Nace PRO-18 User Manual - page 13

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    1 pro-18 user manual rev a professional tube amplifier pro-18 user manual www.Naceamps.Com.

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    2 pro-18 user manual rev a table of contents chapter 1 important safety instructions ........................ 3 chapter 2 first time out of the box setup and play ....... 5 chapter 3 front and back panel ................................... 3—6 chapter 4 front panel .....................................

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    3 pro-18 user manual rev a chapter 1 important safety instructions please read all of the instructions 1. Heed all warnings. 2. Follow all instructions. 3. Lethal voltage levels are present inside the amp that may cause serious bodily harm. Do not use the amp outside of the cabinet. 4. Do not play t...

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    4 pro-18 user manual rev a the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped. 15. Avoid placing any liquids on or near the amplifier that may splash or drip such as those contained in bottles, cans, glasses, etc. 16. Nace amplifiers are capable of pro...

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    5 pro-18 user manual rev a chapter 2 first time out of the box setup and play 1. Carefully remove the amp from the shipping carton. Please retain shipping materials for at least one (1) year. 2. Attach the supplied ac cable to the ac module on the back panel. 3. Plug the other end of the ac cable in...

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    6 pro-18 user manual rev a chapter 3 front and back panel 1. Front panel controls, switches and connections: a. Gain b. Master volume c. Treble d. Bass e. Reverb f. Variable power* g. Ac on/off switch h. Standby switch i. ¼” hi impedance jack j. ¼” lo impedance jack k. Pilot light 2. Back panel conn...

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    7 pro-18 user manual rev a chapter 4 front panel 1. Power: switch up to turn amplifier on 2. Standby: switch up to enable amplifier 3. V-power*: sets the maximum output power from 1 watt to 18 watts please refer to specification 1 for conditions 4. Reverb: controls the reverb level. 5. Bass: control...

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    8 pro-18 user manual rev a chapter 5 back panel 1. Rvrb: a. External on/off foot switch for reverb. B. Normally enabled and controlled via the front panel reverb control. C. Foot switch is not included. D. Recommend item p-h477 from antique electronic supply 2. Boost: a. External on/off foot switch ...

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    9 pro-18 user manual rev a d. With a blank ¼ jack plugged into fx send or fx return, user may then play with the internal reverb only. E. Use a high quality guitar cable or mic cable for best results. F. Cables are not included. 5. 4/8/16 ohm outputs: a. Facilitates the use of speakers with 4, 8, or...

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    10 pro-18 user manual rev a chapter 6 notes on the v-power* control a common problem with practice vs. Stage playing is to get the same tonal characteristics at practice that you get on stage. Consider that on stage you set the gain control to get the pre-amp distortion that you desire and then set ...

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    11 pro-18 user manual rev a chapter 7 front panel connections normal guitar connection two guitars.

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    12 pro-18 user manual rev a daisy chain to another amp adding a rhythm section with a redcording device.

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    13 pro-18 user manual rev a chapter 8 back panel connections reverb foot switch connection boost foot switch connection record master volume must be fully counter clockwise if no speaker is being used from the amp..

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    14 pro-18 user manual rev a fx send/return.

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    15 pro-18 user manual rev a chapter 9 extension cabinet connections single speaker connection always match the speaker ohmage to the amplifier’s output ohmage..

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    16 pro-18 user manual rev a two of more speaker connections.

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    17 pro-18 user manual rev a chapter 10 a few notes on the recording output no matter how great an amp sounds, translating that sound through a microphone and then through a mixer often leads to less than desirable results. Mic'ing up a guitar amp is as much art as science and most of us don't have t...

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    18 pro-18 user manual rev a chapter 11 average and peak power. There are many articles discussing peak vs. Average power with lots of math and other cures for insomnia. What i want to do is keep it simple. Humans “hear” peak power not average power. Average power is taken over time usually of a cont...

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    19 pro-18 user manual rev a chapter 12 electrical specifications 1. Maximum power output - 27 watts peak, 18 watts average** under the following conditions: a. Gain control fully clockwise b. Master volume control fully clockwise c. Variable power* control fully clockwise d. Reverb control fully cou...

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    20 pro-18 user manual rev a chapter 13 tube locations back panel front panel 12ax7/ecc83 12at7/ecc81 el84/6bq5 el84/6bq5.

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    21 pro-18 user manual rev a chapter 14 warranty item: all nace amps amplifier: ten (10) years parts and labor speaker(s): one (1) year parts and labor cabinet(s): one (1) year parts and labor excluded warranty items: tube(s), fuses, ac line cord. 1. Nace amps reserves the right to refuse, for warran...