Ashdown CTM-15 Valve User manual

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USER MANUAL
VALVE
Thank you for purchasing your Ashdown Engineering Amplier and welcome to the family!
We really think you’ve made the right choice and know that this amplier will give you years of great
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manual which will help you get the most out of your new Amp and keep it running as long as some
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CTM-15
FACILITIES AND CONTROLS
INPUTS
On models with a single input this will be suitable for both Passive and Active basses.
EQ CONTROLS
Use the MIDDLE, BASS and TREBLE controls to eect the overall tone of the sound.
GAIN
This controls the level of the signal sent to the MASTER section. To achieve a cleaner sound, turn the GAIN control
down and the MASTER up. To achieve a richer, more distorted sound, turn the GAIN control up and the MASTER
down.
MASTER
This controls the overall output volume of the amplier.
VU METER
The VU meter provides a visual indication of the output level of the amplier.
SPEAKER OUTPUTS
There are dedicated Speaker connectors for 4 and 8 OHM load speaker cabinet congurations. It is important
that the correct output or outputs are used to match the impedance load of your cabinets.
CTM - 15 are tted with jack outlets at 8 and 4 ohms.
CTM15, DH 15
OUTPUT POWER 15 watts from 2 X EL84
AUTOMATIC BIAS FOR PLUG AND PLAY EASY VALVE REPLACEMENT.
4 AND 8 Ohms outputs on ¼” jack sockets
PRE AMPLIFIER ( all models ) 1 x ECC83
CONTROLS Totally Passive tone shaping via Bass ,Middle Treble
Gain and Master controls for clean and distorted tones
VU METER for indication of output power
Cool industrial wrinkle nish steel case with built in handle
Head supplied with GIG bag
DH15 combo also features a custom designed DUAL concentric “WHIZZER”
cone speaker rated at an incredible 250 watts and a cool ip top design.
Tech Spec:
CTM-15 - DROPHEAD COMBO
Drophead Combo Set -Up
After you unbox your new Ashdown DropHead-15-C110 combo you will see the power and speaker cable
included. Take the combo out of the box and protective bag, make sure all is in order, un-clip the 4 catches two
on either side of the combo. Then lifter and ip just as is illustrated in the diagram above. Then plug in using the
suplied leads, using the 8 OHM speaker output.

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