Fender Bassman 100 Mode D'emploi page 8

8
Your new Bassman®
quality features that performing and recording
professionals demand. On stage, the Bassman
delivers solid bass with a 15-inch woofer and
crisp, high-end response from a piezo horn. A
switchable LIMITER circuit puts soft curbs to the
amplifier's 100-watt output by limiting distortion
at peak volumes to smooth, harmonic tones.
Plug your tuner into the back of the Bassman
and tune your bass guitar quickly and quietly
between songs by pressing the MUTE switch.
The Bassman
100
LINE-OUT connection for a superior signal-to-
noise ratio. Suitable for output to recording
equipment, the XLR LINE-OUT comes equipped
with EQUALIZATION ON/OFF switching, an out-
put LEVEL control and a GROUND LIFT switch.
Input Gain
C D E F G
5
A B
2 8
0 10
Passive/ Pre Amp
Active
A. INPUT - Input jack for bass guitars.
B. INPUT PASSIVE/ACTIVE -
most bass guitars (PASSIVE). Switch IN for
bass guitars with pre-amplifiers (ACTIVE).
C. GAIN - Adjusts the pre-amplifier signal level.
NOTE: Use with MASTER VOLUME {N} to
control the speaker volume level.
D. PRE-AMP CLIP LED - Indicates clipping
(distortion) in the pre-amplifier. If undesirable
distortion is heard when this LED illuminates,
reduce GAIN {C} level.
E. PRE-AMP SIGNAL LED - Illuminates when a
sufficient signal level is present for proper
operation of the unit circuitry.
F. ENHANCE - Switch IN modifies the contour
of the middle-frequency range (useful for
slap-style and deep-toned bass playing).
Switch OUT for ENHANCE {F} OFF (useful for
finger-style bass playing).
G. BASS LEVEL - Adjusts the level (boost/cut) of
the low-frequency range.
H. MID LEVEL - Adjusts the level (boost/cut) of the
middle-frequency range that has been selected
by the MID FREQ {I} control.
I. MID FREQ - Selects the middle-frequency
range for the MID LEVEL {H} knob to adjust.
w w w w w w . . f f e e n n d d e
B B a a s s s s m m a a
B B a a s s s s m m a a
amplifier delivers the
100
100
100
provides a balanced XLR
F F r r o o n n t t P P a a n n e e l l
F F r r o o n n t t P P a a n n e e l l
Mid Mid
Freq
Bass Level
H I
0 0 700
Clip
Signal
-15 +15 -15 +15 150
Enhance
Switch OUT for
e r r . . c c o o m m
n n ®
n n 1 1 0 0 0 0 - F F e e a a t t u u r r e e s s
F F e e a a t t u u r r e e s s
1 1 0 0 0 0
The Bassman
100
with its four tone controls pointing straight up, but
why settle for great? An arsenal of tools enable
total control of your sound:
Semi-parametric equalization of the mid-fre-
quency range is controlled by two knobs; with
the MID-FREQUENCY knob, select the frequen-
cy that the MID-LEVEL knob boosts or cuts. Use
the COMPRESSOR control to squeeze the
dynamic range of your signal for smoother tones
and the ENHANCE switch to modify the mid-fre-
quency contour for a fatter sound. Bass guitars
with active pre-amps are accommodated with an
ACTIVE/PASSIVE INPUT switch. Plug in exter-
nal effects devices to the EFFECTS LOOP jacks
on the Rear Panel of the Bassman
unlimited sonic options.
®
100
Treble Compressor
J K
0 5
L M
2 8
1.5k -15 +15 0 10
Mute
J. TREBLE LEVEL - Adjusts the level (boost/cut)
of the high-frequency range.
K. COMPRESSOR - Condenses the dynamic
range of the signal for a smoother sound.
The COMPRESSOR is OFF when this knob
is turned counter-clockwise to "0."
L. MUTE - Switch IN disables all outputs
(including speakers) except TUNER output.
Switch OUT for normal unit operation.
M. MUTE LED - Flashes when MUTE {L} switch is IN.
N. MASTER VOLUME - Adjusts the power-amplifier
signal level. NOTE: Use with GAIN {C} to
control the speaker volume level.
O. PWR-AMP CLIP LED - Indicates clipping
(distortion) in the power-amplifier. If unde-
sirable distortion is heard when this LED
illuminates, switch IN the LIMITER {P}, or
reduce the MASTER VOLUME {N} level.
P. LIMITER - Switch IN prevents excessive
clipping (distortion) in the power-amplifier.
Q. POWER LED - Illuminates when the
POWER SWITCH {R} is ON and the unit is
receiving power. NOTE: MUTE {L} switch must
be OUT for normal unit operation.
R. POWER SWITCH - Push upper-half IN to switch
unit ON. Push lower-half IN to switch unit OFF.
w w w w w w . . m m r r g g e
was designed to sound great
100
Master
Volume Power
N O P Q R
5
2 8
0 10
Pwr Amp Limiter
Clip
e a a r r h h e e a a d d . . n
for
n e e t t