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.