Fender CHAMPION 30 User manual

CHAMPION 30 OWNER'S MANUAL
Your new Champion 30 is designed by the same
Fender®Tone-team that created many other classic
Fender amps like the ToneMaster®, Prosonic™,
Princeton®Chorus and Twin Reverb®to name a few.
And, it's built by the same craftspeople that build our
popular line of Standard Series guitars and basses.
Your Champion 30 amp features include treble, mid
and bass tone controls, spring reverb, convenient
front panel jacks with remote footswitching
capabilities, speaker extension and both Normal and
Drive Channels. The Normal and Drive Channels
also feature individual volume controls allowing for
matched level settings when switching between
either channel. Moreover, the Drive channel
incorporates Fender’s “smooth clipping” circuit
designed to simulate tube distortion.
Solidly built and affordably priced, the Champion 30
is a great amp by any measure. Because of its
illustrious family tree, your new amp is capable of a
lot more than meets the eye. Please read through
your owner’s manual in order to more thoroughly
understand the operation of your Champion 30.
Take the time to get to know each other... Tune-up,
Plug-in and Play-on.
CHAMPION 30 SOUND SETTINGS
Whisper Lead - Any Guitar / Any Pick-up Combination (Drive Channel)
Smokey Blues / Neck Pick-up (Drive Channel)
Strat Madness / Bridge Pick-up (Drive Channel)
Standard Strat / Any Pick-up Combination (Normal Channel)

CHAMPION 30 FRONT PANEL FUNCTIONS
A. INPUT 1 - Plug your guitar in here.
B. INPUT 2 - A lower impedance and sensitivity
input than input 1, useful for guitars with active
pickups. When used with passive guitars, it
provides a darker tone. Both inputs are identical if
used simultaneously.
C. NORMAL VOLUME - Adjusts the overall
loudness of the NORMAL CHANNEL.
D. GAIN - adjusts the amount of preamp
amplification in the DRIVE CHANNEL. Cleaner sound is
achieved at lower gain settings; high gain settings
will produce more sustain and distortion. This
control works in conjunction with the DRIVE VOLUME
control (item F) to set the overall loudness of the
DRIVE CHANNEL.
E. CH SELECT - Activates the DRIVE CHANNEL.
F. DRIVE VOLUME - Adjusts the overall loudness of
the DRIVE CHANNEL.
G. DRIVE CHANNEL INDICATOR - When this
indicator is illuminated, the DRIVE CHANNEL is active.
H. TREBLE - Adjusts the amount of increase or
decrease in the high frequency range.
I. MID - Adjusts the overall tone quality without
affecting the signal level. High MID settings will
provide emphasis in the midrange frequencies
whereas a lower setting will notch the midrange.
J. BASS - Adjusts the amount of increase or
decrease in the low frequency range.
K. REVERB - Adjusts the amount of reverb present
in both the NORMAL and DRIVE CHANNELS.
L. FOOTSWITCH - Plug-in connection for the
optional remote footswitch to select between the
NORMAL and DRIVE channels. For proper
operation of the footswitch, the Gain Select switch
should be out. NOTE: Any good quality patch cord
will work with the remote footswitch, however, a
speaker grade cord is preferable to a coax guitar
cord.
M. EXTERNAL SPEAKER - This jack provides an
output to an external speaker enclosure. The
enclosure must have a minimum impedance of 8Ω.
Using this jack automatically disables the
internal speaker.
N. POWER INDICATOR - When this indicator is
illuminated, the Champion 30 is receiving AC power.
REAR PANEL
POWER SWITCH - This switch turns the AC power
ON and OFF. When the switch is OFF, the amplifier
is completely shut down.
LINE CORD - This amplifier is equipped with a
grounding type supply cord to reduce the possibility
of shock hazard. Be sure to connect it to a
grounded receptacle. DO NOT ALTER THE AC
PLUG.

CHAMPION 30 SPECIFICATIONS
TYPE PR 404
PART NUMBERS: 022-6703-010, (120V, 60Hz), USA
022-6763-010, (230V, 50Hz), Europe
022-6743-010, (230V, 50Hz), UK
022-6733-010, (240V, 50Hz), Aust
022-6773-010, (100V, 50/60Hz), Japan
POWER REQUIREMENTS 38W
INPUT IMPEDANCE >1MΩ
NOMINAL INPUT LEVEL 100 mV
POWER OUTPUT 30W R.M.S.
RATED LOAD IMPEDANCE 8Ω
SPEAKER COMPLEMENT One 8ΩSpecial Design
10" Speaker (P/N 036502)
DIMENSIONS Height: 15.5 in. (39.4 cm)
Width: 17 in. (43.2 cm)
Depth: 8.5 in. (21.6 cm)
WEIGHT 25 lbs. (11.4 kg)
WARNING: -NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE, REFER SERVICING
TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY.
-TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD,
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS AMPLIFIER TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
-THIS UNIT MUST BE EARTH GROUNDED.
Fender®, Strat®, ToneMaster®, Princeton®and Twin Reverb®
are registered trademarks of the FMIC.
Prosonic™is a trademark of the FMIC.
Product specifications are subject to change without notice.
A PRODUCT OF:
FENDER®MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORP.
CORONA, CA USA P/N 054651 REV A