Radial Engineering Tonebone SWITCHBONE V2 User Manual

Summary of Tonebone SWITCHBONE V2

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    All trademarks belong to their respective owners. All references to these are for example only and are not associated with radial engineering ltd. Radial switchbone v2 user guide - part #: r870 1030 10 / 07-2016 appearance and specifi cations subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2016 radial...

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    Warning only connect electrical equipment that is properly grounded with a 3-prong ac plug. Older amps with 2-prong plugs should be serviced before using them with any amp switcher. An improperly grounded amp can be a very dangerous thing and never should be used in multi-amp setups. Radial engineer...

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    Switchbone v2 radial engineering ltd. 16 important out-a is your primary output and should always be used. It should be connected to an amp that is properly grounded with a three prong u-ground for safety. Never remove the safety ground on your amp as this is both illegal and there to protect you fr...

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    Switchbone v2 radial engineering ltd. 2 features 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 1. 15vdc: connection for the power supply. 2. Slingshot: contact closure output used to activate external devices. 3. Tuner/out-c: isolated ¼” output used to feed a tuner or a 3rd guitar amplifi er. 4. 180º: polarity reve...

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    Switchbone v2 radial engineering ltd. Switchbone abc block diagram 14 switchbone v2 radial engineering ltd. 3 15 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 14. Slingshot circuit: lets you send a on-off type command to external devices via a ¼” cable. The slingshot may be activated using the boost or the toggle footswitch...

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    Switchbone v2 radial engineering ltd. 4 overview the switchbone v2 is a multi-purpose buffer, switcher, power booster and performance enhancer all in one. The best way to approach it is to break each section down into modules and then bring them together in your mind to suit your setup. Input buffer...

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    Ch1 ch2 reverb on/off example: when the slingshot is set to activate on the toggle it will allow you to turn on the reverb on the amp when you switch between channels. Switchbone v2 radial engineering ltd. Slingshot remote the idea behind the slingshot™ remote system was to cause something extra to ...

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    Both/out-c in the out position toggle/boost in the out position 180° and lift in the out position for both outputs switchbone v2 radial engineering ltd. 6 making connections before making connections, always ensure the volume levels on your amps are turned off as this will avoid power-on and plug-in...

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    Switchbone v2 radial engineering ltd. Baseline buffer the baseline™ buffers the signal, lowering noise by lowering the impedance. High impedance circuits are much more susceptible to picking up stray magnetic fi elds and radio frequencies. Once the signal is buffered, you can essentially drive the c...

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    Out-a amp 1 out-b amp 2 press 'in' the 180º to reverse the phase of out-b to bring the two amps in phase. Switchbone v2 radial engineering ltd. 8 when both amps are on, there are two things to watch for… the fi rst is noise, the second is phase. If you hear noise, try depressing the ground lift swit...