Ampete 88 User manual
Owner's Manual 88 Switching System
Ampete
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Owner's Manual
Ampete Engineering GbR
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February 2017, Firmware Versions: 88S/88S-STUDIO V2.0, 88 V0.9
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Owner's Manual 88 Switching System
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We all...
... produce electronic waste! It's just a question o time!
We here at Ampete Engineering are not only consumers, like you yourselves, but also engineers o electronic
products that we want to place into a modern world. Here it looks at irst glance that everything has been
invented already. But demands are getting more re ined and speci ic by the day and as in the economics, the
sports- or even spiritual world, per ormance, utility and consistency depend on small changes and nuances
in improvements. In other words we are supposed to get better every day. This is not a one way street, it's a
huge responsibility in the other hands!
For us it means more than wanting a slice o the pie. It means to review every single product we design or
its added values, to anticipate the circumstance you put it into in order to ‚simply' be able to maintain it
everywhere it has been sold to.
Today our whole li e is determined by electronics, at home, on the road, at work or vacation, in
supermarkets, concert arenas or even in natural resorts.
Today in general electronics aren`t built any longer to last! They`re cheap.
For people rom the 70ies like us it is a turning point. We grew up in a world where an electronic device is
nothing short o a masterpiece. Today 90% o electronic applications are manu actured by using robots or
exploitation in countries where `global players` celebrate the abolition o workers protection and minimum
salaries. But it doesn’t end there.
A ter an expected li e cycle, more or less short, the cheap electronic waste is gonna be ‚disposed‘ o . Dispose
might suggest that components like housing, metal and synthetics will be recycled to ind their way back into
a product. But o course o ten this is not how it is done!
I you ever heard o 'toxic city' (and I don't mean the antastic album o a great band) you probably know
what we speaking o .
It might surprise you to read this in a manual or an electronic device.
We want to make sure you understand that by purchasing an Ampete Engineering Product you will get a
device in which we put all our passion, belie and knowledge and that you get a product in the tradition o
many great people be ore us, or whom electronics were and still are wonder ul masterpieces.
But you also purchased a little piece o responsibility. Maintain your Ampete Engineering Product – we will be
here to support you, we built this to survive… possibly even us.
In case you should be aced with any issue on any day at any place somewhere in the world, we are here as
you would expect us to be.
This is not a promise, it is our view o li e.
Thanks or letting us be a part in enabling your musical world.
Yours sincerely,
Ampete
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Table of Contents
Foreword............................................................................... 3
Introduction........................................................................... 5
Switching System Example Setups........................................... 6
88S....................................................................................... 8
88S / 88S-STUDIO System Hook-Up........................................ 10
88S-STUDIO.......................................................................... 11
Using the 88S-STUDIO with or without the remote 88R................. 12
88R....................................................................................... 13
Troubleshooting..................................................................... 15
A word on impedances........................................................... 16
Dimensions............................................................................ 19
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Introduction
Ampete Engineering 88 Amplifier & Cabinet Switching System
The „Ampete Engineering 88“ Switching System is designed to route several Guitar or Bass Ampli iers
to several Speaker Cabinets. It covers several needs, rom the demo purpose in Music Shops, Trade
Shows or workshops to signal routing and real time switching in Recording Studios or even live music
applications. For the irst time customers have the chance to choose their avourite under a bunch o
ampli iers as well as Manu acturers are able to compare a status o an amp development, prototype or
competitor models.
The „88“ product line consists o three di erent models which can be used as a stand alone unit (88S-
STUDIO) or be combined to a massive system o many many amps and cabinets... theoretical up to 99
each!
The whole series can be operated by a central unit as the 88R REMOTE or a MIDI capable device plus
in case o the 88S-STUDIO it can be operated via the unit(s) itsel at the ront panel.
88S: The „Shop“ Switcher (see page 7)
The 88S is typically used by Music Shops or Trade Shows or demoing purpose, where a central
operating unit is needed.
It's a 2-rack unit device giving the possibility to connect 8 amps and 8 cabinets. It has a bu ered
Instrument Input or a guitar or a bass that will be automatically routed to the amp currently selected.
As the 88S has no ront panel controls it can only be operated via the 88R remote control.
88S-STUDIO: The „Studio“ Switcher (see page 11)
The 88S-STUDIO is a 2-rack unit switcher giving the possibility to connect 8 amps and 8 cabinets. It
has a bu ered Instrument Input or a guitar or a bass that will be automatically routed to the amp
currently selected.
Other than the 88S it has ront panel controls to select an amp or up to two cabinets directly at the unit
itsel . There ore it can be used as a „Standalone“ switcher that does not need necessarily the 88R
remote to be operated.
The 88S-STUDIO can be interconnected with other 88S-STUDIO units to build a larger system without
the need o a remote control 88R.
88 : The emote (see page 13)
The 88R is the remote controller or the 88 Switching System. It has a numeric keypad or selecting an
amp or up to two cabinets. It is connected to the 88S, 88S-STUDIO, or a system containing both via a
CAT5 ethernet cable. The 88R is powered via CAT5.
The following page shows some examples of how the three different models can be
combined.
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