Radial Engineering JX 42 User Manual

Manual is about: Guitar and Amp Switcher

Summary of JX 42

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    Www.Rad ialeng. Com true to the music™ ® user guide jx•42 ™ guitar and amp switcher radial engineering ltd. 1588 kebet way, port coquitlam british columbia, canada, v3c 5m5 tel: 604-942-1001 • fax: 604-942-1010 email: info@radialeng.Com.

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    Table of contents page front and top panel features ............................................. 1 rear panel features ............................................................ 2 introduction .......................................................................... 3 making connections ...........

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    Radial engineering ltd. Jx-42™ guitar and amp switcher true to the music ® 1 2 3 4 5 1 front panel features 1. On: activates the input channel. Led indicator lets you know which channel is active. Radio-style buttons only allow one input to be active at one time. 2. Trim / drag switch: used to set t...

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    True to the music ® radial engineering ltd. Jx-42™ guitar and amp switcher 9 10 12 13 2 rear panel features 7. Cable clamp: secures the power cable to prevent accidental disconnection. 8. Power: 15vdc power connection for external power supply. 9. Remote jr-5: xlr for optional radial jr-5 remote foo...

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    Radial engineering ltd. Jx-42™ guitar and amp switcher true to the music ® 3 introduction the jx-42 is an unbalanced switcher designed to seamlessly switch between 4 guitars and 2 amps on a hectic concert stage. Every effort has been made to eliminate switches or controls that could either be cumber...

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    True to the music ® radial engineering ltd. Jx-42™ guitar and amp switcher 4 making connections as always, before making any electrical or audio connections, ensure all volume levels are turned down or systems turned off. This prevents turn- on or connection transients from damaging more sensitive c...

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    Radial engineering ltd. Jx-42™ guitar and amp switcher true to the music ® 5 be sure to set all of the drag / trim switches in the in (drag) position and potentiometers turned are fully clockwise (5 o’clock). Make sure input-1 is active and output a is on. Turn on your amp and slowly increase the vo...

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    True to the music ® radial engineering ltd. Jx-42™ guitar and amp switcher 6 using the drag and trim controls one of the innovative features found on the jx-42 is the combination drag and trim control. This ‘trick’ is done using a dual wafer potentiometer with one wafer dedicated for the drag functi...

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    Radial engineering ltd. Jx-42™ guitar and amp switcher true to the music ® 7 switching amps two amp setup for soloing there are two primary reasons for switching amps on stage. The most common is for artists that want to radically change their tone such as going from a clean ‘fender ® ’ to a distort...

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    True to the music ® radial engineering ltd. Jx-42™ guitar and amp switcher 8 switching guitars you can also select guitars using the optional jr-5 remote footswitch (part no. R800 6600) by connecting it to the jx-42 using a standard xlr cable. This lets you remotely select the inputs, allowing a sta...

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    Radial engineering ltd. Jx-42™ guitar and amp switcher true to the music ® 9 using effects there are a number of ways that you can use guitar pedals or rack effects with the jx-42. These can be positioned in between a particular guitar - before the jx-42 (a), either of the output a or b outputs (b) ...

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    True to the music ® radial engineering ltd. Jx-42™ guitar and amp switcher thru output-a output-a 10 using with multiple instruments the jx-42 is a valuable tool that can be used for all kinds of instruments alongside guitar and bass. Since each input is buffered, has a variable load or can be trimm...

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    Radial engineering ltd. Jx-42™ guitar and amp switcher true to the music ® block diagram* 11 * subject to change without notice. Mute output a output b tuner out 1 in/2 out switch control in optical switch control in optical switch control in optical switch control in optical switch control in contr...

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    True to the music ® radial engineering ltd. Jx-42™ guitar and amp switcher specifications* * subject to change without notice. 12 audio circuit type: class-a bifet buffering amplifier dynamic range: 112db gain - input to all outputs: -1.5db equivalent input noise: -103db intermodulation distortion: ...

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    ® www.Radialeng.Com three year transferable limited warranty 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 to the terms of this warranty. Radial will repair or replace (at its opt...