GLOCKENKLANG Blue Bird User manual

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Blue Bird
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
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
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
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
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 
 
 
  ! "
# ""
$ %&
' (
) 
* +,-!
. 
 +!"&/
 0!-123,
 (4&/56
(7
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1!
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87
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GLOCKENKLANG
Eimterstr. 147
D-32049 Herford
Tel [phone]
Fax [phone]
http://www.glockenklang.de
e-mail: [e-mail]
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1!,7"!!9:2;<;:=<9
&">! !
/"&?!!
"!&&!

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For your safety
(!"
"71!
5""7
9:2;<;:=<9
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Operational restrictions
!&"!
"@
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A !
A /&777
A /&7!&
A =!&
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Caution: When rack mounting the amplifier,
make sure to leave adequate room for
ventilation. The unit needs this ventilation
space to adequately exhaust it s internally
generated heat.
Handling
!&/ 
"! !
Caution!
For optimum sound use always the included
high-end mains cable!
Please, keep this User Manual for future
references
WARNING!
DO NOT OPEN!
NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
Care
"?7!7
!&" 
!&!!
&!!>
&7"7 &!,
/!"&&&& 
&
General instructions
>!B"@
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After powering the amp, it takes about
2 seconds until the blue ON led lights up
and about another 15 seconds until the
speaker out is activated. This is normal.
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C"":C!
5"&.D..D!
"E#"""
F=?7!""
F!&/5:
(7
!G &HG
H
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1!&!?!!
&?  
"!!&?
 ?!,
""=""!
,
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Caution!
Due to safe ventilation, do not remove the
bumpers on the bottom of the amp!
( !
,&!&"
: &&&"#&&5!
&",!!
7G! !!"
"!!5
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WARNING!
TO REDUCE THE RISC OF FIRE OR
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE
THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

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1.1 Input A Jack 
<&&"  
&
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1.2 Input B Jack
&"!! &
=35 Input B Trim ,5
As a general rule, the trim pot should not be used
to attenuate the input signal so much that the
gain control has to be set higher than 5
(twelve o'clock).
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1.3 Tune Switch (Mute function)
5!Tuner Out.
5 57"!
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1.4 A/B Switch
= =?5!"
&
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1.5 Gain Control
!&13?
,5!Overdrive LED5 !
7",!!,1! 
!Effect Loop!3-
!!&  .
For overdrive function, give more gain. The Peak
LED then lights and flickers more, but that is ok.
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1.6 Trim Input B Control
(&"Input B, 73! 
5.H.Attention:
As a rule, keep gain control about halfway up
and adjust trim control accordingly.
2.1 Bass Cut Control
=35!!""" 
5
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2.2 Bass Cut On Switch
= !
3.1 Equalizer with On Switch
?:??H;?!15
 "7 
5&1!75
 57!On Switch.1!:!
"5!57!
G:!1!&&H
&1!
!"7!!73!
!;
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4.1 Drive Control
+ ! ?7
"&"  "5,
  
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4.2 Drive Level Control
+  "! 
5.D..D
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4.3 Drive On Switch
= ! ?5 
57"!
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4.4 Voice Control
>!7"!%"
5!1!"!
!!!&?
!1!"7!
  !! 
!""
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4.5 Voice On Switch
= !%!! 
 
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5.1 Effect/MP3 Control
/!""!"&
.D476..D4""76
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5.2 Effect/MP3 On Switch
= !Effect Loop4(:61!
"5 57"!
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5.3 Effect/MP3 Gain Control
%!"!""FG(
5E#
6.1 Volume Control
+ & &"!&
!(!23,!Due to the
logarithmic curve of the pot, you have to turn it
up about 3 to 4 o clock for full output-power!
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7.1 Power On LED (blue)
(257!5:

8.1 A/C Connector with switch and fuse
"=G&1!"!
&&&5="
!&&?1!"=G"
..H. $=G"..H. 
!&!5!!"
!&""
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9.1 Speaker Out connectors
H+,3,",1!
3,!&
)!&5!
2.7 ohms are NOT available.
--!?II

9.2 Phones jack
1!JK3,"!!1!
5357!%&1!""!
5!,5This is no
problem for the power amp.
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10.1 DI Out XLR connector
1!!"!5/"
5 7&/1!
!H &"
 &3&5
Caution!
This output is electronically balanced. Do not ground
pin 3, when using unbalanced cables in this jack. Pin
3 is unused for unbalanced operation!
10.2 0dB/-20dB switch
!! "!H25.4 6
H.4& 6
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10.3 DI pre/post switch
!&!"&@
@? 
@
2""!55

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10.4 Ground Lift switch
++9"&!9
&!&5?!!=G

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11.1 Switch for max output power
>!!&/&&"!
&57 !!@
*..84! 6
*..G!&?#.G)!&
$..84! 6
$..G!&?..G)!&
12.1 Footswitch Loop jack
+ "!""!
!!&"!5!
&"
12.2 Footswitch Drive jack
+ "! ""!
!!&"! 5!
&"
12.3 Footswitch Tune jack
+ !&""!
!!&"!&5!
&"
13.1 Tuner Out jack
+ "1!
7 
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14.1 Loop Send jack
15""1! 
-
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14.2 Loop Return/MP3 In jack
"!"""?!
5!""!
"(7
Can be used as a mix input (i.e. an additional
preamp), the mix ratio can be adjusted at the
Effect/MP3 control on the front.
14.3 Loop/MP3 switch
!!""!:FG(3,
"&&F(1!(
5&/&
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Technical Data
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
Inputs
  !"#$%
  &'()$%
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Equalization
 & *+& ,-./'+&#-./
 0$ 1& +-./2(-./
 $ 1& --./'3./
 .$ 1& )+-./2+3./
 4 1+& 53./
 &'67 -./85-./
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Outputs
  **''
 9 '7 
 &:; <0=*#'"
 4;   
 >0  
Effects
90?@A-'--BC"
$9#A 7C=D*2'+&
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Switches
 4A4;C
 :!2&A":!&C 
 &6;
 >?;
 0$.20
 .$.20
 ";
 E;
 >;
 D0
 :2>?
 :-&2'-&
 0=2$9#:
 F74
 F7"
 F7>
 9--2,--
 9;
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Special Features
6! 
 0>;""'
 0>
 &!2&@:  &
 ';"-&'-&
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;9G   --2(%(+-25%;FFor
 ,--2(%#--25%;HAC
F?I=G -./-3./'&
9=?G --',-E!6+!--'#-E!65!
G #-@55@,-A,@#+@-C
JG (AC

GARANTIE
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§ 1 GARANTIE-LEISTUNG
FD0;63>H30!HDKL
&9$M
&D"
/>9
3K4D
$KEM
KM&/
JFD0;63>H30!HD=
>/DK
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DK/03
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#!"D
K
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DK/;
/3;
!"G
GLOCKENKLANG
Udo Klempt-Gießing
Eimterstr. 147
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N/
§3GARANTIE-BESTIMMUNGEN
D
/DK;/
3.K"
0D"9
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O
!
0/0L
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EEK
!K"
KML
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J
//=DK
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$"(J
=P3
D0;63>H30!HDLDK
3K/L3LFE
=
HJ=
3L3LF
E/K/=

§ 4 ÜBERTRAGUNGSGARANTIE
DMLL3K
A3EKC
L!MD0;63>H30!HD
A.KCD"LF
D0;63>H30!HD/
§ 5 S HADENERSATZANSPRÜ HE
JD3K
/L/
FK.FD0;63>H30!HD
KFKJ9
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§ 6 VERHÄLTNIS ZU ANDEREN
GEWÄHRLEISTUNGSRE HTEN
D/=
3K7=
=3KEK
3"
K
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CE Declaration of Conformity
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This is to certify that
Glockenklang
Blue Bird amplifier
complies with the provisions of the directive of the Council of the European
Communities on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to
electromagnetic compatibility to EMC irective 89/336/EEC including amendment
93/68/EEC and the low voltage irective 73/23/EEC including amendment
93/68/EEC.
This declaration of conformity of the European Communities is the result of an
examination carried out by the Qualitiy Assurance epartment of GLOCKENKLANG
in accordance with European Standards EN 50081-1, EN 50082-1 and EN 60065 for
low voltage.
GLOCKENKLANG
Udo Klempt-Gießing
Eimterstr. 147
32049 Herford
eutschland
U. Klempt-Gießing, Owner Herford, 01.01.2023