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Laboga AD 5200SA Single User Manual

Manual is about: Hand made, 30 watts, Tube Guitar Amplifier

Summary of AD 5200SA Single

  • Page 1

    Hand made, 30 watts, tube guitar amplifier models: ad 5200sa single ad 5200ta twin ad 5201sa single ad 5201ta twin ad 5202sa single ad 5202ta twin u se r' s m an u al.

  • Page 2: Important!

    Congratulations on purchasing a tube guitar amplifier head and joining laboga family. Thank you for your trust. The alligator series belongs to the world’s top tube constructions. It is designed with over 35-years of experience in creating and servicing top quality equipment. Wide correction possibi...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents:

    Table of contents: a mplifier specification .................................................................................4 a plifier features ........................................................................................5 w hat is in the set ...............................................

  • Page 4: Amplifier Specification

    Amplifier specification the alligator series amplifiers are handmade and of full-tube design. From the very beginning it has been made and tested by musicians who are best aware of the guitarist’s needs. These amplifiers are for guitarists that play “classical” types of music from jazz, blues, hard ...

  • Page 5: Amplifier Features

    Amplifier features - power: 50w, - tubes used: 4 × el84, 2 × 12ax7, - two channels: clean and distorted, - volume control: clean channel, gain and volume controls – distorted channel, - two separately controlled with a footswitch gain1 and gain2, - separate tone control for both channels with separa...

  • Page 6: Safety Precautions

    Safety precautions attention: t o reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not remove the back cover of the amplifier. Inside parts can be repaired only by qualified service personnel. Warning: to prevent the risk of electrical shock do not expose this appliance to moisture, rain or any liquid. This ...

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    Technical hints, proper usage avoid using the amplifier in humid and dusty places do not put it in an unstable place do not install the apparatus near any heat sources do not use the amplifier before connecting it to the correct cabinet after switching on, wait about 30-60 seconds until tubes get he...

  • Page 8: Front Panel

    Front panel single version : twin version: page 8.

  • Page 9

    1. Channel selection switch to change channels of the amplifier. It works only when jack is unplugged from the footswitch socket. In position “up” the clean channel is on, whereas, in position “down” the distorted channel is on. 2. Footswitch socket to connect a footswitch, with controlled channel s...

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    Only for the single version 10. Bass adjusts the low-frequency tone for both channels. 11. Middle adjusts the middle-frequency tone for both channels. 12. Treble adjusts the high-frequency tone for both channels. Hint: set all the potentiometers in a 12.00 o’clock position, then adjust them individu...

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    22. Reverb control of the spring reverb effect level. 23. Master volume master volume control. Hint: besides controlling the volume, it influences saturation of the clean channel. Therefore, when turned down to a lower level, a crunch sound can be obtained on the clean channel. 24. Lamp indicator wh...

  • Page 12: Rear Panel

    Rear panel combo: head: 1. Main fuse integrated with power supply socket slo blo fuse t1.6a is in the case, integrated with power supply socket. There is one spare fuse inside. Hint: take out the power cord during a storm or when unused for a longer period of time. Hint: while changing the fuse , ma...

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    The additional footswitch socket is in trs form (t – tip: 1; r – ring: 2; s – sleeve: 3), where the tip activates the bypass of the effects loop, the ring turns the reverb off, and the sleeve is ground. 3. Balanced line output with guitar speaker’s emulation balanced output with 0dbv line level, whe...

  • Page 14

    Change of tubes in the amplifier positions of tubes in the amplifier: model function v1 12ax7 first preamp tube v2 12ax7 second preamp tube v3 ÷ v6 el84 power tubes hints concerning tubes. Leave tube change and bias setting for qualified personnel. Tubes could get heated intensively. If you touch th...

  • Page 15: Technical Data

    How to use the amplifier in order to prolong tubes’ life-span 1). The amplifier should always be switched on in the following way: first turn power on and wait for 1 minute. Then, you can turn the standby. Switching the amplifier off is the other way around – first turn standby off, then wait 1 minu...

  • Page 16: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting symptom recommended intervention the amplifier doesn’t play, led diodes aren’t lit, control light isn’t lit. Check if the main fuse isn’t blown or if the power supply cord isn’t broken (use another). If it still doesn’t help, contact laboga service personnel or any laboga retailer. T...

  • Page 17

    While playing there are weird sounds – crackle, or the sounds vanish completely check if the power cable is inserted properly and if it isn’t falling out of the socket. Additionally, check the quality of the speaker’s cable – if it isn’t damaged and if the cable has the proper diameter. The amplifie...

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    Wiring amplifier to spaker cabinets page 18.

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