Fishman Platinum Stage User Manual

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USER GUIDE
PLATINUM STAGE

Welcome

Thank you for making Fishman a part of your acoustic experience. We are

proud to offer you the  nest acoustic ampli cation products available;
high-quality professional-grade tools to empower you to sound your very
best. We are con dent that Platinum Stage will both enhance and inspire
your music making.

Quick Start

Power – Install a fresh 9V battery (not included) or connect a Fishman

power adaptor. Phantom power supplied by a mixing console may be
used as an alternative to 9V battery or power adaptor.

Set the controls – Volume at minimum and all other controls as
shown. When using Platinum Stage with bass instruments, set the EQ

Mode to bass. Set EQ Mode to guitar for all other instruments.

Plug in – Use standard ¼-inch and XLR shielded instrument cables.

Set trim – Play hard and increase the input trim (on the right side) to
maximum or until the clip LED  ashes only occasionally while playing.

Kill feedback – If feedback starts, change the position of the phase

switch.

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Front Panel Controls

Volume

The volume control affects the overall output level coming from the 1/4”
output; the XLR D.I. output is always at a  xed level to prevent unwanted
gain changes at the F.O.H. mixer. For the cleanest signal, set the volume
as high as possible without clipping the next device in the signal chain.

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