Kustom GROOVE 115C User Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

GROOVE 115C

BASS AMPLIFIER

CongratulationsonthepurchaseofyournewKustomamplifier!YournewGROOVE
115Coffersunsurpassedsoundqualityandperformancecharacteristics.Insidethis
manualyou’llfinddetailedinformationregardingtheamplifier’sfeatures.Wewishyou
manyyearsofenjoymentwithyourKustomGROOVE115C.

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ENGLISH

IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

Danger
Exposuretoextremelyhighnoiselevelsmaycauseapermanent
hearingloss.Individualsvaryconsiderablytonoiseinducedhearing
lossbutnearlyeveryonewilllosesomehearingifexposedtosufficiently
intensenoiseforasufficienttime.TheU.S.Government's
OccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration(OSHA)hasspecified
thefollowingpermissiblenoiselevelexposures:

DURATIONPERDAY(HOURS)864321
SOUNDLEVEL(dB)90939597100103

AccordingtoOSHA,anyexposureintheabovepermissiblelimitscould
resultinsomehearingloss.Earplugsorprotectorsintheearcanalorover
theearsmustbewornwhenoperatingthisamplificationsysteminorderto
preventapermanenthearingloss.Ifexposureinexcessofthelimitsas
putforthabove,toinsureagainstpotentiallyharmfulexposuretohigh
soundpressurelevels,itisrecommendedthatallpersonsexposedto
equipmentcapableofinducinghighsoundpressurelevels,suchasthis
amplificationsystem,beprotectedbyhearingprotectorswhilethisunitisin
operation.

CAUTION

RISKOFELECTRICSHOCK

DONOTOPEN

CAUTION:TOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRICSHOCK,DO

AVIS:RISQUEDECHOCELECTRIQUE-NEPASOUVRIR.

THISSYMBOLISINTENDEDTOALERTTHEUSERTOTHEPRESENCE
OFNON-INSULATED"DANGEROUSVOLTAGE"WITHINTHE
PRODUCT'SENCLOSURETHATMAYBEOFSUFFICIENTMAGNITUDE
TOCONSTITUTEARISKOFELECTRICSHOCKTOPERSONS.

THISSYMBOLISINTENDEDTOALERTTHEUSERTOTHEPRESENCE
OFIMPORTANTOPERATINGANDMAINTENANCE(SERVICING)
INSTRUCTIONSINTHELITERATUREACCOMPANYINGTHEUNIT.

APPARATUSSHALLNOTBEEXPOSEDTODRIPPINGORSPLASHING
ANDTHATNOOBJECTSFILLEDWITHLIQUIDS,SUCHASVASES,
SHALLBEPLACEDONTHEAPPARATUS.

NOTREMOVECHASSIS.NOUSER-SERVICEABLE
PARTSINSIDE.REFERSERVICINGTOQUALIFIED
SERVICEPERSONNEL.

1.Readallsafetyandoperatinginstructionsbeforeusingthis
product.

2.Allsafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldbekeptforfuture
reference.

3.Readandunderstandallwarningslistedontheoperating
instructions.

4.Followalloperatinginstructionstooperatethisproduct.

5.Thisproductshouldnotbeusednearwater,i.e.Bathtub,
sink,swimmingpool,wetbasement,etc.

6.Onlyusedryclothtocleanthisproduct.

7.Donotblockanyventilationopenings,Itshouldnotbeplacedflat
againstawallorplacedinabuilt-inenclosurethatwillimpedethe
flowofcoolingair.

8.Do notinstallthisproductnearanyheatsources;such
as,radiators,heatregisters,stoveorotherapparatus(including
heatproducingamplifiers)thatproduceheat.

9.Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgrounding­typeplug.Apolarizedplughastwobladeswithonewiderthanthe
0ther.Agrounding-typeplughastwobladesandathirdgrounding
prong.Thewidebladeorthethirdprongareprovidedforyour
safetyIftheprovidedplugdoesnotfitintoyouroutlet,consultan
electricianforreplacementoftheobsoleteoutlet.

10.Protectthepowercordbeingwalkedonorpinched,particularlyat
Plugs,conveniencereceptaclesandthepointwheretheyexit
fromtheapparatus.Donotbreakthegroundpinofthepower
supplycord.

11.Onlyuseattachmentsspecifiedbythemanufacturer.

12.Useonlywiththecart,stand,tripod,bracket,ortablespecifiedby
themanufacturerorsoldwiththeapparatus.Whenacartisused,
usecautionwhenmovingcart/apparatuscombinationtoavoid
injuryfromtip-over.

13.Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedfor
longperiodsoftime.

14.Careshouldbetakensothatobjectsdonotfallandliquidsare
notspilledintotheunitthroughtheventilationportsorany other
openings.

15.Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.Servicingis
requiredwhentheapparatushasbeendamagedinanyway;
suchas,power-supplycordorplugisdamaged,liquidhasbeen
spilledorobjectshavefallenintotheapparatus,theapparatus
hasbeenexposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperatenormally
orhasbeendropped.

16.WARNING:Toreducetheriskoffireorelectricshock,donot
exposethisapparatustorainormoisture.

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FRENCH

Danger
L‘expositionadesniveauxelevesdebruitpeutprovoqueruneperte
permanentedel’audition,Chaqueorganismehumainreagit
differemmentquantalapertedel’audition,maisquasimenttoutle
mondesubitunediminutiondeI’acuiteauditivelorsd’uneexposition
suffisammentlongueaubruitintense.Lesautoritescompetentesen
reglementationdebruitontdefinilesexpositionstolereesauxniveaux
debruits:

DUREENHEURESPARJOUR864321
INIVEAUSONORECONTINUENdB90939597100103

Selonlesautorites,touteexpositiondansleslimitesciteesci-dessus,
peuventprovoquercertainespertesd’audition.Desbouchonsou
protectionsdansl’appareilauditifousurl’oreilledoiventetreporteslors
del’utilisationdecesystemed’amplificationafindeprevenirlerisque
depertepermanentedel’audition,Danslecasd’expositions
superieuresauxlimitespreciteesilestrecommande,afindese
premunircontrelesexpositionsauxpressionsacoustiqueseIevees
potentielIementdangeureuses,auxpersonnesexposeesaux
equipementscapablesdedelivrerdetelles puissances,telsce
systemed’amplificationenfonctionnement,deprotegerl’appareil
auditif.

ATTENTION

RISQUEDECHOCELECTRIQUE

NEPASOUVRIR.

ATTENTION:AFINDELlMlTERLERISQUEDECHOELECTR/QUE,NE

CESYMBOLEAPOURBUTD'AVERTIRL'UTILISATEURDELAPRESENCE
DEVOLTAGEDANGEREUXNON-ISOLEAL'INTERIEURDECEPRODUIT
QUIPEUTETREDEPUISSANCESUFFISAMMENTIMPORTANTEPOUR
PROVOQUERUNCHOCELECTRIQUEAUXPERSONNES.

CESYMBOLEAPOURBUTD'AVERTIRL'UTILISATEURDELAPRESENCE
D'INSTRUCTIONSD'UTILISATIONETDEMAINTENANCEDANSLES
DOCUMENTSFOURNISAVECCEPRODUIT.

AFINDEREDUIRELESRISQUÉD'INCENDIEETDEDECHARGE
ELECTRIQUE,NEPASEXPOSERCETAPPAREILALAPLUIEOUA
L'HUMIDITE.

PASENLEVERLECHASSIS.NECONTIENTPASDE
PIECESPOUVANTETREREPAREEPARL’UTILISATEUR.
CONFERLESERVICEAPRES-VENTEAUX
REPARATEURS

IMPORTANTESINSTRUCTIONSDESECURITE

1.Lireavecattentiontouteslesrecommandationsetprécautions

d'emploiavantd'utiliserceproduit.

2.Touteslesrecommandationsetprécautionsd'emploidoiventêtre

conservéesafindepouvoirs'yreportersinécessaire.

3.Lireetcomprendretouslesavertissementsénumérésdansles

précautionsd'emploi.

4.Suivretouteslesprécautionsd'emploipourutiliserceproduit.

5.Ceproduitnedoitpasêtreutiliséprèsd'eau,commeparexemple

baignoires,éviers,piscine,sous-solhumides...Etc.

6.Utiliserexclusivementunchiffonsecpournettoyerceproduit.

7.Nebloquéraucuneouverturedeventilation.Nepasplacerle

produittoutcontreunmuroudansuneenceintefern
gêneraitlefluxd'airnécessaireaurefroidissement.

8.Nepasplacerleproduitprèsdetoutesourcedechaeurtelleque

radiateurs,arrivéesd'airchaud,fourneauxouautresappareils
générantdelachaleur(incluantlesamplificateursproducteurs
dechaleur).

9.Nepasnégligerlasécuritéqueprocureunbranchementpolarisé

ouavecraccordementàlaterre,Unbranchementpolarisé
comprenddeuxfiches dontl'uneestpluslargequel'autre.Un
branchementàlaterrecomprenddeuxfichesplusunetroisième
reliéeàlaterre.Silafichesecteurfournienes'insertpasdans
votreprisedecourant.consulterun'électricienafinderemplacer
votrepriseobsolète.

Protéger

10.lecordond'alimentationdetoutécrasementou

pincement,particulièrementauniveaudesfiches,des
réceptaclesutilisésetàl'endroitdesortiedel'appareil.Nepas
casserlafichedeterreducordond'alimentation.

11.Utiliseruniquementlesaccessoiresspécifiésparleconstructeur.

12.Utiliseruniquementaveclechariotdetransport,lesupport,le

trépied,laconsoleoulatablespécifiésparleconstructeurou
vendusavecl'appareil.Lorsdel'utilisationd'unchariot,bouger
avecprécautionl'ensemblechariotlappareilafind'éviterles
dommagesd'unrenversement.

13Débranchercetappareillorsd'oragesous'iln'estpasutilisé

pendantunelonguepériode.

14.Desprécautionsdoiventêtreprisesafinqu'aucunobjetnetombe

etqu'aucunliquideneserépandeàl'intérieurdel'appareilpar
lesorificsdeventilationoun'importequelleautreouverture.

15.Pourtoutesinterventionstechniquess'adresseràuntechnicien

qualifié.L'interventiontechniqueestnécessairelorsquel'appareil
aétéendommagéden'importequellefaçon,commepar
exemplesilecordonsecteurousafichesontdétériorés,sidu
liquideacouléousidesobjetssonttombésàl'intérieurde
l'apparei1,sil'appareilaétéexposéàlapluieouàl'humidité,s'il
nefonctionnepasnormalementous'ilesttombé.

16.ATTENTI0N:Pourréduirelerisqued'incendieoudechoc

electriquenepasexposerl'appareilàlapluieouàl'humidité.

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ProductContents

4

TheseitemsareincludedwithyourGROOVE115Camplifier.
Besuretocontactyourdealerifanyitemsaremissing.

MUTE

SOLO

Footswitch

KAC-GFS100

FootswitchCable

OWNER'SMANUAL

WarrantyCard

OwnersManual

QuickSetup

YourGROOVE115Cisreadytoplayrightoutofthebox.Afterreviewing
thisQuickSetuppage,feelfreetoexperimentwiththecontrolsand
createyourownuniquesound.

1

Settonecontrolsflatanddown.MasterVolumeControl

GAIN

MUTE

CLIP

SIG

GUITAR

INPUT

2

ConnectACpowercord,andthefootswitchcable.Ifusingapassivebass,
togglethetoPassive.IftheRedlights

input,

Active/PassiveSwitchClipIndicator

whileplaying,togglethetoActive.

GAIN

CLIP

SIG

GUITAR

INPUT

NORMAL

NORMAL

ON/OFF

ACTIVE

PASSIVE

MUTE

SUB

BASS MID HIGH

NORMAL

SHIFT

+12

DEFINE

+6

0

-6

-12

100 200 400 800 3.2K1.6K30 50 6.4K

Active/PassiveSwitch

MUTE

NORMAL

NORMAL

ON/OFF

ACTIVE

PASSIVE

MUTE

SUB

BASS MID HIGH

NORMAL

SHIFT

+12

DEFINE

+6

0

-6

-12

100 200 400 800 3.2K1.6K30 50 6.4K

MASTER

MASTER

SOLO

SOLO
ON/OFF

SOLO

SOLO
ON/OFF

POWER

ON

OFF

POWER

ON

OFF

8A/250V

MODEL:GROOVE600

SERIALNUMBER

DESIGNEDINUSA

MADEINCHINA

KUSTOMINC

CINCINNATI,OHIOUSA

CAUTION

CHASSISSURFACEHOT

ATTENTION

SUPERFICEDECHASSISCHAUDE

SPEAKEROUTPUT

600WRMS3Ohm

ToInternalSpeakerJack

3

Turnonthe,adjusttheuntiltheGreen

IndicatorMasterVolumeControl

PowerSwitchGainControlSignal

lightsregularly,turnupslowly,andstart

playing.

5

GROUND

LIFT

DIRECTOUTPUT

EFFECTSLOOP

SEND RETURN FOOTSWITCH

TUNEROUT

FrontPanel

GAIN

MUTE

GUITAR

INPUT

CLIP

MUTE

ON/OFF

SIG

ACTIVE

PASSIVE

NORMAL

NORMAL

SUB

SHIFT

BASS MID HIGH

a

T

hisisa1/4"2-conductorinputjackforpluggingin
yourinstrument.Itisintendedforbassguitarbutwill
acceptotherinstrumentsaswell

.

b Active/PassiveSwitch

SetthisswitchtoActivewhenusinganactivebass
guitar.SettingtoActivewilllowertheinputgainby
12dB.

c

GainControl:

Adjustclockwisetoincreasetheamountofpreamp
volume.Whensettoolow,thewill
notlight.

d

ClipIndicator:

Indicateswhentheinputsignalhasreached
maximumlevel.The

Note:Active/PassiveSwitch

istheonlycontrolontheamplifierthathasaneffect
onthis.IftheswitchissettoActiveandtheClip
Indicatorstilllights,lowertheoutputofyour
instrumenttocorrect.

e

SignalIndicator

:

Indicateswhensufficientsignalisappliedtothe
preamp.Adjustingthewillaffectthis

f

MuteIndicator

GainControl

:

Thisindicatorwilllightwhenthepreampismuted.
Thiscanbedonebyeitherpressingthe

On/OffButton

onthefrontpanelorbypressing

Muteonthefootswitch.The

willstillbeactivewhenthisislit

Jack

g

MuteOn/OffButton

:

Whenthisswitchisactivethepreampwillbemuted.
However,theisalwaysactive.

Note:

Whenusingthefootswitch,thisbuttonwillbe

TunerOutJack

disabled.

h

BassControl

:

Controlstheamountoflowfrequencyinthesignal.
Thechangesthecenter

Normal/SubSwitch

frequencyforthiscontrol.(See)

i

MidControl

:

Controlstheamountofmidfrequencyinthesignal.
Thechangesthecenter

Normal/ShiftSwitch

Frequencyforthiscontrol.(See)

SignalIndicator

Mute

Note:TunerOut

.

k

l

NORMAL

DEFINE

+12

+6

0

-6

-12

100 200 400 800 3.2K1.6K30 50 6.4K

jGuitarInputJack:

k

l

m

n

.

o

p

q

r

s

6

SOLO

SOLO

ON/OFF

MASTER

POWER

ON

OFF

HighControl:

Controlstheamountofhighfrequencyinthesignal.
Thechangesthecenter

Normal/DefineSwitch

frequencyofthiscontrol.(See)

m

Normal/SubSwitch:

WhenthisswitchissettoNormal,the
frequencyiscenteredat100Hz.Whenthisswitchis
settoSub,thefrequencyiscenteredat

BassControl

50Hz.

BassControl

Normal/ShiftSwitch:

WhenthisswitchissettoNormal,the
frequencyiscenteredat800Hz.Whenthisswitchis
settoShift,thefrequencyiscentered

BassControl

at400Hz.

MidControl

Normal/Define:

WhenthisswitchissettoNormal,the
frequencyiscenteredat3KHz.When thisswitchis
settoDefine,thefrequencyis
centeredat5KHz

HighControl

.

HighControl

GraphicEqualizerSection:

This9-bandgraphicequalizerisusedtofinelyadjust
thesoundtotaste.

MasterVolumeControl:

Controlstheoveralloutputoftheamplifier.

PowerSwitch:

TurnsACpoweronandoff.

SoloIndicator:

Indicateswhentheispressed.
ThiswillalsolightwhenSoloonthefootswitchis
pressed.

SoloOn/OffButton

SoloOn/OffButton:

Whenthisisactive,thesignaltothepowerampwill
beboostedby6dB.Whenusingthe

Note:

footswitch,thisbuttonwillbedisabled.

PowerJewel:

IndicateswhenACpowerisappliedtotheamplifier.

7

8A/250V

MODEL:GROOVE600

SERIALNUMBER

DESIGNEDINUSA

MADEINCHINA

RearPanel

KUSTOMINC

CINCINNATI,OHIOUSA

CAUTION

CHASSISSURFACEHOT

ATTENTION

SUPERFICEDECHASSISCHAUDE

SPEAKEROUTPUT

600WRMS3Ohm

25

GROUND

LIFT

DIRECTOUTPUT

EFFECTSLOOP

SEND RETURN FOOTSWITCH

TUNEROUT

t

CircuitBreaker:

Thiscircuitbreakerwilltripwhentoomuch
currentisappliedtotheamplifier.Toreset:Turn
off,presscircuitbreakerbutton,

PowerSwitch

andturntheon.Note:Ifthe

PowerSwitch

CircuitBreakertripsrepeatedlywhenACpower
isapplied,taketheamplifiertoanauthorized
servicecenterforrepair.

u

PowerCord

:

ThissuppliesACpowertotheamplifier.Ifthe

cordbecomesdamaged,taketheamplifiertoan
authorizedservicecenterforrepair.

v

SpeakerOutput

:

Thisjackisusedtoconnecttheamplifierto

internalspeakers,oranexternalspeakercabinet,
usingaheavydutySpeakonspeakercable.

Topreventoverheatingandpossiblelossof

Note:

d

signal,donotconnectaloadlowerthan2ohms.
(Toconnectacable:Aligntabonspeakercable
connectorslot.Insertandtwistonequarterturn
clockwisetolock.Toremoveacable:Pullback
releasebuttononcableconnector,twistconnecter
counterclockwiseonequarterturn,andpullout
connecter.)

w

GroundLiftSwitch

:

Activatingthisswitchremovestheground

connectiononthe.

DirectOutputJack

Removingthegroundconnectionwilleliminate
groundrelatedsignalhumandnoise.

x

DirectOutputJack

:

Thisisalineleveloutputusedtoconnectthe

amplifiertoanotherdevice,suchasamixeror
recorder.

y

PreEQ/PostEQSwitch:

WhensettoPreEQ,the

DirectOutputJack

signalwillbeunalteredbytheEQsectionsofthe
preamp.WhensettoPostEQ,the

signalwillreflecttheentiresound(including

Jack

EQsettings)ofthepreamp.The

VolumeControlSoloOn/OffButton

noeffectonthesignal.

andhave

DirectOutputJack

Note:Master

DirectOutput

z

TunerOutJack:

Usethisjacktoconnecttoatunerorotherlinelevel

device.Thisjackisalwaysactiveandisapre-gain
output.

{

EffectsSendJack

:

Usethisjacktoconnecttotheinputofanexternal

effectsprocessor.Thisjackcanalsobeusedasa
preampout.

|

EffectsReturnJack

:

Usethisjacktoconnecttotheoutputofanexternal

effectsprocessor.Thisjackcanalsobeusedasa
powerampin.

}

FootswitchJack:

This3-conductor1/4”jackmaybeusedfor
connectingafootswitchtotheamplifier
(FootswitchmodelKAC-GFS100isincludedwith
theamplifier).Thefootswitchwillthencontrolthe
MuteandSolofeatures.

8

8
10

RearPanelonCabinet

MODEL:GROOVE115C

IMPEDANCE:3OHMS
POWER:600WATTSRMS
SENSITIVITY:95dB

-DB

5

6

7

12

16

3

2

1

0

HORNATTENUATIONdB

DesignedbyKustomInc.Cincinnati,Ohio

MADEINCHINA

XXXX-XXXXXX

1

1 HornAttenuator:

Thisisa“volume”controlforthehorn.Todisablethehorn,turntheknobcounter

clockwiseuntiltheindicatorreaches.Tosetthehornformaximumoutput,turnthe
knobclockwiseuntiltheindicatorreaches0.

:

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GROOVE115C

Specifications

Model Groove 115C Bass guitar amplifier

Input Impedance

Output Power 600 Watts 3 Ohms @ 5% THD

Frequency Response 20HZ-20kHz

Hum & Noise -60db Residual Noise, all level controls 0% (minimum)
System Gain

All measur ements takenwith1 KHz
inputsignal, Tonecontrols flat, Gainand
Volume Maximum. Measured ateffects
send outputjacks onrearunless noted.

Ampli fier Type Class B Descrete device Class B amplifier

Speaker 1 X 15" Specially Designed Eminence Speaker

Footswitch

Power Requirements

Dimensions

200K Ohm

Actual response is tailored to speakers for accurate acoustical
response using a bass guitar as input.

27db Preamp output
15db Preamp output, Active
25db Tuner output
27db Direct output
32db Power amp gain

Any non-momentary two-button foot switch can be used.
Use any st andard tip-ring-sleeve cable

USA/Canada 120VAC/60Hz, 800W nominal
Europe 230VAC/50Hz, 800W nominal
UK 230VAC/50Hz, 800W nominal
Australia 240VAC/50Hz, 800W nominal
Japan 100VAC/50-60Hz, 800W nominal
mm/kg 798 (Height) x 483 (Width) x 508 (D epth), 48 kg
Inches/Pounds 31.5 (Height) x 19 (Width) x 20 (Depth), 106 lbs

10

ECDeclarationofConformity

11

We:KustomMusicalAmplificationInc.

4940DelhiPike
Cincinnati,OH45238
Tel:[phone]Fax:[phone]

Declarethattheproduct

Productname:Kustom

Productmodelnumber:Groove115C

towhichthisdeclarationrelatesisinconformitywiththefollowingstandards;

EN55013(A12):1995Limitsandmethodsofmeasurementofradiodisturbancecharacteristicsofbroadcastreceivers and

associatedequipment.

EN55020:1995Electromagneticimmunityofbroadcastreceiversandassociatedequipment.

EN61000-3-2:1995Limitsforharmoniccurrentemissions(equipmentinputcurrent16Aperphase).

EN61000-3-3:1995Limitationofvoltagefluctuationsandflickerinlowvoltagesupplysystemsforequipmentwith

ratedcurrents16A.

EN55103-1:1995ElectromagneticCompatibility-ProductfamilystandardforAudio,VideoAudio-visualand

entertainmentLightingControlApparatus.

EN60065:1994Safetyrequirementsformainoperatedelectronicandrelatedapparatusforhouseholdandsimilar

generaluse.

FollowingtheprovisionsofEUCouncilDirective(s):72/73EECand89/336/EEC.

Wetheundersigned,herebydeclarethattheequipmentspecifiedaboveconformstotheaforementioneddirective(s).

Nameofauthorizedperson:JamesBrown,ChiefEngineer

Signature:______________________Date:17November2004

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Tel:[phone]Fax:[phone]

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