Radial Engineering HEADLIGHT Manual
Summary of HEADLIGHT
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Guitar amp selector radial engineering ltd. 1588 kebet way, port coquitlam bc v3c 5m5 tel: 604-942-1001 • fax: 604-942-1010 • email: info@radialeng.Com.
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Radial engineering ltd. Headlight™ user guide 1 tonebone headlight guitar amp selector introduction ....................................................................................... 1 features ........................................................................................ 2-3 making c...
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9vdc made in canada input tuner out -2 out -1 out -4 out -3 mute tm headlight lift gnd pol 180º out 4 out 3 out 2 out 1 drag mute all on out 3-4 out 1-2 in / tuner lift gnd pol 180º lift gnd pol 180º select mute min max 9vdc radial engineering ltd. Headlight™ user guide 2 features 1. Input: ¼” input...
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9vdc made in canada input tuner out -2 out -1 out -4 out -3 mute tm headlight lift gnd pol 180º out 4 out 3 out 2 out 1 drag mute all on out 3-4 out 1-2 in / tuner lift gnd pol 180º lift gnd pol 180º select mute min max 9vdc radial engineering ltd. Headlight™ user guide 3 features 7. Drag: lets you ...
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Radial engineering ltd. Headlight™ user guide 4 making connections before making connections, ensure your amp is turned off or volume level turned down. This will eliminate connection transients from damaging more sensitive components. There is no power switch on the headlight. As soon as you connec...
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Radial engineering ltd. Headlight™ user guide 5 9vdc made in canada input tuner out -2 out -1 out -4 out -3 mute tm headlight lift gnd pol 180º out 4 out 3 out 2 out 1 drag mute all on out 3-4 out 1-2 in / tuner lift gnd pol 180º lift gnd pol 180º select mute min max 9vdc 9vdc made in canada input t...
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Radial engineering ltd. Headlight™ user guide 6 connecting a tuner the headlight is equipped with a dedicated tuner output and mute footswitch. The tuner out is always on, allowing you to monitor your tuning on the fly or (using the footswitch) mute the signal going to the amps for quiet on-stage tu...
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Radial engineering ltd. Headlight™ user guide 7 turning all amps on the mute footswitch is actually a dual-function footswitch that can also be used to turn all of the amps on at once. To do this, set the mute/all-on on the left side to the downward position. For instance, in this mode, with two amp...
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Radial engineering ltd. Headlight™ user guide 8 lifting the ground when more than one amp is connected, you can sometimes encounter excessive noise, commonly referred to as a ground loop. The best way to prevent hum and buzz in your system is to connect all of your amps and pedals into a single powe...
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Radial engineering ltd. Headlight™ user guide 9 adjusting the phase another important feature on the headlight is the 180º polarity reverse switch that is found on outputs 2, 3 and 4. This is used to reverse the polarity of the amp that is connected as a means to bring all of your amps into the same...
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Radial engineering ltd. Headlight™ user guide 10 setups headlight with 4 amps on stage this is the guitar aficionado’s ultimate setup. Output-1 is connected to a fend- er ® twin™ for a clean tone, output-2 to an ac30™ for a stereo effect, output-3 to a marshall ® for crunchy rhythm and output-4 is c...
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Radial engineering ltd. Headlight™ user guide 11 using the headlight to switch between channels you can also use the headlight to toggle between two channels if you do not have channel switching capabilities. Older vintage amps tend to be limited in this fashion. Simply connect the chan- nel-1 outpu...
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Radial engineering ltd. Headlight™ user guide 12 specifications* audio circuit type: ..........................................................................................Classic class-a fet frequency response: ........................................................................................
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Radial engineering ltd. Headlight™ user guide 13 tuner input buffer drag select switch output phase rev gnd lift out 4 phase rev gnd lift out 2 phase rev gnd lift out 3 out 1 on on on on mute / all on all on mute * subject to change without notice. Block diagram*.
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Radial engineering ltd. 1588 kebet way, port coquitlam bc v3c 5m5 tel: 604-942-1001 • fax: 604-942-1010 • email: info@radialeng.Com radial engineering ltd. (“radial”) warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship and will remedy any such defects free of charge according t...