTWICKLUNG UND ELEKTRISCHE
SCHLÄGEN ZU VERMEIDEN.

• IM GERÄT SIND KEINE ZU WARTENDEN TEILE.
WA RTUNG UND REPERATUREN DÜRFEN NUR
VON QUALIFIZIERTEN TECHNIKERN
DURCHGEFÜHRT WERDEN.

• MANIPULIEREN SIE AUF KEINEN FALL DIE NET­ZANSCHLUSSBUCHSE.

• DAS GERÄT MUSS GEERDET SEIN.

• STECKEN SIE DAS NETZKABEL AUS, BEVOR SIE
DAS GEHÄUSE DES GERÄTS REINIGEN.
SCHLIESSEN SIE DAS GERÄT ERST WIEDER ANS
STROMNETZ AN, WENN ES VOLLSTÄNDIG
GETROCKNET IST.

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Your new amplifier delivers the
quality features that performing and recording
p rofessionals demand. On stage, the
delivers solid bass with a 15-inch woofer and
crisp, high-end response from a piezo horn. A
switchable LIMITER circuit puts soft curbs to the
amplifier’s 100-watt output by limiting distortion
at peak volumes to smooth, harmonic tones.
Plug your tuner into the back of the
and tune your bass guitar quickly and quietly
between songs by pressing the MUTE switch.

The provides a balanced XLR
LINE-OUT connection for a superior signal-to­noise ratio. Suitable for output to recording
equipment, the XLR LINE-OUT comes equipped
with EQUALIZATION ON/OFF switching, an out­put LEVEL control and a GROUND LIFT switch.

The was designed to sound great
with its four tone controls pointing straight up, but
why settle for great? An arsenal of tools enable
total control of your sound:

Semi-parametric equalization of the mid-fre­quency range is controlled by two knobs; with
the M I D - F R E Q U E N C Y k n o b, select the fre q u e n­cy that the MID-LEVEL k n o b boosts or cuts. Use
the COMPRESSOR c o n t rol to squeeze the
dynamic range of your signal for smoother tones
and the ENHANCE switch to modify the mid-fre­quency contour for a fatter sound. Bass guitars
with active pre-amps are accommodated with an
A C T I V E / PASSIVE INPUT switch. Plug in exter­nal effects devices to the EFFECTS LOOP j a c k s
on the Rear Panel of the for unlim­ited sonic options.

A. INPUT - Input jack for bass guitars.
B. INPUT PASSIVE/ACTIVE - Switch OUT for

most bass guitars (PASSIVE). Switch IN for
bass guitars with pre-amplifiers (ACTIVE).

C . G A I N - Adjusts the pre-amplifier signal level.

NOTE: Use with M A S T E R VOLUME {N} to
c o n t rol the speaker volume level.

D . PRE-AMP CLIP LED - Indicates clipping

( d i s t o rtion) in the pre - a m p l i f i e r. If undesirable
d i s t o rtion is heard when this LED illuminates,
re d u c e G A I N {C} level.

E . PRE-AMP SIGNAL LED - Illuminates when a

s u fficient signal level is present for pro p e r
operation of the unit circ u i t ry.

F. ENHANCE - Switch IN modifies the contour

of the middle-frequency range (useful for
slap-style and deep-toned bass playing).
Switch OUT for E N H A N C E {F} OFF (useful for
f i n g e r-style bass playing).

G. BASS LEVEL - Adjusts the level (boost/cut) of

the low-frequency range.

H. MID LEVEL - Adjusts the level (boost/cut) of the

m i d d l e - f requency range that has been selected
by the MID FREQ {I} c o n t ro l .

I. MID FREQ - Selects the middle-frequency

range for the MID LEVEL {H} knob to adjust.

J. TREBLE LEVEL - Adjusts the level (boost/cut)

of the high-frequency range.

K . COMPRESSOR - Condenses the dynamic

range of the signal for a smoother sound.
The C O M P R E S S O R is OFF when this knob
is turned counter-clockwise to “0.”

L . MUTE - Switch IN disables all outputs

(including speakers) e x c e p t TUNER o u t p u t .
Switch OUT for normal unit operation.

M . MUTE LED - Flashes whenM U T E {L} switch is IN.
N . MASTER VOLUME - Adjusts the power- a m p l i f i e r

signal level. NOTE: Use with G A I N {C} t o
c o n t rol the speaker volume level.

O . PWR-AMP CLIP LED - Indicates clipping

( d i s t o rtion) in the power- a m p l i f i e r. If unde­sirable distortion is heard when this LED
illuminates, switch IN the LIMITER {P}, or
re d u c e the MASTER VOLUME {N} l e v e l .

P. LIMITER - Switch IN prevents excessive

clipping (distortion) in the power- a m p l i f i e r.

Q . POWER LED - Illuminates when the

POWER SWITCH {R} is ON and the unit is
receiving power. NOTE: MUTE {L} switch must
be OUT for normal unit operation.

R . POWER SWITCH - Push u p p e r- h a l f IN to switch

unit ON. Push l o w e r-half IN to switch unit OFF.

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A . IEC LINE CORD CONNECTOR - The power

line cord must be connected to a grounded AC
receptacle in accordance with the voltage and
f requency ratings as shown on the Rear Panel
of the , INPUT POWER {B} .

C . GROUND LIFT - Switch IN disconnects

g round connection fro m the LINE OUT {D} jack
(pin-1) which may reduce noise in the gro u n d
c i rcuit. Switch OUT is usually the best setting.

D . LINE OUT - Balanced XLR jack for output to

re c o rding or sound-re i n f o rcement equipment.

E . LINE OUT LEVEL - Adjusts the output level

o f LINE OUT {D} jack.

T Y P E PR 420

F. PRE/POST EQUALIZATION ­Switch IN supplies the LINE OUT {D}
jack with the p o s t - e q u a l i z a t i o n s i g­nal from the amplifier. Switch OUT
supplies the LINE OUT {D} jack with
the p re - e q u a l i z a t i o n ( d ry) signal.

G . TUNER - Connect your bass
guitar tuner here. This output jack is NOT
disabled by Front Panel M U T E switch, allow­ing quiet tuning with the bass guitar plugged
into the .

H . EFFECTS RETURN - Connect cable f ro m

e x t e rnal effects devices at this jack.

I . EFFECTS SEND - Connect cable to e x t e rn a l

e ffects devices at this jack.

• N O T E : For additional output, link two ’s
together by connecting the EFFECTS SEND{I}f rom the

“ p r i m a ry” amp to the EFFECTS RETURN {H} of the
“ s e c o n d a ry” amp. All settings on p r i m a ry amp will con-

t rol the s e c o n d a ry amp settings e x c e p tMASTER VOL-
U M E which must be set on each .

PA RT NUMBERS 0 2 2 - 4 5 0 3 - 0 0 0 ( 1 2 0 V ) ; 0 2 2 - 4 5 3 3 - 0 0 0 ( 2 4 0 V ) Au s t ;

0 2 2 - 4 5 4 3 - 0 0 0 ( 2 3 0 V ) U K ; 0 2 2 - 4 5 6 3 - 0 0 0 ( 2 3 0 V ) E u r;
0 2 2 - 4 5 7 3 - 0 0 0 ( 1 0 0 V )

P OWER REQU I R E M E N T S 1 0 0 VAC, 50/60Hz:3 6 0 W ; 1 2 0 VAC, 60Hz:3 6 0 W ;

2 3 0 VAC, 50Hz:3 6 0 W ; 2 4 0 VAC, 50Hz:3 6 0 W

P OWER AMPLIFIER O U T P U T: 100W RMS into 4Ω @ <1%THD

S E N S I T I V I T Y: 1.1115V RMS

PRE AMPLIFIER INPUT IMPED A N C E : PA S S I V E : 1 M Ω ; AC T I V E : 1 M Ω

SENSITIVITY FOR FULL PO W E R : PA S S I V E :1 2 m V; AC T I V E : 2 5 m V

NOMINAL LEVEL: P A S S I V E :7 5 m V; AC T I V E :1 5 0 m V

TONE CONTR O L S B A S S : +/-15dB @ 50Hz

S E M I - PARAMETRIC CONTRO L : MID FREQ U E N C Y:150 to 1500 Hz

MID LEVEL: +/-15dB @ MID FREQUENCY setting
T R E B L E : +/-15dB @ 5kHz

EFFECTS LOOP SEND IMPED A N C E : 1 k Ω

RETURN IMPED A N C E : 2 2 k Ω

NOMINAL LEVEL: + 4 d B u

S P E A K E R S L OW FREQ U E N C Y: Fender Special Design 4Ω , 15”Wo o fer (P a rt # 0 0 4 0 5 8 0 0 0 0 )

HIGH FREQ U E N C Y: Motorola Piezo Horn (P a rt # 0 0 5 3 6 4 1 0 0 0 )

D I M E N S I O N S H E I G H T: 24 1/4 in. 61.6 cm

W I D T H : 23 in. 58.4 cm

D E P T H : 12 1/2 in. 31.8 cm

W E I G H T 65 lb. 29.5 kg

Product specifications are subject to change without notice.

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