Kemper Profiling Amplifier Manual - page 10
KEMPER PROFILING AMPLIFIER
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Getting started
Okay, enough talk — let’s plug in and get playing!
1.
Connect your guitar to the INPUT on the right side of the front panel.
2.
Connect the MAIN OUTS on the rear side to the inputs of your mixer.
3.
Power the unit on by bringing the chicken head switch to the BROWSE position.
Immediately after the startup screen you will be prompted to set the time and date and enter your name.
That’s it! It’s time to start browsing presets and playing some guitar.
More on connecting your gear
The KPA is equipped with a studio-grade analog input section followed by a state-of-the-art A/D stage to
get the best possible sound. Once your guitar signal has been processed, the high-quality D/A stage en-
sures that you’ll get the best sound quality into your speaker rig. You’ll notice that the KPA offers multiple
inputs and outputs in both analog and digital formats, which we’ll describe in more detail down below. We
included all this connectivity so you can use the KPA as a central hub in your studio to connect your guitar
to a variety of other amps, effects and recording gear and use the KPA to switch among them.
In case you have any hum-related issues in your studio or stage, we provide ground lift switches for the
analog outputs.
If you want to use the KPA on stage you can connect a power amp to the MONITOR OUTPUTs.
If you want to make your own profiles you will need to connect your reference amplifier using the DIRECT
OUT and the LOOP RETURN inputs. More details on profiling are provided both later in this manual, and in
more detail in the Profiling Guide. In addition, the DIRECT OUTs can be used in conjunction with the LOOP
RETURNs to connect to the effects loop of an external amp, or to connect any external effect unit, such as
your favorite stomp box.