Hook Wizard User manual

Wizard
preliminary manual
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Amplification

Whilst the information contained herein is current at the time of publication, due to our policy of
constant improvement and development, HOOK Amplification reserves the right to alter specifications
without prior notice.
Important Safety Instructions .
WARNING : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR
BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
WARNING : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THE
APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to
presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to consti- tute a risk of electric to persons.
The exclamation point, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of
important operation maintenance (servicing) instruc- tion in literature accompanying the appliance.
© 2020
You should read these Important Safety Instructions. Keep these instructions
in a safe place.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN

Read these instructions.
• Keep these instructions.
• Heed all warnings.
• Follow all instructions.
• Do not use this apparatus near water.
• Clean only with dry cloth.
• Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
• Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers)
that produce heat.
• Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one an
the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are
provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the
obsolete outlet.
• Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point
where they exit from the apparatus.
• Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
• Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When
a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.
• Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.
• Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any
way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus,
the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
• The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases,
shall be placed on the apparatus.
• WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.
• The appliance coupler is used as the disconnect device, the disconnect device shall remain readily operable.
• Do not touch tubes during operation. Wait until you are certain that the tubes have cooled sufficiently, approximately
10-20 minutes after the amp has been powered off.
• Prolonged listening at high volume levels may cause irreparable hearing loss and/or damage. Always be sure to
practice “safe listening.”
• Always make sure that a speaker cabinet or equivalent load device is connected to the appropriate speaker output
before turning the amp on.
• Always replace the power tubes with a matched set of the same type at the same time. We recommend that this work
be per- formed by an Authorized Service Center.
• When changing the output tubes please be sure to have the bias checked and adjusted, if necessary. We recommend
that this work be performed by an Authorized Service Center. Please see the Customer Support section of this
manual for information.
• Service is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as: • power-supply cord or plug is
damaged.
• liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus.
• the unit has been exposed to rain or moisture.
• the unit is dropped or the enclosure is damaged.
• the unit does not operate normally or changes in performance in a significant way.

Frontpannel
Programable Controls:
• Gain
• Bass
• Mid
• Treble
• Volume
The master knob is not programmable, to have the flexibility to adept to different live situations
Channel
Switch between channel 1 and 2 by pressing the channel button
Eq / voicing
Channel 1:
• Deep = deep
• Eq light off = british class A tone stack
• Eq light on = blackface tone stack
Channel 2
• Deep = Deep
• Vintage = lower gain
• Modern = Higher gain
• Eq light on = vintage British eq stack, more mid scoop
• Eq light off = modern British eq stack, more mid and lows
Save Preset
Change the knobs (gain, bass, mid, treble, volume) channel and voicings switches to your taste.
Light of preset starts to flash indication a setting has changed. Press rotary encoder for 2
seconds to save to the current preset.
If you want to save your settings to another preset, change the preset by turning the rotary
encoder to the preferred number, and press encoder for 2 seconds to save.

Memory
The Wizard has 2 banks of 16 presets (A and B)
• 1-16A. Midi program change command 1-16
• 1-16B Midi program change command 17-32
Reverb
Press reverb button, dial in your reverb level , press rotary encoder short to save for the current
preset. Press reverb again to exit.
Cab
Press Cab button to go into cab menu. Select 1 of the 16 cabs. Press encoder short to save for
current preset. Press Cab button again to exit. If USB is connected to the wizard and the editor is
running, the cab knob is not functional.
Midi Channel:
The default midi channel is 1
To change the midi channel the Wizard responds to:
• While amp is off, press rotary encoder and hold it.
• Power amp on and release rotary encoder.
• Cab and Reverb button are lit.
• Select the midi channel by turning the rotary encoder.
• Save by pressing 2 seconds.
Now your midi channel is set until you change it again.
Backpannel
Speaker load
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ATTENTION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IMPORTATNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Use either a speaker cab and connect it to the right speaker output ( 4,8,16 Ohms )
OR
Set the load switch to ‘ON’.
It is not possible to use the LOAD and Speaker Cab at the same time.
If you use the amp without cab and load switch ‘off’ , you will damage your amp !!!!
We advise to keep the master knob on the front panel bellow 5 to keep the unit from generating
excessive heat and tube wear.

Don’t place anything on top off the amplifier , otherwise the cooling vent is obstructed.
Midi in
Connect a standard 5 pin din plug, other side to Midi foot controller or other midi device capable
of sending midi program changes.
Presence
Dial in your favorite setting to match your cab.
Power and Standby
Switch the Wizard “on” and wait 45 seconds to heat up the tubes, then swtich the standy to “on”
Fuses
!!ALWAYS REPLACE THE FUSE BY VALUE THAT IS WRITEN BELOW THE
COMPARTMENT!
230V countries
• Main fuse 2A slowblow (5x20mm)
• HT fuse 500mA fast blow (6.3x32mm)
115V countries
• Main fuse 5A slowblow (5x20mm)
• HT fuse 500mA fast blow (6.3x32mm)
Effectloop
Send and return to between preamp and power amp.
The Master knob is post effect loop.
Insert here your delays, reverbs and other time based effects you don’t want in front of your
distortion.
Send level is 1.2V max
Tube Layout
Counted from input side.
• V1 12ax7 preamp (channel1/2)
• V2 12ax7 preamp (channel 1/2)
• V3 12ax7 effectloop send and return
• V4 12ax7 Phase inverter
• V5 EL34 Power amp
• V6 EL34 Power amp

Secret sorcery (beta)
No rights can be claimed by using this function.
We made it as stable as possible, but with very extreme settings it is possible that the unit
crashes.
So, for the lovers of sorcery:
It is possible to morph between every corresponding A and B memory location.
For instance, preset 1A and 1B.
Make to settings with the same channel and voicings (gain, bass, mid, treble, volume, reverb)
Connect an expression pedal to your midi foot controller,
Select midi channel, which was selected for the Wizard, CC1 (control change command)
Heel down corresponds with preset 1A and toe down with preset 1B.
Example
Preset 1A: channe1, low gain setting, hi volume setting, low reverb
Preset 1B; channel1, high gain setting, low volume setting, hi reverb
High resolution speaker simulator
• Gnd lift. Push in for a lift, in case you experience hums or high pitched noise when
connected to other earthed devices
• Mic/Line. Adjust the output level. When pushed the level is high.
• If you convert XLR to mono jack , you short circuit 1 phase , and the difference between
line and mic level gets very small. Use a stereo jack to prevent this issue.

USB
Use the USB connector to connect to a Mac or PC and run the Ampir software.
Connect the USB cable after you turned the amp “ON”
If USB is connected to the wizard and the editor is running, the cab knob is not functional.
Editor
The amp must be “ON” before connecting the USB cable to your Wizard amp.
Otherwise you get in firmware update mode.
• Connect the USB cable
• Start the application on your PC/Mac
1 Directory of your computer, navigate with the “open” button or the “step back” button
2 List of the 16 slots for IR’s on your Wizard amp
3 Frequency response chart of the IR’s in box 1 (you can also switch to time graph)
4 Select a slot you want to write your new IR to, press “ad as current”
5 The IR you select will fill the first empty slot of your Wizard amp if you press “add as
new”
6 If you are ready with editing press “write to device” only then the changes are made
on the wizard.
7 If you want to make a backup of your 16 IR’s press “make backup” A .rib file is written
to the directory you select.
8 If you want to restore from the backup file you created, press “restore from backup”
then press “write to device” to finalize your restore.
9 If you want to update the firmware of your Wizard amp, make sure the power is your
amp turned off. Connect your USB cable to your computer and press button “update
firmware” Select the firmware file. Disconnect the USB cable when prompted.
If you changed anything and want to keep it, press the “write to device” button to confirm
and write it to the flash memory of the speaker sim of the wizard.
Slot 16.

Slot 16 has a passthru IR. This means that if you select this slot , there is no speaker simulation
and you could use another device like your DAW to use a plugin (that does a simulation)
Impulse Response Speaker Simulator specs
• Latency: 1.2 msec
Impulse length: 200 msec
• Impulse count: 16
• Sample freq 44,1kHz
• Bit depth: 32Bit
• Dynamic range 114 dB
• Noise -100 dB THD+N
Physical Specs
• Weight 15,1 kg
• 48 cm width
• 28 cm deep
• 24 cm height