Laney TF50, TF100, TF200, TF300, TF320 Owner's Manual

IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

WARNING: Whenusingelectricproducts,basiccautionsshouldalwaysbefollowed,includingthefollowing.

1.Readallsafetyandoperatinginstructionsbeforeusingthisproduct

2.Allsafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldberetainedforfuturereference

3.ObeyallcautionsintheOperatinginstructionsandonthebackoftheunit

4.Alloperatinginstructionsshouldbefollowed

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

6.Thisproductshouldbelocatedsothatitspositiondoesnotinterferewithitsproperventilation.Itshouldnot
beplacedflatagainstawallorplacedinabuiltupenclosurethatwillimpedetheflowofcoolingair.

7.Thisproductshouldnotbeplacednearasourceofheatsuchasstove,radiator,oranotherheatproducing
amplifier.

8.Connectonlytoapowersupplyofthetypemarkedontheunitadjacenttothepowersupplycord.

9.Neverbreakoffthegroundpinonapowersupplycord.

10.Powersupplycordsshouldalwaysbehandledcarefully.Neverwalkorplaceequipmentonpowersupply
cords.Periodicallycheckcordsforcutsorsignsofstress,especiallyattheplugandthepointwherethe
chordexits theunit.

11.Thepowersupplycordshouldbeunpluggedwhentheunitistobeunusedforlongperiodsoftime.

12.Ifthisproductistobemountedinanequipmentrack,rearsupportshouldbeprovided.

13.Metalpartscanbecleanedwithadampcloth.Thevinylcoveringusedonsomeunitscanbecleanedwith
adampclothorammoniabasedhouseholdcleanerifnecessary.Disconnecttheunitfromthepower
supplybeforecleaning.

14.Careshouldbetakensothatobjectsdonotfallandliquidsarenotspilledintotheunitthroughany
ventilationholesoropenings.Onnoaccountplacedrinksontheunit.

15.Aqualifiedservicetechnicianshouldchecktheunitif:

Thepowercordhasbeendamaged
Anythinghasfallenorspilledintotheunit
Theunitdoesnotappeartooperatecorrectly
Theunithasbeendroppedortheenclosuredamaged.

16.Theusershouldnotattempttoservicetheequipment.Allserviceworkisdonebyaqualified
servicetechnician.

17.Exposuretoextremelyhighnoiselevelsmaycauseapermanenthearingloss.Individualsvary
considerablyinsusceptibilitytonoiseinducedhearingloss,butnearlyeveryonewilllosesomehearingif
exposedtosufficientlyintensenoiseforasufficienttime.TheU.S.Government'sOccupationalSafetyand
HealthAdministration(OSHA)hasspecifiedthefollowingpermissiblenoiselevelexposure.

DurationPerDayInHoursSoundLeveldBA,slowresponse

890
692
495
397
2100
1½102
1105
½110

¼orless115
AccordingtoOSHA,anyexposureinexcessoftheabovepermissiblelimitscouldresultinsomehearingloss.Ear
plugsorprotectorsintheearcanalsorovertheearsmustbewornwhenoperatingthisamplificationsystemin
ordertopreventapermanenthearinglossifexposureexceedsthelimitssetforthabove.Toensureagainst
potentiallydangerousexposuretohighsoundpressurelevelsitisrecommendedthatallpersonsexposedto
equipmentcapableofproducinghighsoundpressurelevelssuchasthisamplificationsystembeprotectedby
hearingprotectorswhilethisunitisinoperation.

LightningBoltSymbol:
Thissymbolisusedtoalerttheusertothepresence
ofdangerousvoltagesandthepossibleriskof
electricshock.

ExclamationMarkSymbol:
Thissymbolisusedtoalerttheusertomakespecialnoteof
importantoperatingormaintenanceinstructionsfoundinthe
referencemanual.

SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

Introduction

CongratulationsonyourdecisiontopurchaseanewLaneyTUBEFUSIONamplifier.
Laneyproductsaredesignedwitheaseofoperationasaprimaryobjective,howevertoensureyouderivethebestfromyournewamplifier,itisimportantyou

taketimetoreadthisusermanualandtofamiliariseyourselfwiththecontrolfunctionsandfacilitiesavailable

Beforeswitchingon

Afterunpackingyouramplifiercheckthatitisfactoryfittedwithathreepin'grounded'(orearthed)plug.Beforepluggingintothepowersupplyensureyouare
connectingtoagroundedearthoutlet.

Ifyoushouldwishtochangethefactoryfittedplugyourself,ensurethatthewiringconventionapplicabletothecountrywheretheamplifieristobeusedis
strictlyconformedto.AsanexampleintheUnitedKingdomthecablecolourcodeforconnectionsareasfollows:

EARTHORGROUND-GREEN/YELLOW
NEUTRAL-BLUE
LIVE-BROWN

Thismanualhasbeenwrittenforeasyaccessofinformation.Thefrontandrearpanelsofeachunitaregraphicallyillustrated,witheachcontrolandfeature
numbered.Foradescriptionofthefunctionofeachcontrolfeature,simplycheckthenumberwiththeexplanationsadjacenttoeachpanel.

YourLaneyTubeFusionamplifierhasundergoneathoroughtwostage,pre-deliveryinspection,involvingactualplaytesting,aswellastubeburn-in.Tubesare
theoneofthemostimportantcomponentinyourLaneyTubeFusionamp.Atubehasalife-spanofapproximatelytwoyears.Afterthisapproximatelengthof
timeatubemaybegintowearout,atwhichpointitshouldbereplaced.Ifyouareunfamiliarwithtubereplacement,thisisbestcarriedoutbyaqualified
serviceengineer.

WhenyoufirstreceiveyourLaneyTubeFusionamp,followthesesimpleprocedures:

1.Ensurethattheamplifierissetatthecorrectvoltageforthecountrywithinwhichitistobeused.

2.Ensurethatthespeakerisconnectedtotheappropriatesocket.

3.Connectyourinstrumentwithahighqualityshieldedinstrumentcable.Useofcheapcableswillcompromiseboththesoundofyourinstrumentandyour
amplifier.

IfthereisaproblemwithyourLaneyTubeFusion...

DON'T

DO

PHONEYOURDEALER!

CareofyourLaneyamplifierwillprolongit'slife...andyours!Ifyoufollowtheseguidelinesyourequipmentwillgiveyouyearsofplayingpleasure.

TF50

HI LO

VOLUME BASS MIDDLE TREBLE REVERBDRIVE VOLUME

CHANNELINPUT

REMOTE EXT.

PHONESSPEAKER

HEAD

TF50

1

0

POWER

1

MAXIMUMPOWER
WARNINGTHISEQUIPMENTMUSTBEEARTHED.MADEINTHEUNITEDKINGDOMBYBLT

1
2

3
4

5
6
7
8

2

ATTENTIONREMPLACERLEFUSIBLEPARLE
MEMEETLECALIBRE
CAUTIONTOREDUCETHERISKOFFIRE

INPUT:Thissocketshouldbeusedforconnectingtheinstrumenttotheamplifier.
VOLUME:AdjuststheoverallvolumeoftheCLEANchannel.
BRIGHTSWITCH:Addsbrightnessandsparkletotheupperfrequenciesofthecleanandclean-drivechannel.
BASS:Controlsthecleanchannellow-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
MIDDLE:Controlsthecleanchannelmid-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
TREBLE:Controlsthecleanchannelhigh-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
DRIVESWITCH:EngagestheonboardDRIVEcircuit.DRIVEisfoot-switchable(FS2footswitchnotsupplied).
DRIVE:Thispotcontrolstheamountofvalve-driveappliedtothecircuit.

7

8 9

CAUTIONTOREDUCETHERISKOF
ELECTRICSHOCKDONOTREMOVE
COVERSNOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTS

11

12

13

HEADPHONES

SPEAKER
4OHM

19

14

WARNINGTOREDUCETHERISK
OFFIREORELECTRICSHOCKDO
NOTEXPOSETHEAPPLIANCETO

37 15

REMOTE
RING-

9
10
11
12

13
14

15

16

17
18

19

VOLUME:Setstheoverallvolume-leveloftheDRIVEchannel.
ENHANCE:Removesthelevelofmid-frequencieswithinthesignal,producingamonstrousscoopedtone!
BASS:Controlsthedrivechannellow-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
MIDDLE:Controlsthedrivechannelmid-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
TREBLE:Controlsthedrivechannelhigh-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
REVERB:ControlsthelevelofREVERBassignedtoeachchannel.
HEADPHONES:Socketprovidedfortheconnectionofqualityheadphones (connectingheadphonesautomaticallydisconnectsthe

onboardspeaker).
SPEAKERSOCKET:Speakersocketforconnectingtheonboardspeaker.Ifyouwishtouseanexternalspeakeryoumustfirst

disconnecttheonboardspeakerfromthissocketandconnecttheexternalspeakerinitsplace.
RETURN:Socketprovidedtoacceptthereturn-signalfromaneffects-unit,usedinconjunctionwithFXSEND(18).
SEND:Socketprovidedtosendsignaltoaneffects-unit,usedinconjunctionwithFXRETURN(17).
REMOTE:ConnectanoptionalFS2footswitchtoallowthefoot-switchingofREVERB&DRIVE.

TF100

TF100

1 2 63 4 5 7 8 9 11 12

ATTENTIONREMPLACERLEFUSIBLEPARLEMEMEET

LECALIBRE
MAXIMUMPOWER
CONSUMPTION

WARNINGTHISEQUIPMENTMUSTBEEARTHED.MADEINTHEUNITEDKINGDOMBYBLTINDUSTRIESLTD.

CAUTIONTOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREHAZARD

REPLACEFUSEWITHSAMETYPEANDRATINGONLY

CAUTIONTOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRIC
SHOCKDONOTREMOVEcoversNOUSER
SERVICEABLEPARTSINSIDE.REFERSERVICINGTO
QUALIFIEDSERVICEPERSONNEL

10

HEADPHONES

15

1
2

3
4

5
6
7
8

INPUT:Thissocketshouldbeusedforconnectingtheinstrumenttotheamplifier.
VOLUME:AdjuststheoverallvolumeoftheCLEANchannel.
BRIGHTSWITCH:Addsbrightnessandsparkletotheupperfrequenciesofthecleanandclean-drivechannel.
BASS:Controlsthecleanchannellow-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
MIDDLE:Controlsthecleanchannelmid-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
TREBLE:Controlsthecleanchannelhigh-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
DRIVESWITCH:EngagestheonboardDRIVEcircuit.DRIVEisfoot-switchable(FS2footswitchnotsupplied).
DRIVE:Thispotcontrolstheamountofvalve-driveappliedtothecircuit.

SPEAKER
4OHMLOAD
MINIMUM

16

13

WARNINGTOREDUCETHERISKOF
FIREORELECTRICSHOCKDONOT
EXPOSETHEAPPLIANCETORAINOR
MOISTURE

14

18

REMOTE
RING-

1917

9
10
11
12

13
14

15

16

17
18

19

VOLUME:Setstheoverallvolume-leveloftheDRIVEchannel.
ENHANCE:Removesthelevelofmid-frequencieswithinthesignal,producingamonstrousscoopedtone!
BASS:Controlsthedrivechannellow-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
MIDDLE:Controlsthedrivechannelmid-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
TREBLE:Controlsthedrivechannelhigh-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
REVERB:ControlsthelevelofREVERBassignedtoeachchannel.
HEADPHONES:Socketprovidedfortheconnectionofqualityheadphones (connectingheadphonesautomaticallydisconnectsthe

onboardspeaker).
SPEAKERSOCKET:Speakersocketforconnectingtheonboardspeaker.Ifyouwishtouseanexternalspeakeryoumustfirst

disconnecttheonboardspeakerfromthissocketandconnecttheexternalspeakerinitsplace.
RETURN:Socketprovidedtoacceptthereturn-signalfromaneffects-unit,usedinconjunctionwithFXSEND(18).
SEND:Socketprovidedtosendsignaltoaneffects-unit,usedinconjunctionwithFXRETURN(17).
REMOTE:ConnectanoptionalFS2footswitchtoallowthefoot-switchingofREVERB&DRIVE.

TF200

28

TF200

1 2 6

TF200

20
21

22

23

24

DRIVESWITCH:EngagestheonboardDRIVEcircuit.DRIVEisfoot-switchable(FS2footswitchnotsupplied).
GAIN:SetsthelevelofGAINintheDRIVE2channel.
MASTER:ControlstheoverallvolumeoftheDRIVE2channel.
VIBE:EngagestheVIBEcircuit,thisgivestheplayerthesoundandfeelofastadiumgig.
REVERB:SocketforconnectinganFS1(optional)forfoot-switchingofREVERB.

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4

WARNINGTHISEQUIPMENTMUSTBEEARTHED.
ATTENTIONREMPLACERLEFUSIBLEPARLEMEMEETLECALIBRE
ATTENTIONDEBRACHERALAPRISESECTEURAVANTD'OUVRIR
WARNINGTOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREORELECTRICSHOCKDO
NOTEXPOSETHISAPPLIANCETORAINORMOISTURE.

CAUTIONTOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRIC
CAUTIONTOREDUCETHERISKOF
FIREHAZARDREPLACEFUSEWITHSAMETYPE
ANDRATINGONLY

RISKOFELECTRICSHOCK-DONOTOPEN

WARNINGTOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREORELECTRICAL
SHOCKDONOTEXPOSETHEAPPLIANCETORAINOR

SHOCKDONOTREMOVECOVERS.NOUSER

SERVICEABLEPARTSINSIDE.REFERSERVICINGTO

QUALIFIEDPERSONNEL

CAUTION

SPEAKER

4OHMLOAD

MINIMUM

16

HEADPHONE

15

LINE
OUT

14 2310 11

EFFECTSLOOP

RETURN SEND

SERIALNo:

17 18

CHANNEL-TIP

DRIVE-RING

REVERB

REMOTE

MADEINTHEUKBYBLTINDUSTRIES

24 1925

25

LINEOUT:Shouldbeusedtosupplyline-levelsignaltoamixingdeskorrecordingapparatus.

TF300/TF320/TF700

26

1 2

4

RISKOFELECTRICSHOCK-DONOTOPEN

WARNINGTOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREORELECTRICALSHOCKDONOTEXPOSETHE
APPLIANCETORAINORMOISTURE

WARNINGTHISEQUIPMENTMUSTBEEARTHED.

CAUTIONTOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRIC
SHOCKDONOTREMOVECOVERS.NOUSER
SERVICEABLEPARTSINSIDE.REFERSERVICING
TOQUALIFIEDPERSONNEL

CAUTIONTOREDUCETHERISKOF
FIREHAZARDREPLACEFUSEWITHSAMETYPE
ANDRATINGONLY

6

5 914 203 8 21

CAUTION

WARNINGTOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREOR
ELECTRICSHOCKDONOTEXPOSETHIS
APPLIANCETORAINORMOISTURE.
ATTENTIONREMPLACERLEFUSIBLEPARLE
MEMEETLECALIBRE
ATTENTIONDEBRANCHERALAPRISE
SECTEURAVANTD'OUVRIR.

ATOTALLOADOFNOLESS
THAN4OHMSCANBE
CONNECTEDATONETIME

16

HEADPHONES

15

22

10

12 13

LINE
OUT

14 2310 11

EFFECTSLOOP

RETURN SEND

17 18

SERIALNo:

REVERB

24 1925

REMOTE

CHANNEL-TIP
DRIVE-RING

Notes

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