Fender ROCPRO 700 User Manual

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Hybrid

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Roc•Pro

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Hybrid

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Amplifier

Reference and
Owner's Manual

P/N 050337

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tone • tradition • innovation

Fender Musical Instruments
7975 North Hayden Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 U.S.A.

Since 1946, Fender realized the importance of your amplifier. You see, your amplifier
is more than just a combination of dials, wires and speakers. Your amplifier is a
musical instrument. And like any fine musical instrument, it should be treated with
special care and attention to detail.

At Fender, we know what building guitar amplifiers is all about. For over half a century,
we have been designing and producing some of the world's best amplifiers helping
shape the face of music. In fact, many of the world's most classic and best sounding
amplifiers have proudly worn the Fender name.

Whether you're after that classic Fender tone, a clean crisp sound for your Bass or
Keyboard or the raw driving power of modern distortion, your decision to purchase a
Fender amplifier is one you will appreciate with each passing note for years to come.

Wishing you years of enjoyment and a heartfelt thank you,

Bill Schultz

Bill Schultz
Chairman
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation

Fender • Tone

FENDER®TUBE-DRIVEN HYBRID AMPLIFIERS

• A UNIQUE MELDING OF TUBE AND FENDER STANDARD SERIES TECHNOLOGY
BRINGS OUT THE BEST OF BOTH CIRCUIT DESIGNS

• ROAD WORTHY AND MUSICAL COMPONENTS, CAPABLE OF HANDLING THE
MOST DEMANDING PERFORMANCE SITUATIONS

• FENDER'S UNIQUE UNDERDAMPED POWER AMPLIFIER DESIGN PRODUCES
SPARKLE, PUNCH AND AN INCREASE IN THE AMPLIFIER'S LOUDNESS

• SOPHISTICATED POWER AMPLIFIER PROTECTION SCHEME PREVENTS
AMPLIFIER FAILURE DUE TO BAD SPEAKER CORDS OR INCORRECTLY
CONNECTED SPEAKER JACKS

• THREE-WAY VARIABLE EFFECTS LOOP CIRCUITRY ALLOWS THE USE OF
VIRTUALLY ANY EFFECTS DEVICE

• MAGNETIC INTERFERENCE REDUCING ALUMINUM CHASSIS HELPS
ELIMINATE UNWANTED NOISE AND RADIO INTERFERENCE

• FENDER SPECIAL DESIGN
GREAT FENDER TONE

• UNPARALLELED TUBE DRIVE CHANNEL OFFERS AN INCREDIBLE MIX
OF VERSATILITY

• CABINETRY CONSTRUCTED FROM HAND-SELECTED WOODS EMPLOYING
RUGGED CORNER JOINERY FOR ENDURING RELIABILITY

• COVERED IN GENUINE TOLEX WITH TOUGH METAL GRILLE FRONTS FOR
LONG LIFE AND LASTING GOOD LOOKS

12" HIGH PERFORMANCE SPEAKER FOR THAT

Fender • Tradition

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Roc Pro 700 REFERENCE AND OWNER'S MANUAL
INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of a Roc Pro
Tube-Driven Hybrid Amplifier, a melding of
Fender’s distinctive Tube -Tone and cutting edge
Standard Series technology. Designed for today’s
innovative guitarists, our Roc Pro amplifiers have
what it takes to define your sound.

The Roc Pro 700 you now have in your possession
is an amplifier of incredible versatility and enduring
reliability.

Read through this manual and familiarize yourself
with the Roc Pro’s many features, then experiment!
Take the time to uncover the broad spectrum of
tone colors available via the front panel’s EQ and
GAIN controls. And don’t forget the VOLUME and
TONE controls on your guitar! An inherent feature
of the Roc Pro's Hybrid tube design is its sensitivity
to subtle changes in the input signal level. Dial in a
crunch rhythm tone with your guitar’s volume on
10, then slowly roll off the volume and listen to the
cleansing effect. Change your pick attack from
light to heavy, push, pull, thump and pump your
axe, your Roc Pro will respond to every nuance of
your playing!

•All Roc Pro amplifiers use a real 12AX7 / ECC83
preamp tube in their TUBE DRIVE channel to gen­erate a stunning array of Fender tones from Vintage
Overdrive to Sonic Explosion.

•Select the NORMAL channel and dial up ultra
clean… fat and funky… power crunch… And
everything in between.

FEATURES: Roc Pro 700
70 Watts into 8 ohms, 1-12” Fender Special Design
Speaker, Dual Selectable channels (Normal and
Tube Drive) 12AX7 / ECC83 preamp tube, Variable
EFX loop, Line Out, 2-Button footswitch (Channel
Select and Reverb), Genuine Black Tolex and
Rugged Metal Speaker Grill.

Fender • Innovation

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Roc Pro 700 Sound Settings

Spotless

VOLUME TREBLE

NORMAL

Shattered Glass

VOLUME TREBLE

NORMAL

Thick n' Creamy

VOLUME TREBLE

NORMAL

MID

MID

MID

BASS GAIN

BASS GAIN

BASS GAIN

DRIVE SELECT

TUBE DRIVE

TUBE DRIVE

TUBE DRIVE

TREBLE MID BASS VOLUME

DRIVE SELECT

TREBLE MID BASS VOLUME

IN

DRIVE SELECT

TREBLE MID BASS VOLUME

REVERB

MASTER

REVERB

MASTER

REVERB

MASTER

Chunk-i-fied

VOLUME TREBLE

NORMAL

Austin Blues

VOLUME TREBLE

NORMAL

Hot Rod

VOLUME TREBLE

NORMAL

MID

MID

MID

BASS GAIN

BASS GAIN

BASS GAIN

TUBE DRIVE

TUBE DRIVE

TUBE DRIVE

IN

DRIVE SELECT

TREBLE MID BASS VOLUME

IN

DRIVE SELECT

TREBLE MID BASS VOLUME

IN

DRIVE SELECT

TREBLE MID BASS VOLUME

IN

REVERB

MASTER

REVERB

MASTER

REVERB

MASTER

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Roc Pro 700 Front Panel Functions

INPUT

A

A. INPUT - Plug your guitar in here.
B. VOLUME - Adjusts the overall volume of the

Normal channel.
C. TREBLE - Adjusts the amount of high frequency

boost or cut in the Normal channel.
D. MID - Adjusts the amount of mid frequency

boost or cut in the Normal channel.
E. BASS - Adjusts the amount of low frequency

boost or cut in the Normal channel.

VOLUME

NORMAL

BC DE

TREBLE

MID

BASS GAIN

TUBE DRIVE

F

F. GAIN - Adjusts the amount of distortion in the
Drive channel. Lower settings provide a gradual
compression distortion, while higher settings provide
more sustain. This control works in conjunction with
the drive channel volume control (item L) to set the
overall volume of the Drive channel.

G. DRIVE CHANNEL INDICATOR - The LED is
illuminated while the channel is in use.

H. TREBLE - Adjusts the amount of high frequency
boost or cut in the Drive channel. This control is
post distortion and is useful in adjusting the distor­tion from smooth to brash.

TREBLE

G

H

6

DRIVE SELECT

MID BASS VOLUME

MASTER

700

FOOTSWITCHREVERB

Roc•Pro

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power

J

K

I

I. MID - Adjusts the overall tone quality of the
DRIVE channel . High Mid settings will empha­size mid frequencies. A lower setting will notch
the midrange to produce the “crunch” sound
characteristic in most heavy metal music.

J. BASS - Adjusts the amount of low frequency
boost or cut in the Drive channel. This control is post
distortion and is useful for adjusting the amount of
“thump” or “chunk” produced by the drive channel.

K. DRIVE SELECT - When this button is pressed,
the amp switches from the Normal channel to the
Drive channel.

L. VOLUME - Adjusts the overall volume of the drive
channel .

L

M

N

M. REVERB - Adjusts the amount of reverb present
in both the Drive and Normal Channels.

N. FOOTSWITCH (INCLUDED) - Plug-in connec­tion for the remote footswitch to select between the
normal and drive channels and to turn the reverb
effect on and off. Using the footswitch overrides the
front panel select buttons. NOTE: Any good quality

patch cord will work with the remote footswitch,
however, a speaker grade cord is preferable to a
coax guitar cord.

O. POWER INDICATOR - This LED is illuminated
when the power is ON.

P. POWER SWITCH - Turns the AC power ON
and OFF.

O

P

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Roc Pro 700 REAR PANEL FUNCTIONS

CAUTION: CHASSIS SURFACE HOT

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR

ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT

TO RAIN OR MOISTURE

AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR

200W

ATTENTION: SUPERFICIE DE CHASSIS CHAUDE

A

A. LINE CORD - the Roc Pro 700 is equipped with a
grounding type supply cord to reduce the possibility
of shock hazard. Be sure to connect it to a grounded
AC receptacle. DO NOT ALTER THE AC PLUG.

B. LINE OUT - This jack provides an output signal
taken directly off the amplifier output and speaker
and is used for direct connection to recording and
sound reinforcement equipment. Using a stereo
cord in this jack will provide a quasi-balanced signal.
A mono cord will provide an unbalanced signal.

TYPE: PR 242

SERIAL NUMBER

B

LINE
OUT

GUITAR LINE

SEND

–16dBv

LOW

CED

RETURN

–7dBv

+4dBv

MED

HIGH

LEVEL

EFFECTS LOOP

FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORP.,

MODEL

700

Roc•Pro

A PRODUCT OF:

CORONA, CA 91720

MADE IN U.S.A.

D. LEVEL SWITCH - This switch directly effects the
Send (item C) jack by boosting or attenuating the
signal sent to the effects. External rack effects usu­ally require -7dB or +4dB settings. Effects pedals
usually require a -16dB setting.

E. RETURN - This jack provides a return from your
effects units and is pre-reverb. This jack can also be
used as a power amp input.

C. SEND - This unbalanced jack provides an output
signal from the preamp and is pre-reverb. It may be
used to drive effects units in an effects loop, to drive
additional amplifiers in a multi-amp set up or as a
preamp send to a mixing console.

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TUBE REPLACEMENT

The Roc Pro 700 utilizes one Fender special design
12AX7A tube (part #099-5091). For continued opti­mum performance from your amplifier, this tube
should only be replaced with a tube of the same
type and specification.

TOLEX COVERING CARE

Your Roc Pro 700 is covered in genuine Tolex for
long life and lasting good looks. To clean the Tolex
covering, use a sponge and a light soapy water
solution. Avoid spilling liquids on the operating
surfaces, grill, volume and tone controls, switches
and speakers. ALWAYS unplug your amplifier
before cleaning or approaching it with fluids.

TROUBLESHOOTER'S CHECKLIST

If the amp is set up but does not function, check the following items:

• Is the power cord properly plugged into an electrical outlet?

• Is there power at the outlet?

• Is the speaker properly connected to the amplifier?

• Are all the control knobs turned above zero?

• Is the volume control on the instrument turned up?

• Is the instrument properly plugged into the amplifier?
(Eliminate any effects pedal and try using another cord.)

If after checking all of the above your amplifier is still not performing correctly,
consult your authorized Fender Service Center.

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Roc Pro 700 Specifications

TYPE: PR 242
PART NUMBER: 22-6876 (100V)

22-6806 (120V)
22-6866 (230V)
22-6836 (240V)

INPUT IMPEDANCE : >1 MΩ
NOMINAL LEVEL: 100mV
POWER OUTPUT: 65 W into 8Ω at 5% THD
EFFECTS LOOP: Nominal Level; Selectable +4, -7, -16 dBV

Output Impedance: 1.2 kΩ max
Input Impedance: 100 kΩ

POWER REQUIREMENTS: 100V AC, 50/60 Hz, 200W

120V AC, 60 Hz, 200W
230V AC, 50 Hz, 200W
240V AC, 50 Hz, 200W

SPEAKER: 8Ω 12” Fender Special Design (P/N 025923)
FOOTSWITCH: 2 Button Footswitch, Controls Gain and Reverb On/Off
DIMENSIONS: Height: 16.5 in 41.9 cm

Width: 20.5 in 52.0 cm
Depth: 9.75 in 24.7 cm
Weight: 30 lbs 13.6 kg

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD,

DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

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

THIS UNIT MUST BE EARTH GROUNDED.

THIS EQUIPMENT CONFORMS TO
THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIVES :
EMC 89/336/EEC AND LV 73/23/EEC

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the lifetime of your product. We appreciate any suggestions,
and/or comments regarding this manual.

Please send your comments to:
Fender Musical Instruments Corp.

Research and Development
7975 North Hayden Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258, USA

Product specifications are subject to change without notice.

A Product of:

Fender®Musical Instruments Corporation
Corona, CA 91720 USA